Grilled Lemon Rosemary Chicken

This is a super simple marinade that always turns out great! Very flavorful and tender every time! I use boneless chicken breasts or thighs usually.

For 8 boneless, skinless chicken thighs and 2-3 small chicken breasts--

Marinade:
Juice of 3 lemons
4 long stems of rosemary, chopped
1/2 cup olive oil
3 garlic cloves, chopped
salt and pepper

Marinate for at least 3 hours and up to 12 hours. Then grill to perfection!
Half the recipe for a smaller amount of chicken.

Hope you will try this one! So easy and GOOD!

Pumpkin French Toast

Hi, friends! Sorry it's been so long since I posted! Having two little ones makes you fall back on things for sure. Hope you will enjoy this yummy recipe this fall! We actually had it for dinner last night and it was SO good! I sort of made it up as I went along.

Preheat oven to 350.

In a bowl combine:
3/4 cup pumpkin puree
1/4 cup milk
1 t. pumpkin pie spice
4-5 eggs
1 t. vanilla

In a 7 x11 glass pan, I melted 3 T. butter and sprinkled about 1/4 cup brown sugar and mixed them.

I used 8-9 slices of whole wheat sandwich bread and dipped each piece into the pumpkin mixture. Between each layer, I sprinkled chopped pecans. Pour remaining pumpkin mixture over the top evenly.

Bake at 350 for around 30 minutes.

Remove from oven and sprinkled with powdered sugar and drizzle maple syrup over the top.

Easy Crockpot Pork Tenderloin

Made this last night and will definitely make again! Super easy and yummy!

1 lb. pork tenderloin
4 T. olive oil
Sprinkle of each of these seasonings:
dried basil
dried oregano
garlic powder
onion powder

Drizzle pork with olive oil and sprinkle with each of the seasonings. Flip the pork and repeat on the other side. Cook on low for 3-4 hours.

I served it with brown rice/quinoa and roasted broccoli and corn.

Layered Cornbread Salad

As you have probably noticed, if you've read many of my posts, I rarely make a recipe as is without making changes. One reason is that I can't stand going to the store more than once a week for special ingredients. Another is that I try to choose healthier ingredients to save fat and calories.

Here's the original:
http://www.ladybehindthecurtain.com/corn-bread-salad/

Here are my changes:

Used Greek yogurt instead of sour cream.

Used a homemade cornbread mix instead if store bought- super easy and even cheaper than buying a Jiffy mix!

Used black beans instead of pinto.

Added baby carrots (choppped)

Omitted bacon and added chopped black forest ham instead.

This was really good and will be great leftover too!

Penzey's Creamy Peppercorn Pasta Salad

While visiting Seattle last week, I visited Penzey's Spices store.  We have them in TX, but I had never been. I bought their peppercorn ranch seasoning and took a recipe next to it and made this when I returned home. It is soooo good! I made several changes to make it healthier and used what I had here. Definitely yummy! Their website is FULL of awesome recipes!

Used:
Greek yogurt instead of sour cream
Less mayonnaise than called for, to save calories.
Added grilled chicken breast, cut up
Steamed broccoli, cauliflower and carrots before adding so they wouldn't be too crunchy

Omitted:
Hard salami
Green peas

Here's the original recipe:

http://www.penzeys.com/cgi-bin/penzeys/recipes/r-penzeysCreamyPeppercornPastaSalad.html

Chicken Parmesan Casserole

Made this last week and again tonight :) I love how fast it comes together and it is low carb. We had it with a green salad. Very filling and even Ben approved!

Ingredients:
1 lb. Boneless, skinless chicken tenders
1 t. Olive oil
1 clove garlic, minced
1 regular sized jar marinara sauce (or homemade)
10 oz. Shredded mozzarella (I used low moisture skim kind)
2 T. Parmesan

In separate bowl:
1/2 cup Italian seasoned breadcrumbs
2 T. parmesan
3 T. Olive oil
1 t. Sea salt
1/2 t. Black pepper
1/2 t. Italian seasoning

Cook chicken in olive oil and garlic until done. Cut into bite sized pieces. Put into the bottom of a 9 X 13 pan, pour marinara over chicken. Sprinkle parmesan, sprinkle mozzarella.

Combine breadcrumbs, olive oil and seasonings. Sprinkle over the top of the cheese evenly.
Bake at 375 for about 20 minutes.

Fast Chicken Caprese

This is a keeper! Super easy, flavorful and fast!  

Here is the original recipe: 

http://www.gimmesomeoven.com/chicken-caprese/#_a5y_p=1648086

Here is what I changed:

Used sliced provolone over each chicken breast instead of cubed mozzarella. 

10 Minute Vegetarian Stirfry

This was a super filling and nutritious meal! I just used what I had on hand. I love stir fry's because e you just add what you have on hand.

Ingredients:
2 T. olive oil
3 cups broccoli florets
1 cup red cabbage, chopped
2 cups fresh spinach
One package Seeds of Change brown rice and quinoa mixture (pre cooked)
3 T. soy sauce
1 clove garlic, minced
1/4 cup sliced almonds
2 t. sesame oil
1 t. honey
1/2 cup water

Sauté veggies with oil for 3-4 minutes,  add rice mixture, almonds, soy, garlic, honey, oil and water. Cover and reduce heat for 5 minutes. Enjoy!

Honey Almond Blueberry Muffins

These are really versatile and easy! Packed with a lot of filling but healthy ingredients.  I subbed blackberries for the blueberries since that is what I had. And peanut butter for the almond butter. Super easy! Could be frozen and microwaved.

http://www.taylormadebytaylorbee.com/2013/07/clean-healthy-honey-almond-blueberry.html?m=1

No Bake Peanut Butter Pie

Just had this and really enjoyed it. I must confess I cheated a bit with the crust. I did a plain graham cracker crust instead of the one on the recipe. Just processed graham crackers and melted butter and pressed it into a pie pan. The filling was the same as the recipe but I didn't have chocolate chips. Very delicious! And I loved that it didn't have added sugar. :)

Great for summertime when you don't want to turn on the oven!!

http://ifoodreal.com/clean-no-bake-peanut-butter-pie/