40 dinners in 40 nights

I started a new challenge. It's simple.
For FORTY days I will cook dinner, at home.
And blog about it.
It's simple...right??

:)

Chicken Quesadilla

This is my yummy low calorie rendition of my new favorite meal...a chicken quesadilla!!



Ingredients
3 oz of chicken breast (this bag has 6 so i made one for me and one for aj.)
1/8 cup shredded cheese
1 tortilla
green peppers/onions
2 tbls sour cream



Heat in pan for 6 minutes



Layer cheese, chicken, and peppers on tortilla
Heat until Cheese melts.
Fold tortilla over.



Cut it up, add your sour cream!

Enjoy!

ALL OF THIS FOR ONLY 340 CALORIES!!!!!!!!!

Grilled Chicken Breast Pasta Salad

Ingredients Needed.
1 bag of garden rotini
1 small tomato
Robusto Italian Dressing
1/2 lb grilled chicken breat
1 bag cubed cheese


While noodles boil (according to package directions)
dice up tomato
dice up chicken



Drain noodles, rinse in COLD water.
When all noodles are cold put them in a large bowl, mix cheese, tomato and chicken in.
Add dressing to taste.

Menu Plan Monday

Monday: Chicken Fajita Tacos
Tuesday: Chicken Fried Steak
Wednesday: Double Decker Tacos
Thursday: Chicken Fettucine Alfredo
Friday: Hamburger Helper (Italian Shells)

mmmmm

Chicken Fettucine Alfredo

Ingredients

1.5 cup milk
1 block cream cheese
1 cup grated parmesan cheese
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1 cup butter
1 lb chicken breast (i used 1/2 lb bagged chicken breast, next time i'll use 2 bags.)
pepper. to taste.
12 oz uncooked fettucine

Recipe:



*Cube cream cheese, and place in skillet, allowing it to melt with the butter over a low heat. CONSTANTLY stirring. ;)
Heat up chicken at this time in a seperate skillet
Begin boiling water at this point as well.

*Add cheese, garlic powder, and milk to cream cheese skillet.
Place noodles in the water to boil according to package directions.
*I serve mine with garlic bread!

*When the noodles have cooked, and the chicken is warm, and the sauce is well blended and melted I combine the sauce, chicken and noodles in the big pot I cooked the noodles in.

Crockpot Cube Steak

I found the most AMAZING cube steak recipe ever!!!

Ingredients
2 lbs cube steaks
salt
pepper
1 (1 ounce) package onion gravy mix
1 (10 1/2 ounce) can cream of mushroom soup
2 cups water

Directions
1.Salt and pepper the steak to your liking.
2.Place in crock pot.
3.Add water, soup, and gravy mix.





4.Cover and cook on low 6 to 8 hours.
5.Serve with mashed potatoes or rice.

I did mine for 6.5 hours, and I served it with rice and broccoli. It was delish!!!


However next time I will do homemade mashed potatoes, that would be yummy too!

Stuffed Bell Peppers

This was a recipe I made a WHILE back, but I transferred it from my "family" blog!

STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

5 bell peppers
1 lb. ground beef
1 pkg. stuffing mix (any flavor, bread crumb or rice)
1.5 c. grated cheddar cheese
1/4 cup butter (for stuffing)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Cut off top of peppers and clean out centers. Fill a saucepan 1/2 full of water and bring to a boil. Place pepper in boiling water. Return to boiling, reduce heat and cook for 10 minutes.


In a skillet brown 1 pound of ground beef and drain.



In a saucepan prepare stuffing mix as directed on package. Combine prepared stuffing with ground beef; add 1 cup cheddar cheese and mix.



Remove peppers from water and drain. Place in a deep baking dish so that peppers stand on end.

Fill peppers with ground beef, stuffing and cheese mixture. Top with remaining 1 cup of cheddar cheese. Place in oven and bake for 25 to 30 minutes.


AJ doesnt like bell peppers but he said this recipe was amazing! I really liked it too! It will definately be in the recipe rotation!!!