My $0.50 sauce from Albertsons this week!
I was trying to figure out something for dinner tonight. I had bought this sauce yesterday and was planning on making Pizza in a Crock pot. But when I mentioned it to the hubbins, he didn't sound so enthused! LOL! So, on to a new game plan. We all love chicken, so I decided to do a take on chicken marinara. I googled a recipe for it and then changed it a bit to my liking!
I defrosted 4 chicken breasts. I always have a nice stock pile of chicken in our deep freeze, because we don't eat beef.
Once defrosted, I cut up the chicken breasts into small chunks. I drizzled them with EVOO, sprinkled some Italian seasoning on them and then added some minced garlic.
Next, I took that nice jar of marinara sauce and poured it over the top of everything. Easy peasy lemon squeezy! ;)
I put it into the oven at around 400 degrees for 35 minutes.
Our awesome neighbor blessed us with some fresh sweet corn on the cob, straight from a farm! Yummy!
I dehusked (I'm making up words here, lol) and destringed (there I go again) them, put them in a produce bag and popped them in the microwave for about 10 minutes. I pushed the potato button, but it worked! You get the idea! I do my potatoes that way too! I love it! Learned that neat trick from my wonderful MIL!
I have always wanted to try couscous, so today while I was at Fresh & Easy, I grabbed this and another flavor of couscous to try! You take 1 1/4 cup of water and 1 TBSP of EVOO and bring it to a boil. You mix the couscous and the seasoning packet in a bowl like this.
This is what the chicken looked like after 35 minutes.
I covered it with monterey cheese and put it back in the oven for about 10 more minutes.
Ooey gooey cheesy yumminess!!!!!!
I cut the corn off the cob. Much easier for the kiddos (and me) to eat it that way! ;)
The couscous turned into this wonderful fluffy goodness! I loved it! So delish!
My kid's plate
My plate
Dinner was a HUGE hit tonight! My three year old son LOVED his couscous and it was the first thing that disappeared from his plate! My daughter liked this first bite, but wasn't a huge fan. This dinner was super easy to make and I will definitely make it again!
