Rigatoni

Okay, so this is probably one of the easiest meals to make when your starving, can't wait to eat, and don't have that much food in your fridge. This happened to me the other night, and this is what I made. Kind of embarrassing how easy it is.

Ingredients: 
1 cup uncooked rigatoni pasta
1 cup marinara sauce
1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt (You use the yogurt as a replacement for alfredo sauce, both are good the yogurt is just obviously healthier)
chopped green onions (optional)


Follow directions for cooking the pasta. Mix together both the marinara sauce and Greek Yogurt. Heat the sauce either on the stove or in the microwave. Pour sauce over pasta, mix together, and top with green onions. 

Chicken Enchiladas

Ingredients:

2 Chicken breasts

1 packet taco seasoning (I only used half the packet)

4 oz. can chopped green chilies (I only used about half the can)

6 medium sized flour tortillas

3 Tbsp. chopped cilantro

10 oz. can Enchilada Sauce

About 1 cup shredded cheese

1/2 cup chopped green onions

1/2 cup diced tomatoes

Directions:

Bake the chicken breasts at 350 degrees for about 25-30 minutes until cooked through. While chicken is cooking chop up cilantro and stir into enchilada sauce. Shred the chicken and place in skillet on med. high heat. Add taco seasoning and water. Add chopped green chilies. Heat for about 3-5 minutes. Remove chicken from heat. Place shredded chicken in tortilla and roll up. Place in oven safe dish seam side down. Pour 3/4 of the sauce over enchiladas, top with shredded cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for about 5 minutes until cheese is mostly melted. Take the leftover sauce and pour the rest over enchiladas. Place back in oven for about another 10 min. Once done baking top enchiladas with green onions and diced tomatoes.

Beef & Broccoli Stir Fry

Ingredients:

1 lb flank steak or sirloin sliced thin

1 tbsp. oil

3-4 cloves garlic, crushed

3/4 cup soy sauce

2 cup beef broth ( I actually used chicken broth because I didn't have beef and it tasted great)

1 to 2 tbsp. sugar

2 1/2 cups broccoli florets

3 Tbsp. cornstarch & 1 cup water

Rice

Directions:

Heat oil and garlic in wok until garlic turns light brown around the edges. Then put in beef immediately and stir until brown. Then add soy sauce, beef broth, and sugar. Stir and simmer 15 to 20 minutes.

Add cut up broccoli. Stir into beef mixture. Cover and simmer 5 minutes. Stir once or twice. Take 1 cup cold water and stir into cornstarch. Then add to stir fry to thicken. Serve over rice.

Chicken Wild Rice Soup

3 chicken breasts - cubed (uncooked)

1 can of chicken broth

1 can of cream of chicken

1 box of wild rice (original with seasoning)

3 cups of water

1 chicken bullion cube

garlic Powder

Any additional seasonings

Mix all ingredients in crock pot and let cook for 5 hours on high. I served mine with home made biscuits. Super simple, and great when you don't have much food left in your kitchen! (picture doesn't give the soup justice.

EASY CHICKEN

EASY CHICKEN

This recipe is from our grandma in park city! She cooked it for us on a weekend get a way!

• 4 chicken breasts (split into 8 pieces) (you can cut into strips, they will taste better)
• 8 slices of Swiss cheese (Kraft cheese slices really adds flavor)
• 1 can (10 3/4 oz) cream of chicken soup
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 cups bread crumbs or seasoned stuffing mix
• 1/3 cup margarine or butter

Arrange chicken in 9 X 13 baking dish. Top each piece of chicken with a slice of cheese. Mix soup and water and spoon evenly over chicken. Sprinkle bread crumbs or stuffing over chicken. Drizzle evenly with melted margarine/butter. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 55- 60 minutes.

BAKED CARROTS

• Bag of long carrots, make sure they are washed and peeled.
• Olive oil
• Salt and pepper
• Thyme and Rosemary optional

Put carrots on a baking pan. Rub olive oil all over them. Sprinkle spices on them. Cook in oven at 350-400 degrees till they are soft.