Baked Salmon with Tomatoes, Spinach & Mushrooms

Tonight I made a pretty healthy dish with fresh vegetables. It came out very good.

You will need:
4 salmon fillets (1 lb.)
2 cups chopped fresh spinach leaves
1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
1 tomato, chopped
1/3 cup zesty italien dressing (or Sun-Dried Tomato Dressing)

*Heat oven to 375°F. Place fish fillets, skin-sides down, in 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray.

*Combine remaining ingredients; spoon over fish.
*Bake 20 to 25 min. or until fish flakes easily with fork.

*Serve over rice

Cost about $9.

It was even toddler approved!

Shepard's pie

Tonight I made a Shepard's pie- I honestly don't have an actual recipe for it though....

I used:

leftover mashed potatoes (about 2 1/2 cups)

1 lb ground beef
1/2 onion

about 10 oz frozen peas

about 10 oz baby carrots

2 Tbsp flour

shredded Parmesan cheese

*Brown beef

*add spices (pepper, salt, italien seasoning,...)

*add peas and carrots, simmer for about 8-10 min

*add the flour and stir

*spoon into casserole dish, spoon potatoes over it, top with Parmesan (and some butter if you like)

*bake for about 20 min or until brown and heated through

Grilled Chicken Sandwich

You will need:
2 chicken breasts, grilled
2 buns (I love ciabatta!)
pepper jack cheese
4 strips of bacon
lettuce
tomato
avocado
dressing of your choice (I used ranch)

Cost about $6.

Sausage& Rice skillet

Wow, I am finally caught up. Here is tonigths meal. Very easy and tasty.

You will need:

1 Tbsp. oil
1 medium green pepper, chopped
1 small onion, chopped
1/2 tsp. crushed red pepper
1 pkg. (14 oz.) Turkey Smoked Sausage, sliced
2 cans (14.5 oz.) italien diced tomatoes, undrained

I cup uncooked rice

*Cook rice according to directions


* Heat oil in large nonstick skillet on medium-high heat. Add green peppers, onions and crushed red pepper; mix well. Cook 2 min. or until vegetables are crisp-tender, stirring frequently.


*Add turkey sausage, tomatoes with their liquid and the cooked rice; stir.


*Bring to boil, cover. Reduce heat to low; simmer 5 min. Stir before serving.



Cost about $5.

Tomato chicken with feta cheese

Very easy to make and the chicken comes out very moist and tender!

What you need:

6 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (about 2 lb.)
2 Tbsp. lemon juice, divided
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. black pepper
1 1/2 cans of Italian diced tomatoes

1 pkg. (4 oz.) Crumbled Feta Cheese

*Preheat oven to 350°F. Arrange chicken in 13x9-inch baking dish

*Drizzle with 1 Tbsp. of the lemon juice. Season with salt and black pepper. Top with tomatoes and feta cheese; drizzle with remaining 1 Tbsp. lemon juice.

*Bake 35 to 40 min. or until chicken is cooked through

*Serve with asparagus or your favorite veggie

Cost about $6.

Chicken Pot Pie

This is my favorite version of this dish:

What you need!

1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces
1/4 cup Zesty Italian Dressing (I think I use a little more of that)
4 oz. (1/2 of 8-oz. pkg.) Cream Cheese, cubed
2 Tbsp. flour
1/2 cup chicken broth (again I use a little more)
1 pkg. (10 oz.) frozen mixed vegetables, thawed
1 refrigerated pie crust (1/2 of 15-oz. pkg.)



*Heat oven to 375°F.
*Cook chicken in dressing in large skillet on medium heat for about 2 min


*Add cream cheese
*Cook and stir until melted
*Add flour and mix well


*Add broth and vegetables; simmer 5 min


*Pour mixture into deep dish 10-inch pie plate (I don't have one so I used a casserole dish)
*Arrange pie crust over filling; flute edges.
*Cut 4 slits in crust to allow steam to escape.
*Bake for 30 min. or until crust is golden brown.


TADA!
I love this dish because it's so easy and fast to make. The prep time takes about 10- 15 min and then you just let it bake for 30 min.
Cost is about $6.
Enjoy!