Last night I made a simple salad and grilled chicken.
I used:
baby spring mix and spinach
1 tomato
shredded parmesan
grilled chicken breast
dressing of your choice

Cost was about $5.

Bacon burger

Today I grilled some burgers.

I used:

1 lb ground beef

1 egg

spices

bread crumbs

*Mix it all together

*Cook on grill

*top with your favorite toppings (I used tomatoes, lettuce, bacon, cheese and ciabatta buns)

* I also grilled some squash that I served as a side

Cost about $6.

Happy Memorial Day!

Today I simply made grilled chicken and corn and steamed some broccoli.

Cost about $5.

Easy Stroganoff

I finally found a recipe for Stroganoff that Keith likes as much as his moms recipe (*sigh*) and its really easy to make!

You will need:
1 lb ground beef
1 onion, chopped
1/2 tsp garlic salt
1/4 tsp pepper
2 cups mushrooms, sliced
1 can cream of mushroom
8 ounces sour cream

hot cooked noodles

*Cook meat and onions, drain fat
*add everything else but sour cream, stir and simmer for 10 minutes
*add sour cream
*serve over noodles


Cost about $6.

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!

Creamy chicken, rice and veggies

My friend Susan gave me this recipe a while back- I love making this!

You will need:

4-5 pieces of cooked (boiled) chicken, shredded

8oz sour cream

1 can cream of chicken

1 tub of ritz crackers

1/2 stick butter

*mix chicken with sour cream and cream of chicken

*put in casserole dish

*mix crushed crackers with melted butter and put it on top of the chicken

*bake at 350 degrees for 20- 25 min

I served mushroom rice and mixed veggies with that.

Cost about $9.50.

Easy sprite cake

I am usually not big on box cakes but this one came out so moist and yummy!!

You need:
1 white or yellow box cake mix
1 box instant vanilla pudding (3 oz. size)
10 oz sprite
4 eggs
3/4 cup vegetable oil

*Preheat oven to 350 degrees
*Grease and flour bundt pan
*Mix ingredients on low until combined and then increase speed to medium and mix for about 2 minutes.
*Pour batter into pans and bake for about 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.



Once it was cooled completely I made a simple icing out of 2 cups of powdered sugar and 3-4 Tbsp milk.