Recipes

These are my two "Mom tested, Kid friendly, Daddy approved" Recipes of the week =)

Chicken Italiano - "chicken Parmesan"

4-6 Chicken Breast
1 bottle Italian dressing
1 cup Parmesan cheese
1 cup bread crumbs (Italian or plain)
1 jar of your favorite spaghetti sauce
1 pkg spaghetti noodles

Preheat oven to 400

1.Take Italian dressing and pour it in a bowl, add chicken breast.
Let sit for 20 mins if you can, if not thats Ok too!
2. Mix the bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese together in a bowl
3. Dip the dressing covered chicken into the bread crumb mixture.
4. lay the chicken side by side along a greased pan
5. pour the remaining dressing and bread crumb mix over it.

Bake 20-30 mins until cooked through.
Meanwhile boil spaghetti and heat sauce
Pour sauce over noodles and chicken and Done!

Kid Snack:

Apple-Nut Cinnamon Chex mix

6 cups cinnamon chex cereal
1 cup walnut halves
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup frozen orange juice concentrate
2 tbs vegetable oil
1/2 cup dried apples (recipe calls for cranberries but I thought apples might be more kid friendly)

1. In microwavable bowl mix cereal and walnuts, set aside
2. In 2-cup microwavable measuring cup, microwave brown sugar, OJ and oil on high for 1 min., stir. Microwave another 1 min until hot.
3. Pour over cereal mixture until evenly coated
4. Microwave uncovered for 5 min, stir every 2 min.
5. Stir in apples (or cranberries)
6. Spread on wax paper or foil to cool, store in tightly covered container