Mom's Magic Dinner

    I'm calling this one Mom's Magic dinner because I whipped it up out of nowhere, with random ingredients, after arriving home later in the evening following a long day of shopping- with kids. 

 

     I have been inspired recently by some of the prepackaged noodle recipes. I don't buy them but the concept is nice. I usually keep a couple of packages of gluten free noodles just for these types of days. So that's where I started. 

Then glancing around I saw a can of chicken and it developed from there!

     I want to point out here that I used yellow squash (like zucchini) for this recipe. Once it's all put together with the yellow shell shaped corn noodles the squash is invisible. My kids didn't notice at all!

      I forgot to snap a pic of this dish, I will be making it again very soon and I will post a picture as soon as I do! 

Recipe:

1lb gluten free shell shaped corn noodles     

        (shape is not really important)

1 12oz can chicken

1 med yellow zucchini squash - diced

1/2 onion - diced 

Small handful parsley minced (or 1Tdried)

1/4 cup sun dried tomatoes

                   (mine are chopped in the jar)

1/2 cup chicken broth

1/4 cup half and half

2T pesto 

Evoo

Parmesan cheese for  (opt.)

1 T.    Montreal Seasoning 

1 T.    21 No salt Seasoning 

                     or Italian Seasoning  

Instructions: 

Peel the squash if you want it invisible.

Sauté the onions and zucchini in Evoo season with Montreal steak and Italian seasoning (or 21 no salt seasoning) 

Boil noodles

Once the zucchini is done add chicken and tomatoes - stir well

Pour in the broth and cream and stir in pesto.

Combine well and serve with a sprinkle of parm

My kids devoured it!

If you like this recipe, or hate it! Let me know! If you have any questions, suggestions or just want to share how this worked for you; let me know in the comments below! Thank you for reading! 

Not Your Average Squash Recipe

I feel bad I haven't posted anything in quite a while. I have been really busy with life these last two months. But I'm still cooking. This was tonight's creation. 

It accompanied scrumptious pork chops!

I'll post both recipes here. 

     This is a great recipe for people who don't like squash. My pickiest eater isn't crazy about squash, he gobbled these up and asked for more. He was sad when we ran out! 

I wish I would have taken a picture, but I didn't. So you'll just have to trust me on this one. 

Scrumptious Butternut Squash

Feeds about 5-6 people 

1 large butternut squash

     Peeled and diced

 Olive oil drizzle 1-2Tablespoons 

1/2 cup parmigiano reggiano

1T chili powder

1T Montreal steak seasoning

Lots of garlic and onion powder (probably a teaspoon or 2 idk)

I placed every ing in a bowl to throughtly coat the squash. You could just as easily season on the pan. 

Spread evenly on a baking sheet and bake at 525 

We have a gas oven so I broiled the pork chops and put this pan on the bottom rack at the same time. 

Whether you have gas or electric, it's totally doable. I love multitasking oven made dishes. 

You might want to pop these in  5  mins earlier if you have an electric broiler. 

Pork Chops

Bone in Pork Chops 

Splash with apple cider vinegar

Season to taste 

     Garam Masala 

     No Salt  21 spice

     Montreal Steak Seasoning

Broil, turning 1/2 way through until done. 

At least 145F.

(http://www.foodsafety.gov/keep/charts/mintemp.html)

I hope you enjoy these. If you like these recipes, have questions or comments please post below! 

Thanks for reading my blog.