Aunt Lesley’s Chicken Enchiladas
These were delicious and we finally used a frozen jalapeno cube that I made from all of our jalapenos last summer. The filling is just 1 can of cream of chicken soup, a cup of sour cream, shredded chicken, shredded mexican cheese, and salsa. We added 1 jalepeno cube for a kick. Fill and top tortillas with the chicken cheese mixture, and bake for 10-15 minutes at 350.

Enjoy!

Parsley Pesto Breadcrumb Spaghetti
I’m sorry, but I don’t think I’ll ever get bored with pesto recipes. I’ll definitely be making this one again if we get more parsley from the CSA. I added chicken for some protein. Just cook the chicken first, then toast up the pine nuts and bread crumbs in the same pan. If you need to loosen up the sauce a little, just ladle in a couple spoonfuls of starchy pasta water. This is a similar recipe that I just saw this week. I bet you could serve Rachael’s version hot or cold as well.

Enjoy!

Shell Pasta with Garlic Scape Pesto and Bacon
To be honest, we’ve received garlic scapes via our CSA before and I’ve never really done anything with them. I was happy that this time they included a pesto recipe. The pesto is definitely different than your basil-based pesto, but it’s good. Maevy didn’t seem to notice. No need to add garlic or salt to this dish. Obviously there’s lots of garlic flavor in the scapes and lots of salt in the bacon. We omitted the black-eyes peas. Oh and I froze the leftover pesto- nice!

Enjoy!

Herbed Chicken Bake
If I were to bring over a casserole to a new mom, this is totally something I would bring which is maybe why I planned it for this week. I’m craving the casseroles.
There’s not a lot of color, but somewhere in all that rice and chicken is some celery. That counts as a vegetable, right? Even though it’s a little carb heavy, every once in a while you just want some creamy rice and chicken. Yum.

Dirty Brown Rice with Shrimp
I didn’t get to post this last week due to Carter’s arrival, but we enjoyed another rice dish a couple weeks ago. As opposed to this week, this meal did have some color and 2 proteins! I’d recommend using one of those brown rice in a bag packets if you don’t have leftover brown rice on hand. Enjoy!

For all of you obsessed with Baby Brother’s arrival…due date is today. No baby yet.

Ryan left the camera at work; so I’m borrowing this awesome photo from Two Peas and their Pod. Pesto Grilled Cheese Sandwiches with Tomato Soup
I love simple suppers, and I’m still loving my frozen pesto cubes. I can’t believe I still have some left! Of course Maevy ate this up, and we might have even convinced her to dip her sandwich in her tomato soup. Craziness! Again, I’m not sure why we’ve never thought of adding pesto to our grilled cheese sandwiches before. Ohh…I just got an idea… we should do pesto, cheese, and tomato this summer. Yum!

Happy Friday! Enjoy!

Easter Menu for 3-
Deviled Eggs (small batch- I think I’m the only one who likes them.)
Brown Sugar Ham Steak
Honey Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Smashed Peas with Mint Butter (from last Easter)

We spent most of the week eating from our freezer, but I was happy to throw together this easy Easter menu for 3. None of us really like peas, but add some butter and mint…and I can eat up some peas.

I would also recommend the  Pepperjack, Chicken, and Peach Quesadillas. I used some defrosted peaches from peach season last year. It’s an unconventional combination, but totally works with the pepperjack cheese. Yum.

Enjoy!

Grilled Pork Chops with Fresh Herb Rub with Steamed Broccoli
You just can’t go wrong with a bone-in pork chop. We used dried sage, salt, pepper garlic, and rosemary from the garden for the rub. It was awesome and took a total of 20 minutes to make. Next time you’re at the grocery store, just step to the left or right and pick up bone-in, rather than boneless pork chops. I promise, you’ll thank me.

Enjoy!

Roasted Garlic Chicken Pesto Pizza
I apologize for the photo quality. I left the camera at work; so this pic is via phone with some picasa editing. We ate a lot of great food this week.

I only bought 1 package of chicken breasts (2), and was able to make 2 meals with them, essentially feeding 6 people. Nice! I completely messed up the roasted garlic for the pizza. The recipe instructs you to break up the garlic and roast in a muffin tin. I usually cover the whole bulb with foil/olive oil, and then roast. I ended up burning most of the garlic via the muffin tin. The pizza was still tasty with some impromptu garlic seasoning, homemade pesto, shredded chicken, cheese, and Publix pizza dough.

I would also recommend-
Chicken Spinach Goat Cheese Quesadilla with Avocado Sour Cream
and
Fried Ravioli with Caesar Salad

This week featured 2 of Maevy’s favorite things- goat cheese and pesto. She pulled most of the chicken off both the pizza and quesadilla. She helped make the quesadillas and probably ate a quarter of the goal cheese “roll” during the process. Ridiculous.

Enjoy!

Chicken Curry Casserole
I don’t make a lot of casseroles and sometimes I’ll call them “bakes” in attempt to trick Ryan. Ryan swears he doesn’t like casseroles. This recipe caught my eye because it had wild rice and crunchy panko on top. It took a little longer to prepare the night of because you have to make the rice. I had already poached the chicken the night before, but would also recommend making the rice. Then the night of, it would take 5-10 minutes to throw it together and put it in the oven.

Anchovy Pasta with Fried Egg
We also really enjoyed this meal. I used anchovy paste instead of canned anchovies. It was simple, delicious, and perfect for a lenten Friday.

Enjoy!

Steak Taco Salad
I knew this would end up being our pick of week when I planned for it last Sunday. We pretty much love anything with taco seasoning and salsa, plus add some avocado for me…bonus! The dressing is so simple- just sour cream and salsa. Add more or less to your taste. I could have cooked the steak a little longer, but clearly Ryan chose a couple of raw slices (see above) for his salad. Oh and don’t forget a couple tortilla chips on the side. Simple and delicious.

Enjoy!