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Chicken Smothered with Summer Vegetables on a Bed of Couscous

June 16, 2010 by Tiffany King 9 Comments

5:30pm and I still didn’t know what I was going to make for dinner. I piled all the likely ingredients from my fridge on the counter – bell peppers, cherry tomatoes, onions, garlic and parsley. My first thought was an omelet, but when I went rummaging for eggs I found only 5. Not enough for my family.

Boneless chicken tenders and a box of couscous came to the rescue. Everyone in the family loved this, even the kids who aren’t crazy about veggies. In fact, my pickiest eater tried and liked the bell peppers.

Fire Roasted Tomato Sauce with Two Cheeses

April 22, 2010 by Tiffany King 9 Comments

One of my favorite kind of recipes to create is pasta dishes. Coincidentally, I also love to eat pasta. This sauce has both Parmesan and Provolone cheeses along with fire roasted tomatoes. Ever since I tried fire roasted tomatoes a few months ago, they’ve been a staple in my pantry. They pack a bit more flavor than plain diced tomatoes.

The sauce may sound like it’s hard to make, but it comes together in about 15 minutes. Here’s what you’ll need: [Read more…] about Fire Roasted Tomato Sauce with Two Cheeses

Sweet Chili Linguine with Grilled Chicken

March 25, 2010 by Tiffany King 16 Comments

As you can tell from the picture, I didn’t use linguine for this recipe. I didn’t have any so I used vermicelli instead. I found the recipe on the Disboards Budget Board and altered it a little from the original. We all really liked it. It combines our favorites of chicken and pasta, but the flavors are a bit different, which was nice. There is a bit of spice and heat, but it wasn’t too much for the kids. The recipe makes a lot of pasta. If you have a smaller family, you might want to cut it in half. [Read more…] about Sweet Chili Linguine with Grilled Chicken

Chicken Tortellini with Snow Peas

January 14, 2010 by Tiffany King 4 Comments

It’s been a while since I made this. It was the result of a mini pantry challenge that I was doing to avoid going to the grocery. I pulled the ingredients out of the fridge and freezer and created this. I think I was out of garlic and that’s why I used Italian dressing in place of oil and garlic. I wasn’t sure that it would work, but it did. This post is going to be less of an actual recipe, and more of how to put your own make-shift meal together. [Read more…] about Chicken Tortellini with Snow Peas

Bowtie Festival

September 29, 2009 by Tiffany King 10 Comments

I was going for a copy cat version of Johnny Carino’s Bowtie Festival when I created this. Several months ago, I created Penne Gorgonzola, which came very close to the restaurant dish. This Bowtie Festival was excellent, but it was not exactly like the restaurant version. Something was missing, but we couldn’t quite place it. That said, I will make it again. How can you go wrong with pasta, parmesan and bacon? Wonderful stuff. [Read more…] about Bowtie Festival