Quick Lemon and Pasta with ChickenAnd here's a fun (and good for you!) snack you can make. This recipe is from Jesse's aunt Sandy. I had never tried it before, but Jesse's mom Nedra made a whole bunch for us while she stayed after Alex was born. This recipe makes a LOT, so either half it, refrigerate the dough and cook over a few days per the directions, or cook it all and freeze the muffins. They counter-thaw quickly.
8oz linguini
3T butter
1T lemon juice
1½ tsp dried basil
½ tsp garlic powder
½ tsp lemon-pepper seasoning
1 lb chicken, cooked
¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
Cook pasta according to package directions. In a separate saucepan, combine next 5 ingredients and simmer till butter is melted. Add cooked chicken and stir till coated. Add drained pasta and toss to coat. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, serve immediately.
Bran MuffinsWe've been making these muffins with raisins, cinnamon and nutmeg (I eyeball the measurements, sprinkling them right into the dough), and they turn out surprisingly tasty. They're not a very sweet snack at all, but enough to keep you going back for more. We use a mini muffin pan (the kind that makes 24 mini muffins at a time), and half the recipe, and usually get around 50-60 muffins. The kids *love* snacking on these, and so do I. And I promise that if you eat more than a couple, everyone will be plenty regular... hehe. Nedra also says it would be great to use half a cup less sugar, and substitute half a cup of molasses. Mmmm.
2 cubes butter (or margarine, if you must)
3 cups sugar
4 cups All-Bran cereal (pellets)
2 cups Nabisco Bran cereal (bran flakes)
2½ tsp baking soda
1 Tbsp salt
5 cups flour
4 eggs
1 quart buttermilk
Mix butter, sugar and Bran cereals with 2 cups boiling water, and let cool. Add buttermilk, eggs, and dry ingredients. Add raisins, nuts, or spices if desired. Store in the refrigerator and bake as needed at 400 degrees for 12-15 minutes. Keeps for 3-4 weeks in the refrigerator.
Melinda wants me to make them with chocolate next. We'll see....
4 comments:
both sound great, thanks
Thanks for sharing! I'll have to remember these when it comes time and i feel like a snack.
I read this on a blog, and thought of you. Check it out and let me know of it works, or if it's a big fat failure!!
Crayon marks on walls? This worked wonderfully! A damp rag, dipped
In baking soda. Comes off with little effort. (For when you have children, unless adults have a tendency to write on the walls.)
These sound YUM-O!
Sounds like you had a great Mother's Day, too. ;)
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