Menu Plan Monday

Don't forget to go to Orgjunkie for some inspiration!

Monday- Lemon honey chicken (new), green beans, corn on the cob

Tuesday- Kid's night- AKA; If you can find it, eat it!

Wednesday- French's crunchy onion chicken (new) with Creamy bow tie pasta, and peas

Thursday- Cheeseburger casserole 

Friday- King Ranch Chicken

Dessert- I"m going to practice for Easter and make some Bird Nests  I've see a few different variations, but I"m going to try these from BHG.

Recipes

Lemon Honey Chicken

 4-6 boneless chicken breast halves

 1/3 C. honey 

1 TBL lemon juice 

1 packet onion soup mix 

  Preheat oven to 375. 

Place chicken  down  in a sprayed baking pan. Bake for 30 minutes. Combine honey, lemon juice and onion soup mix in a small bowl and brush over chicken. Cook an additional 20-30 minutes. (Brush glaze over chicken every 5 minutes)

French's crunchy onion chicken

3-4 cups (4oz) french’s original friend onions 

4 TBS flour

4 -6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts 

2 eggs, beaten   

Crush  french’s friend onions with flour in a plastic bag. Dip chicken into egg, then coat in the onion crumbs. Bake at 400 for 30 minutes, or until cooked.

Creamy Bow tie pasta

1 cup uncooked bow tie pasta

 1 ½ tsp. butter 

2 ¼ tsp. olive oil 

1 ½ tsp. flour

 ½ ts. Minced garlic 

dash of salt 

dash of basil 

dash of pepper 

3 TBL milk

 2 TBL chicken broth

 1 TBL water

 2 TBL shredded parmesan cheese

 1 TBL sour cream   

Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, melt butter. Stir in oil, flour, garlic and seasonings until blended. Gradually add the milk, broth, and water. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in cheese and sour cream. Drain pasta and toss with sauce.

Cheeseburger Casserole

Brown 1 lb. hamberburger, add diced tomatoes or tomatoe sauce (with green peppers and onions). Simmer. Add a little bit of ketchup if dry. Add 1-1/2 cups macaroni already cooked (3 cups dry). Top with velvetta (as much or as little as you want!)and let melt. 

King Ranch Chicken

6 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves

Potato chips (about 1/2 bag)

½ can Ro-Tel (Original!) OR 1 can diced tomatoes (rotel makes it a little spicy, so I use diced tomatoes)

1 can Cream of Mushroom Soup

1 can Cream of Chicken Soup
1 onion, chopped
8 oz. Sour Crème
¼ tsp. garlic salt
¼ tsp. black pepper
1 lb. cheese grated

Cook chicken in the crock pot on low all day; shred (or just boil on the stove top)
Layer chips at the bottom of a casserole pan.
Put chicken on top of chips. 
Combine all other ingredients except the cheese.  Stir thoroughly.
Pour mixture over chicken.
Top with cheese.
Cover with foil, cook at 350-degrees for 45 minutes. 
Remove from oven, take off foil and let it stand for about 10 minutes before serving…