<link>http://momcooks.net</link> <description>Food Blogging, Reviews, and Giveaways from a Busy WAHM of Three</description> <lastBuildDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:14:54 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <image> <link>http://momcooks.net</link> <url>http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s197/table4five/cupcake-1.jpg</url> <title /> </image> <atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/momcooks" /><feedburner:info xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0" uri="momcooks" /><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" /><feedburner:emailServiceId xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0">momcooks</feedburner:emailServiceId><feedburner:feedburnerHostname xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0">http://feedburner.google.com</feedburner:feedburnerHostname><item> <title>Menu Monday 2-6-12 http://momcooks.net/2012/02/05/menu-monday-2-6-12/ http://momcooks.net/2012/02/05/menu-monday-2-6-12/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:14:54 +0000 Elizabeth http://momcooks.net/?p=2473 Happy Monday, everyone!  I have bronchitis which leaves me out of breath when I do pretty much anything, so I’ve been very grateful for my husband’s willingness to cook dinner this past week.  He even went grocery shopping today, with it being Sunday AND the Super Bowl, I can’t believe he got out of Meijers [...]]]> Happy Monday, everyone!  I have bronchitis which leaves me out of breath when I do pretty much anything, so I’ve been very grateful for my husband’s willingness to cook dinner this past week.  He even went grocery shopping today, with it being Sunday AND the Super Bowl, I can’t believe he got out of Meijers in one piece! lol

I’m washing my hands constantly and coughing into my elbow, but I still worry about preparing food, so I’m also grateful for my 15 and 13 year old sons, who grumble about being asked to help with dinner but can do pretty much anything in the kitchen with supervision.

These are the meals I planned for this week:

 

Turkey Sausage Bean Soup, biscuits ( my husband love love LOVES this soup!)

Manwich Sloppy Joes, frozen fries, salad

Easy Italian Pasta Bake (made with italian sausage instead of ground beef),  garlic bread, steamed green peas

Hot Dogs/Bratwurst, baked beans

BLTs, chips with lipton onion soup chip dip

 

I’ll be linking up my menu plan at I’m an Organizing Junkie, where you can link up your menu plans and get lots more great ideas for meals!  Tell me in a comment, what do you have planned for meals this week?

 

 

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This recipe was in today’s Campbell’s Kitchen newsletter, and it sure looks good from the picture!  Maybe the milk is the secret ingredient I’ve been missing?  And it has bacon in it, so that’s a definite plus.

SLOW COOKER SPAGHETTI BOLOGNESE

image credit: CampbellsKitchen.com

Ingredients:

6 slices bacon, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1 large onion, diced (about 1 cup)
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 pounds ground beef
4 cups Prego® Traditional Italian Sauce
1 cup milk
1 package (16 ounces) spaghetti, cooked and drained
Grated Parmesan cheese

Directions:

Cook the bacon in a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat until crisp. Remove the bacon from the skillet. Pour off all but 1 tablespoon drippings.

Add the onion and cook in the hot drippings until tender, stirring occasionally. Add the garlic and beef and cook until the beef is well browned, stirring often to separate meat. Pour off any fat.

Stir the bacon, beef mixture, sauce and milk in a 6-quart slow cooker.

Cover and cook on HIGH for 4 to 5 hours or LOW for 7 to 8 hours. Serve with the spaghetti and cheese.

 

Have you ever made spaghetti sauce with bacon and/or milk in it? What are your thoughts?

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Crispy Dijon Chicken Breasts

Ingredients:

1 cup bread crumbs, preferably fresh (see note) 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil Salt and pepper 1/2 cup [...]]]> I found this recipe for Crispy Dijon Chicken Breasts on CooksCountry.com, it looks so good! I’d serve it with buttered noodles, steamed green beans, and honey mustard sauce for dipping.

Crispy Dijon Chicken Breasts

Ingredients:

1 cup bread crumbs, preferably fresh (see note)
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Salt and pepper
1/2 cup Dijon mustard
1/2 cup mayonnaise
4 tablespoons minced fresh chives
2 tablespoons sour cream
2 teaspoons white wine vinegar
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1/4-inch strips

Instructions

1. Adjust oven rack to upper-middle position and heat oven to 425 degrees. Combine bread crumbs, oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in bowl. Combine mustard and mayonnaise in small bowl; reserve 1/4 cup mustard-mayonnaise mixture for chicken, then stir in 1 tablespoon chives, sour cream, and vinegar to make sauce for serving.

2. Pat chicken dry with paper towels, season with salt and pepper, and transfer to 13 by 9-inch baking dish. Spread reserved mustard-mayonnaise mixture evenly over chicken. Sprinkle with bread crumb mixture, pressing lightly to adhere.

3. Bake until crumbs are golden brown and chicken registers 160 degrees, 18 to 22 minutes. Sprinkle remaining chives over chicken. Serve with mustard sauce.

Note – To make 1 cup fresh bread crumbs, grind two slices of sandwich bread in a food processor until coarsely ground. You can use dried bread crumbs as well.

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