Parmesan Asparagus Stuffed Chicken with Garlic & Herb Red Potatoes

Parmesan Asparagus Stuffed Chicken with Garlic & Herb Red Potatoes!

Oh...this was SO good and I completely made this from scratch with just what I had around the house.  NO SPECIAL trip to the grocery store for ANYTHING!  I had already thawed some chicken but only TWO breasts so I had to figure out what to do with them and I have a TON of asparagus that's gonna go bad soon if I don't use it up....so....

Parmesan Asparagus Stuffed Chicken with Garlic & Herb Red Potatoes it is!!!!

(Super duper healthy too....:)

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My son...ate EVERYTHING on his plate!

NUTRITION FACTS:

Calories: About....175 in each roll up (STUFFED)  And....about 300 calories in a serving of potatoes

Servings: 4

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Chicken:

2 - Large 6 oz Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts

4 - Pieces of Canadian Bacon (fully cooked)

12 - stalks of asparagus

1/4 - cup parmesan cheese, shredded

1/4 - cup fat free feta cheese

1/4 - cup plain non-fat yogurt

1 - tablespoon fresh basil, finely shopped (or 1 teaspoon of dried)

1 - tablespoon fresh flat leaf parsley, finely shopped (or 1 teaspoon of dried)

1 - teaspoon salt

1/2 - teaspoon ground pepper

Pam Cooking Spray

Potatoes:

4 - Medium sized red potatoes, thinly sliced

2-3 - Large garlic cloves, minced

4 - Sliced Canadian Bacon, diced into bits

2 - tablespoons fresh basil, finely shopped (or 1 tablespoon dried)

1/4 - cup parmesan , shredded

Salt

Pepper

Pam Cooking Spray

Preheat Oven to 400 degrees.  Prepare a cooking sheet by lining it with tin foil (you will thank me later) and spraying with Pam cooking spray.

Cut each of your chicken breasts in half length wise.

Mix together your Parmesan, Feta, Yogurt, Basil, Parsley, Salt and Pepper.

Place a slice of Canadian Bacon, a quarter of your cheese mixture and 3 asparagus spears cut to fit on each half of chicken breast.  And roll up.  Place seam side down on your prepared cooking sheet. Cook at 400 degrees for about 25 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. 

NOW...Let's start your Potatoes!  Heat up a large pan on medium high heat and spray with Pam cooking spray.  Add your diced Canadian Bacon slices and cook until crispy like bacon bits (just a couple minutes). 

FRESH, HEALTHY INGREDIENTS....NUMMMMY!

 Add your garlic right about now....and mix evenly with bacon bits.  Then add your sliced potatoes, parmesan, basil and salt / pepper to taste.  Cover and cook about 20 minutes - - should be done when chicken is done or close to it.  STIR and Toss it around every so often.

Woot!  Woot!  You are done!  Finished...WAAALAAA!  Lovely flavors....I'm SO glad this turned out!  I took pictures along the way HOPING it would :)

Be SURE to comment below and let me know how YOURS turned out! 

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Cheesy Bacon Scalloped Potatoes

Cheesy Bacon Scalloped Potatoes!

Warning:  NOT so healthy dish!!!!

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So we went to my Mom's for Easter Dinner and I was to bring a potato dish for about 20 people.  I decided to make Cheesy Bacon Scalloped Potatoes!  They turned out delightful!  And I was worried .... because I took a base recipe and changed it all around!  YIKES!

HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!  HE IS RISEN!

Nutritional Info Per Serving:  I HAVE NO IDEA AND I DON'T WANNA KNOW!
Preparation Time: About 30 minutes
Cook Time:  About 60 minutes
Number of Servings: 20
                                                                                       
8 cups thinly sliced potatoes
6 tablespoons butter 
6 tablespoons flour
2 1/2 cups milk
8 oz cream cheese, cut into cubes

2 teaspoon salt 
1 teaspoon cayenne  
1 pound sharp cheddar cheese, diced
1/2 package of bacon, cooked and chopped into bite size pieces
Pam cooking spray

This will not fit in a regular lasagna pan...use a larger or deeper baking dish

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt butter and then blend in your flour until smooth.  Add your milk, cream cheese, salt and cayenne.  Heat and whisk occasionally until your mixture is smooth.
Don't turn up the heat!  Or you will burn the milk! :)  Trust me!

Put your bacon in the oven laid out on a cooking sheet or broiler pan about 10 minutes.

Add your cheese all at once to your saucepan and stir until melted and smooth. 

Remove your bacon from the oven, blot off grease and then chop into bite size pieces.  Add it to your cheese and stir!
OH MY GOSH...THIS WAS SO GOOD!

Spray your baking dish with Pam Cooking Spray.  Then layer half of your sliced potatoes in the bottom.

Add half of your cheesy mixture in the saucepan evenly on top of your potatoes.




















 

Add the other half of your potatoes on top and then the other half of your cheesy mixture evenly on top of those.  Garnish with a few sprinkles of paprika for some color and WhAAAAA LAAAAa!  Throw it in your 350 degree oven uncovered for about 60 minutes!

You are DONE and I MUST say that these turned out SUPER rich and CREAMY...But SUPER not so healthy so I didn't have much and won't make them again until NEXT YEAR! :)

Here was our Easter Dinner Table at my Mom's!  Didn't she set such a beautiful table!  It feels so much like spring.  And the meal she cooked was A...M...A...Z...I...N...G!  Thanks Mom!

THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN for visiting my blog.  I so excited you stopped by my blog and I TRULY want to hear how YOUR cooking adventures went.

Goodnight and see you tomorrow!  Be sure to let me know how YOURS turned out!

Garlic Roasted Potatoes with Turkey Sausage and Brown Rice

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What an icky...rainy...windy day...hmmmmm. Tonight, we are having Garlic Roasted Potatoes with Turkey Sausage and Brown Rice.  This dish was my way of combining a little bit of everything that each member in our family likes!  It's kind of a twist on my mom's roasted potatoes and my sister in laws roasted veggies....WE ADD TURKEY SAUSAGE (my son's favorite - that means he'll eat it)!!!! 

Nutritional Info Per Serving:  ONLY ABOUT 500 CALORIES in the WHOLE meal!!!
Preparation Time: About 15 minutes                      
Cook Time:  30 minutes
Number of Servings:6
                                                                                     

1 - 14 oz link of Hillshire Farm Turkey Polska Kielbasa (fully cooked)

4 - medium potatoes

1/2 - sweet onion

1/2 - cup of carrots 

1 - cup broccoli

1 - cup cauliflower 

3 - garlic cloves, minced

1/4 - cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil

1/4 - cup Balsamic Vinegar

2 - tablespoons of basil fresh or dried (I don't have any fresh on hand so I'm using dried)

Salt (I use Sea Salt)

Pepper (I use freshly ground because it makes a difference in the taste)

Prepared Brown Rice (for 6 servings)

Pam cooking spray

Preheat oven to 400 degrees

Cover two cooking sheets with tin foil (Helps with clean up...I promise!)

Spray tin foil/cooking sheets with Pam cooking spray

Grab a large bowl and add your Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Balsamic Vinegar

Then start chopping everything up!  I chop my potatoes into about 1 1/2 inch pieces.  

Try to keep everything around the same size so it cooks evenly but not too small or it will over cook.

Slice your sausage link into about 1/2 inch thick rounds.

Put your chopped potatoes, sausage, broccoli, carrots, onion and cauliflower into the oil & vinegar mixture you made in your large bowl.  Toss them to coat evenly.  (I use my hands to toss)

Immediately transfer the coated veggies to your prepared cooking sheets & discard excess oil/vinegar mixture.

Evenly toss the minced garlic over the top of everything.

TIP:  If you turn your knife flat on top of the garlic clove and lightly pop down on it...the garlic skin will peel right off!











Sprinkle your basil evenly over everything.

Add Salt and Pepper to taste.  (Remember that it takes more salt to season potatoes)

Put your cooking sheets in the oven and cook for 30 minutes.  

I like to give it a toss once or twice while it's cooking.
TIP: Check potatoes to make sure they are done before you take it out of the oven

NOW IS THE TIME YOUR HOUSE STARTS TO SMELL REALLY REALLY GOOD AND MAKE EVERYONE HUNGRY!

Spread your prepared rice evenly onto a platter and top with your Garlic Roasted Potatoes with Sausage!  Presentation can make the biggest difference!

Nuuuummmmmy!  Perfection!  Dinner is SERVED!  

And ONCE AGAIN...I forgot to turn off the oven!  That's what husband's are for right??

Oh my goodness....I had a BIG boo boo too!  I left a towel on a burner that was still on...my husband found it, he's a firefighter....can you imagine what he said??  YIKES!!

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~Heather