What's for dinner in your house tonight - Friday

So knee is still swollen and I am going to have a beautiful bruise - Nice for the dress I was going to wear for Thanksgiving - now its pants!!

It is a tough decision tonight, chicken enchilada soup or more chicken and rice! BF has been craving chicken and rice as we had it earlier in the week and now he wants it again lol

while I am chopping and sauteeing I might just make both and put them in the fridge.

we are going to an outdoor antiques fair tomorrow all day so it will be good to have something we can just reheat in the evening.

So, what are you all having????

Yorkie xx

We will be having Carbonara, I hope!  I used to feel guilty eating this.. LOL

Ingredients

• 1 pound dreamfields spaghetti pasta
• 1 pound of  bacon cut up in pieces, I use thick cut
• 4 eggs
• 3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 1/4 cups heavy cream
• cracked black pepper to taste
• a dash of garlic

Directions

• Fry bacon until crispy, remove and drain on paper towel. Chop into pieces.
1. Cook pasta for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; then drain. You should try to time the pasta being done with the rest of your mixture (below) being prepared.
2. Beat your eggs, parmesan cheese and cream, dash of garlic, then add the bacon. Pour the mixture over the pasta in the pan and toss gently using tongs.
3. Return the pan to a very low heat and cook for 1 to 2 minutes, or until slightly thickened. Don't overheat or the eggs will scramble. Add your cracked pepper.

Yum!

Have a great weekend...

Teri

 

OMG - that sounds awesome.  
It is going on my list of things to try - thinking it may be a great way to get rid of some turkey leftovers in the near future.

Thanks for sharing.

I forget what the menu says, but I picked out the best from the regular menu and the alternate. I am going to have:
 
grilled sausage with onions and peppers. and marinated vegetable salad.

Lisa

Tonight I'll be having more of the chicken cheesy casserole I made last night.  Threw together leftover chicken, sour cream, small drained can of salsa, can of green chiles, and then put almost a pound of cheddar on top.   

I'm also going to buy the fixings for Shrimp & Artichoke soup so I can make it tomorrow.   It is sooooo good and DS friendly, although a big bowl might harm a normal human. 

Shrimp & Artichoke soup - original recipe from New Orleans School of Cooking
INGREDIENTS: 
24 Ounces quartered artichokes in water
1 quart chicken broth
1 cup chopped green onions
1 T. chopped flat leaf parsley (garnish)
1 T. thyme leaves
Salt to taste
2 T. Cajun seasoning
Cayanne pepper to taste
1/4 cup CarbQuick or other low carb flour substitute, plus 1 Tablespoon
1 quart heavy cream
1 pound medium shrimp, peeled & deveined
1/4 cup melted butter

Note:  if you have to peel your shrimp and want to do an extra step, throw the shells into a pot with 2 cups of water.  The kind with the heads on are even better & add extra flavor.
Simmer shells in water to make shrimp broth.    Then pour broth through cheesecloth or fine sieze to remove shells and add enough chicken broth to bring liquid up to 1 quart.

DIRECTIONS: 
1. Combine artichokes, broth, green onions, salt, cajun seasoning, cayenne, and thyme.  Bring to a boil.
2.  Reduce and simmer broth for about 12 minutes.
3.  Combine butter and CarbQuick in pan and cook slowly, stirring constantly, to make a light roux (4 -5 minutes)   Slowly add roux to simmering pot of broth.
4.  Slowly stir in heavy cream and simmer for 10 minutes.
5.  Add shrimp and simmer for 5 more minutes.
6.  Serve with chopped parsley for garnish.  
If desired, before adding parsley use immersion blender to blend soup.   Then add parsley - unless you like green colored soup.

Brok's pizza! Jacob will be having plain old boring pepperoni, I think I'll make mine bbq chicken and onion, plus some bacon for even more protein! I'll make 2 whole pizzas, make 1/2 of one yummy and mine, the rest for Jacob. He loves the leftovers, and it sure does help him when he's craving that bread-y taste he's been missing with the induction phase of Atkin's.

Of all of the things she'll eat (way more than her dad is willing to try), pizza is one of the few things that my little one just doesn't like. I mean, come on, her first veggie that she loved? Roasted brussel sprouts. Maybe she's just too young (18 months) to get it and will like it more when it doesn't have to be cut up into little pieces first. So, I still have to figure out what to feed her.... grilled cheese sandwich with a side of edamame, maybe?

Brok's pizza too....pepperoni, Italian sausage and mushrooms.

 Got coupons for free meals at a local casino for Friday and Saturday night.  Don't know what we will have though!

Hey Patty, free is always good
Have fun sweetie!

yorkie xx

Beef and mushroom stew over polenta. I have two young adult "boomerang" sons(doing their best in this horrible economy to make their own way) that appreciate my protein rich dinners. Both are slim, thank goodness, one is type one diabetic, which keeps me mindful carb menu choices.