Busy Bee Lifestyle

Entrees

Easy Chicken Dijon Recipe

Delicious Chicken Dijon Recipe
Compliments of Southern Living
Hands-on Time: 25 min.; Total Time: 45 min.

Makes 6 servings

Ingredients

6  skinned and boned chicken breasts (about 2 lb.)
1/2  teaspoon  salt
1/2  teaspoon  pepper
3  tablespoons  butter
1  medium-size red bell pepper, cut into thin... Read more »

Flat Bread Tacos Recipe

Flat Bread Tacos with Ranch Sour Cream
Compliments of Taste of Home!
Ingredients

1 c. sour cream (8 ounces)
2 t. ranch salad dressing mix (i.e. Hidden Valley packets)
1 t. lemon juice
1 ½ lbs. ground beef
1 can (15 oz.) pinto beans, rinsed and drained
1 can (14 ½  oz.) diced tomatoes, undrained
1 envelope taco seasoning
1 T. hot pepper sauce
1... Read more »

What’s for Dinner?

Tip of the Week – An Answer to the question “What’s for Dinner?”
Whenever I’m with friends, the topic is inevitably raised – what are you making for dinner?  We’re all willing to cook and anxious to make meals that will appeal to our families, but just what to make is the stumbling block!  A couple... Read more »

Recipe for Chicken Tetrazzini

Chicken Tetrazzini

Prep: 30 minutes
Bake: 15 minutes
Oven: 350 degrees
Cook: 5 minutes
Serves: 10 one cup servings

Ingredients

1 purchased roasted chicken (I grilled 4 boneless chicken breasts instead)
8 oz. dry spaghetti or linguine, broken in half
12 oz. fresh asparagus, trimmed and cut in 1” pieces
8 oz. sliced fresh mushrooms
3 red/yellow sweet peppers, seeded and cut into 1” pieces
2 T. butter
¼ c. all purpose flour
1/8... Read more »

Recipe for Baked Ziti

Zipped Up Baked Ziti! 
Ingredients

1 Pound Dry Ziti Pasta
2 (26 ounce) Jars Spagetti Sauce
6 ounces Provolone Cheese Slices
1 1/2c. Sour Cream
6 ounces Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
2 tablespoons Parmesean Cheese

Directions

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.   Add pasta and cook until al dente, drain.
Preheat oven to 350 degress F (175 degrees C).  Butter a... Read more »

Barbeque Chili

Barbeque Chili
Ingredients For 12 Servings:

1 T. oil
1 lb. ground beef
1 c. chopped onion
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
¼ c. chili powder
1 T. ground cumin
1 can (16 ounces) stewed tomatoes
1 c. ketchup
1/3 c. packed brown sugar
¼ c. molasses
¼ c. Worcestershire sauce
1 T. dry mustard
2 cans (15 ¼ ounces) dark-red kidney beans, drained
2 cans (15 ½ ounces each)... Read more »

Grilled Lemon Chicken

Ingredients

3/4 c. freshly squeezed lemon juice (4 lemons)
3/4 c. good olive oil
2 tsp. kosher salt
1 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
1 T. minced fresh thyme leaves (1/2 tsp. dried)
2 lbs. boneless chicken breasts, halved and skin removed

Directions

Whisk together the lemon juice, olive oil, salt, pepper and thyme
Pour over the chicken breasts in a nonreactive bowl
Cover and... Read more »

Roast Leg of Lamb

Roast Leg of Lamb with Salsa Verde
Have the butcher trim and butterfly the leg of lamb.
8 servings
Ingredients

1 c. extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 c. fresh lemon juice
1/2 c. chopped fresh Italian parsley
1/3 c. finely chopped green onions
1/4 c. chopped fresh mint
1/4 c. salted capers, soaked in cold water 30 minutes, or brined capers, drained, chopped
1 T. grated... Read more »