October Dinners

[lilmermaid]

Please share what you are having and a recipe if possible!

[lilmermaid]

Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
Chips

[shelbysmom]

this is really fancy for a birthday dinner -- leftover pizza!!

[CindyChapman]

oh, but we did go out for lunch

[jrose]

Chipotle tonight! Long day...didn't feel like cooking!

[ladyandrearose]

Cheesy Ham & Veggie Hot Dish

1 box small shells
1 lb mixed veggies
1 lb ham, cubed
1 jar cheez whiz
1/2 onion diced

(You can subtitute cheese sauce and small shells, with two boxes of Three cheese Kraft Macaroni)

This is super quick and super easy and super yummy.

[cissy]

Tonight I plan on making chicken and rice with soy sauce.

[doeeyedgirl]

I made hamburger gravy, biscuits and mashed potatoes last night. Tonight we are having Sticky Crockpot Chicken that I threw in this morning. First time, so I'm not sure what to expect when I get home.

[jrose]

Creamy Chicken & Wild Rice Soup
Ingredients

4 cups chicken broth
2 cups water
2 cooked, boneless chicken breast halves, shredded
1 (4.5 ounce) package quick cooking long grain and wild rice with seasoning packet
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup butter
2 cups heavy cream
Directions

In a large pot over medium heat, combine broth, water and chicken. Bring just to boiling, then stir in rice, reserving seasoning packet. Cover and remove from heat.
In a small bowl, combine salt, pepper and flour. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Stir in contents of seasoning packet until mixture is bubbly. Reduce heat to low, then stir in flour mixture by tablespoons, to form a roux. Whisk in cream, a little at a time, until fully incorporated and smooth. Cook until thickened, 5 minutes.
Stir cream mixture into broth and rice. Cook over medium heat until heated through, 10 to 15 minutes.

**Instead of heavy cream I use milk (skim works just fine) we also like adding carrots and sometimes turkey bacon to it!

[lynsee]

Spaghetti with Sauteed Chicken and Grape Tomatoes
Gina's Weight Watcher Recipes
Servings: 4 • Serving Size: 1 1/2 cups • Old Points: 5.5 pts • Points+: 9 pts
Calories: 329.7 • Fat: 6.8 g • Carb: 48.3 g • Fiber: 7.2 g • Protein: 25.0 g

Ingredients:
2 skinless chicken breast halves, diced in 1 inch cubes
cooking spray
1/2 tsp each of dried oregano and dries basil
kosher salt and fresh pepper
8 oz spaghetti (high fiber or low carb) I used Ronzoni Smart Taste
2 cups grape tomatoes, halved
6 cloves garlic, smashed and coarsely chopped
4 tsp extra virgin olive oil
4 tbsp chopped fresh basil
Directions:
Bring a large pot of salted water to boil.

Season chicken generously with salt, pepper, oregano and basil. Heat a large skillet on high heat. When hot, spray with oil and add chicken. Cook about 3-4 minutes, until no longer pink. Remove chicken and set aside.

Add pasta and cook according to package directions. Reserve about 1/2 cup pasta water before draining.

While pasta cooks, add olive oil to skillet on high heat. Add garlic and sauté until golden brown (do not burn). Add tomatoes, salt and pepper and reduce heat to medium-low. Sauté about 4-5 minutes. When pasta is drained, add pasta to tomatoes and toss well. If pasta seems too dry, add some of the reserved pasta water. Add fresh basil and chicken and toss well. Serve and top with good grated cheese.

[mom2kyle]

Impossible Taco Pie...we love these impossible pies at our house

Ingredients:
•1 lb. ground beef
•1/2 cup chopped onion
•1 ( 1 1/4 oz.) envelope taco seasoning mix
•1 can ( 4 oz.) chopped green chiles, drained
•1 1/4 cup milk
•3 eggs
•3/4 cup Bisquick
•2 tomatoes, sliced
•1 cup shredded Monterey Jack or Cheddar cheese

Preparation:
Heat oven to 400 degrees. Grease glass pie plate, 10 x 1 1/2 inches.

Cook and stir ground beef and onion in skillet until beef is brown;drain. Stir in seasoning mix, dry. Spread in pie plate; top with chillies.

Beat milk, eggs and Bisquick baking mix until smooth. Pour into pie plate. Bake 25 minutes.

Top with tomatoes and cheese. Bake 8-10 minutes longer or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes.

Serve with sour cream, tomatoes and shredded lettuce if desired. 6-8 servings.
This recipe is from Bisquick.

[sarahisis]

I didn't grocery shop this week because were going on vacation, soooooo it's a fend for yourself kind of week til we leave!

[doeeyedgirl]

That sounds yummy, Mom2Kyle! May just have to try that with the leftover hamburger I have.

[supermommy]

That does sound yummy mom2kyle.

We are having left over meatloaf

[megan1201]

using leftover shredded chicken to make tacos tonight.