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What’s For Dinner This Week- “Spooktacular”

By on October 15, 2012 in Holiday Recipes, Making Dinner, Recipes

If you’re a subscriber to The Organized Cook Weekly Meal Plan System, we have something “Spooktacular” for your family dinner menu this week:

MONDAY:

Ghostly White Turkey Chili

Day 1: Ghostly White Turkey Chili

 

TUESDAY:

Day 2: Candy Apple Pork Chops with Easy Rice Pilaf

 

WEDNESDAY:

Graveyard Chicken

Day 3: Graveyard Chicken over Penne Pasta

 

THURSDAY:

leftover chicken recipe

Day 4: Day 4: Cilantro Green Chile Pork Penne

 

FRIDAY:

quesadilla bar

Day 5: Quesadilla Bar

 

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Our video from this Weekly Meal Plan is for our Candy Apple Pork Chops:

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More Halloween Fun

Halloween crafts

Halloween DIY Treats and Videos

 

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Traditional Meatloaf with Cheesy Twice-Baked Potatoes & Buttered Green Beans

By on January 18, 2012 in Entrees Recipe, Gluten Free, Recipes

Easy Family Dinner Recipes

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Traditional Tomato Meatloaf

Traditional Tomato Meatloaf

Ingredients

  • ground beef- 1½ lbs
  • bell pepper- 1, diced
  • onion, white- 1 small, peeled and minced
  • tomato sauce- 1 14oz. can
    • STAPLES:
  • egg- 1
  • breadcrumbs- 1 cup (omit for gluten-free version)
  • salt & pepper- 1 teaspoon each or seasoned salt

Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 375⁰.
  2. In large mixing bowl combine beef, diced peppers and onions, egg, breadcrumbs and salt & pepper.
  3. Mix loosely with a spoon first then use hands to mix well.
  4. Place beef mixture into baking dish and use hands to form loaf (or heart if it’s Valentine’s Day) leaving at least a 2 inch gap between meatloaf and sides of dish.
  5. Pour tomato sauce over meatloaf.
  6. Bake until cooked through, approximately 45 minutes.
https://tonispilsbury.com/traditional-meatloaf-with-cheesy-twice-baked-potatoes-buttered-green-beans/

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Spanish Paella

By on January 3, 2012 in Complete Family Dinner, Entrees Recipe, Gluten Free, Recipes, Reincarnating The Leftover

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Spanish Paella

Spanish Paella

Ingredients

  • Chorizo- 1 lb
  • onion, yellow- 1 medium, diced
  • red bell pepper- 1, diced
  • green bell pepper- 1, diced
  • long grain rice- 2 cups
  • diced tomatoes with green chiles- 1 14oz. can
  • tomato paste- 3 tablespoons
  • chicken broth- 1 quart (32 oz.)
  • cooked chicken, chopped (I use leftover chicken from one of my recipes like Chicken Under A Brick)
  • cooked shrimp, medium- 1 lb, tails removed
  • STAPLES
  • • olive oil- 3 tablespoons
  • • spanish saffron- a pinch

Instructions

  1. Heat a oil in large heated deep skillet or paella pan over medium-high heat.
  2. Add bell peppers and onions along with chorizo to sauté until peppers are tender.
  3. Add rice, diced tomatoes, tomato paste and saffron to sauté for another minute.
  4. Add chicken broth and bring to boil.
  5. Once boiling, lay chicken and shrimp on top then cover the pan (if you’re using a paella pan without a lid, you can use aluminum foil to cover), reduce heat to low.
  6. Simmer until rice has absorbed liquid, approximately 25 minutes.
https://tonispilsbury.com/spanish-paella/

This is the perfect recipe to make with leftover cooked chicken.

 

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