Santa Fe Chicken

This dinner is super quick with tons of flavor.

Ingredients
Oil
1 lb Chicken, boneless, skinless
1 can Black Beans, drained, rinsed
1 small can Corn, drained
1 cup Salsa
Cheese (Optional)
Rice-Prepare according to package instructions

1. Heat Oil in Skillet.
2. Add Chicken and cook until no longer pink.
3. Stir in Black Beans, Corn, and Salsa.
4. Serve over Rice and top with Cheese

Italian Sausage Lasagna

Lasagna is a delicious go-to weeknight dinner. I like to spice it up a bit. I forgot to take a picture tonight but I will add one when I make this next time.

Ingredients
9 Lasagna noodles
1 lb Mild Italian Sausage
1/2 cup Onion, chopped
1 jar Pasta Sauce
15 oz Ricotta
1 tsp Garlic
1/2 cup Parmesan, grated
1 cup Mozzarella

Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Prepare Lasagna Noodles according to package instructions.
3. In large skillet, brown Sausage. Add Onions and cook until Sausage is well done.
4. In a bowl, combine Ricotta, Garlic, and Parmesan.
5. Spread 1/2 the jar Pasta sauce on bottom of 13x9 baking dish.
6. Place 3 Noodles over Pasta Sauce.
7. Spread 1/2 the Ricotta Mixture. Top with 1/2 the Sausage mixture.
8. Cover with 3 Noodles. Spread the other 1/2 Ricotta mixture and the other 1/2 Sausage mixture.
9. Top with the last 3 Noodles. Spread the rest of the Pasta Sauce on top. Cover with foil.
10. Bake for 20 minutes. Top with Mozzarella and bake an additional 10 minutes.

Pesto Penne

Once again, here is another quick weeknight meal that is a favorite in our house.  I used whole wheat penne for this one.

Ingredients

1 box Penne
Oil
1 lb Chicken, boneless, skinless, cubed
1 Red Pepper, chopped
4 oz Pesto
Feta

Instructions
1. Cook Penne according to package instructions. Drain
2. Heat Oil in skillet. Cook Chicken until no longer pink.
3. Add Red Peppers and saute 3-4 minutes.
4. Mix Chicken, Red Peppers, and Pesto in with the Penne.
5. Sprinkle with Feta