Tuesday, 24 September 2013

Easy Chicken Spaghetti and Lemon Lime cookies



Happy Tuesday!!

This meal was inspired by my laziness to cook and my husband begging me for weeks for lemon cookies. Enjoy!


Easy Chicken Spaghetti

3 Chicken breast
2 cups  Pasta sauce
1/4 -1/2 cup  Cheese (I used Cheddar)
1/2 - 1 box of Vermicelli Spaghetti noodles (I used Catelli smart pasta)
1 cup Mushrooms sliced
1/2 cup chopped Green onions
1 tbsp Olive oil
1 tsp Basil
1 tsp Oregano
Garlic Salt & Pepper to taste

Preheat your oven to 375ºf. Spray a glass 8 x 8 baking dish with cooking spray for easy clean up. Put Chicken Breast into the baking dish and sprinkle with garlic salt and pepper, pour the Spaghetti sauce over the chicken breast. Bake for 25 - 30 minutes.

Start cooking your pasta now as directed on the box.

Meanwhile add Olive oil, Green onions, Mushrooms, Garlic salt, basil & Oregano and sprinkle with salt and pepper in a frying pan. Sauté over medium heat till mushrooms get to a golden brown.

Layer the plate, Spaghetti first then spoon sauce over and add the Mushroom and onions and the Chicken on top. Sprinkle with desired amount of Cheese.



Lemon Lime Cookies
2 3/4 cups Whole wheat flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
Zest of one lemon, finely minced
Zest of one lime, finely minced
3 tbsp fresh lemon juice
2 tbsp fresh lime juice
1/2 cup sugar for rolling cookies

Preheat oven to 350ºf. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
 beat together the butter and sugar until smooth and very fluffy. Beat in egg, vanilla extract, lemon juice and lemon zest.Gradually blend in the dry ingredients.
Roll rounded teaspoonful's of dough into balls, and roll in sugar. Place on lined cookie sheets about 1 1/2 inches apart. Bake 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly browned.
Let stand on cookie sheet two minutes before removing to cool on wire racks.


 

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