Delicious Apple Crisp

Ok, this is a gooood one!!! So simple, and sooo delish!

Peel and slice about 8 apples (I used Fuji)
Put them in the bottom of an 8x13 pan
Mix 1 cup sugar, 1tbs flour, and 1 tsp cinnamon and pour over apples - pour 1/2 cup of water over the whole thing
Mix 1/2 cup melted butter, 1 cup quick cooking oats, 1 cup flour, and 1 cup brown sugar and crumble over the apple mixture

Cook for 45 mins @ 350 in the oven... should come out bubbling and smelling like perfection :-)

Chicken Chow Mein

So last night, I got a little hungry (as we all do), and I decided I would make some chicken chow mein for dinner. So, I asked the hubs if that sounded ok to him, and he said "sure." Terrible Answer, but he was busy doing his chores, so I can't really blame him for not sounding enthusiastic about it...:-) So I got to work.

He came in about 20 mins later, and said, "oh wow, I thought you were making it out of a bag... you're like going all fresh on me." As if I would do it any other way ;-).

So, while it was an experiment, it turned out really really good! So here I am to share:

Started out by cooking 2 chicken breasts, I ended up only using one...
So, while it was cooking, I did the rest:

First, saute half an onion chopped and about 2 big cloves of minced garlic in about a tbs of canola oil
Add fresh brocolli, half an orange bell pepper, a pinch of black pepper
Add a little soy sauce... let simmer for a while and stir it a few times

Cook some chow mein noodles (takes like 2 mins)... make sure you rinse them after cooking.

Add to the veggies, and add more soy sauce, oil, and I added some sweet and sour sauce.

Keep it cooking until the chicken is done. Cut up the chicken and add to the chow mein and let simmer for about ten minutes.

ENJOY!!!

Creamy Fettucini

Here's a healthy great tasting recipe for one of my favorite pasta dishes EVER... Fettucini Alfredo (insert rumbling of my tummy). This is sooo easy and sooo good! In fact, add some cooked salmon or chicken and you can have some protein with your pasta :-).

Ingredients:

1 package of noodles (fresh noodles are the best, but you can always just use the box!)
1 cup heavy cream
1 cup butter
1 cup shredded parmesan

Directions:

Melt the cream, butter, and parmesan down until all is combined and thick.

Add to the noodles.

Add your protein if desired.

Serve hot, garnished with more parmesan and a caesar salad.

Enjoy!

P.S. Make enough for me to come share ;-)

Fiesta Enchiladas!

This recipe is courtesy of my good friend Crystal... she rocked these enchiladas, so I decided to do it myself and see what reviews I got... and when the verdict came in as AMAZING, I decided to share since it's soooo  easy and soooo yummy.

Essential ingredients:

Trader Joe's Enchilada sauce (2 bottles)
Trader Joe's handmade wheat tortillas (2 pkgs)
LOTS and LOTS of cheese (I mixed a mexican blend with cheddar)
1 Yellow Bell Pepper (optional)
1 Can Trader Joe's Corn and Chilli salsa mix (no tomato) - this was my own addition and it gave it a little sweet kick
Canola Oil
Glass baking pan/dish thingy

Set up your assembly line... yes, like in 2nd grade...

Heat some oil in a pan, stick in a tortilla- fry it up
Dip it in the enchilada sauce so it's completely covered
Pack it with cheese
Roll it up
Stick it in a baking pan
REPEAT until your baking pan is stuffed!
Cover the entire hot mess with more cheese, bell pepper chunks and the corn stuff.... OH MAN- I can taste it already.

Then bake it at 375 for about 15 mins... and enjoy!
The ingredients above made about 18- 20 enchiladas... enough for a FIESTA!!!!

Enjoy, and once again, thank you Crystal for showing me the BEST and EASIEST enchilada recipe.