Roasted Green Beans

Can't get any healthier than this one.... I haven't made these yet - but this comes to me from my friend Julie. Her mom made them for Easter. I'm going to try them soon!

Roasted Green Beans, Onions & Garlic
3-4 T. Olive oil
1 lb green beans: cleaned, trimmed & patted dry (you can use yellow beans too for color)
1 med. red onion, cut in thin slices
6-8 med. garlic cloves; peeled, cut in half lengthwise
½ t. salt
1-2 T. Balsamic vinegar
Freshly ground pepper

Preheat oven, 400 F.
Brush large baking sheet with 2 T. Olive oil.
Spread beans, onions, & garlic on sheet.
Salt lightly and drizzle with oil.

Bake 20 – 30 minutes.
While baking, stir or shake pan several times.
When all vegetables are tender, transfer to large bowl.
Drizzle immediately with Balsamic vinegar.
Add fresh ground pepper to taste.

NOTE: Can serve hot, warm or cold.

My New Favorite Item from the Spice Isle

I found something new...total luck...at Meijer last week. I was in the market for some Rosemary for a new Talapia recipe I found....the dried Rosemary was about $6.00....so i continued to look for the Meijer Brand and ran across a new spice blend from McCormicks called "Crusting Blends" - it is a mixture of Panko, garlic, lemon and rosemary. You get a huge tub for under $5.00. So I decided to try it.... YUM!!!!!!!!

So this is all you have to do ...and you can use it on ANY meat.... but this is what I did.

Crusted Talapia

Talapia - thawed

McCormick's Crusting Blend

Olive Oil

Oven at 425

Lightly coat fish with olive oil.....spread the Crusting Blend. Place on baking sheet & bake for 15-20 minutes....(then I turned the oven to 200 for another 10 minutes to crisp the fish a little more).

Serve with fresh veggies..rice...whatever!

This was a quick and VERY easy meal and it's really good.

There are two other Blends... Italian Herb & Cheese and French Onion, Pepper & Herb. Needless to say....I'm stopping at Meijer on the way home to get more :) I coated 4 pieces of fish & it didn't use even 1/4 of the tub...and i had extra that I threw away from the coating process. Great deal...great taste!

"Fried Chicken"

I loooooove Fried chicken. This is a much healthier way to make it though. Sorry Col. Sanders :)
I have not made this yet...but I'm menu planning for next week...this one will be on it :)
Let me know if you enjoy this one!


Ingredients
~ (1) lb. Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts (approx 4 or 5 pieces)~
1 cup japanese style Panko bread crumbs~
1/3 cup whole wheat flour~
1/2 cup liquid egg substitute (egg beaters)~
Sea Salt & Pepper

Directions
~ Preheat Oven to 425 degree.~ Mix flour and seasoning in gallon size ziplock bag. Put the panko bread crumbs in a 2nd gallon size ziplock bag. In a bowl, put the egg substitute.~ 1 at a time, place the chicken in the flour/seasoning bag and shake to coat. Remove the chicken, shake off excess and dip into the egg substitute coating both sides. Again, shake off excess and place the chicken into the panko bread crumb bag and shake to coat.~ Remove chicken, shaking off excess; and place onto a broiler pan.~ Cook at 425 for about 25 minutes. Adjust your cooking time to allow for the thickness of your chicken.~ You can also use Breast tenderloins for "chicken strips" or you can cut the breast into 1 inch pieces to make "chicken nuggets". Cooking times may decrease slightly in "strips" or "nuggets"Number of Servings: 4


Nutritional Info
Servings Per Recipe: 4
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 235.5
Total Fat: 1.8 g
Cholesterol: 66.0 mg
Sodium: 153.9 mg
Total Carbs: 20.4 g
Dietary Fiber: 0.3 g
Protein: 32.5 g