Catching up Part Deux!

Ok here we go again! This round I will provide 3 meals:  Chicken Rollitini, Baked Cheesy Chicken Penne, and a Southwest Black Bean Casserole.  I will keep it short and provide pics of finished dish and link to recipe's.

Chicken Rollitini

MMM chicken! My favorite:)  This recipe is from Skinnytaste but I did do a couple things differently.  Really you can do alot of different combinations with this dish.  For one I used Broccoli not Zucchini.  I also just took two, pretty good sized, chicken breast and pounded them to a 1/4 inch thick.  It helps for a wider area to spread filling and easier to roll.

I paired it with rice and some corn (which my son picked out:))

here is the link to the recipe.....
http://www.skinnytaste.com/2011/08/chicken-rollatini-stuffed-with-zucchini.html

Baked Cheesy Chicken Penne

 Love love love this meal for a many reasons:)  First I love this recipe because with it you get two dinners.  And it's freezable! 

I love participating in Take the Meal through my church.  It is a program that offers dinners to family's of sickness, new moms, disability, or maybe just someone in need of some help.  I have done it a couple times now and I secretly love to use this recipe;)  Everyone has loved it so far!

You can do it too! You don't need to be a part of a church....but do you have a friend or neighbor that could use some help?  Did they just have a baby?  Are they sick and still taking care of their 3 kids?  Maybe you know someone who just needs a hand reached out to them and you don't know what you can do!  I challenge you to do what I did.  Provide a family with a meal:)  And you still have one for yours!  I am positive they will love and appreciate it.

here is the link to the recipe......

http://realmomkitchen.com/1505/baked-cheesy-chicken-penne/

Another couple swicthes I made.  I used whole wheat pasta, organic sundried tomatoes, bella mushrooms, and low fat milk. (still taste great!)

Southwest Black Bean Casserole

Ha! Just noticed the site on which I got this recipe, they adapted from Cooking Light! No wonder I love this dish.  This dish is so yummy you really don't even need toppings on it! Of course though, they do give you options;)

fyi: I did not have green onion to top:(

here is the link to the recipe.....

http://pinchofyum.com/southwest-black-bean-casserole

We topped it with some sour cream but super delicous without.

ENJOY!