Week of September 1st…

BAKED CHICKEN PARMESAN WITH GREEN BEANS & POLENTA…Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease a baking sheet or dish and place chicken on one side. Drizzle chicken with oil or spray and bake 20 min. Pull out chicken and add green beans to other side of sheet or another baking sheet/pan. Top chicken with desired amount of marinara sauce and cheese blend, bake everything for 12 min more. (broil for a few minutes if wanting brown and bubbly chicken). While chicken and green beans are in the oven, gently warm the polenta on stovetop on med-low, stirring often and adding a few tablespoons of water or milk if needed to moisten, about 5-8 min until warmed through. Serve chicken with green beans and polenta. Enjoy.

BANGERS AND MUSTARD MASH WITH TOMATO & ONION SALAD…French Sausages have already been braised in water and beer so you are just reheating. Remove tomato/onion salad from fridge while cooking sausages. Either grill the sausages on med-high for 5-8 min turning once OR bake at 375 degrees for 10 min (once the sausages burst or split, they must come off the grill or out of the oven). While cooking sausages, heat up the mashed potatoes. Serve the sausages with the mustard mash and the tomato and onion salad with the mustard on the side. Yum!

CHICKEN & SAUSAGE GUMBO WITH RICE…Heat up gumbo by portion and serve over a scoop of the warmed rice. Enjoy with some lightly dressed greens.