Homemade Mac and Cheese

Saute and brown; set aside
      1 Onion
      1/2 Pound of Sausage

Noodles
     Boil and rinse 1/2 bag of macaroni noodles

White Sauce
      2 TBS margarine
      3 TBS Flour
      3 tsp reduced-sodium chicken bouillon granules (optional)
      1 1/2 cups boiling water
      1 C milk
      Pepper to taste

      In a saucepan, melt margarine. Stir in flour, and bouillon until blended. Gradually add water and milk. Brink to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Season with pepper.

Combine
      All ingredients in a 9x13 pan that has been oiled and bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes until bubbling on the top. Then add grated cheese to the top to cover. Let sit for 10 minutes and serve.

Thai Noodle Bowl

• 4 cups low sodium beef stock
• 2 Tbsp reduced sodium soy sauce
• 2 cups cooked roast beef cut into strips
• 6 oz soba (buckwheat) noodles, broken in half
• 1 1/3 cups shredded carrots
• 2/3 cups small broccoli florets
• 1 cup shredded baby spinach
• 1 Tbsp fresh cilantro

1. Bring stock & soy sauce to boil on medium- high heat. Stir in beef and noodles. Return to boiling; reduce heat, cover and simmer for 3 minutes.
2. Add carrots and broccoli. Simmer 12-15 more minutes, then stir in spinach and cilantro. Simmer 2 more minutes.

This was a hit at our house. The buckwheat noodles I bought this time had yams in them and the kids loved them. They are usually in the Asian section. I also added a bit of lime juice to my bowl and thought it was a nice touch! And I used steak instead of roast this go round and it worked just as well if not better than when I made it with leftover roast.

Chicken Parmasean

We enjoyed our homemade version of Chicken Parmasean. This was so good and so easy!

In a 9x13" pan place some diced onion and a few pats of butter, place pan in oven as it is preheating to 350*
Pull out of oven when butter melts.
4 chicken breasts cut in half and pounded to 1/4" thickness.
2 eggs cracked in a bowl and whisked
About 1-1/2 cups of Italian style bread crumbs in a bowl
Dip your chicken in egg, turn to coat
Place in crumb mixture, turn to coat.
Place in the 9x13" pan on top of butter and oven
Cook 30 min. Or until chicken is cooked completely and chicken is a little crispy.
You can put some of your spaghetti sauce over the chicken with a slice of cheese over each chicken piece or because most of my family doesn't like cheese, go with out it.
Serve with your family favorite noodles, (we use whole wheat) and spaghetti sauce.
We also serve a yummy veggie on the side. Enjoy!