Marintated Steak with Caramelized Onions

• 1/4 cup Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing
• 3 Tbsp A.1. Original Steak Sauce, divided
• 2 Tbsp brown sugar
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 boneless beef sirloin steak (1 lb)
• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• 1 large onion, thinly sliced

1. Mix dressing, 2 Tbsp steak sauce, sugar and garlic until well blended. Pour over steak to coat both sides. Refrigerate 1 hour to marinate.
2. Heat oil in large nonstick skillet on medium-high heat. Add onions; cook and stir 5 min. Cover; cook on medium-low heat 15 min or until onions are golden brown, stirring occasionally.
3. Heat broiler. Remove steak from marinade; discard marinade. Place steak on rack of broiler pan. Broil 4 inches from heat 8 min on each side or until done. Remove from heat; cover. Let stand 5 min, before cutting across the gain into thin slices. Stir remaining steak sauce into onions. Serve with meat.

We marinated the steak for more than an hour, and just used a plastic bag and we grilled it instead of broiling it. It was great!

Zesty Chicken and Vegetable Soup

• 8 oz boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into very thin strips
• 1 Tbsp hot-pepper sauce
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 1 package (16 oz) frozen stir-fry vegetables
• 1 cup angle hair pasta, broken into 2-inch lengths, or fine egg noodles
• 1 green onion, thinly sliced

1. Toss the chicken with the pepper sauce and set aside. Bring the broth to a boil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat.
3. Add the vegetables and pasta to the broth. Return to a boil and cook for 2 minutes. Stir in the chicken and green onion. Cook for 1 minute o until the chicken is no longer pink.

I didn't use as much hot sauce as it called for and it still had plenty of kick to it. I also used whatever frozen and fresh veggies I had on hand, since I didn't have "stir-fry" veggies.

Bottom of the Box Crushed Cracker Pork

• 1 pound pork tenderloin
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 Tbsp steak sauce
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 cup FINELY crushed cheese crackers
• 2 Tbsp vegetable oil, divided

Combine egg, steak sauce and garlic powder in a shallow dish. Place crushed crackers in another shallow dish. Cut tenderloin crosswise into 1/2-inch thick slices. Pound or flatten slices with the heel of your hand to 1/4 inch thickness. Dip each slice first into egg mixture, then cracker crumbs, turning to coat. Heat one tablespoon of oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat until hot. Add half of pork slices and cook 4 to 5 minutes per side or until browned. Repeat with remaining oil and pork slices.

I had my reservations about this recipe but thought I would give it a try anyway, and I'm glad I did! It was great! I used pork chops instead of a tenderloin and it worked out well! I got the recipe out of a magazine, but it was from the National Pork Board.

Arby's Sandwich

Yum, easy and delicious. I halved this because I only have a family of 3

2 Lbs thin sliced deli ham.
1 C water
1 C Ketchup
1/4 C Brown Sugar
1/2 C Worcestershire Sauce
2 Tbsp White Vinegar
2 tsp. Mustard

Mix all BUT the ham together
Place ham in Crock Pot, pour mixture on top. Cook 4-5 hour low or 2 on high. I would occasional stir it. Serve on hamburger bun.

Spinach and Feta Stuffed Chicken Breasts

I adapted this recipe from Gina's Weight Watcher Recipes.
Calories: 126
Points 2.5

We had this tonight and after my husband took the first bite he said wow, that has a lot of flavor! I loved the combination of the feta cheese and spinach! Delish! I will put my version of the recipe but if you want her original version, check it out here
Hers called for Ricotta cheese but I don't usually have that on hand and there is nothing more annoying then getting ready to make something and realizing you don't have every ingredient so I improvised!

This serving size is for two chicken breasts that I pounded out to make four chicken rolls, so keep that in mind if you are feeding more.

* Couple handfuls of fresh spinach
* 1 tsp. oil
*1/3 C. (give or take) feta cheese
* 1/3 C. ( give or take again, sorry I didn't really measure) Cottage cheese
*1/2 onion chopped
*2 cloves of garlic
* 2 chicken breasts
*1 egg
*1 Tbsp. h2O
* 1/3 C. seasoned breadcrumbs (Italian)
* Pam
* Spaghetti noodles ( to use as toothpicks)

Preheat oven at 350

Saute onions and spinach for a couple of minutes, add garlic and saute for about 1 min. Remove from heat, add feta and cottage cheese.

Slice chicken breasts in half and pound them ( I use my rolling pin) to make them thinner. Season with salt and pepper.

Place spinach mixture in the middle and wrap the ends around, secure with spaghetti noodles if needed ( nice thing about this is you can eat them and for some reason I never have any toothpicks:)

Dip chicken into the egg wash and then breadcrumbs

Spray your cookie sheet with pam and back for about 25 minutes. I also added a little itsy bitsy pat of light butter on top to keep the chicken moist.

Hope you like it!

Brown Sugar Chicken

• 12 boneless, skinless chicken thighs or 6 boneless skinless breast halves
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup lemon-lime soda
• 2/3 cup vinegar
• 3 cloves smashed and chopped garlic
• 2 Tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tsp black pepper

Plop chicken in crockpot. Cover with the brown sugar, pepper, chopped garlic and soy sauce. Add the vinegar and pour in the soda. Cover and cook on low for 6-9 hours or on high for 4-5. The chicken is done when it is cooked through and has reached desired consistency. The longer you cook it, the more tender it will be.
Serve over a bowl of rice with a ladle full of the broth

I got this from the crockpot365.blogspot.

Nice and easy and pretty tasty!

Oatmeal Breakfast Muffins

Be careful with these ones, they will run right through you! I am always looking for healthy recipes and I came across this recipe the other day. I got it from myfoodstoragemeals.blogspot.com They are sooooooo good! They taste just like Banana Bread!

1 egg
1/4 cup canola oil
1/2 cup applesauce
4 bananas (I only used 3)
3 T sour cream (I used fat free)
1 t vanilla

Mix the above together.

1 1/4 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup flax (make sure to grind this, I use a coffee grinder and it works great! I bought it specifically for this purpose!)
1 1/4 cup quick oats
1/3 cup brown sugar or honey (I used about 1/4 cup honey)
1 t cinnamon
1 t baking soda
1/2 t salt
1 1/2 baking powder
1/2 cup raisins or craisins ( I left this out)
1/2 cup chocolate chips (optional)

Mix together the wet ingredients. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Put muffins in a greased muffin tin and bake 350* for 10-15 minutes. (I actually baked them for about 20 minutes.)