Chicken "Parmaprese"...or something like that.
My favorite sauce. It is not too garlicky (which is a PLUS for me…damn acid reflux problems) and doesn’t have any extra sugar added to it.
I am still here. Did you miss me? I have been keeping my meals SO simple lately that there hasn’t even really been anything new to share but I will do my best to add new concoctions to the blog as I come up with them.
My goal with food is always:
1. For it to taste good.
2. QUICK & SIMPLE!
3. And obviously, healthy.
My first tip is prep some damn chicken. Look, we all want fancy meals but don’t always have the time, so this is where prep comes into play…if you have protein on hand, you can make SEMI-fancy food throughout the week. What do I mean by semi-fancy? Well this dinner was comprised of prepped grilled chicken but very much filled my craving for two of my fav Italian dishes (one of them not always being the healthiest option), Chicken Parm and Caprese Salad. And I didn’t have to wait around for chicken to bake or really spend much time assembling this AT ALL.
What You Need:
1. 3/4 Cup grilled or cooked chicken of your choice (Rotisserie would work too)
2. 1/4-1/3 Cup (ish) Newman’s Own Marinara (the imp. thing is the sauce has no extra sugar added)
3. 1/4 Cup fresh mozzarella (I LOVE Trader Joe’s Mozzarella Cheese Log)
4. Fresh basil (I don’t really measure this one)
5. Fresh grated Parmesan
6. 1/2 cup sliced Polenta (mine fits perfectly into my measuring cup so I know it is 1/2 cup)
7. Paprika (enough to sprinkle over your Polenta)
8. Olive Oil Spray
9. Side of veggies (Your choice, I to have 1 cup steamed broccoli with this meal)
10. An appetite.
For the chicken:
1. Heat a pan with olive oil spray, throw in your diced chicken. After it is reheated/warm, add the sauce and mix well.
2. Sprinkle with parm, mix one more time!
3. Plate it and top with mozzarella and basil.
4. Serve with a side of veggies and polenta.
5. Impress yourself with your cooking skills and how little time you actually had to spend in the kitchen to get a good meal.
Nom. Nom. Nom.
For my Fix Fam, I personally count this as 1 red, 1 yellow, 1 blue, 1 green.
For the polenta (I use my toaster oven on the bake setting for this):
1. Line a baking sheet with foil, lightly spray with olive oil.
2. Place polenta slices on the pan, sprinkle with paprika & parm.
3. Bake at 375 for 10-12 minutes. The top should be golden and crispy.
You can find Polenta “logs” at most grocery stores in the pasta isle, I get mine at Trader Joe’s.
And this pre-sliced mozzarella is one of my favorite TJ items too.
Bon appétit friends.