Daddy's Chicken

Tonight my husband cooked dinner with just a hodgepodge of things we already had on hand.  Grocery day is tomorrow, so he looked around and the dish just sort of presented itself!  Our daughter called it "Daddy's Chicken" while we were eating.  :)

Ingredients

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite size pieces

broccoli

green beans

onion

soy sauce

garlic (powder, fresh - whatever is on hand)

oil

pepper

rice

Season chicken with pepper and bake at 375 degrees until fully cooked.  While chicken is cooking, saute broccoli, green beans, garlic, and onion in a bit of oil.  Season with some soy sauce.  When chicken is done baking, mix with the vegetables.  Cook rice according to package directions, and mix with chicken and veggies.

*any of the ingredients could be substituted for whatever you have on hand.  It's a good dish to make when you're running low on supplies before grocery shopping!*

Cannellini Bean Pate

This is another really super easy snack or sandwich spread. (or pita spread for that matter). It came from "Best Ever Three & Four Ingredient Cookbook".

2 14oz cans cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
2 oz Cheddar cheese (i think it's about a half a cup..though my math may be way off)
2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley ( i skipped this, we didn't have it, you could substitute anything really)
3 tbps olive oil

Put cannellini beans in the food processor with the olive oil in a steady stream. Process to a chunky paste. Transfer to a bowl and stir in the shredded cheese and parsley. Sprinkle with a little paprika , if desired. Serve with wholegrain toast.

I heated mine in the microwave because melted cheese is awesome and it tasted really good. I dipped carrots in mine, though I would probably not use that particular vegetable next time. I also think that tyou can whip this stuff on top of a tortilla with some lettuce and tomato and BOOM you have quesadillas! brillant, yo!