Recipe: Pan-Roasted Chicken Breasts with Artichokes and Cherry Tomatoes Book: ATK Quick Family Cookbook Grade: A- Needs: Easier artichokes Notes: Why in the world did ATK choose frozen artichoke hearts? They're impossible to find. We substituted two cans of artichokes and the recipe was A-OK. Also, Meijer split-chicken breasts take 45+ minutes in the oven, not 20 minutes. Now that I'm done complaining - I don't like cooked tomatoes, artichokes, or capers. However, this recipe was awesome! Recipe: Hearty Vegetable and Orzo Casserole Book: ATK The Make-Ahead Cook Grade: B Needs: More squash chunks. Notes: My lovely wife made this one. It was very good. The arugula, pine nuts, parm, mushrooms, and squash blended incredibly well. I'm not a mushroom fan, but this was great. I'm beginning to think I don't like food that is cooked incorrectly. Recipe: Tequila and Lime Turkey Chili & Classic Corn Muffins Book: ATK Quick Family Cookbook Grade: Chili: A & Cornbread: B Needs: Nothing. Notes: I love this chili recipe. It's quick, easy, tasty, and rich. If I were to enter a chili contest, I'd take this recipe and add a touch more heat. The corn muffins are quick and good. There may be a touch too much butter in them, but I have no complaints for 5 minutes of work. Recipe: Baked Chicken and Penne with Broccoli and Sun-Dried Tomatoes
Book: ATK The Make-Ahead Cook Grade: C+ Needs: Smaller tomato chunks and cheaper cheese. Notes: My lovely wife made this one as well. She said, "It took a lot of time. There were a lot of steps. And I dirtied a lot of dishes." This recipe was OK, but it wasn't much better than a bag of frozen pasta, chicken, and veggies. Also, our $14/lb cheese was good, but put to waste. This one is out of rotation. I'll keep the base, but make it my own experiment.
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Mackenzie Flahaut
2/27/2015 05:48:06 am
Looks amazing!
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