Pizza Frittata

This is really yummy - I'd never made a frittata before, but it was surprisingly easy. For those who aren't familiar with them, it's basically a baked omelet. This one is really good with some garlic bread on the side. This recipe takes about a half hour from start to finish - it's also a good stand-by because it only needs a few ingredients (all of which are pretty inexpensive). Enjoy!

1 Tbsp. plus 4 tsp. olive oil
1 medium onion
6 large eggs plus 2 large egg whites
coarse salt
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
1 can (14.5 oz.) whole tomatoes with juice
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a 10-inch ovenproof skillet, heat 2 tsp. oil over medium heat. Cook onion, stirring often, until soft, about 5 minutes. Cool completely.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, egg whites, 3/4 tsp. salt, and 2 Tbsp. water. Stir in onion and 3/4 cup mozzarella.
3. In the skillet, heat 1 Tbsp. oil over medium heat. Add egg mixture; reduce heat to low, and cook until beginning to set around the edges, about 3 minutes. Transfer skillet to oven; bake until set, about 12 minutes.
4. Meanwhile, heat remaining 2 tsp. oil in a saucepan over low heat. Cook garlic until soft, 2 minutes or so. Add tomatoes, parsley, and 1/4 tsp. salt; simmer, breaking up tomatoes with a spoon, about 5 minutes.
5. Spoon sauce over frittata; sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup of cheese. Return to oven for a minute, until the cheese melts.

Note: If you're pressed for time, you can always skip step four (no need to buy garlic, tomatoes, or parsley) - just use 1 1/2 cups of your favorite spaghetti sauce. Serves 4.

Quick Muffins

This is one of our favorites. We make these for breakfast sometimes. These are plain muffins that are really good with butter and jam on them. Or just by themselves.

1 egg
1/2 C. Milk
1/4 C. oil
1 1/2 C. Flour
2 tsp. Baking Powder
1/2 tsp. Salt
1 C. Sugar

Combine all ingredients. Fill muffin cups 1/2 full. Bake at 400 degrees for 12-15 minutes.

7-Up Chicken Marinade

2 cups 7-Up
1 cup soy sauce
1 cup oil
Garlic to taste

Marinate 24 hrs.

Spicy Shrimp and Fettuccine

Oh baby! This recipe was so yummy! I made it for the first time last night for dinner and it was so delicious that I had to share. It's also really easy to make. Plus, I got it from Cooking Light's website, so it only has a little over 400 calories a serving. One note: it may be too spicy for small kids. You could use less (or omit) of the red pepper, depending on your family's tastes.

8 ounces uncooked fettuccine
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined
2 cups chopped plum tomato (about 5) (I used a 16 oz. can of diced tomatoes, without the juice, since I forgot to buy the tomatoes. They worked just fine.)
2 tablespoons reduced-fat sour cream
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1 teaspoon dried basil (or 2 T. of fresh)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Cook pasta according to the package directions. Drain.

Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add red pepper and garlic to pan; sauté 1 minute. Add shrimp; sauté 1 minute. Stir in tomatoes and next 4 ingredients (through salt); bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 5 minutes. Stir in pasta; cook 1 minute or until thoroughly heated.

Place 1 1/2 cups pasta mixture on each of 4 plates; top each serving with 1 tablespoon cheese. Serve immediately.

Rice Krispie Honey Chicken

1 pkg. Boneless, Skinless Chicken (I just cut 2 B/S chicken breasts into smaller pieces)
1/2 cube margarine, melted
2-2 1/2 C Crushed Rice Krispies (We used corn flakes, and that was good, too.)
Honey

Dip chicken in melted butter then roll in crushed Krispies. Place on un-greased cookie sheet. Bake 40 minutes at 325 degrees. Remove from oven and put a generous amount of honey on chicken. Cook 10 minutes more. Watch carefully to make sure honey doesn't burn.

Applesauce Cookies

1c shortning
2c sugar
4 eggs
2c applesauce
1t vanilla
5c flour
1t cinnamon
1/2t cinnamon
1t nutmeg
1t salt
2t soda
1pkg chocolate chips

Cream shortning,sugar,eggs,vanilla add applesauce then the rest of the ingredients.
Drop by teaspoons onto greased cookie sheet
Bake at 400 fo 10-12min. these keep very well when covered

German pancakes

German pancakes

3 eggs whipped really good
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup flour
1/4 tsp salt
2 and a 1/2 TBL butter

Preheat oven to 450, melt butter in the bottom of a 8x8 glass baking dish in oven being careful not to burn butter. Pour batter into baking dish and bake for 15-20 minutes.