Here’s how you can prepare a delicious Chicken Parmesan dinner in 15-20 minutes.

INGREDIENTS

• Chicken breasts
• 1/2 tsp Garlic powder
• 1 tsp Oregano, dried
• 2 TBsp Parsley
• 1 Egg
• 1 cup Marinara sauce
• 1/2 tsp Black pepper
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 cup breadcrumbs (I make my own – put two slices in the toaster and then put them in the blender, add ½ teaspoon of Italian Seasoning until they are blended into breadcrumbs)
• 1 tsp Onion Powder
• 1 1/2 cups Mozzarella
• 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, grated fresh

DIRECTIONS

Disclaimer! When I say “clean,” I don’t mean to put it in soapy water as my best friend did in college. I mean for you to cut off the fatty whitish-looking pieces from the chicken.

1. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, brush with olive oil.  Adjust oven rack so that is in the second from the top space. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Clean and cut the chicken breasts in half and pound to even thickness. Pounding it is the reason it will take less time to bake, so this is very important.
3. Pat the chicken breasts dry with a paper towel, then season with salt and pepper.
4. In one shallow dish, mix together breadcrumbs, grated parmesan cheese, salt, pepper, garlic powder, oregano, and black pepper.
5. In another shallow dish, whisk one egg.
6. Dip one chicken breast into the egg, then into the bread crumb mixture.  Ensure chicken breast is fully coated in the crumb mixture, and gently press with your hand do help the crumbs stick to the chicken.  Place chicken breast on prepared baking sheet, repeat with remaining pieces of chicken.
7. Place baking sheet in oven on the second from the top rack.  Bake for 15 minutes, or until cooked through.  Flip chicken, pour 1/4 cup of marinara sauce over each piece of chicken, then top with cheese.  Place back in the oven.  Turn on the broiler.  Broil for 2-4 minutes, until cheese is melted, and bubbly and edges of chicken are browning.

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It was Father’s Day weekend, and the grocery store was out of his favorite dessert that I was going to surprise him with after dinner. Since I couldn’t buy it, I decided to make one for him.

It actually turned out better than the store-bought version and required NO BAKING and NO EGG! Because of those reasons, I summoned the help of our two-year old twins. So, it was made from scratch and with a lot of love.

At the end of the day, Erik’s warning made our day! He stated that now that he had tried the homemade version, he never wanted a store-bought pie again. I have to agree.

Pie Ingredients:

• 27 OREO cookies
• 1 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1/2 cup hot chocolate fudge topping
• 4 Tablespoons butter (melted)
• 8 ounce cream cheese block, (room temperature)
• 1 1/4 cup confectioner sugar
• 24 ounces whipped topping (defrosted)

Garnish:

• OREO cookies (crushed)
• creamy peanut butter
• chocolate fudge
• whipped topping

Directions:

1. Use a blender or food processer to crush 27 entire OREOs. Pour in the melted butter until fully blended.
2. Put mixture into a 9-inch pie dish and spread out, then flatten with the bottom of a measuring cup to create the crust.
3. Move crust to the refrigerator for 10 minutes.
4. In a mixing bowl, add confections sugar, cream cheese, and 1 cup peanut butter. Mix the ingredients until creamy, then mix in 16 ounces of whipped topping to create the pie filling.
5. Remove crust from refrigerator, add the pie filling and spread evenly using a spatula.
6. Heat up 1/2 cup of hot fudge in a separate container in the microwave for 1 minute. Stir well. Pour the fudge over pie filling and use the back of a spoon to spread out evenly over top.
7. Place the pie in refrigerator for another 10 minutes.
8. Remove pie from fridge, add the rest of the whipped topping and spread it over top of the chocolate fudge.
9. Add the garnish of your dreams. I crushed up the OREOs and sprinkled on top and attempted to drizzle chocolate fudge as a finish.
10. Chill in the refrigerator until ready to serve. The twins and I made it Father’s Day morning and served it with dinner that evening.

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