pretty tastey

Logan and I have been on this finding new recipes kick... I am so sick of the same old recipes that we have been making for what fees like eternity!!  We made both of these last week... and I must say they were pretty tastey!  You can modify both of them to be slightly healthier by using whole grain pasta.  Logan isn't a huge fan of the whole grain pasta, but a trick you can try is mixing them with regular white noodles... if you do this, be sure to cook the whole grain pasta for a few minutes before adding the white {they do take longer to cook} 

Grilled Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo

Ingredients:
3 chicken breasts
1/8 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
½ tsp garlic powder
8 oz fettuccine noodles
Fresh parsley chopped
½ cup unsalted butter
½ cup heavy cream
¾ cup parmesan cheese, grated
1/8 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
garlic to taste


Prep:

-Oil grate on grill and then preheat
-Season chicken breasts with 1st salt and pepper then garlic powder, set aside. When grill is hot, cook chicken for 5-7 minutes per side or until juices run clear. Set aside for 10 minutes before slicing, then slice.
-Cook noodles.
-While noodles are cooking prepare sauce by melting butter into cream in a small pot. Once butter is melted, add parmesan cheese, garlic and 2nd salt and pepper. Stir together and put on low heat.
-Drain noodles and add chicken and sauce with parsley on top. Serve with garlic bread and a salad
I honestly think the grilled chicken and then the parmesan cheese w/ garlic is what makes this probably some of the best home made Grilled Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo. 

Skewered Honey Balsamic Chicken

Ingredients:

5 boneless chicken thighs

2 tbs balsamic vinegar

2 tbs Worcestershire sauce
2 tsp onion powder
2 tbs honey
1 tsp pepper
2 cloves garlic crushed
1 tsp grated ginger
1 tbs oil
Sesame seeds to sprinkle
Extra honey (optional)

Prep:

Cut chicken thighs into ½ inch pieces. In a separate bowl, mix the marinade and pour over the chicken. Add salt to taste. Mix completely so that all the chicken pieces are covered. Let marinade for 1-2 hours at least... we let ours marinade for 24 hrs = YUM. Drain and skewer the chicken on a bamboo skewer. Heat a non stick pan on med high until hot. Lower the heat to med low and add some skewers to the pan. Cook on one side for 3-5 minutes or until caramel brown. You will notice that as the chicken cooks it first releases liquid and then the liquid starts to caramelize. It will then coat the chicken. Make sure the heat is not too high when cooking the chicken.


Baste with extra honey if you’d like and cook for an additional min or so. Sprinkle the sesame seeds and serve.

Ok... so Logan and I didn't follow this recipe to a "T" because I forgot to buy skewers at the store... So I just cooked the chicken in a pan on the stove.  We served this with our family favorite pasta. 


On another side note... we did double each recipe for YUMMY leftovers! 


Let me know if you try either of these out..
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