New month, new food ideas!

We have a list of different meals that are on infinite repeat because they're simple, tasty and filling. So any time I don't post here with a recipe or meal it means that we've been having another repeat. I fixed breaded chicken strips last night with a side salad. Today was a bit different and I have a new menu calendar on my ipad to reference when I need to know what to pull out of the freezer. 

This was our freezer and fridge the day before we got money. A few chicken breasts left and some frozen veggies. I don't have all the meats I usually buy in the freezer right now so will post an 'after' picture then. The chicken strips we had I used a variation of a recipe for chicken tenderloins which you soak the chicken in milk first. 

I added about a tablespoon of rotisserie chicken seasoning and this is the way I'm going to be doing chicken from now on. It's moist, has flavor and then adding seasoning to the flour as well it is super tasty!

 

Today I tried a new recipe from a video and had to guess at a few points. 

 

'Stuffed Italian Sausage' Sandwiches

 

1 pack (5) mild Italian sausage

1 package string cheeses (any number)

1 jar Marinara sauce

Sandwich rolls (all I could find is 'bolillo' at the market)

Parmesan cheese (dry grated or fresh)

Chili flakes

2 tbl butter

1 large clove garlic crushed

 

Preheat oven to 375 degrees

Grease or spray a baking dish large enough to fit the sausages 

Slice through sausages enough to fit one string cheese, do not remove skin. When all are done, sprinkle a little of the chili flakes on top.

Spoon marinara sauce over sausages to cover well and sprinkle with parmesan cheese. Cook in oven for approximately one hour until sausages are completely cooked and cheese is melted. I found that an hour was just shy of enough time, the cheese wasn't completely melted in the middle. 

While that is baking, if needed, split the buns/rolls then mix the crushed garlic and butter and spread on inside of rolls. Afterthought: scoop out some of the bread to make room for the sausage. Heat up remaining sauce if all five will be eaten, if not about a cup of sauce and add any other flavorings to the sauce to taste. I added another clove of garlic, garlic powder and that was it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When sausages are done, put rolls on a baking pan or toast on a rack in oven (you can use aluminum foil on the rack if needed). Using tongs place a sausage carefully on the bun and spoon more sauce on top. Eat up! The original recipe was just the sausage alone and I thought this would make a great alternative to the meatball sandwich.

It was really good but due to poor condition of buns, mine fell apart and I had to use a knife and fork but it was still delicious. I'm planning on using the remainders with fettucini and the remainder of the marinara. Going to either put them in the oven again to heat with foil over them or in the microwave. 

Pictures when that happens of course.

Part 1 of our grocery haul, we also got a box of veggies from a dear friend who had extra so will be having Ronto Wraps again with the cabbage and already used some of the lettuce for salad.  I have two weeks of meals planned already and need to see what we will be picking up at the store tomorrow for the rest of our meals.

Mangia!