Balsamic Chicken with Mushrooms

4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
salt and pepper to taste
4 oz crimini mushrooms, sliced
1 small onion, chopped
olive oil
6 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
3/4 cup chicken broth
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
1 tablespoon butter

1. Pound chicken to 1/4 thickness and season with salt and pepper
2. Heat oil in a skillet over medium high heat and saute onion and garlic
3. Add chicken and brown on one side
4. Add mushrooms and turn chicken over and brown
5. Add vinegar, chicken broth, and thyme. Cover tightly and simmer over medium low heat for 5 minutes, turning mushrooms occasionally.
6. Remove chicken and place on a serving plate
7. Continue to simmer the sauce, uncovered, over medium high heat for about 7 minutes. Add in butter and pour mushroom sauce over chicken
8. Serve with rice or over a bed of spinach and quinoa, topped with cherry tomatoes and mozzarella cheese

Chicken Parmesan

I was appalled that Kroger's (the one next to Lowes on West Broad) didn't have any garlic bread. At first I thought, ok so they don't have Colombo garlic bread .. but they had to stock something either in the bakery or frozen food section. Nothing!! In my opinion, no pasta dish is complete without garlic bread on the side..

Luckily we found a great alternative. Pillsbury makes these garlic and buttered flavored crescent rolls... They came out light and fluffy!!!

Ingredients:
Chicken Breasts
Egg
Italian Bread Crumbs
Kraft parmesan cheese (bottle)
Garlic
Sliced mozzarella
Olive Oil
Thin Spaghetti
Prego Traditional
Diced Tomatoes
Tomato Paste
Siracha Sauce
Sugar

1. Chicken:
- Mix bread crumbs and Kraft parmesan cheese in a large bowl
- Beat one egg into a separate smaller bowl
- (i like to cut my chicken breasts horizontally, this way they don't get chewy and tough)
- Dip chicken into egg and then into crumbs and cheese mixture
- place chicken into a pyrex
- add in more bread crumbs and parmesan cheese
- add in smashed garlic cloves
- drench chicken and garlic with olive oil
- cover with foil
- place into preheated oven (375-400 degrees) for about 15-2o minutes
- When almost cooked, place slices of mozzarella on over the chicken
- put chicken back into the oven for about 2-3 minutes
2. Sauce
- 2 tblspns olive oil in saucepan
- add in minced garlic
- drain and add diced tomatoes
- add 1 can of tomato paste
- add 1 jar of prego
- add salt and pepper to taste
- add siracha and sugar to taste
- add basil

ENJOY!!!