Another awesome dinner in the books

This was Pampered Chef inspired, but I'm not sure that I stuck to the recipe. I didn't have it handy and didn't want to look it up.

Ingredients:

• Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts (I had some cutlets leftover from the last time I cooked chicken so they were perfect)
• Olive Oil
• Pampered Chef Sweet Basil Rub (this stuff is amazing)
• Tomatoes (I sliced up about a dozen cherry tomatoes)
• Garlic (I used 5 cloves)
• Fresh Basil
• Grated Parmesan Cheese
• 1 Box of Penne Pasta (it was way too much for the amount of chicken/tomatoes I had 1/2 a box would have been better)

Directions:

While a large pot of water was heating up to boil I seasoned the chicken with the rub and olive oil, then set it aside to mini marinate while I chopped up the garlic and tomatoes. 

Sprayed my frying pan down with a light coating of Pam then tossed in the seasoned cutlets. 

Once the chicken was about halfway cooked I put the pasta in the pot of water and also added a little garlic to cook with the noodles. 

Back to the chicken. When it was mostly cooked I added in the tomatoes and garlic and stirred in the pan frequently. As the meat was starting to brown I tore strips of the basil leaves and cooked along with the other ingredients. 

By the time the pasta was cooked (al dente) the chicken mixture was ready to be added in. 

Sprinkle Parmesan to taste and serve up.

Central Coast Thursday Night

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Can't get enough of the California coast? Check out my flickr set here. There are pics that range from San Luis Obispo County to Orange County.  I need to find my way north to get some of the rest of the California coastline.

 



 

 



 

Dallas Cowboys Training Camp 2013

This summer I had the opportunity to go to Dallas Cowboys Training Camp in Oxnard, California. It was a really cool experience and one that I can't wait to do again next year (although, I think I'd like to do it with a little more planning involved so that we can get to the field earlier in the day). I learned some cool new things about my camera and I was pleasantly surprised at it's capabilities. All the photos that follow were shot from about 2-3 feet behind a chain link fence, my camera edited it out for me WHILE I was taking the pics.

If you want to see more, you can view the set on flickr here and I'll be updating it periodically (as they get edited).