Chicken with Pomodoro Sauce

My bumper crop of tomatoes suspended in home cans is the start of this fresh and deep flavored dish.

I am doing more menu planning with I'm an Organizing Junkie. Here is my menu this week:



Also, $5 Dinners inspires us all to make low cost dinners. In that spirit, I am taking what Pick N Save has on sale, pairing it with coupons and coming up with the tastiest money saving around! This week, they have chicken on sale for $1.88 lb. (normally $4.79/lb.) which makes it a perfect time to update my classic recipe:

Chicken in Pomodoro Sauce
Ingredients:
1 lb chicken
1/2 lb spaghetti
1 pint Pomodoro Sauce

Directions:
1. Prepare spaghetti according to package instructions.

2. Saute chicken.

3. Pour sauce over chicken. Heat until warm and serve.

Servings: 6

Cooking Times
Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes

Nutrition Facts
Serving size: 1/6 of a recipe (5.3 ounces).
Percent daily values based on the Reference Daily Intake (RDI) for a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients.

Amount Per Serving
Calories 256.05
Calories From Fat (9%) 22.9
% Daily Value
Total Fat 2.61g 4%
Saturated Fat 0.48g 2%
Cholesterol 43.85mg 15%
Sodium 96.95mg 4%
Potassium 388.19mg 11%
Total Carbohydrates 33.73g 11%
Fiber 1.75g 7%
Sugar 0.97g
Protein 23.38g 47%

Recipe Type
Chicken, Harvest, Italian, Main Course, Simple Supper

Source
Author: Susan Ewing

Recipe Cost: $5.80 (on sale $3.00)
Serving Cost: $0.97 (on sale $0.16)



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Special Fried Rice with Shrimp

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I am doing more menu planning with I'm an Organizing Junkie . Now, I am getting more ambitious and adding the weekend. Wish me luck:-)

Here is what I plan on serving this week:

Monday: Spaghetti Dinner

Tuesday: Chicken and Pasta

Wednesday: Special Fried Rice with Shrimp (see recipe below)

Thursday: Leftover Buffet

Friday: Eat Out

Saturday: Birthday Party with Cupcakes and Sloppy Joes

Sunday: Leftover Sloppy Joes

Special Fried Rice with Shrimp
Ingredients:
2-3/4 c water
1-1/2 c white rice
3 Tbps vegetable
2 eggs, beaten
2 cloves garlic, chopped
2 inches fresh ginger, minced
1/2 cup shredded carrots,
1 small red bell pepper, diced
4 scallions, thinly sliced on the bias
1/2 cups frozen peas
1/3 cups soy sauce
16 frozen shrimp

Directions:
1. Cook rice per package instructions.

2. Heat a wok, wok shaped skillet or large nonstick skillet over high heat. Add oil to the pan. Add egg to hot oil and break into small bits as it scrambles. When eggs are scrambled, add garlic and ginger to the pan. Add carrots, pepper, scallions to the pan and quick stir-fry veggies 2 minutes.

3. Add rice to the pan and combine with veggies. Fry rice with veggies 2 or 3 minutes. Add peas and soy sauce to the rice and stir fry 1 minute more, then serve.

Serves 4

Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients)
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Calories: 449.14
Calories From Fat: 124.58
Total Fat: 14.08g
Saturated Fat: 1.81g
Cholesterol: 122.67mg
Sodium: 788.32mg Potassium: 359.92mg
Total Carbohydrates: 68.35mg
Fiber: 3.69g
Protein: 11.53g

Recipe Author: Rachael Ray Recipe Source: http://www.foodnetwork.com/

Recipe: $3.16
Serving: $0.79