Lightly Breaded Chicken Strips w/ Roma Beans and Baked Potato

Dinner Tonight: Lightly Breaded Chicken Strips w/ Roma Beans and Baked Potato



We have another extremely humid day out there again! I'll be glad when this weather breaks, don't

mind the heat but can't stand that humidity. For Breakfast this morning I had a Simple Truth Turkey Sausage Patty, Egg White, Cheddar Cheese, on English Muffin Breakfast Sandwich. I've really found a winner in these sandwiches, I bought a box of Simple Truth Breakfast Sandwich but with Canadian Bacon it instead of the Turkey Patty, 20 fewer calories also. I went to Kroger this morning for myself and Mom and back home. Cleaned up outside from last night's rain and wind. Finished up a load of laundry for Mom and then did a few things around the house. For dinner tonight I prepared Lightly Breaded Chicken Strips w/ Roma Beans and Baked Potato.



While at Kroger I picked up a package of PERDUE® SIMPLY SMART® Lightly Breaded Chicken

Strips. I love using these but always forget about them because they are in the Organic Section of Kroger and never think to look for them. They come fresh and lightly breaded and fully cooked. So to prepare them I preheated the oven on 425 degrees. Grabbed a cookie sheet and lined it in foil and sprayed a light coat of Pam Cooking Spray w/ Olive Oil on it. Lined the Chicken Tenders on it and baked for 8 minutes. Removed the sheet from the oven and flipped the Strips over and continued baking for another 8 minutes. Removed from the oven let stand for 3 minutes and served! Golden Brown, moist and tender, and just flat out delicious. Just love the seasoning and breading on these Chicken Strips makes a very good meal. Served with a side JB's Fat Boy Sticky Stuff BBQ Sauce.

For one side I had a small Russet Baked Potato, topped that with McCormick Grinder Sea Salt and Pepper Medley and I Can't Believe It's Not Butter. Then I also reheated some leftover Roma Green Beans, one of my new favorites! I also had a slice of Klosterman Wheat Bread. For dessert later a Jello Sugar Free Dark Chocolate Pudding topped with Cool Whip Free.








PERDUE® SIMPLY SMART® Lightly Breaded Chicken Strips (10 oz.), Fresh

Chicken breast strips that are lightly breaded and fully cooked. 10 oz. sealed tray; refrigerated.

http://www.perdue.com/products/details.asp?id=141&title=PERDUE%C2%AE-SIMPLY-SMART%C2%AE-Lightly-Breaded-Chicken-Strips-

Fried Walleye w/ Cut Roma Beans and Baked Roasted Fingerling Potatoes

Dinner Tonight: Fried Walleye w/ Cut Roma Beans and Baked Roasted Fingerling Potatoes




The overnight skies were lit up last night, one impressive thunderstorm moved through. A lot of heavy rain with some local flooding, and more on the way. Very humid this morning and cloudy. For breakfast had a couple of Jennie -O Turkey Breakfast Sausages, Healthy Life Whole Grain English Muffin, and a cup of Bigelow Decaf Green Tea. Add the Sunday Paper to that and it's a good way to start the day. Did a load of laundry for Mom and swept up outside and done for the day. Sofa city for the afternoon. For dinner tonight I prepared Fried Walleye w/ Cut Roma Beans and Baked Roasted Fingerling Potatoes.





I had went to Costco yesterday morning and couldn't pass up the beautiful Walleye Fillets they had. So I'm having one for dinner tonight. I rinsed them off in cold water and patted dry with paper towel. Seasoned them with McCormick Grinder Sea Salt and Black Pepper Medley. Put them in a Hefty Plastic Bag and added some Progresso Italian Style Bread Crumbs, sealed the bag and shook till all fillets were well coated. I then fried them in Canola Oil on medium heat, about 3 to 4 minutes per side till golden brown! I love Walleye, as I do most Fish. Walleye is so meaty and has such a fresh flavor. Along with Crappie their my favorite Fresh Water Fish to eat.

For one side dish, something new. My Mom's cousin gave her some Roma Beans, a type of Pole Green Bean. It's a large pod with flat beans in it. I left a little info on the Roma at the end of the post. We cleaned them and broke them up like regular Green Beans. Then just boiled them in water until fork tender. Drained and seasoned them with Sea Salt and a very light pour of Extra Virgin Olive Oil. And wow what a fantastic Bean! I love these, the only challenge will be trying to find a store that sells them! I'll call Jungle Jim's International Market next week, they'll have them if anyone does.




Then for another side I prepared some Roasted Fingerling Potatoes. Started by washing the Potatoes off in cold water. I then cut the Fingerling Potatoes in half, lengthwise. Put the Potatoes in a large bowl seasoned them with; Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Garlic Powder, Sea Salt, Pepper, Chili Powder, and Kraft Reduced Fat Parmesan Grated Cheese to top the Potatoes with. Using a cookie sheet lined with foil I spread the Potatoes out on the sheet . Then Roasted them at 400 degrees until they were fork tender, about 20 minutes. Still can’t figure out why it’s so hard to find Fingerling Potatoes in this area, only 1 store around here locally that sells them (Thank you Jungle Jim’s). For dessert later a bowl of Del Monte No Sugar Added Sliced Peaches.






Roma II Bush Bean

Bush bean with a distinctive robust flavor. Roma II is a bush form of famous Pole Romano. Its distinctive robust flavor and heavy crop of stringless, flat green pods, 4½" long make it a great choice. COOKING HINT: blanch, then saut‚ in olive oil with a few sprigs of summer savory. Excellent for freezing. Good disease resistance and needs no support.