Mediterranean Rice Noodle Dinner

Mediterranean Rice Noodle Dinner 

This past summer I had bought the Clean Eats cookbook in effort to find some new clean eating recipes. Most of the time all of our dinner ideas come from Pinterest but I was wanting to change things up this week so I reached for my cookbook. I rarely make dinners without a protein but as we gear up for lent this one seemed to be perfect. It only took about 30 minutes from start to finish to make. This will serve 4. 

Ingredients

1 package of rice noodles

1 lb of vegetable spaghetti - I bought mind at Wegmans but you could shred your own

3 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil

1pint of cherry tomatoes 

10 fresh basil leaves 

Zest and juice from 1 lemon 

3 cloves of garlic 

1/2 cup of kalamata olives

1 - 2 teaspoons of sea salt

1/4 teaspoon of ground pepper

2 tablespoons of unsalted butter

Parmesan cheese for topping 

Some of the ingredients you will need! 

Directions 

Cook rice noodles in a separate pot while you begin to cook the main dish 

In a large skillet warm the olive oil and toss in the vegetable spaghetti 

Add in garlic and tomatoes and cover for about 10 minutes so that the vegetables can soften

Stir occasionally 

Add in the lemon juice, olives and basil 

Once noodles are finished toss them into the mixture. 

Add in salt and pepper as well as the butter 

Portion out and sprinkle with parmesan cheese 

Enjoy! 

Grilled Bruschetta Chicken

Grilled Bruschetta Chicken

What you will need

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts

Olive Oil

Oregano

Sea Salt

Black Pepper

Mrs. Dash Garlic and Herb Seasoning

1 cup of mozzarella cheese

Homemade Bruschetta - you will want to make this earlier in the day 

Directions

First trim fat from chicken breasts

Baste both sides of the chicken with olive oil and season with ingredients listed above. There are no specific measurements for the seasoning just sprinkle both sides as desired.

Grill until golden brown

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees on BROIL rather than bake

After grilling chicken place in a glass baking dish (I used a 9x13)

Top chicken breasts with homemade bruschetta recipe

Lightly sprinkle each chicken breast with mozzarella cheese

Broil uncovered for 25 minutes or until cheese is golden brown

Makes 4 servings

Brown rice and green beans make a great addition to this meal.

My husband told me this was one of his new favorite recipes. He said it was “guest worthy” Ha ha! If he only knew how much work that dinner was for me to make! It was a crazy night of cooking – small grill fire, pots overflowing on the stove and a toddler running wild thru the house. He was lucky we even had dinner when he got home let alone something so fancy tonight! Enjoy! Hope  your family deems it guest worthy too!

"Perfect and ready to serve"