Dinner Tonight

Dinner Tonight

Healthy Cooking for a Healthy Texas

Twice Baked Spaghetti Squash

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Is your garden exploding with squash? You’ll be adding this cheesy dish to your regular lineup. Add some beef to create a main dish or enjoy this Twice Baked Spaghetti Squash as a side.


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  1. Clean and sanitize your workspace. Pull back your hair and wash your hands.
  2. Preheat oven to 350*F. Spray 9” x 13” baking dish with olive oil cooking spray.
  3. Slice spaghetti squash in half, lengthwise. Scrape out seeds of spaghetti squash.
  4. Spray each halve of spaghetti squash with canola oil cooking spray and sprinkle garlic salt and fresh ground pepper on each halve.
  5. Turn face down into baking dish. Bake for 30 minutes or until tender. Size of spaghetti squash may vary its cooking time.
  6. Once tender, use a dinner fork to scrape the inside of the spaghetti squash into a bowl. Caution: Spaghetti Squash is hot. Use hot pads to hold squash while scraping.
  7. Pour mozzarella cheese into the bowl of spaghetti squash, add tomato sauce, and stir.
  8. Add spaghetti squash dip back to spaghetti squash bowl. Top with parmesan cheese.
  9. Bake for 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.
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Italian Artichoke Chicken

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Savor the flavorful Italian Artichoke Chicken and that home-cooked feel! Easy to prepare and large enough for leftovers, I am happy to share one of my family favorites for a Sunday dinner. Serve with pasta or over spinach and customize your meal!


Italian Artichoke Chicken
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  1. Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Arrange raw chicken breasts in a 9X11 casserole dish. Season with Italian seasoning, set aside.
  2. In a large bowl mix together, tomatoes, garlic and drained artichoke hearts. Add extra virgin olive oil, sugar, and flour. Mix well.
  3. Pour the tomato and artichoke mixture over the chicken. Cover with foil and place in preheated oven, bake for 35-40 minutes.
  4. Remove from oven and uncover. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese over the top and place the chicken under the broiler for a few minutes until the cheese is golden brown and the vegetables are caramelized.
  5. Remove from oven and top with chopped basil over the hot dish.
  6. *Serve over your favorite pasta or pair chicken with a fresh spinach salad….or do both!
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Tortellini Kabobs

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Tortellini kabobs, who knew?? These delicious kabobs can either be a main course, a perfectly prepared lunch, or appetizers for something else delicious!


Tortellini Kabobs
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  1. Clean and sanitize your workspace. Pull back your hair, and wash your hands.
  2. Cook pasta according to package directions.
  3. In a bowl, mix mozzarella cheese with olive oil, basil, parsley, salt and pepper. Allow to marinate for at 15 minutes.
  4. Layer ingredients on bamboo skewers – (2) tortellini, (2) cheese, (4) olives, (4) tomatoes on each skewer. Repeat on each skewer.
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Spinach Pasta Toss

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Try this simple and easy spinach pasta toss for your Dinner Tonight! With 5 ingredients this dish will come together quickly!Spinach Pasta Toss recipe plated on a blue plate


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Spinach Pasta Toss
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  1. Bring tomatoes, pasta and water to a boil in a large saucepan; stir.
  2. Cover; simmer on medium-low heat for 10 minutes or just until pasta is tender.
  3. Add ½ of spinach; simmer, covered 2 minutes or until wilted. Stir.
  4. Repeat until remaining spinach is added.
  5. Serve topped with cheese.
  6. For a spicier dish, add ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes with the tomatoes.
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Spinach Pasta Toss Nutrition Facts Serving size (176g) servings per container 6 Amount per serving Calories 180 % Daily Value Total Fat 4 g 5 % Saturated Fat 2 g 10 % Trans Fat 0 g Cholesterol 10 mg 3 % Sodium 150 mg 7 % Total Carbohydrate 29 g 11 % Dietary Fiber 2 g 7 % Total Sugars 3 g Added Sugars 0 g 0 % Protein 10 g Vitamin D 0 mcg 0 % Calcium 314 mg 25 % Iron 2 mg 10 % Potassium 319 mg 6 %