Janelle's Mother's Day Meal

Cajun Chicken Alfredo 

Ingredients

• 4 (5-ounce) boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• 1 cup blackening spice (recommended: Paul Prudhomme's Chicken)
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 3 tablespoons minced garlic
• 1 cup roughly chopped marinated sun-dried tomatoes
• 1/4 cup white wine ( I use Chicken stock -J)
• 3 cups heavy cream
• 3/4 cup grated Parmesan
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 pound cooked fettuccine
• 1/2 cup sliced scallions ( I omitted)

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Dredge the chicken breasts in the blackening spice and place in a cast iron skillet over very high heat. Blacken both sides of the chicken and place in the oven for 10 minutes, or until internal temperature of chicken reaches 165 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer. Slice in strips on the bias and set aside.
In a saute pan over medium heat, add 2 tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil. Add garlic and lightly caramelize. Then add the sun-dried tomatoes and the chicken slices. Deglaze the pan with the white wine. Add the heavy cream, increase the heat to a simmer, and reduce the cream sauce by half.
When the cream sauce is to desired consistency, stir in 1/2 cup Parmesan, salt, pepper, and pasta.
Nest the pasta on large rimmed plates, pour sauce over pasta, and garnish with scallions and the remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan.
This Recipe is courtesy of Foodnetwork.com and Guy Fieri

Okay if you really want to be healthy then check out my Guiltless version from  Our Best Bites  
One of my friends recently made this for St Patrick day and added Spinach!
My Dessert

Easy Pineapple Upside Down Cake

By RecipeNut on November 15, 2001

Photo by Lavender Lynn

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• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Servings: 8

About This Recipe

"An easy pineapple upside-down cake using a yellow cake mix."

Ingredients

• 1 (18 ounce) boxes yellow cake mix *Duncan Hines Is the Best-J
• 3 eggs ( or as called for by your cake mix)
• 1/3 cup oil ( or as called for by your cake mix)
• 1 1/3 cups water ( or as called for by your cake mix)*I use some of the pinneapple Juice!-J
• 1 cup dark brown sugar
• 1/4-1/2 cup butter
• 1 (20 ounce) cans sliced pineapple* I prefer crushed-J
• 1 (8 ounce) jars maraschino cherries (optional)
• halved walnuts (optional)

Directions

1. Follow instructions on cake box for making an oblong single layer cake.
2. Prepare cake batter and set aside.
3. Cut up butter in small pieces and place all over the bottom of the oblong pan specified on cake box.
4. Sprinkle brown sugar generously over the butter. *I do step 3&4 in a pot and add chopped walnuts
5. Place pan on the stove (or in the oven) and heat slowly until butter and sugar melt to a liquid then remove from heat.
6. Evenly space the pineapple slices around the bottom of pan in the heated sugar and butter.
7. Place the cherries and nuts between the pineapple slices (The cherries and nuts look nice and taste great, they are optional).
8. Pour cake batter on top of the pineapple/cherry/nut mixture.
9. Place in oven and bake as directed on cake box.
10. As soon as cake is done place a plate over the cake and turn upside down and carefully remove pan.
11. If you wait too long the sugar will harden and be difficult to remove.

My backgroud with these recipes is in the comment below!!!! -Janelle