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Chicken Pizzaiola
The America's Test Kitchen Family Cookbook
Serves 4

1 large jar of your favorite marinara sauce (or homemade sauce, if you're so inclined)
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
Salt and pepper
1 c. Parmesan cheese, grated
1 c. mozzarella, shredded
2 oz. pepperoni (I use turkey pepperoni)

1. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Spread the marinara sauce in a 9x13" baking dish.
2. Pat the chicken dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper. Spread the Parmesan in a shallow dish, then coat the chicken with the Parmesan. Lay the chicken on top of the tomato sauce. Bake for 15 minutes.
3. Sprinkle the mozzarella and pepperoni over the chicken. Increase the oven temperature to 475 degrees and continue to bake until the cheese melts and the chicken registers 160 degrees on an instant-read thermometer, about 5 minutes longer.

This dish is great served with or over pasta.

Tater Tot Casserole
A midwest classic

20 oz. ground turkey or 1 lb. ground hamburger
Salt and pepper and other seasonings of choice (like marjoram, oregano, etc)
1/2 chopped onion, or 1/3 bag of frozen chopped onion
Frozen vegetables of choice (I use Trader Joe's 'Soycatash' + frozen peas)
1 can cream soup of choice (I use cream of celery or cream of mushroom)
A few handfuls of shredded cheese
Frozen tater tots

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Brown the meat over medium-high heat along with the chopped onion. Season with salt and pepper and any other seasonings you like. When turkey is no longer pink, add frozen vegetables. Cook over medium heat until frost is off the vegetables.
2. Off the heat, add cream soup and shredded cheese. Mix to combine.
3. In a 9x13" pan, spread the casserole into an even layer. Cover the casserole with a single layer of tater tots. Bake on 375 for 20 minutes. Check on doneness of the tots. Continue baking until the tater tots are golden brown and crispy.

Comments

  1. I wish I could find tater tots :(

    Maybe I can make them myself... that would definitely be an all day endeavor.

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  2. Any hash browns around???? I could imagine a hash brown topping. Or do mashed potatoes and turn it into a shepherd's pie!

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