Mother's day Dinner Recipes

Chicken Parmigiana

• 1/3 c dry bread crumbs
• 2 ts parmesan cheese -- grated
• 3/4 ts Italian seasoning
• 1/2 ts garlic powder
• 1 lb chicken breasts without skin
• 1 egg -- beaten
• 8 oz tomato sauce
• 3/4 c mozzarella cheese -- shredded

Combine bread crumbs, cheese, italian seasoning, and garlic powder in a shallow bowl.

Dip each chicken breast in beaten egg, then roll in bread crumb mixture to evenly coat.

Place chicken on a cookie sheet or jelly-roll pan.

Bake in preheated 375F oven for 10 minutes. Turn chicken over; bake 10-12 minutes or until chicken is thoroughly cooked.

Spoon tomato sauce over chicken. Sprinkle cheese over top. Bake 3 minutes or until chicken is melted.

Mothers Day Leg of Lamb

      6 lb Leg of lamb, well trimmed
      5 ea Cloves garlic*
     20 ea Small sprigs fresh rosemary
     20 ea Small sprigs fresh sage
    1/4 c  Olive oil
      1 x  Salt and pepper
 
Peeled and thinly sliced
With the point of a small, sharp knife, make thin, deep slits all over the leg of lamb; insert the garlic slivers and herb sprigs into the slits.

Drizzle the leg of lamb with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Let it marinade at room temperature for about 20 minutes.
 
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
 
Place the leg of lamb on a rack set in a roasting pan, and cook for one hour.

Remove from oven and let stand for ten minutes before carving.

Easy Mother's Day Beef Stroganoff

      1 tb Vegetable Oil
      1 lb Sirloin Steak, Boneless*
      8 oz Fresh Mushrooms, Sliced
      1 ea Medium Onino, Sliced
      1/4 c  Water
      2 tb Unbleached Flour
      1 ts Dry Mustard
      1 ts Salt
      1/4 ts Pepper
      1 c  Dairy Sour Cream
 
  *Sliced into thin strips.
 Stir oil and steak in 2-Qt casserole until beef is well coated.  Cover and microwave on high (100%)) until meat is no longer pink, 4 1/2 to 5 Minutes. Remove beef from casserole; reserve meat and juices.

Add mushrooms and onion to meat juices.  Cover and microwave until mushrooms are tender, 5 to 6 minutes.

Shake water and flour in tightly covered jar; stir into mushrooms.

Sprinkle with dry mustard, salt and pepper.  Microwave uncovered to boiling, 30 seconds. Boil until thickened, about a minute.

Stir in the streak strips; add the sour cream.  Microwave uncovered until hot, about 1 minute.
Serve over hot rice or noodles (fettucine).

Sauted Salmon Steaks

     4 ea Salmon Steaks
      1 tb Butter
      1 ts Soy sauce
    1/4 ts Garlic powder
      4 ea Lemon slices
 
In a large non-stick skillet, melt butter; add soy sauce and garlic powder.

Add salmon and cook for 4-5 minutes.  Turn and continue cooking 4-5 minutes more or until fish flakes easily.

Garnish with lemon slices.

Easy Mother's Day Spaghetti

      1 lb Ground beef
      1 ea Minced garlic
      1 tb Whole basil
      1 lb Can of tomatoes
      2 ea 6oz. cans tomato paste
      1 ea Small mushrooms
     12 oz Noodle
      1 ts Salt
      1 c  Water
      Basil, oregano, etc. to taste
 
Brown ground beef and drain.
Add garlic, basil, tomatoes, tomato paste, and mushrooms.
Simmer, covered 14-20 minutes; stir often.
Cook noodles in salted water.