Getting Domestic

Yesterday, the Crumbsnatchers and I picked up the house before the Spousal Unit got home from work. I figured it would be a nice surprise and she loved it which was way cool.

Then I followed it up today with a boneheaded move of accidentally mentioning to the Crumbsnatchers that I was upset with the Spousal Unit. That’s a no-no in our house and of course the first words out of their mouths when the SU got home was “Daddy’s mad at you.” When we are upset at each other (it does happen) we try to keep it behind closed doors and not bring the kids into it because its none of their business and they should see a united parental unit. It ruined what could have been a nice evening and it’s all because I forgot and got upset over something silly that could have been avoided with a little more work on my part. Either way, I guess you win some and you lose some.

Tonight I figured I’d try my hand at cooking some dinner. Before you start laughing, I figured I’d try something easy. I’m not sure what its called but its basically chicken breast with Spaghetti Sauce and Mozzarella Cheese over Spaghetti or any other kind of pasta. It’s quite simple to make actually and only takes about 5 minutes of real work and most of that is to grate the cheese. So without further ado here we go.

You’ll need chicken breasts or tenderloins (whatever tickles your fancy), Spaghetti or other pasta, Spaghetti Sauce, Mozzarella Cheese, a casserole dish and a pot to cook your noodles in. Total cooking time is about 30 minutes.

First, Defrost the chicken and season it with salt, pepper, creole, cajun, oregano, or whatever else you like.

Second, put the defrosted chicken into an empty casserole dish. Think cake pan size. I think its 9×13 but I could be wrong.

Next, pour the Spaghetti Sauce over the chicken and spread it out evenly. Like so…

Cover it with aluminum foil and put it into your pre-heated oven at 350 degrees and cook for 20 minutes. (I forgot to pre heat so I had to wait a few minutes)

While the chicken is cooking its a perfect time to grate the Mozzarella Cheese.

At the end of 20 minutes, take the chicken out of the oven and remove the foil. Drizzle your grated Mozzarella on top of the Chicken/Spaghetti Sauce Mix. Put the uncovered chicken back in the oven at 350 for another 10 minutes.

When you put the chicken back into the oven start boiling your water for your Spaghetti Noodles. Most Spaghetti Noodles are al dente in about 7 minutes so the timing should be adjusted to compensate for cooking your noodles.

After your chicken is done cooking and your noodles are done, dish up some noodles on a plate and then place the chicken and spaghetti sauce on top and enjoy!

Oh, and I almost forgot, the ferocious puppy is staying with us for a while as her owner is out of town. Yay for us! Say hi to Lexi everybody.

P.S. My mouth still hurts but not near as bad. I went back for my follow up today and the tech says “Oh, you still have a stitch in there that hasn’t come out yet. Let me get that for you.” She stuck a metal hook in my mouth and yanked out the stitch in a quick motion and all I could think was “beeyotch! that hurt!”