Running Mama Cooks

Is it hard for you to get your kid to eat veggies? I usually resort to bribes to get Cecily to eat them, but it wasn't necessary with these! She gobbled them up.

They were Allison's idea and they were so good!!! I served them with these turkey burgers .

Zucchini Chips

Ingredients:

1 Zucchini, sliced 1/4 inch thin
1 egg
1 cup panko breadcrumbs
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese

Directions:

Preheat oven to 450

Mix the Parmesan and panko together. Dip zucchini slices in egg and coat with the breadcrumb mixture. Please on a baking sheet and cook for 15 minutes

ZACH'S RATING - ****

Our first veggies from the garden this year!! I can't take much credit at all, I have a black thumb, Zach is the gardener in the family. He grilled up these awesome zucchinis tonight, marinaded in the balsamic tomato dressing Ive blogged about a few times. SOOOO good!!!

Yes, my family definitely has a thing for French's Fried Onions. I posted awhile back when I made chicken fingers with them, and tonight I thought Id give pork a try. It did not disappoint!

French's Friend Onion Crusted Pork Chops
A Running Mama Cooks Original Recipe

Ingredients:

6 Boneless Pork Tenderloin Chops
1 large can French's Fried Onions
2 tbs flour
1/2 cup milk
paprika
salt and pepper

Directions:

Preheat the over to 400

Place pork chops in between two pieces of parchment paper and pound thin. Place onions in a ziplock bag with flour and crush. Pour milk into a shallow bowl and season with salt, pepper and paprika. Put crushed onions into another shallow bowl.

Dip chops into milk and then coat with the onions. Bake for 30 mins.

I served the chops with Sauteed Garlic Zucchini
Sauteed Garlic Zucchini
A Running Mama Cooks Original Recipe

Ingredients:

4 zucchini, cut into half moons
5 cloves of garlic, minced
1/4 cup shredded asiago cheese
2 tbs extra virgin olive oil
salt and pepper

Directions:

Heat olive oil over medium heat. Add Zucchini and garlic. Season with salt and pepper. Saute until tender. Approx 10 mins. Remove from heat and toss with asiago cheese.

ZACH'S RATING - ****

I made this quick pasta as a side dish to tilapia tonight. It was a nice, light sauce and the fresh tomatoes and zucchini were really yummy.

Fresh tomato and zucchini bow tie pasta
A Running Mama Cooks Original Recipe

Ingredients:

1/2 lb bowtie pasta ( I used Barilla Plus)
8 cloves garlic
Olive oil
16 baby roma tomatoes, cut into half
2 zucchini, cut into chunks
1/2 cup white wine
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
1/4 cup fresh chopped basil
1/4 cup fresh flat leaf parsley, chopped
Salt and pepper
Handful Parmesan cheese, plus more for the table


Directions:

Bring a pot of water to a boil. Salt water and add bow tie pasta.

Coat bottom of a medium sized pan generously with Olive oil. Heat over medium heat. Add garlic and saute until fragrant, be careful not to burn. Add zucchini and cook for a few minutes, until tender. Add tomatoes, white wine, red pepper flakes, basil, parsley, salt and pepper. Simmer until pasta is cooked. Stir in bow ties and toss with Parmesan cheese.

Operation "eat more fish" is going well! I am happy that this recipe was such a success and I can add it to my repertoire. The topping on this was so tasty and the mahi mahi was cooked perfectly.

Sun dried Tomato and Parmesan Crusted Mahi Mahi
A Running Mama Cooks Original Recipe

Ingredients:

2 mahi mahi filets
1 lemon
1 clove garlic, whole
1 tbs dried basil
Drizzle olive oil
Splash dry white wine
1/3 cup Parmesan cheese
1/4 sun dried tomatoes
1/4 cup toasted pine nuts
Pinch red pepper flakes
Salt and pepper

Directions:

Preheat oven to 450.

Place mahi mahi filets in a medium sized backing dish and season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with the zest of one lemon. Drizzle with olive oil, juice of the lemon and a splash of white wine. Cover loosely with foil.

In a Cuisinart, combine Parmesan cheese, sun dried tomatoes, pine nuts, red pepper flakes, 1 garlic clove and 1 tbs dried basil. Set aside.

Bake for 20 minutes. Bring oven to broil. Place sun dried tomato and Parmesan topping on fish and broil with oven door open until brown and bubbly, approx 3 minutes.

Roasted Zucchini
A Running Mama Cooks Original Recipe

3 zucchini
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 tsp dried basil
salt and pepper

Slice zucchini length wise and cut into half moon pieces. Toss with salt and pepper, garlic, and 1/2 tsp basil. Place in a baking dish. Drizzle with olive oil. Bake at 450 for 20 minutes.

ZACH'S RATING - ****