Chicken Baked in Foil

Prep Time: 20 min
Hold Time: 1-24 hours
Cook Time: 18-23 minutes
Rest Time: 3 minutes

Grade: A

Make Again: Yes

Recipe Source: Make Ahead Cook book

This recipe was from the Prep Ahead chapter, where you can prep most of the meal the day before and cook the next. I made these foil packets in the morning and cooked them at night. I loved just putting the packets on a sheet and having dinner 20 minutes later. I only made 2 packets, so if you are doing 4 if might take 30 minutes to prep.

The chicken doesn't necessarily look the most appetizing when you cook it this way, but it tasted pretty good. The vegetables were really good. Perfectly cooked and great flavor.

I wouldn't say it is my favorite boneless skinless chicken breast meal, but I give the entire meal an A because the prep was so easy and the final meal was complete, tasty and healthy. The original recipe called for 5T of olive oil, and when I cut it in half, I used 1.5 T instead of 2.5T. That was plenty. There was a little bit of flavorful broth form the packet that was soaked up with some bread I served also.

I will definitely be using this recipe a lot for a weeknight meal that I can prep the night ahead.

Potato Galette

Prep time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 40-50 minutes

Grade: A

Make again: Yes for a nice meal.

Recipe Source: Cook's Illustrated (March 2010)
Recipe Source: ATK TV (Season 12)

There is a video at the TV website now, which is helpful to watch before trying this recipe.

I really liked this one. It was a bit of work, but not too much. It makes a nice presentation for a serving to others. However, as you can see from my photo, I did burn the edges a bit. It was still really good though. the hardest part is cutting the potatoes. Even with a mandoline. I wouldn't try it without!

Short Order Home Fries

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes

Grade: A-

Make Again: Maybe

Recipe Source: Cook's Country (February 2006)

This is a strange Christmas dish, but my family celebrated Christmas for the most part on Christmas Eve, and I had most of the day to myself, so I tried this recipe. It was good, but I probably should have let the potatoes brown a bit more. If I have extra Yukon Gold potatoes again in the future, I would make this, but probably wouldn't buy them for this recipe, unless I was making them for someone.

Sausage and Kale Soup

Prep Time: 23 minutes
Cook Time: 22 minutes (plus some during prep time)

Grade: A-

Make Again: Yes

Recipe Source: Everyday Food (January 2004)

This is pretty easy. Much of the flavor comes from the broth and sausage. I never tried kale before Everyday Foods introduced it to me in some easy recipes like this. It is a good healthy ingredient, so I like this recipe.