Moving Right Along...

This is one of those "more than one recipe" weeks. I had one last day off from work for the holidays so I decided to make a nice dinner before heading back to work tomorrow (and enough for leftovers for a nice lunch tomorrow too so I can save money instead of going out for lunch).

For my dinner I decided to go all out with cheese. I made a cheesy chicken and veggie. 

Cheesy Baked Indoor BBQ Rub Chicken

Chicken

Spice Rub (I used a local brand but any BBQ rub will work)

Butter (or margarine)

Butterkäse cheese

This recipe is my own creation. I didn't really measure the quantities I used. It was one of those "do what feels right" kind of dishes, but it turned out delicious so I must have done something right.

1. Preheat oven to 350 F. 

2. Place chicken in a flat layer in a baking dish. 

3. Cut up small pats of butter or margarine and drop on top of the chicken. You don't have to cover the whole chicken. Just randomly drop them so that the butter will spread over the chicken when baking.

4. Liberally sprinkle the chicken with your spice rub. When you finish one side, turn the chicken over with a fork and sprinkle the other side. 

5. Cut up small cubes of your Butterkäse cheese and randomly place over chicken so that it melts when baking. Use as much or as little cheese as you like. 

6. Bake for 30 minutes. 

For my veggie, I turned to Paula Deen. I have a feeling that she would wholeheartedly approve of my chicken dish (butter AND buttery tasting cheese!!!) so a Paula veggie seemed like an ideal pairing for the chicken. 

Cheesy Asparagus

1/2 lb. fresh asparagus

salt

pepper

1 tablespoon olive oil

1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese 

1. Preheat oven to 400 F.

2.  Place asparagus on a baking sheet. I made kind of a boat shape with my foil to prevent the olive oil from running.

3. Toss asparagus with oil, salt, and pepper.

4. Spread Parmesan over the asparagus. I was very liberal with mine. 

5. Bake until asparagus is tender and the cheese is melted and slightly golden. 10-12 minutes.

And the finished product...

Yummy! So far this has been a very good New Year's resolution for me.