Stuffing Baked Chicken

3 boneless chicken breasts

1 stuffing mix (I used italian)

clove of garlic

1/3 c butter

tsp lemon juice or juice from 1/2 fresh lemon (optional)

salt, pepper

preheat oven to 350°

divide stuffing mix in half - set aside 1/2 (prepare other 1/2 as directed cutting other ing. by 1/2)

spray glass pan with pam, add butter and put pan in oven til butter melts, remove pan from oven, chop garlic into butter and add lemon juice if desired, dip both sides of chicken in butter and add to pan. Add salt and pepper (you could also add other herbs here - chopped fresh chives, a sprinkle of oregano...) sprinkle the chicken with the set aside stuffing mix and then sprinkle generously(but not too much) with the good(fresh - not the powdery kind) 3 cheese parmesan/romano/asiago kraft shredded cheese blend. Bake for 40 min to 1hr or more depending on the size of chicken pieces. I have also used bone in breasts before, works great just make sure you cook the chicken long enough. Add a salad, makes a great fairly easy dinner.

Note: I usually like this crunchy - hence no added water once it's all in the pan, If I am sharing with others or not wanting it so crunchy you can add some water up to the amount appropriate for 1/2 pack of stuffing

Even better Tilapia

Pan Fried Tilapia

4-6 tilapia fillets

3 tablespoons flour

4 tablespoons peanut oil

4 tablespoons butter

1 lemon juiced

1 tablespoon finely chopped parsley

salt and pepper to taste

Season tilapia with salt and pepper. Dust portions lightly with flour.

Sauté the fish in peanut oil until they are nicely browned and cooked all the way through (about 2-3 minutes per side).

When done, remove Tilapia, drain oil, add lemon juice, butter and parsley. Whisk to blend. Pour over Tilapia and serve.

Serves 4.

Did a search for Pan Fried Tilapia and the above recipe was the first one I looked at. I used Olive Oil and didn't have parsley - served it with Fried Green Tomatoes - will post my version of that soon :) and corn sauteed in butter with green pepper, red onion & spinach. Made a great dinner.