Kielbasa Skillet Dinner, Chicken with Broccoli and Cheese, & Tuna Spaghetti

Dinner Is Ready in Minutes With These Quick and Easy Recipes

Are you a busy cook with a busy family? I promise you really can prepare dinner in minutes with these quick and easy recipes for Kielbasa Skillet Dinner, Chicken with Broccoli and Cheese, or Tuna Spaghetti. All these recipes are so different you could use them all in the same week for 3 easy meals.

KIELBASA SKILLET DINNER
1 lb smoked kielbasa, cut into thick slices
1 can (10.5-oz) condensed French onion soup
1/4 cup water
2 cups frozen mixed vegetables
1 can (8-oz) diced tomatoes, do not drained
1/8 tsp black pepper
1 1/2 cups uncooked minute rice
fresh parsley for garnish, if desired
Lightly spray a 10-inch deep skillet with nonstick cooking spray. Over medium heat, cook the sausage until browned, stirring often. Spoon off any excess fat.
Add the undiluted onion soup, water, mixed vegetables, tomatoes, and pepper. Heat the mixture to boiling; reduce the heat to low and simmer for a couple of minutes. Stir in the rice and remove skillet from the heat. Cover and let stand for 5 minutes or until most of the liquid is absorbed. Using a fork, fluff the rice before serving. Garnish with parsley, if desired.
Yield: 4 servings

CHICKEN WITH BROCCOLI AND CHEESE
1 tbsp butter
4 skinless boneless chicken breast halves
1 can broccoli cheese soup
1/3 cup low-fat milk
1/8 tsp black pepper
2 cup small broccoli florets
In a nonstick skillet, over medium heat, brown the chicken in the butter. Brown on both sides, cooking about 10 minutes. Spoon off any excess fat. Stir in the soup, milk, and pepper. Heat mixture to boiling and add the broccoli florets. Reduce the heat to low, cover skillet and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes until the chicken is fork-tender and broccoli is tender. Stir occasionally during cooking.

TUNA SPAGHETTI
1 lb dry spaghetti
1 cup chicken broth or bouillon
3 medium carrots cut into thin strips
2 cups frozen green peas
1 tbsp minced garlic
2 cans (6-oz each) chunk light tuna
grated peel of 1 lemon
juice of 1 lemon
1/4 cup slivered red onion
Cook the spaghetti according to the package directions; drain well.
While the spaghetti cooks, place the chicken broth or bouillon, peas, carrots, and garlic in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil. Cover and simmer for 6 minutes or until the carrots strips are tender.
Place the well drained pasta into a large serving bowl or platter. Pour the vegetables and broth over the pasta. Add the tuna, lemon peel and juice; toss well. Top with the slivered red onion.

Enjoy!

About the Author Linda Wilson
You can find more of Linda's quick and easy recipes at http://grandmasquickfixrecipes.blogspot.com/
Her slowcooker/crockpot recipes are at http://grandmasslowcookerrecipes.blogspot.com

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