THE MAKING OF A STAPLE RECIPE...

STAPLE RECIPE (noun)

1. a recipe made and consumed on a regular basis.

2. a recipe that is requested to stay on the permanent rotation upon trying one time.

ex: some "staple recipes" at our house are chicken tacos, meat cupcakes,

ravioli with sauteed zucchini, our favorite soups, and cheesy chicken crescents,

and now thanks to this blog we have another "staple" recipe to add to the rotation.

ONE DISH CHICKEN

that's right, you only have to wash one dish after this meal! well, that and a cutting board, a bowl in which you melt the butter, and maybe a couple of plates and forks.

ingredients:

2-3 large potatoes (thinly sliced)4-6 chicken breasts

2 cans french style green beans (drained)

1 pkg good seasons herb and garlic dressing mix

6 Tablespoons butter (i use a little less)

shredded parmesan cheese

(*i half the recipe when making it just for us)

directions:

1) place chicken in center of long, glass casserole dish.

2) put beans on one side of chicken and potatoes on the other.

3) season chicken and veggies (we use black pepper, a little salt, and tony chachere's seasoning)

4) melt the buetter and mix with the dressing pkg.

5) pour over chicken, green beans, and potatoes.

6) sprinkle parmesan cheese over all.

7) cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees F for 1 to 1 1/2 hours.

disclaimer:

some pint-sized members of our family

might not declare this a staple recipe yet.

but that's only because they would rather

chew on their own hands,

or eat candy for every meal.

soon enough they will join their parents

in their love for this recipe.