March, Chicken Parmesan Fettuccine

I haven't yet said it, so Happy March!

I seem to have noticed over the past few days there's a lot of March birthdays ... and I'm pretty sure it's because March is a good month!! Ha, if you haven't guessed it, I also have a March birthday : ) So shout out to all of the other March birthdays! Anyone else's on the 18th??

Here's last nights dinner and dessert as promised ...

Chicken Parmesan Fettuccine

Ingredients:
-2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
-4 oz whole-wheat spaghetti, linguine or fettuccine (I used Ezekiel Fettuccine)
-2 cups mixed frozen vegetables
-2 cloves garlic, finely minced
-1 tbsp sesame seed oil (or olive oil)
-your favorite tomato sauce (I made a tomato puree by blending together two tomatoes, chopped with some dried garlic, oregano, minced garlic and a little bit of ketchup)
-chopped mushrooms
-fresh ground black pepper to taste
-sea salt to taste

Directions:
-In a medium skillet over medium-high heat, heat up sesame oil and saute mushrooms for 2-3 minutes.
- Add garlic and chicken and cook, stirring occasionally, until browned and cooked through.
-In the meantime, cook pasta according to the package directions. Stir in veggies around 5 minutes before pasta is cooked.
-Drain pasta and veggies, leaving a little bit of water. Immediately add pasta and veggies to chicken mixture, tossing to combine. Add more of the pasta water, if desired.
-Top with desired amount of tomato sauce or puree, and Parmesan cheese, then enjoy!

The above bowl of pasta was mine and here was my husband's plate ... And for dessert we had Frozen Strawberry Cereal Bars. This recipe was adapted from a Frozen Berry Granola Bar recipe found in Clean Eating Magazine.

Ingredients:
-1 cup Original Ezekiel cereal (or your cereal of choice)
-2- 2 1/2 cups fresh chopped strawberries
-2 1/2 cups Greek yogurt
-1/4 cup agave nectar
-1 tsp real vanilla extract

Directions:
-Using an 8-inch baking pan, sprinkle the cereal on the bottom and set aside.
-Using a blender, blend together strawberries, yogurt, nectar, and vanilla.
-Pour the blended mixture over the cereal, cover with foil and freeze until firm. Keep frozen until serving.

Unfortunately I don't have a very appealing picture of these, but here's the best I've got. And I promise they taste better than this makes them look! Tune in tomorrow for Turkey-Bean Tacos.

Hope you all have a great Monday night/Tuesday!! Don't forget to give me a shout out if you have a March birthday! ; )