Create A Quick and Easy Dinner Tonight! Teriyaki Chicken! ~



Kikkoman Teriyaki Takumi
Original Flavor

I love Teriyaki flavored chicken dishes.  Moreover, I LOVE easy dinner ideas.  If you're like me in those ways, you'll definitely like this recipe too!

Super Easy Teriyaki Chicken
Ingredients: 
4 - 6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 Bottle Kikkoman Teriyaki Takumi Sauce (I use original flavor)

Instructions:
1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2) Thoroughly clean chicken breasts and cut in half. 
3) In a 9 x 13 glass dish (or other oven safe dish), spread out chicken pieces and pour Teriyaki sauce generously over chicken. 
(You can't really overdue).
4) Bake uncovered for 60 minutes.

That's it!  Serve with white rice, left over sauce (warmed up), and whatever vegetable you like.  Makes for an easy and delicious meal AND warms up nicely for the next day's lunch, etc.

Notes and variations: 
This is a heavy and thick sauce, not a light soy sauce type consistency.  I did originally try the recipe using Soy Vay's "Veri Veri Teriyaki" (another brand) but personally found it to be too salty.  I think Kikkoman is best!

An easy variation to this recipe is using ANY nice, thick barbecue sauce.  The barbecue option is one we use frequently, turning that dinner into what I call my "Pretend Barbecue" meal consisting of the chicken along with corn on the cob or canned green beans and salad. 

You can view Kikkoman's other Teriyaki Takumi flavors here.

Enjoy!

Very Easy Baked Ziti Dinner - Kim Funk version ~

Make tonight an easy dinner night with Baked Ziti!

Ingredients:
1 lb ground beef
2 16 oz. jars Traditional Prego Spaghetti Sauce
½ of a 16 oz box of ziti tube shaped pasta (penne works also)
3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon onion powder

Directions:

1. Cook pasta as directed (usually about 11 - 15 minutes).
2. Meanwhile, brown ground beef with onion powder, and remove any fat.
3. In a large bowl, combine sauce, 2 cups of the mozzarella, pasta and beef mixture. (You can also use the pot you used for pasta, but it needs to be large in order to be able to stir all ingredients). Mix well.
4. Poor mixture into a 9 x 13 baking pan and top with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan cheese.
5. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

(Easy!)

Notes:

• If you prefer a lighter sauce presence in your favorite pasta dishes, use only 1 ¾ jars of pasta sauce.
• If you’d like to view the original recipe which is a double recipe (now and later) and includes onions and mushrooms, take a peek here. My version is a combo of the original with bits and pieces of related tips. (My family doesn't like onions and mushrooms and as you’ll see in photo, my son doesn’t like cheese on the top of his ziti, so a corner is sans cheese on top!).
• Add a green salad and garlic bread and you’re ready to go!