Baked Chicken with Potatoes and Asparagus

(Picture is before cooking, I forget to get one before we dug into it)

This was so easy and good! Even my 2 year old loved it.

Enough chicken breast for your family - I used 2 thick ones but cut each in half so ended up with 4
Bag of frozen asparagus spears
3 potatoes diced (fairly small so they cook in the right time)
EVOO
Salt, Pepper
Garlic Powder
Basil

Preheat oven to 400
Put chicken single layer in baking dish
Place asparagus around chicken on all 4 sides of baking dish
Place potatoes around chicken/on top of asparagus
Drizzle a little EVOO over everything
Sprinkle with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and basil
Cover with foil and bake covered for 45 minutes
Uncover and bake another 25 minutes

Smothered Green Beans with Ham and Potatoes

I have always loved this dish and finally decided to make it. For full nutrition information, I entered it at Spark People. Second picture in pot is before cooking down.

1 tbp EVOO
Approx 50 fresh green beans, cleaned (I'll use more next time)
1 medium onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, chopped
8 oz mini cubed ham (you can use bacon or sausage too)
2 white potatoes, peeled and diced
1 tsp salt (use less if using bacon or sausage)
.5 tsp black pepper
2 cups water

Heat up EVOO in a pot and add garlic, onion, and ham. Let sautee until onion is translucent.
Add potatoes, green beans, salt, and pepper.
Pour in 2 cups of water. Stir, turn heat to low. Cover pot and let cook at least 45 minutes stirring every so often.

You could cook all day in crock pot on a low setting.

Potato and Beef Bake

No picture, well I took a picture but it really didn't look appetizing so I am not posting it LOL I made this up a few months ago but have only made it twice. It is really good though!

4 medium potatoes
1 cup Olive Oil
1 tsp Italian Seasoning
1 tsp garlic powder
Balsamic Vinegar
1.25 lbs. lean ground beef
1 bag cheddar cheese
1/3 cup Diced Onion
Salt
Pepper

Preheat oven to 400
Peel and dice potatoes
Mix about 1 cup olive oil, drop of balsamic vinegar, 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning in cup
Pour above mix into ziplock bag and add potatoes, shake well
Spread on baking pan and bake for about 20 minutes (until potatoes are soft)

While potatoes are baking brown ground beef with onion, salt, pepper

Once potatoes are done, mix everything together and put into casserole dish. Top with remaining cheese and bake until cheese is melted and slightly brown.

*to make creamier, you can add a cheese sauce when mixing together before baking