A Yummy Meal

Baked chicken, pasta salad, and a peanut butter/honey/banana dessert.

Baked chicken:

4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts

1 shallot sliced

2 cloves of garlic, sliced

Fat free Italian dressing

pepper

garlic powder

oregano

Preheat the oven to 350. Arrange the chicken breasts in a cooking dish, so that there is not a lot of extra room (preferrably a smaller cooking dish). Lightly cover each side of the breasts with pepper, oregano and garlic powder. Place the sliced shallot and garlic on top of each breast, and then drizzle with the dressing. While it shouldn't completely submerge the chicken breasts, it should pretty well cover them.

Place in oven for 15 minutes, then flip the chicken breasts over. Cook for 15 more minutes or until cooked through.

Pasta Salad (I got this from my roommate, and it's SO good...and will last for several days!)

A little less than a pound of multicolor twirly pasta

2-3 cups of fresh spinach leaves

3/4 can of black olives, drained and sliced

3/4 of a red bell pepper, cut into pieces

some feta cheese, cut up

very thinly sliced red onion

olive oil/vinegar salad dressing

cherry tomatoes, halved

Boil pasta to al dente, then drain. Add all of the other ingredients and two (maybe 3) capfuls of the salad dressing. Done.

Dessert (pay close attention here)

1 small banana

some peanut butter

some honey

1 slice of toast

Smash the banana, add the peanut butter and honey. Mix. Smear on top of toast. Eat.

This meal was positively delicious, incorporating different flavors and textures. Luckily I have enough to last me three more meals. The total cost was about..$18 (including organic ingredients). For four healthy, nutritious meals that's not bad at all. And it's really easy to make. I hope you try this out!