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It is tradition that I make dinner in Valentines Day. I make it all fancy and decorate the table for the kids, I look forward to it all year.

This year I made Chicken Marsala and this is the break down:

Asparagus $.99 (price match)

Cheese Cake $6

Chicken from Zaycon $1.69 lb

Marsala Sauce $2.62

Welch’s Fizz $2.98
Use $2 coupon HERE (zip 77477)
Total: $.98 each

Rice Sides $.98
$0.50/2 Knorr Rice and Pasta Sides, exp. 2/26/12 (RP 01/29/12)
Total: $.73 each

Comstock Cherry $2.32
$1/1 Duncan Hines Comstock Fillings & Toppings, exp. 4/30/12 (SS 02/05/12 R)
Total: $1.32

Chicken Marsala

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Yield: Serves 4

Ingredients:

4 boneless chicken breast halves without skin
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon dried leaf basil
3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons olive oil
4 to 8 ounces fresh mushrooms, sliced
1/2 cup Marsala wine

Preparation:

Pound chicken to 1/4″ thickness between 2 sheets of plastic wrap. Combine flour, salt, pepper, and basil; mix well. Heat oil and butter in a heavy non-stick skillet over medium high heat. Dredge chicken in seasoned flour mixture. Cook chicken until lightly browned on first side, about 2 to 3 minutes. Turn chicken and add mushrooms around the chicken pieces. Cook about 2 minutes longer, until lightly browned; stir the mushrooms. Add Marsala wine to pan. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and simmer 10 minutes. Serve this easy chicken with hot cooked pasta, mashed potatoes, or rice.

There are a some really good coupons you can print right now and I am making a stack of them for a really good salad for tomorrow night! These are 3 that I am printing. I used zip 77477 and looked under food!

Save $2 on Dole Salad Kits

Save $.40 on 2 Frigo Brand Cheese
Also use the $.50 off ANY Package of Frigo Cheese!

Save $1 on 1 Emerald Nuts

This is a Classic Cob salad that I add a little to. I like to always add nuts and I am adding parmesan cheese this time as well.

Classic Cobb Salad with Red Wine Lemon Vinaigrette

Ingredients

Salad

one large head of romaine or iceberg lettuce ( coupon HERE)
2 lbs chicken breasts, grilled or cooked in leftover bacon grease and chopped
6 hard boiled eggs, chopped (see an easy recipe here)
1/2 lb bacon, chopped and cooked crisp
2 large avocados, chopped
1/2 cup nuts ( coupon HERE)
1/2 red onion, diced
2 large tomatoes, diced
1 cup shredded Parmesan cheese (or crumbled blue cheese, coupon HERE)
salt and pepper

Dressing

1 teaspoon lemon zest
the juice of 1 lemon
3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons agave syrup
1/4 cup olive oil
salt and pepper

Method

1. Cook bacon until crisp. Reserve bacon fat to cook chicken in if desired. Salt and pepper chicken. Grill chicken or cook in bacon fat for extra flavor.

2. Add lettuce to a large bowl. Top with cooked and chopped chicken, crisp bacon, chopped hard boiled eggs, avocados, onion, tomatoes and cheese.

3. Combine lemon zest, red wine vinegar and agave syrup for salad dressing to a small bowl. Whisk in olive oil. Add salt and pepper.