I came home today to a husband and a dog who were ready to head out for an evening walk.
It’s such a treat to have Ryan home when I get home from work. I have actually been pretty bummed for the past couple weeks because Ryan’s busy schedule at work prevented him from making it home in time for our evening walk with Sadie.
I’m glad his schedule is slowing down a bit and returning to normal!
I really cherish our after-work walks because they not only help Sadie get some much-needed exercise, but they also give us a chance to reconnect after a long work day.
Dinner
After a nice walk around the neighborhood with Sadie, we came home to prepare dinner. I chopped up a head of cauliflower to roast while Ryan prepared two chicken breasts for us to enjoy.
Earlier today I stumbled upon Jessica’s recipe for a healthy version of chicken parmesan and jotted it down to bring home to follow for dinner tonight. The recipe reminded me a lot of my healthy chicken fingers, so I had a feeling it would be tasty.
I instructed Ryan to dredge two chicken breasts in egg whites before rolling them in Italian breadcrumbs.
After baking in the oven for a bit, we topped the chicken with marinara sauce and shredded cheese before digging in. 
This dinner had our whole family licking our lips! 
Jessica hit a home run with this recipe! 
Time for some dark chocolate before settling in to watch The Bachelor!
G’night!
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Haha Sadie mid-lick! That’s great.
That dinner sounds so perfect for a cold, winter night! I can’t wait to cook things like that when I move out of the sorority next school year!
I can’t catch koda in all those perfect little moments that you catch Sadie in- I need some camera help! She’s so cute though- always smiling! 🙂
So glad you enjoyed it Julie! It for sure had us licking our fingers!
I made my boyfriend ‘chicken parm’ the other night with an Italian Chicken Morningstar patty and he said,”nice try.” Poor thing I never feed him real meat=)
Looove chicken parm! That looks like an awesome recipe!!!!
love Sadie. and LOVE this recipe! I need it NOW
I’m glad you guys got your walking time in, I think it’s so important to do things like that after work to unwind. Looks like a great dinner too!
That Chicken Parm looks so good!!!
I love chicken parm!!! I’ll try that recipe. Thanks!
Roasted cauliflower is, by far, one of my favorite side dishes. So simple! I still need to try sprinkling it with curry powder like you’ve done before.
My friend was actually telling me tonight about a recipe she found on Weight Watchers that looks a lot similar to this. It looks yummers and a half, I’ll def have to try it!
Great recipe! I’m so jealous of your walks. I work way too late to do that with my fiance and it’s something we adore doing together..hopefully when spring and summer come things ease up in NYC a bit and i can sneak out a little early. in the meantime i’ll live vicariously through your blog 🙂
xoxo
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Every single time I see a picture of Sadie I smile. 😀
Aw, i understand how hard it can be when the S.O. works late. Ryan sometimes doesn’t get home until 8PM (tonight was 830, ugh!) and it’s pretty much just time to crash by then. Hopefully once it is lighter longer we’ll both be able to go on walks in the warmer weather. But yep, it’s hard!
Speaking of (my) Ryan… I think he would LOOOVE this recipe! Thanks for enlightening us 🙂
Haha, that lip licking picture is amazing. Total action shot 🙂
Mmmm i love chicken parm
What a delicious looking dinner, and beautiful Saddie! 🙂
I love chicken parm! This look’s delicious! I might need to check out Jessica’s recipe!
I’ve only been following your blog for a very short time (maybe like 2 weeks?) And I am already in love with Sadie. I want to steal her! Any chance you’ll let that happen? 😉
Love this! I make this kind of “healthy” chicken parm for my fiance all the time and he loooooves it. If I’m feeling really lazy (or I’m out of bread crumbs) we’ll even just season the chicken breasts or grill them then top with the sauce and cheese and pop it i the oven. Still tastes great!
Looks delicious! I need to check out that recipe 🙂
ahahh great action shot of sadie!
looks amazing! love chicken parm 🙂 and sadie is so cute!
All that cheese looks delicious!!!
i love chicken parm…and i love when it’s breaded, although i’ve found that if you sear it sans breadcrumbs and still top it with cheese and marinara it’s still amazing! win-win either way 🙂
That chicken parm looks so good! It seems pretty simple to make as well! I love dinners like that. 🙂 Sadie is so adorable!! Love her expression!
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love, all frustrated, eye-rolling bachelor fans.
mmm I love chicken parm! Another good way to make it (maybe healthier too?) Is to roll it in wheat germ instead of bread crumbs! & try it with some Ezekiel pasta! Really good! 🙂