Bored Cook In The Kitchen

Tried and true recipes, new twists on old favorites, and new dishes to expand my family's palate.

Category Archives: Main Dishes

Chicken & Rice

  I have made and eaten a number of different versions of Chicken and Rice.  Some I’ve loved and some I’ve never made again.  After trying so many different versions of this dish, I finally came up with a version of my own that I fell in love with and that my family enjoys as well.   [...]

Sausage & Chicken Bake

The other day I decided to switch up my Sausage and Potatoes dish with a new twist.  I had some boneless chicken breasts waiting to be used and thought about what I could make with them. I threw them all together with the sausage, potatoes, onions, and then added some roasted red peppers to the [...]

Sicilian Pot Roast

They had rump roast on sale last week and I picked one up undecided what I wanted to do with it.  While I was searching through some recipes over at Tasty Kitchen, I came across one that had received all positive reviews and looked delicious, so I gave it a try. It’s different than the [...]

Shrimp & Feta Over Pasta (Mediterranean Shrimp Skillet)

I saw this dish in a recent issue of Taste of Home magazine and knew I had to make it.  Feta, shrimp, lemon and pasta?  Yup, I can fall in love with that combination. Being Catholic, and it being Lent, I look for new and different meatless recipes to serve for the next few weeks.  This one [...]

Taco Pizza

My children love taco night.  When I say “taco” I mean the ones you buy in the box that have crispy and soft taco shells, a taco seasoning packet and some taco sauce.  They don’t want adventurous fish or chicken taco’s.  And that’s okay, because I can enjoy that ground meat mixture in a corn [...]