Making dinner for my parents?

Question

I am having my parents over for dinner later this week, I want to make something nice yet something that will be hard to mess up! I was thinking chicken breast marinated in italian dressing... opinions? What goes well with it?

Answer 1

Salad, pasta or rice, vegetable or baked potatoes.

Would love your chicken recipe, sounds yummy!

Answer 2

One of my favorite chicken recipes for guests is chicken with prosciutto. It's dead simple, very elegant and will impress anyone.
Take boneless, skinless chicken breasts. Cover with a little pesto from a jar (classico for example), wrap a slice of proscuito (most deli sections have it either pre-packaged or by the slice) over the top, tucking the ends underneath..Place in a baking dish. Bake at 350 for about 35 minutes. I served with asparagus (get a bag of frozen - tastes great and no fuss cooking) and noodles tossed with a little butter and parmasan cheese.

Answer 3

I would say marinate steak in the dressing...they will go together better. Put a pat of butter on each steak (it makes it look fancy). Make garlic bread with it. Slice an italian loaf in half, spread with butter, a little chopped garlic or garlic powder, and sprinkle with basil. Wrap in tinfoil and put in the oven at 350 Fahrenheit for about 10 minutes. When I made it, it looked like Emeril did it!

Answer 4

Grilled chicken breast,green salad,fresh green beans,baked potato with everything on side,tea,coffee,dinner rolls,and chocolate pudding with cool-whip on top(in a tall glass)Whatever you feed them they will enjoy,do a dinner that will not keep you in the kitchen--just be able to keep in the oven on warm.All at top are easy and can be put in oven on low without any drying out...Happy Eating........

Answer 5

The best thing to do is to make something that you do well - don't try any new recipes unless you're absolutely sure they'll come out perfectly (best to be safe if you're trying to impress). Also, have a couple of hors d'oeuvres - like olives or a cheese plate. A light dessert would be nice - do something easy, like homemade brownies with vanilla or peanut butter cup ice cream. A glass of wine is always appreciated. Good luck!

Answer 6

It sounds good to me! Why not use boneless chicken to make it easier? As for sides, spinach sauteed in garlic and a garden salad would be good choices.

That's so nice of you to make dinner for your parents!

Answer 7

go to trader joes purchase one bag of pesto tortellinies a jar of tomato basil marinara a pack of chicken sicillian sausage mozzerella cheese boil a pot of water and pour the tortellinies in get a frying pan with a tablespoon of oil in it, and add as much red pepper you think is needed once the sausages are cooked pour the marinara into the same pan so the sauce heats with the sausages then once the tortellinies are done pour those into the same pan once all of this is stirred around and heated transfer all of this food into either a glass dish or stoneware and top with mozzerella cheese. preheat the oven to 350degrees and bake for 10-15 min or until cheese melts

Answer 8

Sounds yummy already but you should add maybe either salad,bake potatoes,green beans,corn, maybe you should make a soup? you could do a 3 course menu. Good Luck =]

Answer 9

i like to do a beef roast in a crockpot and add cut up potatoes, short cut carrots, celery, and onion. i serve it with a loaf of french or italian with the butter softened. if you want the recipe, email me.

Answer 10

sounds great, just add a baked potato,toss salad and dinner rolls,and maybe a cheesecake for dessert