Another dinner

Our work schedules have returned to their normal, hectic pace; leaving us with few precious moments together. This week I worked 74 hours (Monday-Saturday) and Chris worked 48.

When we don't have time together, I start to feel disconnected, not being able to have meals together (especially home-cooked meals), talk in person, or do mundane errands together makes me a lonely girl. I was glad to have Friday off so that I could make us dinner.

We have been eating a lot of chicken, so I decided to make some steak and while I was at the market I remembered a meal my Dad made a long time ago and decided to recreate it.

I used:

Old Country Deli Rib Roundup

Veri Veri Teriyaki sauce

Philadelphia cooking creme (I used the savory garlic)

Spinach

(Broccoli and scalloped potatoes for sides)

At the market I bought some thin cuts of meat (they might have been flank steak?) and marinated them in the Rib Roundup and teriyaki sauce for a few hours.

I spread the creme spread on top of the steak.

{At this point I remembered that my Dad used cheese in the middle. I checked our fridge and only found Swiss cheese. I wasn't sure how it would taste, so I only put on two of the four steaks}

Next I layered the spinach on top of the cheese.

Then I rolled it all up with the fillings on the inside.

I'm pretty sure Dad used baking twine but I couldn't find any, so I used BBQ skewers and toothpicks to keep the steaks rolled up.

A closer look before it goes into the oven.

 I baked them at 375 for about 40 minutes but it was a little too long in the oven. Maybe 20-30 minutes would have been better, depending on how done you like your steak.

After they came out of the oven.

The creme melted out of the sides, but I was able to scoop it up and put it on top, which turned out well because it could have been a little too garlic-y. Putting it on top made it easier to control how much garlic we wanted.

The finished dinner.

The steak had such great flavor due to the marinade {and the ones with Swiss cheese were delicious!}. I would definitely recommend this and I think I'm going to make it at work one night.

Have you cooked anything new lately? What is one of your favorite recipes to make?