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Stuffed chicken brest
If your looking for a quick meal this is the one for you.
You will need a large chicken breast... one jar of turkey gravy and one box of stove top stuffing.
Ingredients
2 large chicken breast
1 box stove top stuffing
1 small or medium square baking pan
one large jar of turkey gravy
Directions
now take a med small pan for the stove top stuffing read the box to see how much water to boil for that size box.
put the right amount of water in the pan bring to a boil
While your waiting for the water to boil get your chicken breast ready lay them flat cut from the side of the breast called butterflying open it up once cut.
ok now once the water has boiled add your stuffing into the pan and mix it up don't let it be to dry ok should be nice and moist once it is done..... put the chicken in the square pan and put the stuffing in the chicken breast don't worry about over loading it we want it that way more flavor mmmmmmm fold the chicken breast over to close it. once you got that done wash your hands ok now take the jar of turkey gravy and pour it all over the chicken breast now cover in foil and put it in the oven for 30 minutes. do not over bake!
Best served with real mashed potatoes and fresh veggies and hot dinner rolls
all said and done one hour meal
I will be putting more respites up soon
enjoy !
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Number of Servings: 2
Yield: 2 dinners
Style: American
Creamy Broccoli, Chicken, and Bacon Pasta Recipe
Found it on the internet but I have made something similar.
Ingredients
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 lb chicken breast, boneless and skinless
salt and pepper
3 cloves garlic, minced
2/3 cups heavy cream
2/3 cups milk
1 cup shredded cheese (use Parmesan, or Mozzarella, or 4-cheese mix)
8 oz fettuccine (for gluten free version, use gluten free brown rice fettuccine)
2 cups cooked broccoli florets
7 strips cooked bacon
salt and pepper
Directions
Season chicken breast with salt and pepper.
Cook chicken breast on high heat for 2 to 4 minutes on each side, until browned, then remove the skillet from heat and keep the chicken covered to continue cooking it in its own steam until no longer pink.
Remove chicken from the skillet. You can also use pre-cooked chicken.
Cut chicken into thin slices.
Add minced garlic to the skillet.
Add heavy cream, milk, bring to boil. Add cheese and stir till it completely melts.
Cook pasta according to instructions.
Drain.
Add cooked pasta, cooked bacon, cooked broccoli and mix everything in.
Season with salt and pepper to taste. Top with sliced cooked chicken.
Cook Time: 60 minutes
Total Time: 60 minutes
Number of Servings: 4
Yield: 4 servings
Style: American
Vegetable Curry
I concocted this dish while dancing around my kitchen; listening to some favourite tunes on the radio....
Ingredients
Slow Cooker
LOVE
Directions
Place Rice in a Microwave Bowl, add one tsp olive oil, salt and pepper and 2 cloves garlic; add boiling water, place in microwave for 8 minutes or so and voile, you have a delicious Vegetable Curry.
Pair this with Rioja Wine and Nan bread and Enjoy ....
Notes
This is a super healthy dish and very little work. I do not have a proper stove yet, so this is something you can prepare with just a slow cooker and a microwave...
Cook Time: 2 hours
Total Time: 2 hours, 15 minutes
Number of Servings: 4
Yield: 2 - 4
Style: Indian
Goulash
You can find variations of this recipe in areas of Israel, Lebanon, Italy, and other places where Sefardi Jews have traveled. It has that Mediterranean flavor with the flare of middle eastern that will delight your palate.
This particular recipe has been passed down through the maternal generations of my family, and I carry it on! I hope you enjoy it!
Ingredients
1 onion, diced
8 cloves garlic, crushed and diced
1 large carrot, grated
2 stalks celery, diced
1 zucchini, grated
1 large can crushed tomato
1 large can diced, stewed tomato
6 leaves of basil, chopped
1 teaspoon fresh/dried minced rosemary
1/2 teaspoon ground coriander seed
1 to 1 1/2 teaspoons ground paprika
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon white sugar
Directions
Drain out all grease from the meat.
Pour in the other ingredients and stir well. Turn heat down to a low medium and simmer for 30 minutes.
Put a pot of water on to boil. When water is boiling, cook 1-2 packages of shell or penne pasta according to instructions on the package.
After straining the pasta, mix it into the meat mixture. Serve hot with a side of crusty bread and/or salad.
Notes
Cook Time: 60 minutes
Total Time: 1 hours, 30 minutes
Number of Servings: 5
Yield: 6-8 servings
Style: Middle Eastern, Israeli
No-Prep Quinoa Shrimp with Peas
If you need a quick meal for a weekday night, this Quinoa Shrimp with peas cooks up in about 15 minutes, and it's gluten-free and nutritious. Quinoa is a very filling, ancient grain from South America and is a complete protein, which means it contains all nine of the essential amino acids for good health. If you want, you can leave out the shrimp, and add a second cooked vegetable in its place. The heat from the quinoa will cook the peas almost immediately - no fuss or muss!
Ingredients
1 cup water
8 ounces cooked frozen shrimp
1 cup frozen peas
1 tablespoon coconut oil
Low-sodium soy sauce, to taste
Directions
While quinoa is cooking, melt coconut oil in skillet and add shrimp. Cook, stirring often, about 5 minutes until shrimp is defrosted and pink. Add shrimp and soy sauce to quinoa mixture and stir. Serve immediately. Refrigerate or freeze unused portion.
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 16 minutes
Number of Servings: 2
Yield: 1-2 servings
Style: American
Garlic Pepper Lime Baked Chicken with Tofu and asparagus
i write my own recipes and i am choosing to go as healthy as possible and this one is my own creation and i really hope everyone enjoys it! I have made this dish at least 20 times for family and friends and they all really dig this one so here it is everyone!!
Ingredients
3 cloves freshly minced garlic
1 tsp fresh mint
a splash of white wine
cracked black peppercorn
sea salt
asparagus
cayenne pepper
Parmesan cheese
mushrooms
1/3 stick of butter
couscous
parsley
fresh spinach
balsamic vinegar
cherry tomatoes
1 diced onion
mint jelly
coconut milk
cashews
honey
ginger
hickory smoked bacon
lemon
lime
tangerine
optional: tofu
Directions
combine the coconut milk, cayenne pepper, fresh mint, cracked black peppercorn, Parmesan cheese honey and balsamic vinegar together in a medium mixing bowl and whisk until blended well.
dice onion.
Mince the garlic.
fry the bacon until cooked crispy but not too crispy.
add in cherry tomatoes.
add mushrooms into the melted butter.
add the ginger lightly.
sprinkle sea salt generously to chicken.
begin to preheat oven to 400 degrees F
after the oven is preheated combine the mixture in the mixing bowl with the chicken and place the chicken in the oven until the meat is tender and no pink is showing. it usually takes 23-30 minutes to fully cook the chicken.
while the chicken is baking begin to cook the couscous and as the couscous is cooking begin to add the asparagus and white wine, add some of the now cooked and cooled bacon to the couscous and asparagus and white wine. add the mushrooms and butter.
add the rest of the garlic.
add the parsley.
and allow the couscous and mixture of ingredients to combine so the flavor is at full capacity.
after the chicken is done and fully cooked slice the lemon, the lime and the tangerine and squeeze the juice out of the three fruits onto the chicken and couscous dish.
spoon the mint jelly over the chicken.
begin to place the fresh spinach onto the desired size dishes that are being used to serve the meal.
take the chicken and place accordingly on the plate.
serve the couscous.
and be sure to add some more Parmesan cheese and also the cashews and enjoy!
Notes
and you can always add the tofu if desired but considering the fact that there is actual meat in this dish it is optional but it actually brings out more of the classy side of eating a really delicious healthy meal so i would definitely consider adding after making the dish a couple of times and make sure that you get the honest approval from those of whom you are preparing this dish for before adding the tofu because not everyone will want it so if there is a mixed opinion make it in a separate dish and anyone that does want to add it in can do so according to their desired experience.
Cook Time: 1 hours, 30 minutes
Total Time: 1 hours, 45 minutes
Number of Servings: 8
Yield: 6-8 servings
Style: Asian, Thai
red sauce
I cant, for the life of me, put measurement to this! I try, lord have i tried. Everytime i write it down, follow the directions, it comes out wrong! I have no idea what it is. I will do my best to tell you.
in a bulb of garlic, twice the diameter of a golf ball, remove two to three cloves of the outer, most ripe, largest cloves. Two if theyre exceptionally large. Three if theyre a little bit smaller. With the skin on, chop the part off which connects with the bulb. Laying a chefs knife broad side on top of the garlic, blade angled down slightly. Strike the blade with the heel of your hand. To crush the garlic flat. Use a meat hammer or a rolling pin if you are un sure. Practice before you strike on how it will work. Then remove the skin. Always crush your garlic. It will release an oil that doesnt show when you just mince. It makes for a milder, more rich flavor. Toss your crushed garlic in the food processor. With a sweet onion about the size of a baseball, quarter it up and throw that in the food processor too.
Ingredients
I cant tell you how much of any spices. Somewhere between one and three tblsp of basil. Freeze dried if you want. I dont know how much fresh. The basil will add a new flavor that will coincide beautifully with the robust flavor of the tomato. They will run togather, not complete strangers. But definitely unique in their own right. The oregano is the opposite. Only 1/2 or 1/3 as much oregano as basil. The oregano will be crying for lemon, the tomato doesn't deliver the acidity. The oregano will be angry, and be searching for vengeance. Delivering notes of ancestors past. You dont want too much. It will be crying for more and more, until the red sauce is ruined. Just a hint, a whisper of fennel. You could count the seeds on fingers of both hands. About four times the volume of fennel, add in crushed red pepper. I have no idea how to explain the black pepper. I crush mine with a meat hammer to ensure a variety of size in granules. Savory, adds to the salt and pepper, and every other flavor this side of the fruity flavors. Probably about twice the amount of savory as black pepper
Directions
I have gone the route of milling every kind of tomato. Raw. Skinned and seeded. With or without the juice from the tomato. And, for the effort.. If you can find a really good puree is the way to go. All natural. Nothing added. DO NOT USE HUNT'S. Pour the puree in the processor. Run it until well incorporated. Add a "shot" (not a shot glass) of sweet marsala wine. Cheap kind will work. If you cant get SWEET MARSALA wine, it will be fine without it. DO NOT substitute for any other wine. With your thumb covering most of the bottle mouth, aggressively tip or jam the bottle to spill wine for a fraction of a second. You can practice in the sink if you want. Youll probably end up with in the neighborhood of 1/2 to 1tblsp. When that is done in the processor, and you take off the lid.. The scent will permeate you nasal passages with a rich smell, unlike anything on earth. The tomato will sing a deep note that is not unlike a male choir singin in a basilica. Beautiful in all of its glory. Robust and fruity. The garlic will dance with the scent of tomato. And the wine. Not too much. Just enough. It is easy to over do it on the wine.
Notes
Food processor
Chefs knife
Meat hammer
Tomato puree 15oz
Tomato juice (from concentrate)5.5oz
Parmesan
Sweet onion
Garlic
Basil
Oregano
Fennel seed
Crushed red pepper
Sugar
Black peppercorns
*savory and the sweet marsala wine optional*
Do not cook separately or additionally. It is ready to use as is. You can cook it when it goes on your pizza linguine ect. I'm sayin that once its finished, its ready.
Cook Time:
Total Time: 20 minutes
Number of Servings: 1
Yield: 2Lg pizzas, or 4 servings of pasta
Style: European, Italian
Carne de porco a Alentejano
Carne de Porco à Alentejana is a traditional Portuguese Pork and Clams dish which originates in part from the Portuguese region of Alentejo. It is a true exemplification of Portuguese cuisine, simplicity, rich flavor, and unique combination of ingredients. This is seen with the combination of clams with pork, what at first might seem an unusual combination complements each other very nicely and both contribute to a rich and flavorful sauce which is truly unique. This simple and easy to make recipe lets you make this delicious Portuguese dish without the fuss.
Ingredients
1/2 pound pork fillet, cubed
1 teaspoon paprika
salt and pepper to taste
2 cloves garlic, sliced
1 bay leaf
3 teaspoons olive oil, divided
2 chopped onions
1 and a half cups Portuguese white wine
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 chopped tomatoes
1/4 teaspoon dried crushed chillies
handful chopped fresh parsley
Directions
2) Add the sliced garlic cloves, bay leaf, and cubed pork, and mix. Let it marinate for at least 4 hours, turning occasionally.
3) Remove pork; reserve the marinade. Pat pork completely dry. Discard the bay leaf.
4) Heat 1 teaspoon of olive oil in large frying pan. Add the pork, stirring frequently so that the meat browns quickly and evenly. Transfer it to a bowl.
5) Pour the reserved marinade into frying pan and bring to the boil over high heat, scraping off any brown bits clinging to the inside of pan. Boil uncovered until marinade is reduced by 1/3. Pour over the pork and set it aside.
In a saucepan, heat the remaining oil; add the onion and cook for 5 minutes, stirring frequently until onion is soft but not brown. Add minced garlic, tomatoes and crushed chillies. Simmer, stirring constantly for 5 minutes.
6) Spread the clams over the sauce; cover the saucepan and cook over high heat for ten minutes or until clams open. Stir in the pork and marinade. Simmer for 5 minutes to heat thoroughly.
7) Sprinkle with the parsley on a platter and serve with some bread to enjoy all of the sauce!
Notes
Cook Time: 1 hours, 30 minutes
Total Time: 2 hours
Number of Servings: 1
Yield: 2
Style: European, Portuguese
Best of the Midwest Burger
Nothing is as Midwestern as the summer cookout... grilled corn, lemonade, potato salad, chips, and best of all, the hamburger. Brisket and ribs can become tedious due to their long cooking times, but the short grilling time and simplicity of burgers leads to yummy variations.
The best burgers are often cooked on a griddle in butter, but some simple modifications can create similar wonderful, greasy flavor in a grilled burger, perfect for a cookout. Adding shredded cheese to the uncooked patty adds moisture, even when cooked to medium. Any cheese will work. Then add your favorite toppings.
Ingredients
1/4 cup finely grated onion
1 tbsp cream
Salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cup shredded Monterey Jack
6 slices of favorite cheese (Monterey Jack pictured)
6 strips of bacon
6 buns
butter
Directions
2. Add beef, onion, cream, shredded cheese, salt, pepper, and chopped bacon to bowl, mix thoroughly
3. Roughly form six equal patties by hand
4. Cook approximately six minutes per side over high heat on charcoal or gas grill, or until the internal temperature reaches 160F
5. Optional: Top burgers with slices of cheese a minute before removing from grill
6. Toast buttered buns on grill
7. Add burgers to buns, garnish with any additional toppings, and enjoy!
Cook Time: 12 minutes
Total Time: 27 minutes
Number of Servings: 6
Yield: 6 hamburgers
Style: American, Midwest
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