Category: PROTEINS

CHICKEN MILANO

CHICKEN MILANO

4 tablespoons butter, divided*

2 pounds chicken tenders

1 cup sun-dried tomatoes, chopped**

3-4 cloves garlic, minced

1 bunch green onions, sliced thin

2 cups chicken broth

2 cups heavy cream

1 pound fettucini

salt and pepper, to taste

2 tablespoons chopped basil

  • In a large skillet, melt 2 tablespoons of butter over medium heat.  Add garlic and saute until fragrant.
  • Add onions and saute until soft.
  • Add tomatoes and 3/4 cup of the chicken broth. Simmer 10minutes.
  • Add the cream and bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
  • Reduce heat to a simmer and cook until sauce is thickened to desired consistency.
  • Meanwhile prepare pasta per package directions.
  • In another skillet melt remaining butter over medium heat.
  • Wash chicken pieces and pat dry.
  • Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper generously.
  • Add chicken to butter and saute on both sides until cooked through.
  • Plate chicken.
  • Toss fettuccini and sauce together until well coated. Add to plated chicken.
  • Sprinkle with basil.
  • Enjoy.

* I use butter or safflower oil

**next time I will probably puree them slightly

CHICKEN MILANO

CHICKEN MILANO
4 tablespoons butter, divided*
2 pounds chicken tenders
1 cup sun-dried tomatoes, chopped**
3-4 cloves garlic, minced
1 bunch green onions, sliced thin
2 cups chicken broth
2 cups heavy cream
1 pound fettucini
salt and pepper, to taste
2 tablespoons chopped basil

  • In a large skillet, melt 2 tablespoons of butter over medium heat.  Add garlic and saute until fragrant.
  • Add onions and saute until soft.
  • Add tomatoes and 3/4 cup of the chicken broth. Simmer 10minutes.
  • Add the cream and bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
  • Reduce heat to a simmer and cook until sauce is thickened to desired consistency.
  • Meanwhile prepare pasta per package directions.
  • In another skillet melt remaining butter over medium heat.
  • Wash chicken pieces and pat dry.
  • Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper generously.
  • Add chicken to butter and saute on both sides until cooked through.
  • Plate chicken.
  • Toss fettuccini and sauce together until well coated. Add to plated chicken.
  • Sprinkle with basil.
  • Enjoy.

* I use butter or safflower oil

**next time I will probably puree them slightly

STIR FRY BEEF & VEGGIES ~ Healthy Meals

Hi.  I’m back with a healthy meal to share.  Not only was it healthy, but it was quite tasty as well.
STIR FRY BEEF & VEGGIES
1 pound of stir fry beef, the leaner the cut the better, cut into trim strips.
1 red pepper, washed and sliced thin
1 green pepper, washed and sliced thin
1 tablespoon of olive oil 
3-4 cloves of garlic. 
1 bottle of your favorite stir-fry sauce
rice
  • Put a tablespoon of olive oil in the stir-fry pan and let it warm up.  
  • Add the beef and peppers.  
  • When the beef is almost cooked brown, press three or four cloves of garlic and stir into the mixture. 
  • Add the stir-fry sauce.  
  • Let this simmer for about 10 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, cook your favorite brand of white or brown rice, about a 2-cup serving.
  • Serve the stir-fry beef and veggies over rice.  
  • Add a side.  We chose broccoli.
The entire stir fry dish with rice has a total of:
1,034 calories
48 grams of fat
240 cholesterol
438 of sodium
6 grams of fiber
54 carbohydrates
8 sugars
89 grams of protein
 Divide these numbers by the number of servings you will use, and you have a healthy, lowfat, low calorie meal.
We had 5 servings, so each of our servings came out to 207 calories and 9.6 grams of fat. 
This is a low sugar, low fat, low cholesterol, low carb meal.

COMFORT STEW

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1 1/2 pounds select stew meat
2 (10 ounce) cans French onion soup
1 (10 ounce) can cream of onion soup
1 (10 ounce) can cream of celery soup
1 (16 ounce) package frozen stew vegetables, thawed
  • Place stew meat in sprayed slow cooker.
  • Add soups as listed and spread evenly over meat.
  • DO NOT STIR. Turn slow cooker to HIGH and cook just long enough for ingredients to get hot.
  • Change heat setting to LOW, cover and cook for 7 to 8 hours.
  • Serves 4 to 6.
Happy Eating…


GREEN TABASCO CHICKEN

GREEN TABASCO CHICKEN
2 pounds chicken tenders
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 orange halved
1 teaspoon Penzey’s California crushed jalapenos
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup Green Jalapeño Tabasco Sauce
1 bunch green onions, sliced thin
1/4 cup melted butter
1-1/2 chicken broth

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Juice 1/2 of orange.
  • Section other half of orange.
  • In a small sauce pan whisk together the orange juice and green Tabasco sauce.
  • Add the butter, garlic and chicken broth.
  • Simmer 10-15 minutes until well blended and slightly reduced.
  • Spray a baking pan with pure.
  • Toss together the chicken and green onions.  Arrange in baking dish. Add orange sections.
  • Pour sauce over top.
  • Bake 30 minutes.  Serve with Parmesan Potatoes and tortillas.

GREEN TABASCO CHICKEN

GREEN TABASCO CHICKEN
2 pounds chicken tenders
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 orange halved
1 teaspoon Penzey’s California crushed jalapenos
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup Green Jalapeño Tabasco Sauce
1 bunch green onions, sliced thin
1/4 cup melted butter
1-1/2 chicken broth

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Juice 1/2 of orange.
  • Section other half of orange.
  • In a small sauce pan whisk together the orange juice and green Tabasco sauce.
  • Add the butter, garlic and chicken broth.
  • Simmer 10-15 minutes until well blended and slightly reduced.
  • Spray a baking pan with pure.
  • Toss together the chicken and green onions.  Arrange in baking dish. Add orange sections.
  • Pour sauce over top.
  • Bake 30 minutes.  Serve with Parmesan Potatoes and tortillas.

CHICKEN PUFFS

I’m not quite sure where I originally found this recipe, but we fell in love with it and it makes a wonderful presentation for company.  The pictures are from when I originally made it with whole chicken breasts, but I have since changed it to using bite sized pieces.  Using chicken tenders works best.  It bakes better and is much easier to eat!
CHICKEN PUFFS
2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts or tenders
4 Pepperidge farm puff pastry sheets, defrosted
4 ounces cream cheese
1/2 pound bacon, cut into quarters
1 bunch green onions, chopped
1 handful flat leaf parsley
sea salt and white pepper to taste
1 large egg, beaten
PURE
  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  • Add cream cheese, green onions, parsley, salt and pepper to a small food processor and process until well blended.  Set aside.
  • Cook bacon until crisp.  Drain on paper towels.
  • Cut chicken into bite size pieces.
  • In a large bowl, toss chicken pieces with cream cheese mixture until well coated.
  • On a large jelly roll pan that has been sprayed with PURE, lay out your puff pastry pieces and seal any stray seams.
  • Divide chicken evenly among the 4 sheets.
  • Top evenly with the bacon.
  • Pull up all four corners and give them a little twist in the center.
  • Brush with beaten egg.
  • Bake 30 minutes until golden brown.
  • Serve immediately.

BUFFALO CHICKEN SLOPPY JOES ~ BLOG 366.

BUFFALO CHICKEN SLOPPY JOES adapted from Rachel Ray
1-1 1/2 pounds ground chicken
3/4-1 cup Frank’s original Buffalo Wing Sauce
3/4-1 cup homemade ranch dressing
1 carrot, FINELY diced
2 celery stalks, FINELY diced
1 SMALL Vidalia onion FINELY diced
1/4 cup of brown sugar
Hawaiian or Egg Buns
Bleu cheese crumbles, optional

  • In a large skillet melt 1 tablespoon avocado oil.
  • Add carrots, celery and onion, sauteing 3-5 minutes.
  • Add chicken, cooking until browned and veggies are softened.
  • Add in wing sauce and ranch dressing stirring to blend flavors.
  • Add in brown sugar. If sauce is too spicy, add another 1/4 cup 😀
  • Serve on a bun with crumbles if desired.
  • Add extra ranch as needed.

NOTE: Bleu cheese dressing substitutes well for the ranch if you prefer.

ORIGINALLY POSTED JULY 31, 2011, updated for content and photo

 

CHEESY CHIMICHANGAS

Cheese!  Cheese! Cheese! 
I don’t often indulge in cheese. Even though I do so love it.  I usually feel that you need a LOT of cheese in order for it to really taste good.  I don’t usually indulge in that many calories, I usually choose to flavor my food in other ways.
However, one does have to have cheese sometimes, right?? 
I tasted this before adding the cheese and after and it was delicious with the cheese.  It still has a lot of flavor and the cheese brings it out even more! 
These were plenty flavorful on their own but I used some of my tomatillo green salsa to put on it.  This made it even better!  Seriously, this was a fantastic meal!  Loved the leftovers the next day too!
Cheesy Chimichangas
Adapted from Food Snob

1 pound ground turkey
1 onion, diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
11/2 tablespoon cumin
1 can green chiles, 4 oz.
2 teaspoons oregano
1 can Rotel tomatoes with green chiles
1 can tomato sauce, 15 oz. (I only used about 3/4 of it)
1 1/2 cups of cheddar cheese, 6 oz.
10 – 100 calorie whole wheat tortillas

  • Cook the ground turkey and the onions together.  
  • When the ground turkey is done, add spices, chiles and tomatoes.  Let simmer for 10 minutes or until thickened.  
  • Turn off heat and add cheese and stir until melted. 
  • Put 1/2 cup of turkey mixture onto tortilla and roll and place seam side down in a pan. 
  • Spray tops with cooking spray and bake in oven for about 25 minutes at 400 degrees. 

Total calories = 2569 calories
10 servings = 257 calories per chimichanga

2 Cheesy Chimichangas = 514 calorie dinner

BUNLESS BURGER SERIES #3~BURGERS w/ CARAMELIZED PEACHES & RED ONIONS, GORGONZOLA CREAM CHEESE MAYONNAISE & MUENSTER

Good Morning everyone.  Tamy here filling in for Martha K who was filling in for Kris on Simple Saturday, who had originally traded with Martha MM.  So sense it was already so complicated, I’m bringing you a not simple, but not complicated recipe for the upcoming holiday weekend.  It’s perfect for outside eating and celebrates the fruit of the month also, peaches!  I hope you enjoy it.  We make it quite often and really have been enjoying going bunless.
BUNLESS BURGERS w/ CARAMELIZED PEACHES & RED ONIONS, GORGONZOLA CREAM CHEESE MAYONNAISE & MUENSTER

2 – 1/3 pound burger patties
2 teaspoons liquid smoke
sea salt & white pepper
grated Muenster cheese

Caramelized peaches & red onions
2 tablespoons butter
1 extra large red onion, thinly sliced into rings
2 small peaches, chopped
2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar

Gorgonzola Cream Cheese Mayonnaise
2 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 ounces gorgonzola cheese crumbles, room temperature
1/4 cup mayonnaise

  • In a small food processor blend together the cream cheese, mayonnaise and Gorgonzola cheese crumbles.
  • Combine ground beef, liquid smoke, salt and pepper to the meat and hand form the patties.
  • Grill burgers inside or out.
  • In a large sauce pan melt butter.  
  • When sizzling add onions and saute’ until translucent. 
  • Add peaches and saute’ until juicy.
  • Add balsamic vinegar and continue sauteing until moisture has sizzled away.
  • Plate burger.
  • Spread on Gorgonzola mayo.
  • Top with peaches, onions and then sprinkle with muenster cheese.  
  • I use the pan lid over the plate for a minute to melt the cheese.

Fire Day Friday; Grilled Shrimp Po’ Boy

Ok, ok… so I didn’t fill the bun up with enough shrimp before I took the picture… BUT.. just because it might not be the best picture does not mean that it wasn’t the best grilled shrimp po’ boy I’ve ever had.  Oh, no!  These sandwiches were downright DEE-licious.  And, let’s not forget simple.  You don’t have do to too much to make this really stand out.  I kept this very simple, but feel free to jazz it up if you want.  I know that traditional po’ boys are usually made by frying shrimp or oysters or whatever you have on there, but honestly, I like to try to keep things as healthy as I can, so I went for the grilling method.  Who needs all the bread any, right?  I mean you’ve got all the bread you need in the bun 🙂  Plus…you get to use your grill if you make them this way!!

Grilled Shrimp Po’ Boy
Created by Jenn’s Food Journey
Printable Recipe 
Ingredients:
36-48 large frozen shrimp, thawed and tails removed
1-2 Tablespoon basil olive oil (you can use extra virgin olive oil)
salt and pepper
shredded lettuce or cabbage (I used coleslaw mix)
cherry tomatoes, quartered (I used about 1/2 cup)
hoagie buns or French sandwich rolls or even hot dog buns
fiery remoulade – recipe to follow
metal or wooden skewers (please soak wooden skewers in water for at least 30 minutes)

Directions:
In a large bowl, add the shrimp and toss with olive oil and salt and pepper.  Allow to marinate for 1 hour.  Thread shrimp onto skewers.

Preheat grill to 375 degrees.  Place the skewered shrimp directly over the fire and grill for 3-5 minutes per side or until shrimp is cooked through.  Carefully remove from grill and allow to rest for 5 minutes.  Carefully remove shrimp from skewers.

To build your po’ boy – add a butt load of shrimp and top with cabbage/lettuce and tomatoes.  Drizzle on fiery remoulade.  Enjoy!

Fiery Remoulade
Created by Jenn’s Food Journey
Ingredients:
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1 Tablespoon chili paste
1 teaspoon Sriracha
1 teaspoon lemon juice 

Directions:
Mix all ingredients together in a small bowl until well combined.  Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.  Enjoy!

 

CHCIKEN SCALOPPINI IN BRANDY SAUCE

CHICKEN SCALLOPINI IN BRANDY SAUCE
For 4 People
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, sliced in 1/2 horizontally**
 3+ tablespoons butter
½ cup brandy
Juice of 1 lemon
flour
salt and pepper

  • Wash and dry the slices after slicing them in half and removing any excess fat. 
  • Melt 2-3 tablespoons of butter in  large skillet.
  • Dredge the chicken slices and place in the pan.
  • Brown them, salt and peppering them generously.
  • Set aside, keeping warm. 
  • Add the remaining butter, brandy and juice of a lemon to the pan, scraping the bottom for any chicken pieces. Blend well. Let sauce start to thicken.
  • When sauce has just about reached desired thickness, return the chicken slices to the pan, covering well with the sauce.
  • Serve immediately.

** I used breast tenders this time and it was great! 
 
Recipe Rundown
Taste: Both savory and sweet, tangy and rich.
Texture: Tender caramelized onions on top and fork tender. 
Ease: Super easy and quick.
Appearance: Appetizing and visually appealing.
Pros: Addicting and wonderful for entertaining.
Cons: None!
Would I make this again? Yes.