Chicken Satay Stir-Fry

Ingredients:

4 cups water
2 cups jasmine rice, rinsed (someone will be getting regular rice, I ran out)
1 tsp butter
2 tablespoons canola or safflower oil
1 3/4 pound chicken breast cut into bite-size pieces
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1 medium yellow skinned onion, sliced
1 red bell pepper, seeded, quartered and sliced
1 cup shredded carrots
6 scallions (optional)
1 cup snow peas

***Satay Sauce***

4 tablespoons chunky peanut butter
3 tablespoons dark soy, Tamari
3 tablespoons honey
1 piece (1-inch size) ginger root, peeled and minced
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1/2 orange, juiced

***Garnish***
1/4 cup chopped peanuts

Directions:

Heat water to boiling. Add rice, return to boil, stir. Cover pot and reduce heat to simmer. Cook rice until tender, 18 minutes. Fluff with fork.

For stir-fry, heat a large nonstick skillet over high heat. Add chicken and onion, stir-fry 3 minutes.

Add remaining veggies and stir-fry 5 minutes more. Heat sauce in a small pot over low heat, stirring the sauce until all ingredients are combined. Transfer stir-fry to a large platter and pour sauce evenly over the chicken and vegetables. Sprinkle the platter with chopped nuts. Serve jasmine rice in a separate dish.

Have a great summer! I appreciate all of you...Bree, Kim and Thelissa!!! You make my life so much more enjoyable.

Ravioli
Alfredo Sauce

I know this meal is simple but it is one of Tatum's favorites. Boil Ravioli according to direction. Cover in sauce or olive oil and garlic salt.

BUTTERMILK DRUMSTICKS

Ingredients:

chicken drumsticks
2 cups buttermilk
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 cloves garlic, bruised and skins removed
1 tablespoon crushed peppercorns
1 tablespoon sea salt 1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 tablespoon maple syrup

Directions:

Place the chicken drumsticks in a large freezer bag, and add the buttermilk mixture and seasonings.

Leave the buttermilk marinated chicken in the fridge ideally overnight or out of the fridge for at least 30 minutes and up to 2 hours.

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Take the chicken pieces out of the bag shaking off the excess marinade, and then arrange them in a roasting tin lined with foil.

Drizzle 1-2 tablespoons of oil, and then roast in the oven for about 30 minutes, or until brown, even scorched in parts, and juicily cooked through.

Beef Stroganoff

the menu:
Beef(Chicken) Stroganoff w/ noodles

the instructions:
Spray crock pot with non-stick cooking spray. Mix meat, soups and soup mix together and put in crock pot. Cook on low 5ish hours. When hot and bubbly add sour cream and mushrooms. Cook noodles.

the recipe:
1 pkg stew meat
1 can cream of celery soup
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1/2 pkg lipton onion soup mix
mushrooms to your liking
8 oz sour cream

Directions above.

Hard/Soft Chicken Tacos

Chicken Tacos

Included:
Marinated chicken
Hard and soft shells
Lettuce
Tomato
Cheese

Just Saute chicken in skillet with a little olive oil and 1/4 cup of water.
Fill your shells and enjoy!

Taco Soup

1 lb hamburger
1 large onion, chopped
1 can hot chili
2 cans regular chili or kidney beans
1 can whole kernel corn
1 (15oz) can tomato sauce
1 (15oz) can diced tomatoes
1 pkg taco seasoning mix
1 pkg ranch dressing mix
1 1/2 cup water

Brown hamburger and onion. Add the rest of the ingredients and simmer for at least 15minutes. Tastes even better the next day.

Chicken Club Taco's

Chicken (marinated in liquid smoke)
Bacon
Lettuce
Tomato
Cheese
Tortilla
Avocado Ranch Dressing

Salt and pepper chicken then grill. Heat Bacon in microwave.
I hope that the dressing doesn't turn brown before you eat it! Hope everyone has a great week!

Chicken Fettuccine Bake

the menu:
Chicken Fettuccine

the instructions:
Place chicken pieces in a 9x13 baking dish. Melt butter and drizzle over the chicken. Pour whipping cream over chicken. Cover entire dish with Parmesan cheese. Bake chicken as directed below and cook noodles.

the recipe: (courtesy of Janet Cherrington)
boneless/skinless chicken breasts
flour to coat
minced onion/salt/pepper
1 cube butter
1 pint whipping cream
Parmesan cheese

Coat each piece of chicken in flour and place in 9x13 baking dish. Drizzle melted butter over the chicken (1 cube). Sprinkle with 1 Tablespoon dried minced onion and salt and pepper. Pour pint of unwhipped whipping cream over the top. Cover with Parmesan cheese (cover completely!). Bake uncovered for 15 minutes at 400 degrees then turn down to 325 degrees for about 20 to 25 minutes. Serve over fettuccine noodles or rice.

Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas

Recipe:
2 cans cream of chicken soup
1 pint sour cream
1/2 block of cream cheese
2 small cans green chilies
meat from 1 rotisserie chicken
couple tablespoons of milk
2 cloves garlic minced

heat all ingredient in saucepan
spread a little in the bottom of 9x13 pan. layer flour tortillas and chicken mixture apprx. 3 times. top with cheese and bake for 30 minutes at 350.

This dish is good served with beans, chips and salsa...enjoy.

Grilled Chicken

Chicken
Pasta Salad
Baked Potato's


You just need to grill chicken, and maybe cook the potato's a little, or at least heat them up.

Marinade for chicken:
1 cup Italian dressing
1 cup 7-up
(or equal parts of each)

Okay~ so I really don't have a recipe for this salad so I will give you my "redneck" version of a recipe(which is what Mike calls it)
Pasta Salad
1 Package curly noodles
any veggies that you like (I usually use cucumber, carrots, red bell pepper, green onion, tomatoes, and broccoli)
String cheese (as much as you like-I use about 4or5)
Pepperoni(also as much as you like)
1 sm bottle of Italian Dressing

Cook noodles, cut up veggies, cheese,and pepperoni, pour in dressing, mix and serve.

Vodka Rigatoni

Hope you are all having a wonderful week.. schools almost over..wooohoo

Vodka Rigatoni sauce
Rigatoni noodles
Green Salad w/ tomato and cucumber
Grapes
Bread
Parmesan Cheese for topping pasta or salad

Just heat sauce and noodles and serve.

Recipe for sauce:
3/4 lb. procuitto or black forest ham
3/4 of an onion
1 can tomato paste
1 bay leaf (which i forgot to take out,, watch out)
1/4 tspoon cayenne pepper, or more if you like
1/4 cup of vodka or chicken stock
2 pints or 1 quart of cream
1 large can whole peeled tomatoes, do not drain-smash with large spoon while cooking.
salt and pepper to taste

combine all ingredients in a large pot and bring to a boil. let simmer for 45 minutes. this will cover 2 lbs of pasta.

Enjoy!

Tuesday on the grill

the menu:

Grilled chicken
Veggie kabobs-mushrooms, bell pepper, onion, zucchini
Rice-brown & white
Watermelon
Amish Friendship Bread


the instructions:

Grill chicken and kabobs. I like to brush some of the marinade on the veggies before I grill them.


the recipes:

Chicken marinade: (I use this marinade on almost everything I grill)

3/4 cup oil
1/2 cup soy sauce
2 T vinegar
2 T honey
2 cloves of garlic
2-3 green onions, chopped

I woke up to the smell of dinner!

Crock Pot Beef Roast
Potatoes
Carrots
Spinach Salad
Jaime's Dressing (Previously posted...I know how dare I use an old recipe :-))
Pineapple
Rolls

Everything is done and ready to go. Just toss your salad and enjoy!

Pizza Roll

Pizza Roll
Cesar Salad (Thelissa's recipe)
Watermelon and Strawberries

Pizza Dough is from the Breadsmith (time crunch)
Ingredients -
1/2 lb. mozzarella
1/4 lb. diced cooked ham
1/2 lb. cooked sausage1/
1 lb.pepperoni sliced.
Oil mixture -1/4 c. olive oil 1/4 tsp. each oregano, basil, salt, pepper, garlic powder Mix all these together. Roll out to 10x12 rectangle, then spread oil mixture and meat and cheese mixture. roll like jelly roll, rise 30 min. cook 350 for 25-30 min.

Hmmm something Fishy is going on here..

Hello. happy Wed. Yay, 2 more days til the weekend!

Tonight:
Fresh Atlantic Salmon
(chicken fingers for the kids, if they don't care for salmon)
Misty's pasta salad
Carrot sticks
Pineapple
Rosemary olive oil bread


Fish is topped with honey ,garlic, garlic salt, dash of pepper and drizzled w/teriyaki sauce.
We grill ours on a boat made of tin foil for about 20 minutes. you can also bake if you like.
Chicken bakes at 450 for about 12-15 minutes.

Hope you enjoy!
Kim

Happy Cinco de Mayo

the menu:

Fajita Chicken (for salad or soft taco)
Lettuce
Tomato
Cheese
Olives
Guacamole
Tomatillo Dressing
Strawberries & Pineapple
Chocolate Chip cookie dough (for eating, baking into cookies or making a Pazookie)
Ice Cream

Since Jaime made tasty rice and beans yesterday I decided not to duplicate again tonight (besides we have leftovers.) I marinated the chicken like I would for Fajitas but intended to use the chicken in a salad. I sent tortillas if some prefer to eat it that way.


the instructions:

Grill chicken. Slice and add to salad, or eat in tortilla.
Bake cookie dough as cookies (350 for 8-10 min.), or press in pie dish and bake to desired doneness. Top with a few scoops of ice cream and everybody grab a spoon. Yum.


the recipes:

Fajita marinade

2 T oil
2 T lemon juice
1 t garlic powder
1/8 t liquid smoke
1 t seasoned salt
1/2 t ground oregano
1/2 t pepper


Tomatillo Dressing (Costa Vida)

1 buttermilk ranch packet
1 c buttermilk
1 c mayo
2 tomatillos, husk removed
1/2 bunch cilantro
juice of 1 lime
1 jalepeno, seeds removed


Chocolate Chip cookies
recipe in previous post

Body Wash

Mexican Lasagna
Homemade Pinto Beans w/ Ham
Sticky Spanish Rice
Mike's Corn Salsa
Tortillas (Just a few in case one of the kids or adults don't like the Lasagna)
Chips
Sour Cream
Philosophy Carrot Cake

Ingredients:

1 cup fresh cilantro leaves
4 scallions, coarsely chopped
10 ounces fresh baby spinach
Coarse salt and ground pepper
Nonstick cooking spray
8 (6 inch) corn tortillas
1 (15.5 ounce) can pinto beans, drained and rinsed
1 cup prepared salsa (mild or medium)
8 ounces pepper Jack cheese, grated


Directions:

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. In a food processor, combine cilantro, scallions, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper with as much spinach as will fit; pulse, adding remaining spinach in batches, until coarsely chopped.

Coat an 8-inch square baking dish with cooking spray. Lay 4 tortillas in bottom of dish (they will overlap slightly). Layer with half of beans, salsa, spinach mixture, and cheese; repeat with remaining ingredients, ending with cheese and pressing in gently.

Cover dish with foil; place on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake until bubbling, 25 to 30 minutes; remove foil, and continue baking until golden, 15 to 20 minutes more. Cool 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

Carrot Cake Side Note:

I have been using the Philosophy Carrot Cake Body Soap and it smells so "real". I decided I needed to try the recipe on the bottle, surely it tastes as good as the soap smells. Well, I started feeling guilty after I started making it so I only made three loaves. You ladies will have to tell me how it tastes. I licked the batter of course, but that is not a real indication. :-)