Cajun Chicken Pasta on the Lighter Side Celebrate Mardi Gras with this colorful Cajun spiced pasta tossed with chicken strips, bell peppers, red onion, mushrooms and scallions in a creamy light sauce. One of the easiest ways to lighten up a pasta dish is to add tons of protein and vegetables to your dish which keeps the portions large and the carbs low and this dish is a perfect example. Be sure to be generous with your Cajun spices, it should have plenty of kick so don't be shy! I took a knife skills class at Sur La Table this week with my girlfriend and of course I HAD to buy a new knife and cutting board there. I was so excited to put my new skills to work and cut my veggies like a pro with my new knife, a task I would normally dread. This dish comes together rather quickly once all your vegetables are chopped. You can make this with shrimp instead of chicken, or use a combination of both. Ingredients: Prep all your vegetables. Prepare pasta in salted water according to package directions. Makes 7 1/2 cups.
Sauces | Thermomix Alfredo Sauce You will be delighted that you have this delicious recipe, and it is so easy to make in your Thermomix! Great on fettuccini, steamed veggies, or mixed into mashed potatoes for a sophisticated side. Servings: 8 Prep Time: 5 min. Cook Time: 3 min.Ingredients: • 30g Parmesan cheese, grated • 60g butter • 150g cream cheese • 150g fresh creamGarnish • fresh chives, parsley, or grated nutmegInstructions: 1. Apple Sauce No purchased apple sauce compares to a “made from scratch” sauce. Bagna Cauda This classic warm sauce originates from the Piedmont area in Italy. Barbecue Sauce Fresh Horseradish and Chipotle Pepper The smoky chipotle peppers add rich warmth. Barbecue Sauce Tangy Sweet This sauce goes well with poultry or red meat and makes great, finger-licking chicken and ribs. Béarnaise Sauce This is a delight of the culinary world. Béchamel Sauce This rich and luscious white sauce is the one found in lasagne and moussaka. Instructions: 1. Beurre Blanc Sauce Cheese Sauce Chicken Gravy
Filipino Adobo Chicken In the Philippines, adobo refers to the process of stewing chicken or pork in vinegar and a soy based sauce with lots of garlic. As this simmers, your kitchen will be filled with an intoxicating sweet and sour aroma that will leave you anxious to eat. My friend Liren of Kitchen Confidante was so gracious to share her family recipe with me, which I slightly modified to reduce the fat. I served this over brown basmati rice which made this a complete meal. I hope you all enjoyed your Thanksgiving and didn't eat too much! Filipino Adobo ChickenAdapted from Kitchen Confidante Gina's Weight Watcher Recipes Servings: 4 • Serving Size: 2 drumsticks • Old Points: 4 pts • Points+: 4 pts Calories: 174.8 • Fat: 4.3 g • Protein: 27.2 g • Carb: 5.0 g • Fiber: 0.5 g Ingredients: 8 chicken legs on the bone (skin removed)1/3 cup low sodium soy sauce1/3 cup apple cider vinegar1 small head of garlic, crushed 6 ground peppercorns4 bay leaves1 jalapeño, chopped (optional)
Baked Cheesy Chicken Bake Today’s recipe is a cheesy baked pasta that I found over at Our Best Bites . Sara based the recipe on a Martha Stewart recipe. This yummy dish consists of a cheesy pasta blended with chicken, sun-dried tomatoes, and mushrooms. Now I know the sun-dried tomatoes aren’t something most of you probably keep on had, so you could just leave them out if you like. Another great thing about this recipe is it makes two – 2 quart dishes. When I made this recipe I also decided to try it with some pasta samples that I had received from Ronzoni . Finally, the winner of the “Nourish Your Inner Goddess” giveaway from Yoplait and MyBlogSpark is: Kate who said: I always love any kind of berry yogurt. Congrats Kate! Baked Cheesy Chicken Penne Freezer instructions: To freeze, prepare through step 4 and then let pasta cool. Be Sociable, Share!
Creamed Swiss Chard - Swiss Chard With Creamy Sauce Bacon, garlic, and a little onion add flavor to this dish of Swiss chard. Swiss chard has long been one of my favorite vegetables, because it's a tasty and nutritious green vegetable, and it's so easy to grow. Here's a large photo. Ingredients: 2 bunches, about 2 pounds, Swiss chard, white ribbed or a mixture of colors (rainbow, red, yellow)3 or 4 slices bacon, diced1 clove garlic, mashed and finely minced1/4 to 1/2 cup finely chopped red onion2 tablespoons butter2 tablespoons flour1 cup half-and-half or whole milkpinch nutmegsalt and pepper, to taste Preparation: Wash chard and cut off thicker stems. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, cook the diced bacon until crisp; remove and set aside. In a saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Add about 1/2 of the sauce to the chard, stirring to blend. Serves 4 to 6. More Recipes for GreensGreens Casserole with MozzarellaLow Fat Seasoned GreensGarlic GreensGreens and PeanutsBea's Greens Side Dish CasserolesVegetable DishesCrockpot Vegetable
Inchi Kabin/Nyonya Fried Chicken This is a Nyonya version of fried chicken. The nyonyas and babas are indigenous to the Straits Settlements of Penang, Malacca and Singapore and have their own cuisine which is mix of Chinese and Malay. Inchi Kabin is all know as Encik Cabin Chicken. And how does this dish have its unique name? The story goes like this. Ingredients: 1 small chicken – about 2.5 pounds Marinate: 2 tbsp curry powder 2 tbsp grated ginger 2 tbsp chili powder – you can use less 1 tsp garlic powder 2 tbsp soy sauce 1 tsp coriander powder 1 tsp cumin powder 4 tbsp coconut milk Salt to taste 1. Note: You don’t need any dipping sauce for this chicken as it is flavorful enough to eat it on its own. I am entering this post in the Muhibbah Malaysian Monday roundup, created and hosted by Sharon of Test with a Skewer and Suresh of 3 Hungry Tummies.
Honey Glazed Chicken and Bacon Bites I had an idea. Actually, it was more like my three hundred and forty-sixth idea for this month and I now have the hips to show for it. No biggie, I consider it a small sacrifice for eating food that tastes this good. So I asked myself: “Would it be a really crazy idea to wrap loads of bacon around chicken strips and brush them with a spruced up honey marinade?”. See, now that’s what happens when you blog from your desolated home or kitchen (in the burbs). Anyway, it turned out nothing short of a phenomenal idea that I simply have to share here in my little corner of the www. Ingredients: 1 pound boneless chicken breasts 20 thin bacon slices 3 tbsp honey 2 tsp coarse mustard fresh lemon juice Optional: salt Directions: Cut the chicken breasts—or fillets, as we call them here—in thin strips. Note: I’m using the Dutch equivalent to bacon in this recipe. Grab a bowl and combine 3 tbsp honey with 2 tsp coarse mustard. Squeeze in some lemon juice. Bacon rights all the wrongs in this world.
MasterChef Week 2 Recap & Whitney's Buttermilk Fried Chicken Recipe: SELFy Stars: New at Self Seven Things Successful, Happy People Do: SELF Reports From the THRIVE Conference via @SELFMagazine Seven Things Successful, Happy People Do: SELF Reports From the THRIVE Conference : Arianna Huffington and Mika Brzezinski’s two-day conference is helping hard workers take some time for themselves. #SelfMagazine Huffington Post founder and media maven Arianna Huffington knows all about getting the corner office, but it wasn't until she suffered from a few injuries at work that she realized she wasn't focusing enough on herself -- or getting enough sleep. Garlic-Lime Chicken I’m flirting with going vegetarian. I’m reading up on different kinds of grains, beans and legumes. I dream about finding joy in bowls full of greens. I constantly (weekly) ask my husband if he thinks he could go meat-free (the answers are always inconclusive -or- NO). But for now, I’ll try and focus on eating healthier meats. Like chicken. If you’re anything like me, you eat a TON of chicken. I think chicken is the healthiest lean protein to eat (aside from fish – but I’m not in Seattle here) and one of the cheapest to get all natural, free range, or organic. This is where I run into problems. Here’s one that’s great. Garlic-Lime Chicken Adapted from All Recipes 3/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon black pepper 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1/8 teaspoon paprika 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder 1/8 teaspoon onion powder 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme 1/4 teaspoon dried parsley 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves 1. Like this: Like Loading...
crockpot honey sesame chicken Crockpot honey sesame chicken is easy to make and even more delicious! “Bourbon chicken? Bourbon chicken? Sample?” You know those food court Chinese places that you pass in the mall that shove chicken on a toothpick in your face and practically force you try it even if it’s like 10am. Update: 7/24/2012: Yes, you may use boneless, skinless, chicken breasts instead of thighs. I won’t lie, it’s hard to refuse something like that. However, it’s not “real” Chinese food and I don’t like that they broadcast it like it is. Anyway, enough of my hating because we all know how obsessed I am with that stuff and as far from Chinese as it may be, I still get it whenever I go to Panda Express or am grabbing a quick bite at the food court. crockpot honey sesame chicken Author: Julie Wampler Recipe type: Slow Cooker Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Serves: 4 All images and content are © Table for Two. crockpot honey bourbon chicken, honey sesame chicken
Thermomix Apple Crumble Recipe This all-time favourite makes the whole family happy: Thermomix Apple Crumble is so easy to prepare that you can even get the kids involved, and it will certainly put a smile on dad's face! And who doesn't like apple crumble? Being such a traditional dessert, I find it perfect to serve to guests, especially when I invite new friends over and I'm not sure about what they do or don't like. Actually, many different kinds of fruit can be substituted for apples, and you can base your choice on whatever's in season, like peaches, plums and berries in the summer or pears in the autumn. Sometimes, I like to sprinkle berries on the top of my apples to make it more interesting, but something you really want to do, is serve your Thermomix Apple Crumble with Thermomix Custard or Thermomix Vanilla Ice-Cream. Ingredients For the apple filling - 350 gr Peeled, Cored and Quartered Apples - 30 gr Butter - 25 gr Brown Sugar - 1/2 Teaspoon Cinnamon Let's make our Apple Crumble Recipe Preheat oven to 160º C.
Lemon-and-Sage Roasted Chicken Recipe Kate Sears Ingredients 2 lemons, thinly sliced 6 fresh sage leaves 1 (6-pound) chicken 3 teaspoons olive oil, divided 3/4 pound parsnips, peeled and trimmed 3/4 pound carrots, peeled and trimmed 1/2 pound turnips, peeled and trimmed 1 pound fingerling potatoes, halved 2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme Preparation 1. 2. 3. Print Prep Time: Total Time: Yield: Makes 4 servings (plus leftovers) (serving size: 1/8 of chicken and 1/2 cup roasted vegetables) Nutritional Information
Balsamic BBQ Glazed Chicken A homemade balsamic bbq sauce is used to glaze chicken as it’s grilling. The result is tender chicken with a slightly sweet, and tangy taste. Summer is one of my favorite seasons for one simple reason: grilling. We finally invested in a Big Green Egg last year and it completely changed the way I think about grilling. I could go on and on about it, but I won’t, because I’m sure I’ll be talking plenty about it in a few months when it’s not cold and wet here in the Midwest, and we actually get out to use it. In the mean time, I used a grill pan to grill up some Balsamic BBQ Glazed Grilled Chicken, and steak. This recipe is all about the balsamic bbq sauce that you use to baste the chicken while it’s grilling. While I used a grill pan with great success, I know this recipe would turn out even better using a grill. Is anyone else just itching for Spring to arrive? Prep Time: 5mn Cook Time: 35mn Total Time: 40mn