Perfect for a lazy Friday night at home.
Showing posts with label chicken. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chicken. Show all posts
Friday, October 18, 2013
Clean-out-the-fridge Pizza
I broke the pizza stone out of the box tonight. The first pizza on the stone: pesto, chicken, red onion, black olives, mozzarella and feta. I used a refrigerated pizza crust and put the whole thing together in under 5 minutes (everything was already chopped), and it cooked for about 15 minutes and 400 degrees.
Chipotle Chicken Cornbread Cups
Okay, so I have been slacking, but what's new. I have been busy trying out new Pampered Chef toys as well as Pinterest and Pampered Chef recipes.
I forgot to take a picture, but I made Chipotle Chicken Cornbread Cups. I liked them. I don't think I will have them for dinner again ... but I will be making them for parties. They are cute, unique, and yummy!! The filling comes out a little like warm chicken salad. The cilantro on top is definitely a plus, don't skip it. It makes 24 appetizers with one big chicken breast.
*picture is from PamperedChef.com
I forgot to take a picture, but I made Chipotle Chicken Cornbread Cups. I liked them. I don't think I will have them for dinner again ... but I will be making them for parties. They are cute, unique, and yummy!! The filling comes out a little like warm chicken salad. The cilantro on top is definitely a plus, don't skip it. It makes 24 appetizers with one big chicken breast.
*picture is from PamperedChef.com
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Using the crock pot: Pork Tenderloin, Chili, & Lemon Chicken
I decided I wanted to try a week of crock pot meals ... but I am picky. I am not really a picky eater, but I prefer my food not to look like vomit. (The word vomit makes me think of a particular year of AP Biology.)
What was I talking about? Okay, crock pot meals. Well, the week started off rough because I couldn't prep the meals this weekend. So I made meatloaf Monday ... not in the crock pot ... so the experiment started on Tuesday. (To go with the meatloaf I slaved over boxed mac-n-cheese and roasted squash and zucchini.)
Tuesday's recipe was for brown sugar glazed port tenderloin (I will try to add the link to the recipes next time I am on a real computer - its too much to think about when I am writing posts on my phone!). It was good, but I had to work on the glaze when I got home and ended up spending more time in the kitchen than I wanted.
Wednesday's dinner was chili and salad ... (okay, I have to admit that the chili smelled do good that I forgot we were supposed to have a salad and instead we each had more chili ... confessions are good for the soul.). The chili was easy. I browned the meat the night before (I used deer) and the next morning added the deer, 2 cans of ranch style beans, a can of black beans, a can of Rotel and a packet of taco seasoning. It was very yummy, and quick, but I forgot to wash the crock pot thingy, which complicated my morning this morning.
This morning I prepared lemon chicken in the crockpot. When I got home it just tasted like chicken ... so I got busty trying to fix it. I added a little broth to my big skillet and then sautéed 3 huge cloves of garlic (sliced) in the broth. Then added the rest of the broth and chicken to the skillet (yep, that is another dish I need to wash tonight), and then I added about and ounce of cream cheese and I added garlic powder (I love garlic). Once I topped this yummy garlicky goodness with Parmesan we could finally call it dinner. I mixed in a box of pasta and served it with broccoli and a salad. This could easily serve 6 big portions. (I have included a pic of the chicken pasta even though you can't see much in the pic.)
No what am I going to make tomorrow?
What was I talking about? Okay, crock pot meals. Well, the week started off rough because I couldn't prep the meals this weekend. So I made meatloaf Monday ... not in the crock pot ... so the experiment started on Tuesday. (To go with the meatloaf I slaved over boxed mac-n-cheese and roasted squash and zucchini.)
Tuesday's recipe was for brown sugar glazed port tenderloin (I will try to add the link to the recipes next time I am on a real computer - its too much to think about when I am writing posts on my phone!). It was good, but I had to work on the glaze when I got home and ended up spending more time in the kitchen than I wanted.
Wednesday's dinner was chili and salad ... (okay, I have to admit that the chili smelled do good that I forgot we were supposed to have a salad and instead we each had more chili ... confessions are good for the soul.). The chili was easy. I browned the meat the night before (I used deer) and the next morning added the deer, 2 cans of ranch style beans, a can of black beans, a can of Rotel and a packet of taco seasoning. It was very yummy, and quick, but I forgot to wash the crock pot thingy, which complicated my morning this morning.
This morning I prepared lemon chicken in the crockpot. When I got home it just tasted like chicken ... so I got busty trying to fix it. I added a little broth to my big skillet and then sautéed 3 huge cloves of garlic (sliced) in the broth. Then added the rest of the broth and chicken to the skillet (yep, that is another dish I need to wash tonight), and then I added about and ounce of cream cheese and I added garlic powder (I love garlic). Once I topped this yummy garlicky goodness with Parmesan we could finally call it dinner. I mixed in a box of pasta and served it with broccoli and a salad. This could easily serve 6 big portions. (I have included a pic of the chicken pasta even though you can't see much in the pic.)
No what am I going to make tomorrow?
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