Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Chicken, Spinach, and Artichoke Flat Bread Pizza!


Ingredients :
8 multi grain flat breads, 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts, olive oil, minced garlic,1 jar tomato pasta sauce, 2 cups fresh spinach leaves, 1 can artichoke hearts, 1 can black olives, 2-3 cups grated italian cheese.

Step 1 : Cook chicken breasts in a little olive oil, minced garlic, and salt and pepper to taste. Once done cooking shred all the chicken.

Step 2 : Place multi grain flat breads on greased cookie sheets and spread approximately 1/4 cup pasta sauce on each.

Step 3: Slice black olives into halves, chop artichoke hearts into medium size pieces.

Step 4 : Place spinach, olives, artichokes, and shredded chicken on flat breads.

Step 5 : Sprinkle mixed grated italian cheese all over the top (I use about 1/4 cup per flat bread).

Step 6 : Bake in oven at 425 F for 8-12 minutes.

Yields 8 flat breads.

Side note : To make pizza extra crispy bake the flat bread in oven for a couple minutes by itself before adding the toppings.


ENJOY!!!

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Coconut Curried Lime Chicken!


Step 1 : Cook 2 lbs of chicken in olive oil with 3-5 chopped garlic cloves, and salt and pepper to taste.

Step 2 :  Take 2 carrots and peel off the peel then take the carrot and peel right to the core, take those long pieces of carrot peel and add them to the pan. Optional add 1/2 a chopped onion.

Step 3 : Add 1 can coconut milk (not light), 2-4 Tbsp butter, and 2-4 Tsp curry.

Step 4 : Cover and simmer on low for approx. 20 minutes

Step 5 : Serve over brown rice. If you want to serve it fancy spray a ramekin with olive oil and then press the rice into the ramekin. Flip upside down on plate and pull off ramekin to make a pretty mold of rice then scoop curried chicken over top.

Step 5 :  Serve with lime wedges for each individual to squeeze their desired amount of lime juice onto their curried chicken.


ENJOY!!!

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Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Chicken Tortilla Soup!


Mix 1 quart of chicken broth, 1 can black beans, 1 bag frozen corn, 28 oz. tomato sauce, 4 cups cooked shredded chicken, 1 chopped onion, 3-4 garlic minced cloves, 2 tsp salt, 1 tsp cumin, 1 tsp curry, 1 tsp chili powder. Add 1/2 cup carrot puree or finely grated carrot, and 1/2 cup zucchini puree or finely grated zucchini. Put all in crockpot and cook on high for approx. 4 hours.
Serve with grated cheese, sour cream, avacado chunks, and crushed tortilla chips.


ENJOY!!!


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Friday, October 15, 2010

Fruit Salad, Yummy Yummy!

1 canteloupe diced into small pieces, 1/2 pint raspberries, 1 cup grapes, or you can use whatever fruit you prefer. Mix fruit together, drizzle 1-2 Tsp honey and 1 Tbsp lime juice.




ENJOY!!!

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Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Baked Maple Sweet Potato Coins!

Peel 2 very large sweet potatoes and cut into coins or coin halves. Lay flat on greased(with olive oil) cookie sheet. Cook in oven at 400 degrees F. for 30-40 minutes or until potatoes have softened. Melt 3Tbsp butter and 3 Tbsp maple syrup and brush onto potatoes with a barbecue or pastry brush. Then sprinkle with cinnamon. Bake for an additional 5 minutes to get the sauce all carmel like.




ENJOY!!!

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Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Chili with a secret!


#1. Saute in oil 1 chopped onion, 3 chopped garlic cloves, and 3-4 chopped celery stalks.

#2. Add one pound ground turkey OR one pound ground beef, cook till browned.

#3. Add 32 oz tomatoe sauce, 15 oz can crushed tomatoes, 2 cans pinto beans, 2 cans dark red kidney beans, 1/4 cup white or red wine vinegar (secret #1), 2 Tbsp chili powder or more if you like it extra spicy, 1 tsp curry powder (secret #2), 1 tsp cumin, salt and pepper to taste.

#4. Simmer for 2-3 hours or more.


ENJOY!!!

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Monday, September 27, 2010

Yummiest Fresh Salsa Ever!


INGREDIENTS :

10 medium tomatoes
1 medium onion
1 Tbsp minced garlic
1 small zucchini
1 small carrot
10-15 slices pickled jalepenos depending on how hot you prefer it
1 1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp cumin
1 tsp chili powder
1/4 pepper
1 Tbsp fresh cilantro or 1 tsp dried cilantro
3 Tbsp lime juice

DIRECTIONS :

Mix all ingredients in food processor till desired chunkiness.




ENJOY!!!

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