GREEN CHICKEN ENCHILADAS
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
1 whole chicken breast
1/4 white onion
2 garlic cloves
1 lb. tomatillos
1 cillantro bunch
2 serrano chiles [for mild taste]
1 tbsp. chicken bouillion
12 corn tortillas
Vegetable oil
Queso Fresco
Sour cream
EZ VEGGIE & RICE SOUP
Servings: 4
Who needs canned soup when you can prepare a perfectly healthy and delicious soup in minutes? Leave that can of Progresso in the pantry and treat your family to the real deal!!!
Ingredients:
2 L chicken stock [ I used combination of HM and store bought]
2 large carrots
2 Mexican or Italian squash
1 potato
1/4 rice
1 dried bay leaf
1 tsp. chicken bouillon
SHRIMP STUFFED PEPPERS
Serves: 2
Ingredients:
1/2 lb. peeled and deveined shrimp
1 small zucchini, chopped
2 roma tomatoes, chopped
1/3 onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 tbsp. sweet basil
2 tbsp. italian seasoning
2 tbsp. good olive oil
1/3 cup shredded parmensan
2 medium to large bell peppers
FRANK-n -SAUCE
Servings: 3
Ingredients:
3 medium size tomatoes
1/4 onion
3 garlic cloves
2 chiles chipotle
6 chicken franks
1 cup tomato sauce
salt + pepper
This week instead of posting a recipe we are having a contest, It’s real EZ and here’s how it works. Send us your unique recipe with pictures and how to make your special dish, if we choose your recipe you will win $100.00! Not only will you get paid, your recipe will be featured on January 4, 2009 blog post. See the entry rules for more details.
JAPANESE GYOZA
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
1lb. ground pork [I used left over Italian sausages]
1/2 cup finely chopped cabbage
1/3 cup finely chopped carrot
3 finely chopped green onions
2 large garlic cloves, minced
2 heaping tablespoons of black bean paste
1 tsp. ground ginger or 2 tsp. fresh minced ginger
Gyoza Wrappers [I used Won Ton Wrappers]
Sesame or Vegetable oil
1/4 cup water ( or diluted with chicken stock for more flavor)
Egg wash:
1/4 cup water
1 egg
Sauce:
1/4 cup rice vinegar
1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce
1tsp. garlic & ginger powder
1tsp. sesame seeds
pinch of chopped green onions
CHICKEN WRAPS
Servings: 2
Ingredients:
1/2 boneless, skinless chicken breast
2 tortilla wraps
1 cup chopped salad or lettuce
2oz shredded cheddar cheese
2 tbsp. Chipotle Salsa Ranch or Ranch Dressing
Tortilla Chips
-SEASONING-
2 tsp. smoked paprika
1/2 tsp. salt
1/3 tsp. poultry seasoning
1/4 black ground pepper
1/2 lime
Sausage Tortellini
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
3 italian sausages [Johnsonville, mild]
1.5lb seven chesse tortellini (equivalent of 4 cups, uncooked)
2 (14.5oz) can diced tomatoes
2 large bell peppers [any color]
1/2 white onion
2tbsp. italian seasoning
3 tbsp. cooking oil (corn or olive)
salt + pepper
Garnish: grated romano chesse
MOM’S MACARONI
Servings: 10
Nothing is more comforting than macaroni and cheese …. except my MOM’S MACARONI! Try this ez side dish instead of the same old mac-n-cheese, your kids will love it! Its a whole new creamy yummy-ness!
Ingredients:
24oz uncooked small elbow pasta
2lbs roma tomatoes
3 large garlic cloves
1/3 white onion
1/3 cup tomato sauce*
3 tbsp. cooking oil
2 tbsp. chicken bouillon
1 tbsp. smoked paprika
3 tbsp. tomatoe paste
1 cup sour cream [make it figure friendly substiture w/ fat free]
salt
WATERMELON WATER
Servings: n/a
1 small seedless watermelon
1 liter water
sugar to taste
