Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Greek Chicken Penne Pasta
Found this recipe on line after seaching for a few ingredients I had and tweeked to what I had and thought would be good. I wanted to make something with feta cheese.
Ingredients
1/2 a small onion chopped
1/2 a red bell pepper chopped
1 large garlic glove minced
halved or quartered cherry or grape tomates (how ever many you want!)
2 chicken breasts cut into 1 inch pieces or strips
Kalmata Olives chopped to your taste
Salt and Cracked pepper on chicken
2 tbs olive oil (or more)
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp parsley
1-2 lemons (squeeze on pasta after tossing)
10-12 oz feta cheese (one round container)
8-10 oz penne pasta (I used a little over half the box)
Make in large sauce pan
Sautee onion, pepper, garlic in olive oil about 5 min. till onions are cooked
Add chicken and cook till done
add seasonings (oregano and parsley), olives some S and P to taste
Add chopped tomatoes and simmer about 20 minutes
Add cooked pasta, squeezed lemon juice and Feta cheese and toss all together
Delicious!! Isaac and I loved it!! I imagine it is pretty healthy! Use the whole box of pasta and just add more of everything and use 4 breasts.
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Sweet and Sour Chicken with a Little Spice!
Sweet and Sour Chicken
I love sweet and sour chicken but the recipes I was finding on line were too sweet. I read a few and tweeked them just a little to Isaac's and my liking!
Chicken (enough for 3 people w/ NO leftovers or 2 very hungry people)
2 large breasts cut into 1 inch pieces
corn starch about a cup
2 eggs lightly beat(may not use all...definitely need more than 1 egg)
salt and crack pepper....I put quite a bit of cracked pepper
1/4 or less of canoloa oil...enough to coat pan
Sauce
1/2 cup sugar
2 tbs ketchup
2 tbs soy sauce
1/2 cup vinegar
1 tsp garlic salt
2 tbs sriracha sauce
Coat chicken with corn starch then egg...brown in hot oil over high heat. Do not cook chicken through. Cook until lightly brown.
Place browned chicken into greased dish (I used olive oil Pam) Pour sauce over chicken. This is the right amount of sauce for 2 large breasts. If you make 3-4 breasts I would make more sauce.
Bake on 325 for 1 hour. Set timer every 15 minutes and turn chicken to coat w/ sauce.
Serve over rice. Next time I will add chopped red pepper and onion to the chicken before baking.
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