Fantastic Teriyaki Stir-Fry

Ingredients:

- Veggies (I used: Broccoli, Bell Peppers, Garlic, Carrots, Onions, Other suggestions: Sweet peas, Asparagus, etc.)  

- Meat (it can be anything, beef, chicken, or i used pork)

- Teriyaki Sauce

Marinate 1 lb steak strips in Kikkoman's Garlic Teriyaki sauce -- a day ahead of time is best =)

Cook the meat FIRST and remove from pan and set aside.

In same pan and leftover sauce cook veggies, add 1/3Cup of Teriyaki Sauce. When the veggies are the right tenderness add the cooked meat, add more Teriyaki to taste.

Done!

Thanks to my dear friend Talitha for the Recipe

Italian Meat Loaves

Combine

Mix

Shape

Top

Bake & Serve

Ingredients:

1 egg, beaten
1/3 C bread or cracker crumbs
1/4 C milk
1/4 C grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 C finely chopped onion (I used some leftover green onion here)
1/2 t Worcestershire sauce
1/2 t garlic salt
1/2 t Italian seasoning
1 lb. hamburger

Topping:
2 T ketchup
1 T grated Parmesan cheese
Italian seasoning

Combine the first 8 ingredients in a large bowl. Add the hamburger and mix well. Shape into 4-5 individual loaves. Place on a rack in a greased shallow baking pan. Spread ketchup over loaves & sprinkle with the cheese and Italian seasoning. Bake at 350 for 45-50 minutes.

Cornbread Tamale Pie

This is my comfort food, 

Mom used to make it all the time growing up and it's become a favorite in my house

Ingredients:

1 lb hamburger 

1 Chopped onion

4 cloves of chopped garlic

1 can (6oz) tomato paste

1 1/4 C water

1 TBS Chili powder 

1 tsp salt

Dash of pepper

1 Can of drained corn

2 packages of "Jiffy" Cornbread mix 

(calls for Eggs, Milk)

Preheat oven to 425

Brown the hamburger, onion and garlic together. Drain grease.

Add the rest of the ingredients, cover and simmer for 15 min. 

While simmering, Mix the cornbread mix according to the package 

(I usually use 2 packages of cornbread mix - I find one doesn't fully cover)

Pour meat mixture into greased 13in x 9in casserole dish. Spoon cornbread mixture over top of meat mixture and Bake for 20-25 minutes until the cornbread is done 

(check with a toothpick through the bread to see if its done)

Serve and Enjoy!

BBQ Chicken Tortilla Pizza

Simple and Delicious

        

1. First, put 2 tortillas down a on cookie sheet sprayed with non-stick spray.

2. Spread BBQ Sauce over the tortillas coating all the way to the edges.

3. Add your cooked chicken, sliced or shredded, and top with mozzarella cheese.

4. Bake at 425 degrees for 12-15 minutes.

Veggie Stir Fry with Brown Rice

Pictured without egg due to the fact that this was my bowl and I can't eat eggs. My husband's bowl had the egg in it, but no green veggies, which he could eat but chooses not to...

Ingredients:

1 egg
2 tsp olive oil
1/2 - 1 C chopped onion
2 garlic cloves, crushed or minced
1 lg. carrot, sliced into matchstick sized pieces
1 C broccoli florets
1 C green beans, roughly chopped (I used frozen & broke them to size :)
2 cups brown rice, cooked & cooled (leftover brown rice from previous recipe)
3 T soy sauce
2 t honey (optional)
1 sliced, cooked chicken breast (optional)

Stir together soy sauce and honey if you want a slightly sweet taste, and set aside.

Beat egg with a fork. Heat wok over med-high heat. Add 1 tsp olive oil to hot wok. Add egg and swirl around to form a thin omelet. Cook about a minute, turn and cook another minute. Remove to a cutting board & thinly slice.

Add remaining 1 tsp. olive oil to wok. Add onion, garlic, carrot, broccoli, & green beans. Stir-fry 3-4 minutes or until veggies are crisp tender. Add rice and soy sauce (and chicken if desired). Stir fry 3 minutes or until heated through. Add egg and stir to combine. Serve immediately. This makes 2 big servings.

Obviously you can mix up the veggies and include peppers or whatever you like, which we choose not to (because we don't like).

Bruchetta!

Add to diced tomatoes Italian Seasoning Salt, 1/4C Italian Dressing, 1tsp Garlic powder, and I add my Balsamic&Basil oil

 Butter bread on top side, Melt 4TBS of butter in large pan (keep on low-med temp so the butter doesn't burn) leave for 3-5 minutes so butter absorbs into bread and until golden brown on bottom, if needed continue to add more butter to pan, turn bread over and add mozzarella cheese to the tops. 

Once all the bread is done, add tomato mix to individual servings of bread 

Tortilla Pizza - Garlic Ranch Chicken

This is our FAVORITE Friday night pizza! 

It's very light and extra thin - to help us stay extra thin...

First, put 2 tortillas down a on cookie sheet sprayed with non-stick spray (we love using whole wheat tortillas)

Spread minced garlic over the tortillas, and then spread Ranch dressing on top, coating all the way to the edges

Add your cooked chicken, sliced or shredded, and top with mozzarella cheese. I also sprinkle some grated Parmesan cheese on top of that.

Bake at 425 degrees for 12-15 minutes. This is how my husband likes it - with Ranch dressing poured on top.

And this is how I like it!!!

 

Of course you can make it even "lighter" by using things like low-fat Ranch dressing and cheese if you're lucky enough have those thing available to you. Also add onions or peppers or whatever you like on top. We've done the same thing with barbecue chicken pizza and pepperoni too!

Oven Brown Rice

So not as scrumptious looking as the Coconut Bars, but a little balance here would do us some good! Brown rice is better for you and way more tasty than white rice. I'm not always successful with brown rice, but I get it right most consistently with this recipe:

2 Cup brown rice
1 t salt (or seasoned salt)
1 T olive oil
3 1/2 Cups boiling water
1-2 t chicken bouillon (optional)

Preheat oven to 375. Grease a 2 qt. casserole dish that has a lid (or else you can cover the top with a double layer of aluminum foil that you pinch around the edges of the dish to seal). Put the rice, salt and olive oil in the dish, and pour the boiling water over it all. Put the lid on (or foil) tight and bake for 1 hour. Fluff with a fork and let sit 5 minutes with lid on. Delicious!

Later I'll use some of this for veggie fried rice...recipe to come!

Onion-Chicken Muffin Cups

Ingredients:

1 Onion thinly sliced

2 TBS butter

4 chicken tenderloins or 

(1 boneless beef top sirloin steak 

(1in thick and 6oz) cut into 1/8in slices

1/2C chicken or beef broth (substitute water if you don’t have broth)

1tsp Flour

1tsp brown sugar

1/4tsp salt

2 tubes large refrigerated flakey biscuits 

(I used 2 tubes of crescent rolls which are more flavorful)

3/4 C shredded mozzarella cheese

In a medium skillet cook onions in butter over medium heat for 10-12 minutes or until very tender. In a large skillet cook steak or chicken for 2-3 minutes until tender and add onions to the meat. Stir in the flour, brown sugar and salt until blended, gradually add broth a little at a time until mixture is thickened.

Separate biscuits Press onto the bottom and sides of 6 to 8 ungreased muffin cups, overlapping the sides and tops. Fill each with about 2TBS of meat mixture. sprinkle mozzarella cheese over meat. use your second tube of dough to make tops for the biscuits. Bake at 375 for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown. Let stand 2 min before removing from pan.