Thursday, May 17, 2007

30 minute Almond chicken

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total time: 30 Minutes
Makes 4 servings

Ingredients:

8 boneless/skinless chicken thighs
1/4 cup italian dressing
1 cup chicken broth
2 cups green beans, trimmed and halved
1 cup instant white rice, uncooked
1/4 cup sliced almonds

toss chicken with dressing, add to a nonstick skillet, on medium-high heat; Cook 4 min. on each side until browned

stir in broth; bring to a boil. Cover and simmer for 10 min. Add beans; cook 5 min. or until chicken is cooked through

remove chicken from the skillet; add rice and almonds. Remove from heat; let stand for 5 min. Serve chicken over rice mixture.

Saturday, May 5, 2007

Sweet glazed meatballs

Serves 8

Ingredients:

1 lb. Lean ground beef
1/4 c Worcestershire sauce
1/4 c Italian bread crumbs
1 egg
1 garlic clove, minced
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 tbsp. oil
2 tbsp. brown sugar
2 tbsp. honey
1/2 c pineapple juice
1/8 tsp dry ginger
1 tsp cornstarch

Directions:
Combine beef, 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce, bread crumbs, egg, garlic, salt and pepper in a bowl; shape into 1-inch balls. Add oil to skillet and swirl to coat the bottom of the pan. Heat very hot, add meatballs, shaking the pan to brown all sides.

In a small bowl, combine remaining Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, honey, pineapple juice, ginger and cornstarch. Stir to blend. Add to meatballs and heat, stirring until sauce is bubbling, clear and thickened. Serve with toothpicks.


Classic Beef Stew

Prep time: 10 Minutes

Cook time: 6 hours

Serves 8

Ingredients:

1/4 c flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
2 lb. beef stew meat, trimmed if necessary.
1 large onion, sliced
1 lb. baby carrots
1 stalk celery, sliced into 1-inch pieces
1 1/2 lb, potatoes, peeled and cut into large chunks
1 (14.5 oz) can low sodium beef broth
1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 tbsp. cornstarch

Directions:

1. Mix flour, salt, pepper, and garlic powder in slow cooker. Add beef; stir to coat. Add onion, carrots, celery and potatoes, beef broth and Worcestershire sauce; stir.

2. Cover; cook on low 5 1/2 to 7 1/2 hours.

3. Mix cornstarch with 2 tbsp water. Stir into stew. Cover; cook 30 minutes more or until carrots are cooked and meat is tender.

Spice-Rubbed London Broil

Prep time: 5 Minutes*

Cook time: 12 Minutes

Serves 8

Ingredients:

2 tsp. mild chili powder
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 tsp. onion powder
1/2 tsp. dried thyme
1/4 tsp. black pepper
2 lb. London Broil

Directions:

1. Mix chili powder, salt, sugar, garlic powder, onion powder, thyme and pepper in a small bowl. Rub meat with spice mixture. Place in a resealable plastic bag; seal and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.

2. Preheat broiler. Coat broiler pan with nonstick cooking spray. Remove meat from plastic bag and place on prepared pan. Broil six inches from heat source, 6 minutes; turn and cook 6 minutes more or until instant-read thermometer registers 160 F for medium. Let stand 5 minutes before carving.

Wednesday, May 2, 2007

Cube Steak Stew

Ingredients:

1 lb Cube steak, cut into cubes
3/4 c Flour
2 tps Bayou blast seasoning (Also called Essence)
4 c beef stock
3 carrots, peeled and diced
10 mushrooms, chopped
1 14.5 oz can petite diced tomatoes
2 tsp tomato paste
1 packet beef stew seasoning
salt and pepper to taste
3 potatos, diced
4 celery stalks, sliced
1/2 red onion
2 tsp minced garlic
2 tbsp veggie oil
1 tbsp butter
2 bay leaves

Directions:

1. In a dutch oven or large soup pot, heat oil and butter together, swirl around the pan. On a seperate plate, combine flour and bayou blast seasoning together, coat meat with flour, shaking off the excess. Brown meat.

2. To the meat, add your onions, celery, garlic, bay leaves and carrot. Cook until onions are transulcent, then add your beef stew seasoning, and tomato paste. Stir to coat the meat and veggies, and allow the spices to toast for a few minutes.

3. Add beef stock and can of petite diced tomatoes. Bring to a boil, and then reduce heat and simmer for 1/2 hour or until meat is tender. Add potatoes and mushrooms in, and bring back to a boil, cook until potatoes are fork tender.

Tuesday, May 1, 2007

Lea & Perrins Minute Meatballs

Serves 4

Preparation Time : 10 mins

Ingredients
1 lb lean ground beef
3 tbsp. Butter
1 tsp. L&P Worcestershire Sauce


Directions:
  1. Roll beef into bite-size meatballs.
  2. Combine butter with L&P Worcestershire Sauce to make Worcestershire Butter.
  3. Sauté meatballs in Worcestershire Butter until cooked through. No other seasoning is necessary. Serve immediately.