Sunday, March 30, 2025

Broccoli Chicken Salad

 Garlic lovers, this one’s for you!


Here’s how to make it: ⬇


1. First is the sauce. This is as easy as it gets, but can take some time in the oven if you are

using garlic confit. You can either use 4tbsp roasted garlic or 4-5 tbsp garlic confit. If making

confit, you can add 1/3 to 1/2 cup garlic cloves to a small ramekin, fill to the top with olive oil,

cover it, and put it in the oven at 275F for 2 hours. Remove, and let cool before using.


2. Now that we have the garlic situation sorted out, let’s make the sauce. In a food processor

add 4-5 tbsp of just the garlic confit, 4oz feta, 4 tbsp greek yogurt, 2 tbsp mayo, 2 tbsp white

vinegar, 1/4 cup water, a generou


s pinch of salt, lots of fresh cracked black pepper. Process

well, taste and adjust.


3. Then, the salad. First, finely chop 6-8oz of raw broccoli and add it to a mixing bowl.


4. Finely dice 2 baked chicken brsts (you can use thighs or rotisserie chicken here, too). Add it

to the same bowl.


5. Finely dice 1 red onion, add it to a smaller bowl, top with cold water, and mix a couple times

over 5-10 minutes. Submerging them in cold water takes away that intense, sharp bite from the

raw onion. After its soaked for a few minutes, strain and add to the same bowl as broccoli and

chicken.


6 . Add as much sauce to the bowl as you want, toss everything together, give it a taste and

adjust as you like. Then top with some more crumbled feta, some chili flakes, or any other topping you like!

Monday, March 10, 2025

Homemad chicken nuggets

 1 can chicken

1 egg
1/2 cup of shredding cheese
Salt/pepper/garlic powder/onion powder
Air fryer on 400 for 7 min then flip and another 5.

Wednesday, March 5, 2025

Chocolate Chip Black Bean Muffins

 Here’s the full recipe for you! I can’t wait to hear what you think when you make them!


Chocolate Chip Black Bean Muffins


Ingredients


2 (15.5 oz) cans Black Beans, drained and rinsed, or 2¼ cups Cooked Black Beans

4 Eggs

½ cup Maple Syrup, Honey, or sweetener of choice (for lower sugar, decrease to ¼ cup or omit, if desired)

½ cup Cocoa Powder

1 Tbsp Neutral Oil 

1 tsp Vanilla Extract

1 tsp Baking Powder

¼ tsp Salt

⅓ cup Semi-sweet Chocolate Chips, Dark Chocolate Chips, or Sugar Free Chocolate Chips, optional 


Instructions


1. Preheat oven to 350° F and line a muffin tin with liners.

2. In a food processor or blender, blend together black beans and 1 egg until combined. Add remaining eggs, maple syrup, cocoa powder, oil, vanilla, baking powder, and salt and blend until completely combined, scraping the sides as needed. Stir in chocolate chips.

3. Pour batter evenly into prepared muffin tin and sprinkle with additional chocolate chips, if desired. Bake at 350° F for 25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out mostly clean. Allow to cool for 5 minutes in the muffin tin. Remove to a cooling rack and allow to cool for 10 minutes. Serve and enjoy!


Notes - Muffins can be frozen in an airtight container for up to 3 months. When ready to eat, cook in the microwave for 30 seconds or until warmed through.

Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Crockpot Orange Chicken



2.5 lb cubed chicken

½ c cornstarch

Coat chicken in cornstarch and lightly brown in skillet, about 3 minutes.


18 oz orange marmalade

¾ c soy sauce

1 tsp minced ginger

1 T sesame oil

1 big scoop minced garlic

1 ½ T rice vinegar

Red pepper flakes

Mix together and pour over chicken in crockpot.


Cook on low for about 3 hours.

Serve over rice with sesame seeds and green onions.

Monday, February 24, 2025

Honey Chicken and garlic plus noodles

 2 Large Chicken breasts diced 

Garlic powder 

Onion powder 

Peeper 

1/4 cup cornstarch 

Mix

Put into hot pan with some oil

Cook

Add 1/2 cup honey

1/4 cup soy sauce

1 tbsp minced garlic from jar

Cook thick Chow mein noodles separately 

Then add them all together 


Homemade Sandwich Bread

 2 cups warm milk, 

 1 tbsp sugar, 

1.5 tbsp yeast, 

whisk, 

 sit 5 minutes, 

1/4 cup honey, 

1 egg, 

1/4 cup melted butter, 

2 tsp salt, 

6 cups all purpose flour, 

5 minutes electric to kneed, 

then hand kneed, 

 put in greased bowl and cover place in warm area for 1.5 hours to double in size. 

 Separate into 2 greased loaf pans, 

cover rise again for 30 minutes, 

350 degree oven for approximately 25 minutes.

Monday, February 10, 2025

Pampered Chef Chicken Vegetable Alfredo Soup

 

5.0 (11 Reviews)

Ingredients

  • 3 cups (250 mL) chopped broccoli

  • 1 ½ cup (125 mL) chopped carrots

  • 1 ½ cup (125 mL) chopped onion

  • 1 ½ cup (125 mL) diced red bell pepper

  • 3   garlic cloves, pressed

  • 6 cups (500 mL) chicken broth

  • 3 jars (16 oz/435 mL) prepared Alfredo pasta sauce

  • 6 cups (500 mL) diced cooked chicken


  • 3 tbsp (15 mL) snipped fresh basil leaves

  •  Grated fresh Parmesan cheese (optional)

Directions

Place the broccoli, carrots, onion, bell pepper and pressed garlic in a large stock pot Add the broth; and bring to a boil. Cover; and reduce the heat and simmer 5 minutes or until the vegetables are crisp-tender. Add the Alfredo sauce and chicken; simmer 5 minutes or until heated through. Remove from the heat; stir in basil. Garnish with Parmesan cheese, if desired.