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Chicken Francese & Salad

Chicken Francese & Salad

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Yield: 2

Adapted from: Dinnerly

Classic Italian American dish always gets rave reviews in our house. Breaded chicken breast is pan-seared to a golden perfection, then topped with a lemony garlic-butter sauce.
Prep: 10 Cook: 20

  • 1romaine heart
  • 1plum tomato
  • 2lemons
  • 1pkt chicken broth concentrate
  • 10oz pkg boneless, skinless chicken breast
  • 2oz mayonnaise
  • garlic
  • 1large egg
  • ½cup AP flour
  • salt & pepper
  • olive oil
  • butter


Prep ingredients:

Trim end from lettuce, then tear or cut into 1-inch pieces. Quarter tomato, then cut crosswise into ½-inch thick pieces. Squeeze 2 tsp lemon juice into a liquid measuring cup. Add chicken broth concentrate and ½ cup water, stir to combine and set aside.

Make dressing:

Finely chop 1 TBS garlic. In a large bowl, stir to combine the mayo, half of the chopped garlic, 1 TBS water, and a squeeze of lemon (about 1 tsp). Season to taste with salt and pepper, set aside until ready to serve. Cut the remaining lemon into wedges for serving.

Prep chicken:

Whisk 1 large egg in a shallow bowl: season with salt and pepper. In a second shallow bowl, stir to combine ½ cup flour and ½ tsp salt. Pat chicken dry, pound to an even ¼-inch thickness, if desired. Season all over with salt and pepper.

Bread & cook chicken:

Dip chicken in egg, let excess drip back into bowl. Press into flour, tap off excess. Heat ⅛-inch oil in a medium skillet over medium-high until shimmering. Add chicken, cook until golden-brown and cooked through, 4–5 minutes per side. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate, wipe out skillet. Add remaining garlic and 1 TBS butter, whisk until melted, 30 seconds.

Finish sauce & serve:

To skillet with garlic, add broth mixture, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom. Season to taste. Reduce heat to medium, simmer until slightly reduced, about 2 minutes. To bowl with dressing, add lettuce and tomatoes, toss to coat. Serve Chicken Francese with pan sauce spooned over top and salad alongside. Pass lemon wedges for squeezing. Enjoy!

Creamy Cajun Shrimp

Creamy Cajun Shrimp

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and Buttery Grits

Yield: 2

Adapted from: Dinnerly

Two New Orleans favorites—Cajun shrimp and creamy grits.

Note: This needs a side of broccoli.

  • 3oz grits
  • 2scallions
  • 4oz roasted red peppers
  • 8oz shrimp
  • ½tsp Cajun seasoning
  • 2TBS cream cheese
  • 1tsp garlic
  • salt & pepper


Cook grits:

In a small saucepan, combine 2 cups water and a pinch of salt. Cover and bring to a boil over high. Whisk in grits and reduce heat to low; cook, uncovered, whisking occasionally to prevent sticking, until grains are tender, about 7 minutes. Remove from heat and keep covered

Prep ingredients:

While grits cook, finely chop 1 teaspoon garlic. Trim ends from scallions, then thinly slice. Coarsely chop roasted red peppers. Rinse and pat shrimp very dry, then season all over with ½ teaspoon Cajun seasoning (or less depending on heat preference).

Sear shrimp:

Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a medium skillet over medium-high. Add shrimp and cook, flipping once, until curled and almost cooked through, about 2 minutes. Add chopped garlic and half of the sliced scallions; cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds.

Finish shrimp in sauce:

To skillet with shrimp, add cream cheese, chopped red peppers, and ⅓ cup water. Cook, stirring, until cream cheese is melted, sauce is slightly thickened, and shrimp are cooked through, 1–2 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Finish & serve:

Return saucepan with grits to medium heat and whisk in 2 tablespoons butter until melted, about 1 minute. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve creamy Cajun shrimp over buttery grits and garnish with remaining scallions. Enjoy!

Cajun Spice Blend

1⅓ TBS

  • 1tsp paprika
  • 1tsp onion powder
  • ½tsp garlic powder
  • ½tsp dried oregano
  • ½tsp dried thyme
  • ¼tsp dried basil
  • ¼tsp cayenne
Beef & Wine Ravioli with Mushrooms

Beef & Wine Ravioli with Mushrooms

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with Caramelized Onions

Yield: 2

Adapted from: Dinnerly

Ravioli stuffed with red wine braised beef and paired with caramelized onions, mushrooms, parmesan, and chives.
Prep: 5 Cook: 30

  • 4oz button mushrooms
  • 1yellow onion
  • 9oz beef & wine ravioli
  • ¼oz fresh chives
  • 1/8tsp baking soda
  • 1oz beef stock concentrate
  • 3oz parmesan cheese
  • salt & pepper
  • sugar
  • 3TBS butter


Cook mushrooms:

Bring a medium saucepan of water to a boil. Trim mushroom stems; thinly slice caps. Halve onion; thinly slice. Thinly slice chives. Finely grate Parmesan, if necessary. Heat 1 tablespoon butter in a medium skillet over medium-high. Add mushrooms; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until golden-brown, 4–5 minutes. Transfer to a plate.

Start caramelized onions:

In same skillet, melt 1 tablespoon butter and 1 teaspoon sugar; cook, stirring frequently, until sugar is light brown, 1–2 minutes. Add onions and ⅛ teaspoon baking soda, season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onions are lightly browned and softened, 5–7 minutes.

Finish caramelized onions:

To skillet with onions, add 1 tablespoon water; cook, stirring frequently and scraping up any browned bits from bottom of skillet. Continue adding 1 tablespoon water at a time and scraping skillet until onions are deeply browned and completely soft, another 4–5 minutes.

Cook ravioli:

Add ravioli to saucepan with boiling water (if stuck together, gently pull apart only if possible, without tearing). Reduce heat and simmer gently, stirring occasionally, until al dente, 3–4 minutes. Reserve 1 cup cooking water, then drain. To skillet with onions, add ravioli, mushrooms, ½ cup of the cooking water, broth concentrate, and 1 tablespoon butter.

Finish & serve:

Cook ravioli, onions, and mushrooms over high heat, tossing to coat, until glazed and saucy, 1–2 minutes. Remove from heat and add half of the Parmesan; stir well until melted and sauce is silky. Loosen sauce with more cooking water, if necessary. Serve short rib ravioli sprinkled with chives and more Parmesan, if desired. Enjoy!

Parmesan-Stuffed Pork Tenderloin

Parmesan-Stuffed Pork Tenderloin

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with Roasted Potatoes & Green Beans

Yield: 2

Adapted from: Dinnerly

Tender pork, rolled around a two-cheese combination, and then seared to golden perfection and finished in the oven. Roasted potatoes and green beans round out the plate.
Prep: 10 Cook: 30

  • 10oz pork tenderloin
  • 12oz potatoes
  • 8oz green beans
  • 2TBS cream cheese
  • 1/8tsp garlic powder
  • 3TBS parmesan cheese
  • salt & pepper
  • olive oil
  • balsamic vinegar
  • butter


Prep pork:

Preheat oven to 450°F with a rack in the lower third. Cut each piece of pork horizontally (parallel to cutting board) almost completely in half. Open pork up like a book and place pork between sheets of plastic wrap. Using a meat mallet or heavy skillet, pound each to an even ⅛-inch thickness.

Season pork:

Finely grate Parmesan, if necessary. In a small bowl, combine cream cheese, half of the Parmesan, ⅛ tsp granulated garlic, and a pinch each of salt and pepper, mash with a fork until combined. Spread half of the mixture over one side of each piece of pork. Roll up and transfer, seam-sides down, to a plate. Refrigerate for 10 minutes.

Roast potatoes & beans:

Scrub potatoes, then cut into ¼-inch thick wedges. On a rimmed baking sheet, toss with 1 tablespoon oil and a pinch each of salt and pepper. Roast on lower oven rack until just tender, 12–15 minutes. Trim ends from green beans. Remove baking sheet from oven; add green beans, and drizzle with oil, stirring gently to combine with roasted potatoes.

Brown pork:

Brush pork lightly with oil; season with salt and pepper. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a medium skillet over medium-high. Add pork; cook until browned in spots, 4–5 minutes. Transfer to baking sheet and top with remaining Parmesan. Roast on lower rack until pork reaches an internal temperature of 145°F and beans are tender, 8–10 minutes. Transfer pork to a plate to rest.

Make sauce & serve:

Heat 1 teaspoon oil in same skillet over medium. Remove from heat and whisk in ⅛ teaspoon granulated garlic, 1 tablespoon each of water and vinegar, and 1 tablespoon butter until melted, season with salt, pepper, and ½ teaspoon sugar. Slice parmesan-stuffed pork, then spoon pan sauce over top. Serve with green beans and potatoes alongside. Enjoy!

Honey Garlic Chicken Cutlets

Honey Garlic Chicken Cutlets

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with Mashed Potatoes & Peas

Yield: 2 Servings

Adapted from: Dinnerly

A simple, yet delightful sautéed chicken with a honey garlic sauce, served with mashed potatoes and buttered green peas.

Prep: 10, Cook: 20

  • 12oz potatoes
  • 10oz chicken cutlets
  • 6oz green peas
  • ½tsp garlic powder
  • 2TBS honey
  • ½tsp apple cider vinegar
  • 4TBS butter
  • salt & pepper
  • cooking oil

Boil potatoes:

Scrub potatoes (peel, if desired), then cut into 1-inch pieces; place in a medium saucepan with enough salted water to cover by 1 inch. Cover and bring to a boil over high heat. Uncover and cook until easily pierced with a fork, 8–12 minutes. Reserve ⅓ cup cooking water, then drain and return potatoes to saucepan. Cover to keep warm off heat.

Cook chicken:

Pat chicken dry; pound to an even ½-inch thickness, if desired. Season all over with salt and pepper. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a medium skillet over medium-high. Working in batches, if necessary, cook chicken until browned and cooked through, 3–5 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate.

Make pan sauce:

Return skillet to medium heat. Add ¼ cup water; bring to a simmer, scraping up any browned bits. Stir in all the honey, ½ teaspoon granulated garlic, and ½ teaspoon vinegar; cook until sauce is thickened, 2 minutes. Off heat, melt in 1 tablespoon butter. Season to taste. Return chicken to skillet; turn to coat in sauce.

Microwave peas:

In a medium microwave-safe bowl, add peas and 1 tablespoon butter: season with salt and pepper. Microwave on high until butter is melted and peas are warmed through and glossy, 2–3 minutes. Gently toss to combine and season to taste with salt and pepper.

Mash potatoes & serve:

Use a potato masher or fork to mash potatoes in saucepan. Stir in 2 tablespoons butter and reserved cooking water. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve chicken cutlets over mashed potatoes with peas alongside. Spoon honey-garlic sauce over top. Enjoy!

One-Pan Pork Enchiladas Verdes

One-Pan Pork Enchiladas Verdes

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with Mexican Cheese Blend & Hot Sauce Crema

Mild, tomatillo-based salsa adds a sweet kick to pork filling and coats tortillas with a subtle tang. A zesty cheese topping turns brown and bubbly in the oven, then everything’s cooled with crema and scallion greens.
Prep: 5 Cook: 30

  • 1long green pepper
  • 2scallions
  • 1tsp hot sauce
  • 1½TBS sour cream
  • 10oz ground pork
  • 1TBS southwest spice blend (see below)
  • 8oz green salsa
  • ½cup Mexican cheese blend
  • salt & pepper
  • cooking oil


Prep:

Heat broiler to high. Wash and dry produce.

Halve, deseed, and thinly slice green pepper crosswise into strips. Trim and thinly slice scallions, separating whites from greens.

Make crema:

In a small bowl, combine sour cream with hot sauce to taste. Stir in water 1 tsp at a time until mixture reaches a drizzling consistency. Season with salt and pepper.

Cook pepper:

Heat a drizzle of oil in a large, preferably ovenproof, pan over medium-high heat. Add green pepper, season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until pepper is softened and lightly blistered, 5- to 7-minutes.

Cook filling:

Add a drizzle of oil, pork, scallion whites, and Southwest Spice Blend to pan with green pepper, season with salt and pepper. Cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until browned and cooked through, 3- to 5-minutes.

Stir in 1⁄4 of the salsa (you’ll use the rest in the next step), taste and season with salt and pepper.

Turn off heat, transfer filling to a medium bowl. Wipe out pan.

Assemble enchiladas:

Top with remaining salsa and sprinkle with Mexican cheese blend.

Finish & serve:

Broil enchiladas until browned and bubbly, 3- to 4-minutes.

Tip: Watch carefully to avoid burning.

Southwest Spice Blend

1 TBS

4          parts garlic powder        2 tsp
2          parts cumin                     ¾ tsp
2          parts chili powder           ¾ tsp

Home Fries / Pan Fries

Home Fries / Pan Fries

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Yield: 2

Scott Nowell

You can get two servings from a large potato, so judge accordingly. Adjust the remaining ingredients to match the quantity of potatoes. A 12” skillet can handle 4 to 5 servings.

  • 1-nRusset potatoes
  • 1medium yellow onion, chopped (optional)
  • 1TBS butter
  • 1TBS vegetable oil or olive oil
  • ½cup water (optional)
  • salt and fresh ground pepper

 

Prep:

The potatoes can be peeled or unpeeled. If you are not peeling them, rinse and scrub under cool water.

You can partially cook the potatoes in the microwave to save time.

Cube the raw or pre-cooked potatoes.

Preferred Fry:

Heat 1 TBS of butter over medium high heat in a skillet. When the butter stops bubbling, add the TBS of oil and swirl.

Raw braised potatoes 😊: Add the potatoes and the onions (optional) to the pan, stir to coat with the oil and add ½-1 cup water. Cover and cook for 10 minutes or until water is gone. Remove cover, increase heat to medium and cook for 10 to 20 minutes, flipping occasionally until nicely browned.

Alternates:

Pre-cooked potatoes: Add the onions (optional) to the pan and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the potatoes and stirring once or twice, cook 3 to 7 minutes, depending on the cube sizes.

Raw potatoes: Add the potatoes and the onions (optional) to the pan, stir to coat with the oil and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Cover, reduce heat to medium and cook for 10 to 20 minutes, depending on the cube sizes. Stir occasionally.

Season the potatoes with salt and pepper to taste, toss and serve.

Bourbon Glazed Salmon

Bourbon Glazed Salmon

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Yield: 2

Adapted from: Billy Parisi

This delicious, easy-to-make Bourbon Glazed Salmon Recipe comes together in under 30 minutes and is jam packed with flavor.

  • 2TBS chopped scallions + more for garnish
  • 1tsp peeled and finely grated ginger
  • 2tsp finely grated garlic
  • 2TBS Maker’s Mark, Jim Beam or other good bourbon (or Jameson Irish Whiskey 😊)
  • ⅓cup soy sauce
  • ⅓cup brown sugar
  • 2TBS honey
  • 26-oz fresh salmon fillets
  • 3TBS sesame oil
  • sea salt and pepper to taste

Add the scallions, ginger, garlic, bourbon, soy sauce, brown sugar, and honey to a medium-size pot and simmer over medium-low heat until thick while occasionally stirring, which takes about 10 to 15 minutes. Set it aside and keep warm.

Season the salmon on both sides with salt and pepper.

Add 3 TBS of sesame oil to a large sauté pan or flat top over medium-high heat until it begins to smoke lightly. You may need to cook the salmon in batches if there is not enough room in the pan.

Turn the heat down to medium and sear the salmon until golden-brown and medium in the center, which takes about 2 to 3 minutes per side.

Serve with the bourbon glaze and a side of roasted asparagus.

Make-Ahead: This recipe is meant to be eaten right away. However, you can make it up to 30 minutes ahead of time, keep it warm before serving.

How to Reheat: Add the salmon to a pan and cook in the oven at 350° for 4-5 minutes or until warmed. You can also heat it in the microwave until warm. Heat the sauce separate from the salmon in a small-sized sauté pan over low heat until hot.

How to Store: Cover and keep in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. This will freeze covered for up to 3 months. Thaw in the refrigerator for 1 day before reheating.

Note there will be plenty of glaze left over to use as a marinade or sauce for something else.

Breakfast Pizza

Breakfast Pizza

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RED BARON ® Sausage Scrambles CC

Yield: 2 10-inch or 6 6-inch pizzas

Dough from Serious Eats

Dough:

  • 400grams (14 oz, about 2½ cups) bread flour
  • 10grams (.35 oz, about 2 tsp) kosher salt, plus more for sprinkling
  • 4grams (.15 oz, about 1 tsp) instant yeast
  • 275grams (9.5 oz, about 1 cup plus 3 TBS) water
  • 8grams (.25 oz, about 2 tsp) extra-virgin olive oil

Toppings:

  • cooked sausage gravy (see below)
  • scrambled eggs
  • hash brown potatoes or tater tots (optional)
  • 8oz grated full-fat mozzarella cheese, shredded
  • 8oz grated cheddar cheese

Special Equipment:

  • Digital scale with gram measurements, cast iron skillet or mini pizza pans

Combine flour, salt, yeast, water, and oil in a large bowl. Mix with hands or a wooden spoon until no dry flour remains. The bowl should be at least 4 to 6 times the volume of the dough to account for rising.

Cover bowl tightly with plastic wrap, making sure that edges are well-sealed, then let rest on the countertop for at least 8 hours and up to 24. The dough should rise dramatically and fill the bowl.

Sprinkle the top of the dough lightly with flour, then transfer it to a well-floured work surface. Divide dough into two pieces and form each into a ball by holding it with well-floured hands and tucking the dough underneath itself, rotating it until it forms a tight ball.

Pour olive oil in the bottom of two 10-inch cast iron skillets, six 6-inch pizza pans or round cake pans. Place 1 ball of dough in each pan and turn to coat evenly with oil. Using a flat palm, press the dough around the pan, flattening it slightly and spreading oil around the entire bottom and edges of the pan. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and let the dough sit at room temperature for two hours. After the first hour, adjust an oven rack to the middle position and preheat oven to 550°F.

After two hours, dough should be mostly filling in the pan up to the edges. Use your fingertips to press it around until it fills in every corner, popping any large bubbles that appear. Lift up one edge of the dough to let any air bubbles underneath escape and repeat, moving around the dough until there are no air bubbles left underneath, and the dough is evenly spread around the pan.

Top each round of dough with sausage gravy, spreading the gravy with the back of a spoon into every corner. If using, sprinkle potatoes over pizza. Spread evenly with mozzarella and cheddar cheese, letting the cheese go all the way to the edges. Season with salt.

Transfer pan to oven and bake until top is golden brown, and bubbly and bottom is golden brown and crisp when you lift it with a thin spatula, 12 to 15 minutes.

Using a thin spatula, loosen pizza and peek underneath. If the bottom is not as crisp as desired, place pan over a burner and cook on medium heat, moving the pan around to cook evenly until it is crisp, 1 to 3 minutes. Remove the pizzas and transfer to a cutting board. Cut each one into six slices and serve immediately.

Sausage Gravy

Yield: 4 Servings

Scott Nowell, Adapted from many

From a bunch of recipes, but mostly Ree Drumond’s. I remove the sausage before making the gravy so I can portion it for other uses such as breakfast pizza 😊

  • 1lb pork breakfast sausage
  • ¼cup AP flour
  • 2-2½cups whole milk
  • ¼tsp seasoned salt
  • salt and pepper to taste

Heat a 10- to 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Crumble sausage into skillet and brown until no longer pink. Remove to bowl.

Reduce heat to medium-low and sprinkle flour into remaining fat. Stir and cook for a minute or two to form roux.

Stir in milk and cook until gravy thickens. Add seasoned salt and adjust seasoning with salt & pepper.

Return cooked sausage to pan and stir for sausage gravy.

For breakfast pizza don’t return sausage to gravy, sprinkle on pizza.

Egg Roll Skillet

Egg Roll Skillet

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Yield: 4

The Kitchn

A veggie-rich take on the classic Chinese appetizer that you can eat as dinner.
When you need a quick one-pan dinner that has tons of veggies and protein, look no further than this egg roll skillet. Inspired by the tasty filling in Chinese egg rolls, this ground pork skillet requires very little chopping thanks to a bag of coleslaw mix, but it’s full of ginger and garlic and all the hallmark flavors you expect from egg rolls.

Note: Needs a starch or something crunchy.

  • 1TBS olive or vegetable oil
  • 1lb ground pork
  • 1medium yellow onion, diced
  • kosher salt
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 3cloves garlic, minced
  • 1TBS minced peeled fresh ginger
  • 1(14-oz) bag coleslaw mix
  • 2TBS soy sauce
  • ¼cup thinly sliced scallions
  • 1tsp toasted sesame oil
  • 1tsp rice vinegar

Heat the oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add the pork and onion, and season with salt and pepper. Cook, breaking up the meat into small pieces, until the meat is cooked through, and the onion is tender, about 8 minutes.

Add the garlic and ginger and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.

Add the coleslaw mix and soy sauce and cook, stirring occasionally, until the cabbage is crisp-tender, about 3 minutes.

Remove from the heat, add the scallions, sesame oil, and vinegar, and stir to combine. Taste and season with salt and pepper as needed.

Storage: Leftovers can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.