Tasty Thursday~ 15 minute Dinner

So super quick & easy,
This is great on those busy nights.

We make a large batch but it can easly be cut in half.

Start rice cooker with your desired amount of rice.

Start burner on Med
In a big pan w/ lid add in

1 tablespoon olive oil
1pkg Smoked Sausage (precooked kind) cut in 1/2in circles
1pkg Polska Kielbasa (precooked kind) cut into 1/2in circles
6 mushrooms big/rough/chopped
1/2 onion big/rough/chopped
1teaspoon minced garlic
salt & pepper

mix well

add in 1 cup water
cover for a few minutes

add in frozen bell peppers amount to your liking (I did half bag)
Or fresh if you have them

mix well

drop burner to Low cover until rice is done

Serve over rice & enjoy!

My kids can scarf down this whole pot.

Tasty Thursday~ Pork Chops w/ Ginger Jasmin Rice

This was really good, super quick & a total hit.


You will need:

6 chops about 1/2- 3/4 in thick
tin foil & backing sheet to fit the above

Mixing bowl & fork
1tbs soysauce (tamari, coconut aminos, your choice)
1tbs olive oil
1tbs sesame oil
1tbs sweet cooking rice seasoning
1tsp toasted sesame seeds

Rice cooker
1in piece Ginger(chopped/diced)
2cups Jasmine Rice
3cups water

Turn Oven on to High Broiler

Start your rice

Mix the liquids & seeds together
place chops on foiled pan
smear sauce onto both sides of meat
cook until golden brown starts, flip and finish off for a few more minutes

Serve Chops with Gingered Rice

I added Kimchi to my plate, Hubby ate his as is, the kids added rice sprinkles to theirs.

Enjoy!

Tasty Thursday~ Thai inspired Steak Salad

This is really good, not spicy at all, Gluten & Dairy free!

Yum Yum Yum

This feed my family of 6

Ingredients:

4 Steaks of your choice 1in think

Romain Lettuce

Spring Mix Salad

1 English Cucumber, halved & sliced

6 Cherry Tomatoes, quartered

4 Sweet Mini Peppers, seeded and sliced

1/8 of an Onion of your choice, thinly sliced

4 Big Limes, juice 3, half and slice 1

1pk/cup Fresh Mint Leaves, rough chop

1cup/handful Fresh Cilantro, rough chop

1pk Lemongrass, cut into 1in pieces

1/4 Sugar

1tbs Sweet Chili Sauce

1/3 cup Fish Sauce

1tbs Sesame Oil

1/4 cup Olive/Veggie Oil

In a large bowl combine-

Cucumber, Tomatoes, Peppers, Onion, Lime, Mint, Cilantro, Lemongrass, Sugar, Chili Sauce, Fish Sauce, Sesame Oil, Olive/Veggie Oil

Let your 3yo daughter stir ;)

In a hot pan-

Cook Steaks until medium, don't over cook

Slice into thin strips, combine steak and juices into the Veggie/Sauce bowl

Mix well

Cover and refrigerate 3 hours

When it's time to serve-

Chop Romaine and mix with Spring Greens

Pull out Lime slices and Lemongrass pieces from Steak/Veggie bowl

Mix Steak/Veggie mixture well, serve over lettuce mixture, spoon sauce over as a dressing

Enjoy!!!

Tasty Tuesday

Sesame Pepper Steak

In the mood for Oriental food?

Add this to a side of rice, lo mein noodles, eggrolls even.
Could be used as a fresh homemade taste to some prepackaged sides.

Take out 

Sesame Oil, Soy Sauce, Garlic Powder, Sesame Seeds 

On Med High heat your pan, add in Sesame Oil and Soy Sauce, 

no measuring, just go around the pan (write a Z or M or whatever)

Buy the pre sliced super thin beef (usually theres 3 long wide pieces) for about $5,

stack them and slice them into strips

slice up a green bell pepper

slice up a 1/4 onion

Add to hot pan

sprinkle with garlic powder and sesame seeds

cook until done

This is how the kids ate it, for myself it would be with only rice

* to be gluten free please check that you have the right soy sauce

Tasty Tuesday

Cooking for one tonight.
Chicken and veggies is what I'm having.
So simple any level of cook can do this.
In a small pan add a dash of your favorite cooking oil, turn stove on to medium.
Salt and pepper a boneless skinless chicken breast, place in warm pan.
Wash and chop veggies on hand, here I used 3 mushrooms, 1/2 a zucchini, 1/2 an eggplant.
Flip chicken breast and add veggies to pan, salt and pepper to taste, cover.
(I failed to watch the clock)
In a few minutes check chicken and veggies, if you need to slice into chicken to check its doneness, continue for a few more minutes if needed.
That's it, dinner for one.