Curry Chicken Served with a Stir fry Chickpeas Salad

Today I will be cooking in the kitchen Curry chicken with a stir fry chickpeas salad.

I discovered this recipe from my mom who is always learning to invent and spice up our Sunday dinners together. This is a light meal for all those who are watching their weight or waistline. It is also not recommend if you have picky guests over.

So let’s get started

Ingredients for Chickpeas salad

     - chickpeas

     - green peppers

     - yellow peppers

     - broccoli

     - carrots

Step 1: clean all the vegetables carefully, and then cut u your peppers and broccoli in smaller bite size pieces.

Step 2: Heat your pan up and add olive oil to the pan  approximately 4 tsps. , use your judgment..

Step 3: add all the ingredients listed above and let it cook on medium heat for 10 to 15 minutes , stir occasionally, feel free to add more of your favorite vegetables I desired. 

You will need the following ingredients

-          Cleaned chicken

-          Curry powder

-          Thyme chopped up

-          2 very small onions

-          1 ½  tsp. of Salt

-          2 spoons of grated ginger                                                          

-          Cilantro

-          1 tsp. of turmeric powder

-          1 tsp. of garlic

-           4 tsp. of Olive oil

 

Optional add ins I didn’t use

-          Mustard seeds

-          Chicken broth

-          Scallions

Step 1: Ensue that you chicken is properly cleaned and all skin and fat have been removed.

Step 2: wash the chicken with salt, lime juice or vinegar to kill any possible germs

Step 3: cut the onions and garlic (if in solid form) into tiny bite size pieces, then place them into a bowl

Step 4: add all of the other ingredients into the bowl as well as the chicken and mix the chicken into the seasoning until it is fully covered.

Step 5: Cover the bowl with glad wrap or a plate to allow the seasoning to soak into the chicken.

Step 6: When you are ready to cook the curry chicken place it on the stove and make sure the pot is on maximum heat (boiling almost) pour the chicken into the pot slowly. Wait for chicken to brown  and continually stir and pour a tip of water every so often so the chicken does not burn. It should take approximately ½ an hour to cook.

 

 

How to make an Italian appetizers Brushetta served with a summer shrimp salad

               Salad anyone? I personally was never a fan of salad and that why this recipe is so great. This shrimp salad is traditional with a small twist to engange anyone with an appetite.This salad only takes less than 12 minutes to make so don’t be afraid to try it.

You will need

Peeled shrimp

Lettuce

Cucumbers

Green peppers

Cucumber salad dressing

Plum sauce

 Instructions

Step 1: boil hot water and place shrimp in the pan to cook for approxametely  7 mins .

Step 2: while the shrimp are cooking cut and wash your vegetables

Step 3: Season shrimp lightly witch black pepper and salt and glaze it with plum sauce

I am not a salad lover but trust me this one is definitely tasty. Try serving this salad at your next dinner and tweet me the response and feedback you get. Don’t be afraid to try new things in everyday boring meals and add a hint of flavor.

 

Brushetta

3 tomatoes

Baguette or  regular bread

1 green pepper

Salt

Black pepper

Olive oil

Garlic

Step 1: Chop up the baby tomatoes into small slices

Step 2: peel your garlic and then as well chop them into extremely  fine pieces

Step 3: take your basil and cut each leaf into approxametely 4 or more slices

Step 4: turn on the stove  and pour the finely chopped up garlic into the pan, stir frequently until the garlic becomes a golden color.

Step 5: Pour garlic into a bowl along with the sliced tomatoes, basil, then a dash of salt a pepper.Toss the bowl lightly and slowly pour in 3 teaspoons of balsamic .

Step 6: Toast your baguette or bread in the toaster or oven for 1-2 minutes until crispy.

Step 7: place your ingridents on your baguette and enoy ps. Would also be great with cottage cheese on top.

 This is definetely a good dinner to have when you want a light meal in the summer and nothing to heavy on your stomach.Especially if your trying to eat healthier this is a great step in the right direction, also brushetta is a great appetizer for dinner parties too.

Bon appetite, thanks for dining with me  

Food Network Recipe - Shake and Bake chicken recipe with stuffed baked potatoes

Today for dinner we will be making shake and bake chicken with stuffed potatoes. This meal may sound complicated but I assure you it isn’t. I discovered this recipe off of the Food Network,courtesy of Rachel Ray who is known for being one of the most popular tv chefs of all time. This meal will take approximately 40 minutes to make this easy meal of shake and baked chicken with baked stuffed potatoes , so lets get started!

 

You Will Need

Chicken
Shake and bake mix
A clear plastic bag

4 potatoes

bacon

Cooking oil

2 scallions chopped up                                              

Black pepper

Salt

2 cups worth of shreddaded cheese

Sour cream (optional)

steps for cooking stuffed potatoes            

1.       Make sure the potatoes has been cleaned, before doing any cooking. Once clean use a fork to prick the potatoes numerous times around each potatoes.

2.       Lightly spread your cooking oil evenly around the potatoes and them put them into the microwave to cook for 12 minutes.

3.       During this time chop up your bacon into even edible sizes, some people prefer them extreme tiny why others like to leave them a bit bigger. Place your bacon pieces into a frying pan to cook until it fits your liking, some people prefer they’re bacon crisp while others may not, once bacon is cooked lower the heat and added in your chopped scallions to heat up for approximately 1 to 2 minutes.

4.       Once the potatoes have cooled for five minutes slice the potatoes in half and use and ice cream scoop or potatoes scoop to make an empty middle whole into the potatoes, fill the whole of the potatoes with scallops and bacon and then reinsert the removed potatoes.

5.       Once this is done place the potatoes into oven to cook and melt the cheese for the duration of another 5 minutesFood Network

Steps for cooking Shake and Bake chicken

1. Clean your chicken prior to anything else , make sure it has already been defrosted

2.  Pre-heat your oven to approximately 450 degrees

3. While your oven is pre-heating take a clear plastic bag and pour in your shake and bake mix into the bag ,( by purchasing shake and bake mixes from the store this allows you to save some extra time because of branfs like No Name)

4.Take chickens individually and place it in the bag of shake and bake and shake the bag till the chicken leg or breast is now completely coated , reapeat this step until all chicken pieces are coated evenly.

5.Now lay tin foil on your baking sheet to avoid the chicken from sticking onto the pan and lightly oil it with cooking, then lay your chickens onto the pan and rotate the side of the chicken after 20 minutes when chicken until chicken is golden brown and juices are running.

Hope you enjoy this delicious meal of shake and baked chicken with baked stuffed potatoes. Feel free to tweet me, or send me a message on my twitter page on any additional questions you may have at @Its_DinnerTime. The recipe of the Stuffed potatoes was taken from the Food Network and made by the famous chef Rachel Ray.Hope you enjoyed this meal and dont be afraid to share it with friends.

Bon appetite and thanks for dinning with me.

Food Network Canada recipes for Easter Sunday Dinner - Crispy Baked fish with fruitsalad

Easter Sunday Dinner

For those of who celebrate Easter Sunday as a religious holiday, I’m sure you’re in need of an easy recipe to satisfy all taste buds around the dinner table. During Easter Sunday it is required that no poultry or beef during that week, so in honor of the tradition this meal will not require any of those ingredients. This meal was inspired from the Food Network website and the actual recipe was discovered on Life Made Delicious it is an easy Easter recipe that all can enjoy.

This week I will be making Crispy Baked Fish with a tropical salsa, hope you enjoy it . 

You will Need

A fish of your choice

2/3rds of a cup of Bisquick mix from Betty Crocker

3 tbsp of cooking oil

1 tsp of chili powder

1 beaten egg

1/4^th a cup of cornmeal
 

For the fruit salad you will need

Pineapples

Cantaloupe

Strawberries

Kiwi

Cilantro

Lime juice

Mango

Instructions

1. Take your fish and cover it with the beaten egg. After the fish is covered in egg dip lay it on a flat baking pan and cover it with the Bisquick mix, along with cornmeal and chili powder

2. Place the fish into the oven, uncovered, at this time foil paper or any other oven materials are un needed. Let the fish cook for approximately 10 minutes. Then flip the fish and let it cook for an additional 10 minutes on the opposite side. To ensure the fish is cooked use a fork to determine if the fish is still hard or flakely.

3.  As the fish is cooking you can prepare your fruit salad by peeling and washing your fruits if necessary as well as chopping up all fruits into small diced portions.

4. When plating the meal you can either place the fruit salad on top of the fish as a garnish or plating it in a completely separate depending on how picky you and your guest may be .

 Bon appetite, thanks for dining with me, 

 HAPPY EASTER SUNDAY