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Spinach and Broccoli Alfredo
You know the scenario: you get home after a day of work and are now in charge of making food for some hungry little mouths. As I hurriedly search through the pantry I am looking for something that is quick, simple, and involves whatever ingredients we are already have. Cue here: Spinach and Broccoli Alfredo. This has become a staple dish for dinner that is perfect for evening such as the one described above. Simple, tasty, and everyone is happy! I tried to come up with something that would combine the cooking of multiple ingredients in the same pots/pans to cut down on dishes and time. For example I cooked the broccoli in with the pasta and…
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Spicy Korean Wings
With the Super Bowl fast approaching thoughts always travel to food. Who will bring what? Will it be the usual shrimp with cocktail sauce and spinach artichoke dip? Will someone venture out and try something new risking the world of unfamiliarity with a different appetizer? I wanted to jump head first into the realm of something new with wings that are spicy yet incredibly tasty and are not your run-of-the-mill buffalo wings. Behold Spicy Korean Wings. Sauce incredibly simple yet flavors that leave your mouth begging for more. The star ingredient in this wing sauce is the kochujang, which is a Korean hot chili paste made from red chilies and fermented soy beans…
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Chicken Florentine Artichoke Bake
There are nights when you want to cook a dish that is enough to feed a crowd but doesn’t keep you in the kitchen all day. Enter Chicken Florentine Artichoke Bake. You can cut down on the time for this classic dish by using either rotisserie chicken from the grocery store or canned chicken meaning all you are really left to do is cook the pasta, combine all the ingredients, and let the oven do the rest. The result? I meal that tastes great and looks like you spent the entire afternoon cooking. This is also very kid friendly in that my kids not only love eating it but also enjoy helping to prepare it.…
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Asian Chicken Noodle Soup
Cold outside? Check. Hungry? Check. Craving something warm to eat? Yes. Solution: Asian Chicken Noodle Soup. This is not your ordinary chicken noodle soup that grandma made or anything like the watery canned chicken noodle soup from college. No, this has some serious flavor in it with an added kick of spice to make your chilly fall night warm up with each flavorful spoonful. What sets this recipe apart from other chicken noodle soups is that it incorporates some familiar Asian ingredients such as kochujang, a spicy Korean red pepper paste, as well as garlic, Sriracha, and rice stick noodles. It also uses lots of fresh ingredients like carrots, cilantro, and green onion. This dish can…
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Lime Chicken Enchiladas
You know how some days you want to have your food just cook itself leaving you to sit back and relax? Well, I have come to realize that a slow cooker is about as close to that as I am going to get. The chicken in these lime chicken enchiladas comes out so flavorful, tender, and shreddable (is that even a word?) that I purposely made too much so I could use the leftovers for quesadillas the following day. All it took to make the chicken was throwing the few ingredients in the slow cooker, turning it to high, and walking away. Beautiful! Here are the 4 ingredients for the chicken in the…
