Tag Archives: Quick & Easy recipes

Monday Night- Easy Stir Fry

We are getting pretty good at making scrumptious meals with whatever is leftover in the fridge. Tonight was no exception. Jon whipped up a spontaneous, spicy stir fry that had me going back for seconds- a rare occasion indeed! You certainly don’t have to use our ingredients. You can literally use any veggies you have on hand and it take less than 10 minutes. Here’s what we used.

Easy Stir Fry

  • 3/4 large green pepper
  • 1/2 extra large vandallia onion
  • 1 bag of bean sprouts
  • 4 oz mushrooms
  • 2 small heads of brocoli
  • 2 carrots, julienned
  • 1 1/2 chicken breast, sliced thinly across the grain
  • 2 tablespoons Hoisin sauce
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 1 tablespoon walnut oil
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Ginger
  • Chinese 5 spice
  • Red pepper flakes

Slice the chicken and sprinkled with spices. Dice the veggies. Heat the wok and then put the oil in. Allow oil to heat- it will happen quickly. Add chicken. Cook chicken until pink is gone. Remove chicken and set aside. Add veggies (except bean sprouts) to wok with salt and pepper. Heat and stir until broccoli is half done. Add chicken and bean sprouts, mix well. Pour in sauce, mix. Turn to stove low, cover and cook until veggies are soft (3-5 minutes).

Garnish with soy sauce and Sriracha to taste.

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Brazilian Chicken & Rice with Olives

This is hands-down my favorite recipe. When I am feeling down, when I am super stressed, when I am sick, when I am sad… okay, you get it, this is the recipe that I request. The first time Jon planned to make it, I turned up my nose. Chicken and citrus and green olives? No thanks! But I was more than pleasantly surprised. The flavor is intense. The texture is perfect. Everything about this recipe gets a gold star in my book, even the process, which allows me to toss extra orange slices to Lucy and Lenny who stand by diligently licking the air. Try it. You will not be disappointed.

Brazilian Chicken & Rice with Olives

  • 1 pound skinless boneless chicken thighs, cut into 1/2-inch-wide strips
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon grated orange peel
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 cup orange juice
  • 1 cup yellow rice mix with seasoning packet (from 8-ounce box)
  • 1/2 cup (packed) pimiento-stuffed Spanish olives, halved
  • 1 cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • Orange wedges

Sprinkle chicken lightly with salt and generously with ground black pepper. Heat oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken, garlic, and peel; sauté until chicken is lightly browned, about 3 minutes. Add 1 cup water and orange juice and bring to boil. Mix in rice, seasoning packet, and olives. Return to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and cook until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat; let stand covered 10 minutes.

Stir cilantro into rice mixture. Transfer to platter. Garnish with orange wedges.

*We highly recommend that you double the olives.


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