Kathy's Thai Chicken Recipe

Thai Chicken Recipe

Who needs take-out, when you can make it at home?  Don't get me wrong, I love the idea of ordering from my favorite Thai restaurant, especially on a weekend night, but this recipe was so easy, I had to give it a try!  Thank you, Kathy from Seattle, for sending us this delicious quick cooking recipe!  My kids asked for seconds!

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 pounds chicken breast tenders (or slice chicken breasts in half lengthwise)
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon fish sauce
• 4 teaspoons canola oil, divided 
• 1 cup sliced onion 
• 1 Tablespoon (Tbsp) Cherchies® Garlic 'n Herb No-Salt Seasoning  (could substitute Garlic Seasoning)
• 1 Tablespoon (Tbsp) Cherchies® Chardonnay Lime & Cilantro Seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon (tsp) pepper
• 1 teaspoon (tsp) minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon (tsp) fresh ginger (scraped with a Microplane)
• 1/2 cup light coconut milk
• 2 Tablespoons Tbsp) Sriracha (hot chile sauce)
• 1 Tablespoon (Tbsp) sugar 
• 1 Tablespoon (Tbsp) fresh lime juice 
• 2 Tablespoons (Tbsp) chopped fresh cilantro
• Cooked rice 
• 4 lime wedges 

Preparation

Cook rice according to package directions. Keep warm.  Combine fish sauce and cornstarch in a small bowl and set aside.

Sprinkle both sides of chicken with Garlic 'n Herb No-salt Seasoning, pepper, and Chardonnay Lime & Cilantro Seasoning.  Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken to pan; sauté 5 minutes on each side. Remove chicken from pan.

Heat remaining 1 teaspoon oil in pan. Add onion, garlic, and ginger to pan; sauté 1 minute.

Return chicken to pan; cook 1 minute or until done. Stir in coconut milk, Sriracha, sugar, the cornstarch/fish sauce mixture, and lime juice; cook 45 seconds or until thoroughly heated.  Sprinkle each serving with 1 1/2 teaspoons cilantro. Serve chicken mixture over rice with lime wedges.  Enjoy!

Eggs 'N Chile Casserole Recipe

Eggs, cheese, and sausage...Hello beautiful!  This is a lovely dish that can be made ahead and paired with our Strawberry Spinach Salad Recipe,  you will have a meal for brunch, lunch, or even dinner (Breakfast for dinner- I did that a lot when the kids were little and my dear hubby was out of town.  Yum!).  

Ingredients

• 4 English muffins, split
• 4 teaspoons (tsp.) butter, softened
• 1 lb.  bulk pork sausage
• 4 oz. can diced green chiles, drained
• 3 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
• 2 teaspoons (tsp.) Cherchies® Lem'n Pepper Spicy Blend Seasoning
• 1 1/2 cups low fat sour cream
• 12 eggs, beaten

Preparation

Spread each side of an English muffin with 1 tsp. butter and place buttered side down in a lightly greased baking dish (13x9x2 inch baking dish).  

Cook sausage until browned.  Drain.  Layer half of the sausage, chilies, cheese, and Lem'n Pepper over English muffins.  

Combine sour cream and eggs; pour over casserole.  

Top with remaining sausage, chilies, cheese, and Lem 'n Pepper.   Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours. Remove from refrigerator and let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes.  Bake for 35-40 minutes, uncovered at 350 degrees.  Ole!

Garlic Stuffed Flank Steak Recipe

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Garlic Stuffed Flank Steak Recipe

This dish has it all, it's quick, it's easy, and it's elegant.  I love that this dish can be made ahead, but it's the presentation that makes this entree special.  Your guests will think you spent hours preparing this meal.  Shhh, don't tell them!

Ingredients

• 1 Tablespoon (Tbsb.) olive oil
• 1 1/2- 2 lbs. flank steak pounded to 1/2 inch thickness
• wooden skewers (soaked 30 minutes before grilling)
• 4 oz. cream cheese, room temperature
• 1 Tablespoon (Tbsp) Cherchies®Garlic Seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon (tsp.) pepper
• 1 cup baby spinach, roughly chopped
• 1 large red pepper, chopped
• 1 Tablespoon (Tbsp.) Cherchies®Pepper Pizzazz Seasoning or Cherchies®Lem 'n Pepper Seasoning

Preparation

If cooking immediately, soak skewers 30 minutes before cooking meat.  

Prepare the cream cheese mixture and the meat.  Mix together the cream cheese, garlic seasoning, and pepper and set aside.  Pound the flank steak between two sheets of plastic until the meat is about 1/2 inch thick.  Generously season both sides of the flank steak with Pepper Pizzazz or Lem 'n Pepper Seasonings.

Spread the seasoned flank steak with the cream cheese mixture.

Add the chopped pepper and spinach. Carefully roll the meat with plastic wrap (Use the same plastic that you used to pound the meat).  If going to cook immediately, take the soaked skewers and pierce the steak roll with the skewers about 1 inch apart.  (If making ahead, wrap rolled meat in plastic and refrigerate, making sure to take meat out 30 minutes before cooking).

Turn griddle or pan on medium and drizzle with olive oil.  Slice the steak roll between the skewers and add the steak skewers to the griddle or pan.  Cook on each side for a few minutes or until done to your preferance (Pink, no pink...).  Your family or friends will think you are a culinary genius!  Enjoy!

Pepper Jam Grilled Pineapple Recipe

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Pepper Jam Grilled Pineapple Recipe

It's grilling season folks!  If you've never had grilled pineapple, you're in for a real treat!  Grilling brings out the sweet juices in the pineapple, and your taste buds will thank you.  I could have stopped there, but I decided to try our pepper jams as a glaze.  Oh my goodness, I had the best of both worlds...sweet and spicy.

Ingredients

• Oil to lightly coat grill
• 1 Pineapple, scales removed, and cored (coring is optional)
• Cherchies® Cranberry Hot Pepper Jam, Cherchies® Strawberry Hot Pepper Jam, or Cherchies® Cherry Hot Pepper Jam

Preparation

Lightly brush grill with oil.  Turn the grill on high and turn down to low after 5 minutes. Remove scales from pineapple with a knife and slice pineapple into 3/4 inch slices.  

Coring the pineapple is the next step and completely optional (The core does become tender during the grilling process, which makes it perfectly edible).  I prefer to core the pineapple as it's all about the presentation.   I use an apple corer I've had for years, but you could easily cut out the core with a knife.

Once the grill is heated, place pineapple slices on the grill and grill for 3-4 minutes (more depending on thickness of the pineapple) on each side.  As the pineapple finishes cooking, brush on the pepper jam for that sweet and spicy deliciousness!  You could stop with just the grilled pineapple depending on your preference, but then you'd be missing out on a party in your mouth:)

Remove from grill and enjoy!  This would be great served with ice cream...hmmm:)