5 Ingredient Recipes

As a mom of three, I'm usually pressed for time in between school work, after-school activities, work, play, etc., and I'm always looking for easy recipes (with very few ingredients) to prepare for my family or elegant enough to serve to our friends. Here are some of my favorite Cherchies® 5 Ingredient or Less Recipes.  Enjoy!

• Lemon Pepper Chicken Recipe- A fabulous quick grilling recipe.
• Blackberry Champagne Salmon Recipe- To die for!  My kids LOVED this! (ok it has 6 ingredients...sorry, but it was that good).
• Pepper Jam Grilled Pineapple Recipe- Grilled pineapple by itself it amazing...adding pepper jelly puts it over the top. A great side dish.
• Melt in Your Mouth Rib Recipe- Thumbs up, 3 ingredients!
• Pizzazzed Steak Recipe- My go-to spice for steaks and burgers.  The flavor is incredible!
• Sassy Grilled Chicken Skewers- A must for every busy mom...2 ingredients!  When I'm really pressed for time, I turn boring chicken breasts into chicken tenders...even though the skewers are more "funner" (sorry, reflecting back to a time when my kids said more funner).
• Summer Meatball Sliders Recipe- Great for those leftover meatballs.
• Hot Pepper Jam'n Brie Cups Recipe- An easy peasy recipe
• Cherry Hot Pepper Bruschetta Recipe- Easy elegant entertaining at it's finest!
• Ham and Mustard Biscuit Recipe- Ham and biscuits, how can you go wrong?  Could be a brunch dish, a snack, or a hearty appetizer.
• Lem'n Dill Cucumber Roulades- Lemon and Dill marry with the salmon to create a very simple appetizer.
• Lem'n Dill Egg in a Cup Recipe- My favorite quick breakfast recipe.
• Honey and Lime Grilled Shrimp- A sweet and tangy combination.

Pretty Vegetable Bean Salad Recipe

"Easy and Elegant"  is my mother-in-law's mantra and I have resolved to follow it with my own family and friends.   Who wants to be in the kitchen the entire time?  This easy recipe mainly focuses on pantry items and is about as simple as it gets.  It's the perfect salad for a potluck, game day tailgating, or a summer get together because it can be made ahead and can be served at room temperature.   You could also serve this dish as a dip with chips for an easy healthy appetizer.  

I like this recipe because it serves a crowd (12-14 people), but it also it uses our Pretty Peppers, which imparts a nice tang to this dish.  

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup Cider Vinegar
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon (tsp.) salt
• 1/2 teaspoon (tsp.) pepper
• 1 Tablespoon water
• 15 oz. can black-eyed peas, drained and rinsed
• 15 oz. can pinto beans, drained and rinsed
• 15 oz. can white shoe peg corn, drained and rinsed (could use fresh corn)
• 1/2 jar Cherchies® Pretty Peppers
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 cup of celery, chopped
• 1/2 cup green pepper, chopped

Preparation

Mix the Cider Vinegar, oil, sugar, salt, pepper, and water in a sauce pan and bring to a boil.  Cool completely.

In a large bowl, mix the remaining ingredients and then add the vinagrette.- refrigerate and serve with a slotted spoon (you may want to pour off some marinade before serving).  Serves 12-14.  Enjoy!

Pretty Vegetable Bean Salad Recipe

Whole Note Gluten Free Baking Mixes

More and more people are switching to a gluten-free diet, some by choice, many by necessity.  Our family has joined the gluten-free bandwagon out of necessity.  My husband was recently diagnosed with a Gluten Intolerance, which in a way was a blessing, but also a new challenge for me, especially someone who loves to cook.  

Now that I have embraced a Gluten free diet, I have been experimenting with different products and came across these baking mixes from  Whole Note All-Natural & Gluten-Free Baking Mixes. Whole Note Baking Mixes are fast and easy to prepare, nutritious, gluten-free and most of all...delicious.  Try the fluffy Buttermilk Pancakes MIx, the savory pizza mix, and the decadent Cappuccino and Chocolate Muffins. Perfect to have on hand for quick baking.  We would love to hear your recipes.

Apple Butter and Egg Croissant Recipe

Apple Butter and Egg Croissant Recipe

This is a crazy sandwich recipe, with crazy ingredients, but it works really well, as it uses our apple butter spread as one of the main ingredients.

 Ingredients

• 1 croissant, sliced lengthwise

• 1 Tablespoon (Tbsp) Cherchies® Apple Butter Spread (could substitute Cherchies® Champagne Mustard, Cherchies® Cherry Butter, or Cherchies® Strawberry Butter)

• 1 Tablespoon (Tbsp) Mayonnaise

• 1 teaspoon (tsp) sweet pickle relish

• 1 slice of onion

• 1 slice of tomato

• 3 slices of a hard boiled egg

• 1 slice of ham

• 1 slice of swiss cheese (or favorite cheese)

• shredded lettuce 

Preparation

Spread one croissant half (in this case, I used mini croissants from Sam's Club) with Cherchies® Apple Butter Spread and the other half with mayonnaise.  Next spread the pickle relish on one half of the croissant.  

Place tomato, onion, egg, ham, cheese, and lettuce (I didn't have lettuce at the time of the photograph) on one half and cover to serve.

Volia!  A crazy easy sandwich recipe.  Increase the recipe with each additional recipe, and you'll have a party!