Chicken & Veggie Soup in Crock Pot

8 Chicken Tenders, cubed

4 Red Potatoes, bite size

2 Celery Stalks

2 cups Baby Carrots

1 Small Onion, diced

1 cup Spinach

6 cups Chicken Broth

1 tsp Salt

1/4 tsp Pepper

1 Bay Leaf

1/2 tsp Garlic, minced

2 tsp Rosemary

1 tsp Parsley

Directions: Put everything in the crock pot and cook on high for 3 hours.

Orange Chicken

Chicken-2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts (cut into 1-1/2” cubes)

1 ½ cups all purpose flour

1 eggs (beaten)

¼ teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon pepper

Oil (for frying)

Orange Sauce-1 ½ cups water

2 tablespoons orange juice

¼ cup lemon juice

1/3 cup rice vinegar

2 ½ tablespoons soy sauce

1 tablespoon orange zest (grated)

1 cup packed brown sugar

½ teaspoon ginger root (minced)

½ teaspoon garlic (minced)

2 tablespoons green onion (chopped)

¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes

3 tablespoons cornstarch

2 tablespoons water

Cooking Instructions:

Step 1: Combine flour, salt, and pepper. Dip chicken in egg mixture and shake in flour mixture to coat. Deep fry chicken in batches at 375 degrees in a deep fryer (or use a wok) until completely cooked.

Step 2: Meanwhile, in a large saucepan combine 1 ½ cups water, lemon juice, orange juice, rice vinegar, and soy sauce. Blend well over medium heat for a few minutes. Stir in brown sugar, orange zest, ginger garlic, and onion. Bring to a boil.

Step 3: Combine 3 tablespoons of cornstarch with 1/4 cup of water and mix thoroughly. Slowly stir cornstarch mixture into sauce until it thickens. Pour sauce over breaded chicken, and if desired add red pepper flakes and garnish with green onions.

Recipe from blogchef.net

Lemon Chicken in Crock Pot

2 lbs Chicken

Oregano

Salt

Pepper

Olive Oil

1/4 cup Water

3 Tb Lemon Juice

2 Garlic Cloves, minced

1 tsp Chicken Boillion granules

Parsley

Directions: Sprinkle chicken with oregano, salt, and pepper on all sides. Cook chicken in olive oil 3-5 minutes on each side and place in crock pot. Using the same skillet, boil water, lemon juice, and chicken boillion. Pour over chicken in crock pot. Cook on high for 3 hours (or low for 6). Sprinkle with parsley during the last 15 minutes.

Note: I also added another 1/8-1/4 cup of water during the last 15 minutes because the water level was really low and I didn't want the chicken to burn.

Seared Ahi

Ingredients:

Ahi

Soy Sauce

Sesame Oil

Sesame Seeds

Avocado or Guacamole

Sticky Rice

Directions: Marinate ahi in soy sauce & sesame oil (50-50) 3-5 minutes. Coat in Sesame Seeds. Heat sesame oil in pan on high. Sear ahi 2-3 minutes each side.

presentation:

1. layer rice

2. one scoop avocado

3. final the ahi.

note: for best taste make sure the ahi is VERY fresh.

serve with side salad and Brianna's poppy seed dressing

Chicken and Spinach Pesto Lasagna

3 Tbsp. olive oil

1 c. onion chopped

3 cloves garlic, crushed

2 pkgs. 12 oz each frozen chopped spinach

3 c. chicken breast, cooked and diced

12 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. black pepper

2 c. ricotta cheese

1 large egg

1 1/2 c pesto sauce, plus 2 tbls.

3/4 c. Parmesan cheese, grated

12 no-boil lasagna noodles

2 c. mozzarella cheese, shredded

Preheat oven to 350 F. Spray a 13 x 9 inch casserole or lasagna pan with nonstick cooking spray. Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir onions and garlic until transparent. Add spinach: cook and stir about 5 minutes. Add chicken and stir about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

In large bowl, mix together ricotta, cheese, egg, 1 12 cups pesto and Parmesan cheese until thoroughly blended. Add chicken and spinach mixture to bowl and stir to combine. Spread 2 tablespoons pesto in bottom of prepared pan. Layer 4 lasagna noodles, slightly overlapping. Top with one third of spinach ricotta mixture and one third of mozzarella. Repeat layers twice.

Bake about 35-40 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Refrigerate any leftovers. Serves 8

Strawberry Banana Smoothie

Frozen Strawberries

Banana

Greek Style Plain NonFat Yogurt

Almond Milk

Beef Stew

3 lbs Beef, cubed

1/4 cup Flour

1/2 tsp Salt

1/2 tsp Pepper

6 Red Potatoes, quartered

Baby Carrots

3 Stalks Celery, thinly sliced

1 Onion, chopped

2 Garlic Cloves, chopped

1 Bay Leaf

1 tsp Paprika

1 tsp Worchestersire Sauce

1 1/2 cups Beef Broth

Directions: Place cubed beef in CrockPot. In a small bowl mix flour, salt and pepper. Pour flour mixture over beef. Add vegetables, garlic and bay leaf. In a medium bowl mix paprika, worchestersire sauce, and beef broth. Pour broth mixture over vegetables. Cook on low for 8 hours.

Tri-Tip Sandwich

MEAT

Tri-Tip Roast, grilled and sliced

Nature's Seasons Seasoning Blend

SANDWICH

Mini Ciabatta, lightly toasted

Organic Hummus

Tri-Tips Slices

Cucumber

Tomato

Avocado

Grilled Mushroom Slices (Optional)

Organic Baby Spinach

SIDE

Veggie & Flaxseed Tortilla Chips

Organic Salsa

Ribs, Mashed Potatoes and Lemon Asparagus

RIBS

Rack of Beef Ribs, Individual Slices

Famous Dave's Sweet & Sassy BBQ Sauce

Water

Directions: Place ribs in crockpot. Mix about half the bottle of BBQ sauce and a bowl with some water. Pour thinned out BBQ sauce over ribs. You want ribs at least half way covered. Cook on low for about 8 hours. Brush ribs with a little more BBQ sauce when done.

MASHED POTATOES

Red Potatoes

Milk

Butter

Salt

Rosemary (Optional)

Directions: Wash potatoes and cut into small pieces. Place potato pieces in bowling water. Add a dash of salt. Boil until tender and drain. Beat potatoes, milk, and butter until creamy. Beat in Rosemary if desired.

Note: I slowly add milk until the potatoes are nice and creamy. If you add too much, the potatoes will be really runny.

LEMON ASPARAGUS

(Olive Garden Recipe)

Bunch of Thin Asparagus

Water

Small Onion, Diced

1/2 Lemon, Quartered and de-seeded

Salt

Pepper

Directions: Place asparagus in a skillet and add water to cover asparagus about half way. Cook on medium heat until bright green.

Meanwhile, combine onion, salt, and pepper in a sauce pan over medium heat. Squeeze lemon juice over onions and through in lemon rind. Cook until onion is soft.

Add onions to the asparagus on your plate.

Note: If you don't have a lemon, you can just use lemon juice.

Turkey Burger

Panini Artisan Roll

Hummus

Grilled Ground Turkey Burger (Seasoned w/ All Spice)

Grilled Turkey Ham Slice

Tomato

Lettuce

Alfalfa Sprouts

Grilled Mushrooms (Optional)

Note: Burger would probably be really good with cheese. We didn't think about that when we made it.

Tri-tip and Garden Salad

This one is very easy but delicious!!

SALAD

Spinach

Lettuce

White and Brown Mushrooms

Broccoli

Baby Carrots

Cucumber

Celery

Hard Boiled Egg

Chow Mien noodles

Alfalfa Sprouts

Tomato

MEAT

Tri-tip: grilled to medium

"All Spice" Seasoning

DRESSING

Ranch, Italian (These are just what we used)

Note: Another good dressing we like is drizzling Olive Oil over the salad and adding Italian Spices