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Chicken Tinga Tacos

This slow cooker recipe is great. Lots of leftovers to make an enchilada casserole in the next few days. I did not use boneless breast. I find they tend to dry out. I used 2 large bone-in breast with the skin removed and cooked it 6 hours on low. Fantastic smokey chicken good for a lot of things. These tacos were amazing. A little cilantro lime slaw would have been great on these. https://www.thekitchn.com/recipe-slow-cooker-chicken-tinga-260804

Sweet and Spicy Satsuma Turkey

I love recipes that hit all the notes. This one is right up there. I did not use turkey I used chicken breast. I also used fresh mandarin oranges from a container in the produce department. Too much work for me. https://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/sweet-spicy-satsuma-turkey

Pea and Prosciutto Salad

I love this salad it is so sweet and fresh. The pop from the horseradish is great with a steak. I am not a fan of the texture of prosciutto in a salad, so I crisped mine in a pan with a little olive oil. This salty sweet combination is fabulous. https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/pea-and-prosciutto-salad

Not Your Mother’s Chicken and Rice Casserole

2TBls of Olive oil

1/4 Head Cauliflower

1/4 Head Broccoli

1 Zucchini

1/3C Matchstick carrots

1/4 Chopped red onion

2 Pks of Microwave multigrain rice( I use Seeds of Change 7 grain blend)

Breast of 1 Rotisserie chicken chopped

2Tbls Butter

2Tbls Flour

1C Milk

1C Chicken stock

2Tbls Dijon

1 1/2C Grated Gruyere

1/3C Greek yogurt

1C Panko

1Tbls Olive oil

Chop the cauliflower and broccoli into medium size pieces. Cut the zucchini in to half moons. Toss the cauliflower, broccoli, zucchini, onion and carrots onto a baking sheet. Pour over the olive oil and toss with your hands to coat. Season with salt and pepper and roast at 400 until tender and slightly brown, around 20 minutes. Cook your rice per package instructions. Toss rice, chopped chicken and the roasted vegetables together. For the sauce melt your butter, add in the flour. Cook the flour a minute or 2, whisk in the stock and milk. Cook until slightly thick. Off the heat whisk in the mustard, cheese and yogurt. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Pour the sauce over the chicken mixture. Pour into a 8×8 baking dish. Toss the panko and olive oil together to coat and sprinkle over the casserole. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until the bread crumbs are brown.

Bacon Cheddar Waffles with Caramelized Apples

I had a leftover apple and I needed a breakfast for Sunday morning. So, this was my idea. I started with bacon waffles and thought cheddar goes with apples. I halfed the recipe. I put all of the bacon in the batter. It made 2 good size waffles. I skipped the apple in the batter and cooked them with brown sugar, butter and cinnamon. https://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/apple-bacon-and-cheddar-waffles/930b1750-92fd-4f74-b8f1-29b12d677aca

Fruit and Nut Loaf

This cake is so moist. We love fruit cake but my sweetheart is allergic to corn. All of the candied fruit in a regular fruit cake have been candied with corn syrup. I bought a fruitcake fruit blend from King Arthur that has no corn syrup. I did brush the cake while it was hot with a little brandy. If you like fruitcake this is a must try. https://www.joyofbaking.com/DriedFruitandNutLoaf.html

Tandoori Chicken and Cauliflower Sheet Pan Dinner with Raita

We really enjoy Indian food at my house. I love that everything that you need is on the sheet pan. Simple and full of flavor. I used breast instead of thighs. For the last 10 minutes I did turn up the temperature. It seemed a little watery to me. So the higher temp fixed that. https://themodernproper.com/tandoori-chicken-and-cauliflower-sheet-pan-dinner