Thai Peanut Chicken Wraps (with Stonewall Kitchen Garlic Peanut Sauce)

                                                

- 1 1/2 pounds chicken breasts 

- 1/3 cup sliced red onion

- 1 teaspoon minced garlic

- 2 tablespoons butter 

- 1 teaspoon olive oil 

- 1 bottle Stonewall Kitchen Garlic Peanut Sauce 

- 1 package broccoli slaw 

- flour tortillas 10"

- fresh cilantro 

- crushed peanuts 

Cut chicken into bite sized pieces. 

In a medium sauté pan, melt 1 tablespoon butter. Add in broccoli slaw and sauté over medium heat for 2 minutes. 

Reduce heat to medium low- cover and steam about 3-4 minutes until tender. 

Set aside cooked broccoli slaw in a bowl.

In the same pan over medium high heat - melt remaining butter and olive oil. 

Add in sliced onions. Sauté 1-2 minutes. Add minced garlic sauté 1 minute until fragrant.

Add in chicken. 

Sauté with onions and garlic for 3 minutes. 

Add in garlic peanut sauce. Stir and reduce heat to medium low. Cover and simmer chicken for 15 minutes (or until cooked through) - stirring occasionally. 

Assemble wraps with broccoli slaw, peanut chicken, fresh cilantro and crushed peanuts.

                                                             

Made these for Taco Tuesday yesterday. So delicious. Stonewall Kitchen really has the best sauces, and it made this recipe so much easier! 

BBQ Pulled Pork and Coleslaw Wonton Tacos

- 1/2 pound boneless pork sirloin

- 1 cup BBQ sauce 

- 2 cups prepared coleslaw 

- wonton wrappers 

Cook pork w BBQ sauce in crockpot on low for 8 hours.

Shred pork with fork. 

Preheat oven to 400.

Spray edges baking dish with non stick spray. 

Place wonton wrappers along edge of baking dish and bake for 3-4 minutes until golden brown.

Fill wonton tacos with pulled pork right when they come out of the oven while they're still pliable. 

Top tacos with coleslaw.

Stuffed and Baked Chicken Tacos

                                             

-1/2 pound cooked shredded chicken 

- Taco seasoning packet

- 1/2 diced onion  

- 14.5 oz canned diced tomatoes drained 

- 4 oz canned diced chilis

- 16 oz can refried beans 

- 10 stand and stuff taco shells 

- 1/2 cup shredded cheese

- your choice of toppings 

Heat olive oil in skillet, add onions and sauté for 2 minutes.

Add cooked chicken, diced tomatoes, chilis and seasoning packet, combine and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes.

Spray 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray and line up taco shells. 

Add a teaspoon of refried beans to the bottom of each shell.

Full each taco to the top with chicken mixture.

Top with cheese and bake at 400 for 12-15 minutes until cheese is melted and shells are browned. 

Serve with your favorite toppings!

                                                         

Green Bean Almandine

                                                  

One of our favorite side dishes to make, regardless of holidays or not. This did make it's way onto my Thanksgiving menu. There was a little dismay of my not making the typical green bean casserole, but all was well. Fresh buttery green beans, and toasty nutty almonds make this side amazing. Under 5 ingredients. Under 15 minutes. Yes. 

INGREDIENTS:

• 1-2 pounds fresh green beans, ends snapped off
• 2-3 tablespoons butter
• 1/3 cup sliced almonds
• salt and pepper to taste

                                               Throw snapped green beans in a 

                                                 medium pot with 1/2 cup water. 

                                      Cover and steam on medium high heat for

                                                10-15 minutes until fork tender.

                                  Strain green beans and place in a casserole dish.

                                                   While the beans are steaming, 

                               add butter to a small sauté pan. Melt over medium heat.

                                                            Add in sliced almonds, 

                                   and sauté in butter until golden brown. 3-5 minutes.

                                   Pour the almonds and butter over the green beans. 

                                                           Toss lightly to coat. 

                                          Season to taste with salt and pepper.

If you've never made, or even tried green bean almandine before I suggest you do. We also love making this side with roast beef, mashed potatoes and gravy. Now that is a great dinner. You should totally make that. I think I might make that next week now that I'm thinking of it. Cheers!

Bundt Pan Stuffing

                                              

Since I was only cooking for 6 this Thanksgiving, I was extremely excited to do quality over quantity with my menu. I came across this recipe on Pinterest- and I so pumped to try this. I was a bit intimidated at first, but everything came together nicely. This was one of the most flavorful and moist stuffings I've ever had. The flavors of the fresh herbs really made this stuffing shine.

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 loaf of day old french bread, cubed (I used a long french baguette) 
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 large onion, finely diced
• 3 stalks of celery, finely diced
• 10 fresh sage leaves, finely chopped
• 2/3 cup fresh parsley, finely chopped
• 4 eggs beaten
• 2-3 cups chicken broth
• salt and pepper to taste
• cooking spray 

                                                     Preheat oven to 250.

               Spread your cubed bread on 2 baking trays and bake for about 30 minutes,

                          stirring half way through until firm. Don't over bake them. 

                                 Remove bread from oven, increase temp to 400.

                                In a large skillet heat butter over medium high heat. 

                      Stir in onions and celery sauté until softened about 3-5 minutes.

              Add in sage, parsley, salt and pepper. Mix to combine herbs and veggies. 

                                                         Remove from heat. 

                             In a medium bowl combine chicken broth and eggs.

                 In a large bowl combine bread cubes, sautéed veggies and egg mixture.

                           Gently mix until well combined (I used a rubber spatula).

                                      Add more chicken broth if it seems to dry.

                                                 Spray pan with cooking spray.

                           Add in the stuffing mixture, spreading evenly around pan.

Press stuffing down with fingers to pack it down into pan. 

Bake 30-40 minutes, until edges start to get firm. 

Let cool 25 minutes in pan.

Then with a long thin spatula loosen edges, 

and carefully flip stuffing over onto a serving platter.

Look at that! That really is just beautiful to look at. I was rather impressed with myself. I think I was mainly afraid of sticking in the pan, but the stuffing came right out. Don't forget the cooking spray! Delicious scratch made stuffing recipe. This will be a regular fixture in my holiday menus from now on. Cheers!

                                                                          Adapted from:
                                                                   Stuffing in a bundt pan

Roasted Butternut Squash

                                                    

This is my go to recipe for roasting squash. Wether I'm making it for a side dish, or part of my butternut squash alfredo stuffed shells- roasted butternut squash is yummo.

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 large or 2 medium butternut squashs 
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• salt and pepper to taste 
• 1/4 cup brown sugar

Preheat oven to 375.

Place squash flesh side up in broiler pan.

Brush with olive oil.

Rub in brown sugar.

Season with salt and pepper.

Flip squash over so skin side is up.

Add 1/4-1/3 cup water to pan. 

Roast for 40-45 minutes, until skin can be pierced with fork.

Check occasionally to make sure squash isn't burning,

 add more water if necessary. 

Water should eventually evaporate to 

allow the squash to caramelize. 

When fully cooked remove from oven, allow to cool a

 bit before scraping the flesh from the skin into a bowl. 

To make a side dish, mash squash a little with a fork. 

Add in a little maple syrup and butter. Salt and pepper to taste. Cheers!

                                                           

Adapted from:

oven roasted butternut squash

Caprese Salad

                                             

One of our favorite apps to put out when we're having a "picky day". Thats when we make a bunch of pickles, antipasto platters, bread and what not instead of our main meal for the day. 

INGREDIENTS:

• One large log of fresh mozzarella sliced
• 2 large firm tomatoes sliced
• 1/2 cup fresh basil leaves
• balsamic vinegar
• extra virgin olive oil
• salt and pepper to taste

On a large plate or platter arrange the tomato, basil

 and mozzarella so they are all overlapping each other.

Drizzle a little olive oil and balsamic on top.

Salt and pepper to taste. 

Serve and enjoy!

You know a recipe is going to be fresh and delicious when it has very few ingredients. This is one of our go to dishes. Serve with a fresh baguette and it could seriously be a meal in itself. Cheers!