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Slow Cooker Beef Roast &Vegetables with Country Biscuits

By on January 1, 2012 in Complete Family Dinner, Entrees Recipe, Recipes

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Slow Cooker Beef Roast &Vegetables with Country Biscuits

Slow Cooker Beef Roast &Vegetables with Country Biscuits

Ingredients

  • beef round roast- 4-5lbs
  • potatoes, russet or gold-2 large, peeled and sliced into large chunks
  • carrots, whole- 2 large, peeled and diced into ¼ inch slices
  • celery- 3 leafy stalks, diced into large slices with leaves
  • onion, white or yellow- 1, peeled and sliced; store half of onion slices for Day 3-Peppy Spaghetti
  • refrigerated jumbo buttermilk biscuits- 1 canister
    • STAPLES
  • salt- 1 teaspoon
  • coarse black pepper- 1 teaspoon
  • bay leaf- 2
  • dried thyme- ½ teaspoon

Instructions

    IN THE MORNING:
  1. Place roast in large slow cooker, season generously with salt and pepper and thyme
  2. Add bay leaf, potatoes, carrots, celery and onion slices
  3. Add water to completely cover roast and vegetables; cover and cook on high for at least 6 hours until beef is cooked and so tender it flakes with a fork
    4. DINNER TIME:
  4. Bake biscuits according to package directions
https://tonispilsbury.com/slow-cooker-beef-roast-vegetables-with-country-biscuits/

 

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Sesame Baked Chicken &Thai Coconut Rice with Peppered Green Beans

By on January 1, 2012 in Complete Family Dinner, Entrees Recipe, Recipes

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Sesame Baked Chicken &Thai Coconut Rice with Peppered Green Beans

Sesame Baked Chicken &Thai Coconut Rice with Peppered Green Beans

Ingredients

  • boneless skinless chicken thighs- 4-6 lbs
  • long grain rice- 1 cup
  • coconut milk- 1 15oz. can
  • green beans, fresh- 1 lb, cleaned and trimmed
  • red bell pepper- 1, diced (you only need half, so store half of diced bell pepper for other like in Weekly Meal Plan
    • STAPLES
    Chicken:
  • soy sauce- ¼ cup
  • minced garlic- 1 tbspn
  • sesame oil- 2 tbspns
  • sesame seeds
    • Rice:
  • 12. ground ginger- 1 tspn
    • Green Beans:
  • 13. minced garlic- 1 tbspn
  • 14. soy sauce- 3 tbspns
  • 15. sesame seeds

Instructions

    For best results, marinate chicken ahead of time- from 2-3 hours to overnight.
    To Marinate:
  1. In a small bowl or large measuring cup, combine soy sauce, garlic and sesame oil; mix well
  2. Place chicken in a shallow baking dish or large zip-top baggie
  3. Pour marinade over chicken to coat evenly
  4. Cover or seal chicken and place in refrigerator marinate (if using a baggie, place on a large plate to avoid dripping)
    5. Dinner Time:
    Chicken
  5. Heat oven to 375⁰
  6. Place chicken on large baking sheet
  7. Sprinkle evenly with sesame seeds
  8. Bake until chicken is cooked thoroughly and begins to brown on top, approximately 35-40 minutes
  9. For a crispy top, turn oven to Broil for the last 7 minutes of cooking
    10. Rice
  10. In large saucepan, combine rice, ginger and coconut milk
  11. Bring to boil over high heat
  12. Once boiling, cover and reduce heat to low to simmer until water is absorbed; approximately 35 minutes
    13. Green Beans
  13. Fill bottom of medium skillet with water about ½ inch deep
  14. Add green beans, bell pepper and garlic
  15. Bring to boil over medium high heat
  16. Once boiling, reduce heat to low and let simmer for one minute
  17. Drain waters and transfer to serving dish
  18. Sprinkle with soy sauce and toss
  19. Season with sesame seeds
    20. Reincarnate The Leftover
  20. If there's any leftover chicken, pull chicken off bone and store in airtight container in the refrigerator to make Chinese Chicken Salad
https://tonispilsbury.com/sesame-baked-chicken-thai-coconut-rice-with-peppered-green-beans/

 

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Fallsagna (Vegetable Lasagna)

By on October 10, 2011 in Complete Family Dinner, Entrees Recipe, Making Dinner, Recipes, Vegetarian

Vegetable Lasagna Recipe

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Fallsagna (Fall Vegetable Lasagna)

Fallsagna (Fall Vegetable Lasagna)

Ingredients

  • zucchini & yellow squash- 1, sliced into 1/8 inch slices
  • fresh baby spinach lettuce- 12 oz.
  • lasagna pasta- 1 lb (use corn tortillas for a gluten-free version)
  • olive oil- 3 tablespoons
  • butter- 1 tablespoon
  • minced garlic- 1 teaspoon
  • fresh or dried parsley- 1 teaspoon, or use Herb Ice Cubes
    • For Sauce, mix together:
  • ricotta cheese- 8 oz.
  • Parmesan cheese- 1 cup
  • 1 egg
    • - or -
  • Instead of using ricotta, parmesan egg mixture, use 1 jar alfredo sauce

Instructions

  1. Boil pasta in salted water until tender.
  2. Heat olive oil, butter and garlic and herbs in heated or non-stick skillet.
  3. Saute zucchini and squash in oil and butter until slightly soft, approximately 3 minutes.
  4. Add spinach and saute until reduced, approximately 3 more minutes.
  5. Drain pasta.
  6. Heat oven to 375 degrees F.
  7. Drop a spoonful of sauce in the bottom of the casserole pan, then place layer of pasta noodles on the bottom over the sauce.
  8. Add a layer of vegetables on top of the pasta.
  9. Add a layer of cheese sauce over the vegetables.
  10. Keep layering noodles, vegetable and sauce, then cover completely with a layer of noodles topped with some sauce and sprinkled with shredded Parmesan cheese
  11. Bake until brown and cooked thoroughly, approximately 40 minutes.
https://tonispilsbury.com/fallsagna/

 

Vegetable Lasagna Recipe

saute zucchini and squash until slightly tender

 

Vegetable Lasagna Recipe

add spinach and saute until completely reduced

 

drain pasta

 

layer pasta and then sauce

 

then layer vegetables

 

top with a layer of pasta, sauce and Parmesan cheese before baking

 

When I think of Fall Recipes, I think of casseroles, slow-cooker favorites and Fall vegetables like spinach, broccoli, brussels sprouts, zucchini and squash.   This week’s Weekly Meal Plan from The Organized Cook highlights many of my favorite Fall vegetables starting with Fall Vegetable Lasagna- or as I like to call it- “Fallsagna”.

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Nature’s Cold Remedy: Supercharged Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup

By on January 16, 2011 in Complete Family Dinner, Entrees Recipe, Recipes

There may not be a cure for the common cold, but I can’t deny the healing effects of homemade chicken noodle soup.  Other natural immune boosters include shiitake mushrooms; so, during cold and flu season, I like to supercharge my soup.  If you’re thinking that making homemade chicken noodle soup is difficult, think again.  Try my supercharged recipe:

Toni’s Supercharged Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup

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Nature’s Cold Remedy: Supercharged Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup

Nature’s Cold Remedy: Supercharged Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup

Ingredients

  • chicken breasts- 1 1/2 lbs (2 trimmed breasts), diced into 1-inch cubes
  • poultry seasoning (a good poultry seasoning will include herbs like rosemary and thyme, like Lawry’s Perfect Blend)- 3 tablespoons
  • chicken broth- 1 quart
  • white onion- 1/2, minced
  • carrots- 2, peeled and diced
  • celery- 2 leafy stalked, diced including leafy part
  • shiitake mushrooms- 8 oz. (1 small package), diced
  • egg noodles- 2 cups uncooked
    • STAPLES:
  • olive oil- 2 tablespoons

Instructions

  1. In large soup pan or dutch oven; heat olive oil over medium-high heat
  2. Add chicken, and while seasoning with poultry seasoning, saute until just cooked (not thoroughly)
  3. Add broth
  4. Add onions, carrots, celery and mushrooms
  5. Bring to boil over medium-high heat
  6. Once boiling, cover and let simmer until vegetables are tender, approximately 15 minutes
  7. Once vegetables are tender, raise heat to medium-high and bring to boil
  8. Add noodles and boil until tender, approximately 4 minutes
https://tonispilsbury.com/natures-cold-remedy-supercharged-homemade-chicken-noodle-soup/


Natural vs. ….well, Not

Ingredients are the tell-all when it comes to how nutritious something is.  Even without the mushrooms, this soup is so packed full of natural vitamins; I can’t even think about reaching for the canned condensed stuff.  Let’s see how they stand up side-by-side with this sampling of ingredients:

Homemade                                    Condensed

  • Chicken                               mechanically separated chicken
  • Onion                                   onion powder
  • Carrots                                monosodium glutamate
  • Celery                                  soy protein
  • Shiitake Mushrooms      yeast extract
  • Egg Noodles                     sodium phosphates

 

If you want to include this recipe into your menu planning, my Classic Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup is also part of The Organized Cook Weekly Meal Plan System!

Be well!

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