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Quesadilla Bar

By on June 1, 2012 in Complete Family Dinner, Entrees Recipe, Gluten Free, Holiday Recipes, Recipes, Reincarnating The Leftover

Reincarnate The Leftover

This is the perfect Friday-night family fun recipe made with leftover cooked chicken from the week and with leftover cooked rice, or from our Weekly Meal Plan.

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Quesadilla Bar with Spanish Fried Rice

Quesadilla Bar with Spanish Fried Rice

Ingredients

  • Leftover cooked chicken, chopped- 2-3 cups
  • Brown rice tortillas (or flour if not gluten-free)
  • Shredded cheddar/Monterey cheese- 16 oz. (2 cups)
  • Salsa- 1 12oz. jar or 2 7oz. cans salsa casera
  • Green onions, trimmed and diced
  • Sour cream- 1 pint
  • Leftover cooked white rice- 2 cups

Instructions

  1. Set out tortillas, chicken and all garnishes including cheese, green onions and sour cream.
  2. Set out only half of salsa (or 1 of the 7oz. cans) for garnish.
  3. Allow each person to individually assemble quesadillas and cook in oven or quesadilla maker until brown.
    4. For Rice:
  4. Heat oil in heated or non-stick skillet over medium-high heat.
  5. Add rice and remaining salsa.
  6. Saute rice with salsa until it starts to become crunchy, approximately 6 minutes.
https://tonispilsbury.com/quesadilla-bar/

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Berry-Good Pork Tenderloin

By on March 23, 2012 in Complete Family Dinner, Entrees Recipe, Gluten Free, Recipes

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Berry-Good Pork Tenderloin with Herb Roasted Potatoes

Berry-Good Pork Tenderloin with Herb Roasted Potatoes

Ingredients

  • pork tenderoin or roast- 2 lbs (Farmer John makes an all-natural 2-pack of pork tenderloins for about $11.00)
  • blackberry or boysenberry jam or preserves (not jelly)- 1 jar
  • red potatoes- 3-4 medium-large
  • STAPLES
  • Tenderloin:
  • crushed black pepper- 4 tablespoons
  • salt- 1 tablespoon
  • cooking spray
  • Potatoes:
  • olive oil- ¼ cup
  • salt, pepper, thyme, paprika- 1 teaspoon each

Instructions

    Tenderloin:
  1. Line baking sheet with foil and grease with non-stick cooking spray
  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
  3. Fill plate with crushed black pepper, and salt together (or use Montreal seasoning)
  4. Massage jam over tenderloins covering all sides, then roll in seasoning before placing on the greased baking sheet
  5. Cook in oven for 35-40 minutes until internal thermometer registers 160⁰
  6. Let tenderloin sit for 5-10 minutes before slicing to serve
    7. Potatoes:
  7. Clean and dice potatoes into 1-inch cubes
  8. Place in foil-lined baking dish
  9. Drizzle olive oil over the top of potatoes and toss
  10. Season with salt, pepper, thyme and paprika
  11. Bake alongside tenderloin until cooked thoroughly
  12. For a crunchy top, after tenderloin is removed from oven, heat oven to Broil and cook potatoes an additional 5 minutes under broiler
https://tonispilsbury.com/berry-good-pork-tenderloin/

Reincarnate The Leftover

Don’t throw out leftover pork tenderloin!  Instead, reincarnate it into something fabulous, like Cuban Panini’s with Black Bean Soup:

Cuban Panini’s with Black Bean Soup

 

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Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup

By on January 18, 2012 in Complete Family Dinner, Entrees Recipe, Gluten Free, Recipes

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Slow Cooker Tortilla Chicken Soup

Ingredients

  • boneless skinless chicken breasts- 1½-2 lbs
  • onion- 1, peeled and minced (store half of minced onion for day 3- Greek Pita Pockets)
  • black beans- 1 15oz. can, drained
  • red mild enchilada sauce- 1 28oz. can
  • crushed tomatoes-1 15oz. can
  • chicken broth- 1 15oz. can
  • avocado- 1 , sliced

Instructions

  1. Place chicken breasts in slow cooker
  2. Add half of minced onion (store half for Day 3- Greek Pita Pockets), black beans, enchiladas sauce, tomatoes and chicken broth
  3. Cook on high 5-6 hours
  4. During last hour of cooking, chicken will shred upon stirring with spoon
  5. Serve soup garnished with avocado slices
https://tonispilsbury.com/slow-cooker-chicken-tortilla-soup-2/

 

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Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup with Zesty Polenta Cakes

Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup is perfect with the following dishes:

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Zesty Polenta Cakes

Ingredients

  • polenta, prepared- 1 chub (tube)
  • Staples
  • minced garlic- 1 tablespoon
  • olive oil
  • salt
  • dried oregano
  • paprika

Instructions

  1. Heat olive oil in medium non-stick skillet
  2. Season both sides of polenta with salt, a pinch of basil and paprika
  3. Cook polenta rounds (slices) in olive oil until brown, approximately 4 minutes each side
https://tonispilsbury.com/slow-cooker-chicken-tortilla-soup-2/

 

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