Friday, June 28, 2013

Raspberry Sauce

Made this last night on a whim and was a great success! Wonderful addition to vanilla ice cream and other desserts. Very easy to make and full of fresh flavor.

1 pint of raspberries
1/3 cup of sugar
1/3 cup of water
2 teaspoons of cornstarch

Spray a small sauce pan with cooking spray. Throw in raspberries, sugar, and water; cook over medium heat and stir occasionally.

Thursday, June 27, 2013

Lita's Green Chicken with Linguine

Very similar to my Olive Oil Spice Linguine and Chicken recipe but done a little differently.

1-2 chicken breasts, cubed
2 pinches Thyme
2 pinches Rosemary
2 pinches Oregano
2 pinches Basil
1 pinch Parsley
Garlic, jarred and minced
Onion, dried and minced
salt
black pepper
Olive oil
Linguine

Bring a pot of water to a boil for linguine*. Throw in pasta.

Meanwhile, in a medium size Tupperware container loosely combine all spices with a fork. Take the chicken and place it in the container; make sure lid is firmly secured on the Tupperware. Shake up and down a few times. Add Garlic and onion to Tupperware. Shake again a few more times.** Set aside.

Lita's Baked BBQ Chicken

1-2 chicken breasts, cubed or sliced thin longways
1/4 cup of ketchup
1 tablespoon of spicy brown mustard
1/4 cup of molasses
1 tablespoon of honey
1/2 teaspoon of Tabasco or 1/2 a shot of whiskey
black pepper
crushed red pepper flakes

Preheat oven at 375.

In a small bowl combine ketchup, mustard, molasses, honey, and Tabasco. Add in spices.

Spray a aluminum small bread loaf pan with cooking spray. Lay some of the chicken in the bottom of the pan and cover with some of the sauce. Lay the rest of the chicken on top and cover with the rest of the sauce. Bake in the oven for about 20-25 minutes**.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Chickpea Tomato Soup

1/2 can of chickpeas, rinsed
1/2 of a beef tomato, chopped
1/4 white onion or 2 stalks of green onions, chopped
1 can of tomato soup
1 cup of milk
1 spoonful of basil
1 spoonful of rosemary
1 spoonful of oregano
1 spoonful of jarred minced garlic\
Olive oil

Coat the bottom of a frying pan with olive oil. Preheat pan over medium heat. Once pan is heated up, throw in tomatoes, onions, garlic, and chickpeas. Sprinkle with spices. Stir until vegetables are evenly coated with spices. Let cook for about 5 minutes or until tomatoes are tender and onions are lightly browned.

Add tomato soup and milk into the pan. Stir until even. Cook for another 5 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Enjoy!

Goes great with whole wheat pepper jack cheese sandwiches!