This is the Not-Thanksgiving One. Over the past couple of weeks, I've been extraordinarily busy, which is why this post is a little off-schedule. A lot of the busy is work-related, but some of it is FUN-related. And that's the best kind of busy.
Two of the recipes I am posting here were quite good. One was...eh. It wasn't awful, but I didn't love it. Which is also why there are no pictures of it. But first things first. We got quite the winter storm last weekend. I was dog-sitting, and she was worthless at shoveling, but I did manage to get her to wear a hat. For about five seconds. It was magical.
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| The hat was super cute. Rori was less than impressed. |
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| So pretty! Edward Scissorhands soundtrack/snowglobe. |
On to the food! I made both of these so I would have food to eat while dog-sitting and they were both perfect 'snowed in and it's cold' options.
Meal #1: Chipotle Chicken Sweet Potatoes
Original Recipe on Half Baked Harvest
Ingredients:
3 medium sweet potatoes
3/4 lb (about 2 small) boneless skinless chicken breasts
1/4 c olive oil
2 T fresh lime juice
3 whole chipotle peppers*
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp cumin
2 tsp chili powder
salt and pepper
2 cups spinach (about half a 10oz bag)
5 ounces lactose/dairy free cheese**
*I couldn't find chipotle, so I used habenero and Holy Toledo. They were spicy but awesome
**I used less because I just used the pepper jack fake cheese that I already had
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Wash sweet potatoes and prick all over with a fork. Place in oven and bake for 50-60 minutes or until fork tender. Place chicken in a baking dish and rub with a T of olive oil, salt and pepper. Place in oven with the potatoes and bake for 25 minutes. Allow to cool and shred the chicken with forks. When the sweet potatoes are done cut in half and allow to cool for 5-10 minutes.
2. In medium size bowl, combine the olive oil, lime juice, peppers, oregano, cumin, chili powder, salt and pepper. Set aside.
3. Wilt the spinach in the microwave (1-2 min). Toss the spinach and the shredded chicken together, set aside and keep warm.
4. Turn oven up to 400 degrees. Scrape the sweet potato out of the peel, leaving a medium size layer of flesh inside with the peel so that it can stand up on it's own and place in a baking dish. Brush the skins with a little of the sauce and bake for 5-10 minutes until nice and crisp. While the skins bake, mix the spinach, chicken and sauce together. Remove skins from the oven and stuff with the chicken mixture, top with shredded cheese and bake for 10 minutes or until the cheese has melted and the skins are hot and crisp.
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| Artistic shot of the GIANT sweet potatoes I used. Too big... |
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| Chipotle [Habenero] Pepper Sauce |
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| Shredded chicken, spinach and sauce |
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| Yum-o |
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| Used the insides to make mashed sweet potatoes. High Carb Dinner... |
Meal #2: Sweet and Spicy Shredded Chicken
Original Recipe on Life and Thymez
Ingredients:
6 skinless boneless chicken breasts
4 bell peppers (yellow, orange, and/or red)
1/2 c chives, chopped
1 c brown sugar (I'll use less the next time...a tad sweet)
2 cans diced tomatoes with juice
Sprinkles of chili pepper flakes, cayenne pepper and cumin
Directions:
1. Take the chicken and place at the bottom of a slow cooker
2. Thinly slice peppers and set aside
3. In a large bowl, combine chopped chives, brown sugar and diced tomatoes before adding in the peppers. Mix well and sprinkle with chili pepper flakes, cayenne pepper and cumin. Pour over the chicken and cook on low for six hours.
4. At five hours, remove the chicken and shred, then add back to the slow cooker
5. Serve over brown rice.
This was super sweet so I actually added pineapple chunks to it when reheating. That was a great addition!
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| Cyclone Power! #cyclONEnation |
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| Less sugar in the sauce next time... |
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| And...the bowl was a little smaller than expected |
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| Oooh...This is a 'saucy' meal, but adding pineapple also helps soak up the sauce. As does the brown rice. |
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| Dinner is served! |
Meal #3: Hawaiian Barbeque Chicken
Recipe found at The Gracious Pantry. Didn't love this one, won't make it again,
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