Honey Garlic Chicken

This recipe originally
called for it to
cooked in the slow cooker
I was so tired
I never got it in the slow cooker
so I adapted it

Honey Garlic Chicken
click on the title
for the original recipe

3/4 cup honey
3/4 cup lite soy sauce
3 Tbsp ketchup
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 Tbsp Ginger root, minced
3 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
1-20 oz can pineapple tidbits, drained with juice reserved
2 Tbsp cornstarch
1/4 cup water


In a frying pan
with sides
cook the chicken
with a small amount
of grapeseed oil
I cut the chicken into strips

add the garlic
along with the ginger
to a small pot


add the honey
soy sauce
ketchup
and pineapple juice
letting this cook
and boil for at least 10 minutes


mix the cornstarch
with the water
then add to the sauce
once the sauce thickens
then add it to the cooked chicken


let this simmer
for just a short time
then top with sesame seeds
and chopped green onions


then if you are like me
you forgot to add the pineapple
so add it in
it makes the dish
taste even better


I served this up
with a vegetable chow mien
I'll be posting that recipe soon

Indian Spiced Yogurt BBQ Chicken #2

I've BBQ'd an
Indian Spiced Yogurt Chicken
before and we enjoyed it
my in laws came for dinner
the meal I had planned
was a fair amount of work
so I wanted something easier
and I had some Greek Yogurt
that needed to be used

12 bone in, skin on chicken thighs
1 tub greek yogurt
3 tablespoons Garam Masala
1 tablespoon cumin
1 tablespoon tumeric
add it all into a ziplock bag
and mush it all around
to coat all the chicken


Warmed the BBQ on high
Turn off half the BBQ
put the Chicken Thighs
on the half that is off
this is called
indirect heat for cooking


close the lid
leave it to cook
for a minimum of 2 hours
checking about every half hour
you don't want to lose the heat
move around any pieces
that look to be cooking fast
with those that are cooking slow
but keep the moving to a minimum
cooking it for 2 hours or more
will make the skin nice and crisp
and the meat nice and moist


I served this with brown basmati rice
and roasted vegetables
including half an acorn squash


if you have not cooked
with an acorn squash
it's a bit of a tough squash
use a good knife
to cut the squash in half
scoop out the seeds


cut the squash into wedges
you could sprinkle some nutmeg
and roast it like this
the squash is very versatile


I peeled the skin off
and diced it small
and roasted it with
a ton of other
very colorful veggies


This was a very
very wonderful meal
my kidlets
they each ate three pieces of the chicken


my mother in law
is a fantastic baker
today she brought a homemade pie
rhubarb, apple and banana


she used apple and banana
because she cut the sugar
and used these to help sweeten the pie
so fantastic as always

Lime Chicken

I found an interesting
recipe for Lime Chicken
it looked easy
I made changes
to work for us

Lime Chicken Wraps

Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast
zest of 2 limes
juice of 2 limes
1 cup of honey Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon soy sauce

I was making a very large amount
so I could also give this away
I baked the chicken
at 350 until done
about 30-45 minutes

I cut up a large onion
diced 4 cloves of garlic
cooked with coconut oil


added some very yummy
very colorful
vegetables


cook the vegetables
until tender crisp
slice up the chicken
add to the veggies

mix up the sauce

the lime zest
and lime juice
just before the
soy sauce and
honey Dijon mustard
are added


add the sauce
to the chicken
and vegetables
BUT
when I tasted this
it was VERY limey
I was worried
I took a minute
and decided I needed
to make these into wraps
to make them work
I mixed in the brown rice
then we had this on wraps
with sour cream and cheese
this saved the meal


I was nervous
I was sending this to a family
I hope they liked it
my family
actually
very much enjoyed the meal
as wraps, this was very good
my little man loves wraps
next time
I would do more vegetables
then chicken and rice
but that's because I want
more color in a meal

Easy Indian Butter Chicken

I am always
looking for an
authentic Butter Chicken Recipe
if you have tried
butter chicken
chances are you love it
I just wish I could
make it like the restaurant
we order it from

So when this was delivered
to my email in box
I was going to give it a try

Easy Indian Butter Chicken
click on the title
for the original recipe
here is my version

1/4 cup butter
1 onion, minced
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 (15 ounce) strained tomatoes
1 can evaporated milk
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 1/2 teaspoon garam masala
3 large skinless, boneless chicken breast, cut into bite-sized chunks

saute the butter onion and garlic
until just browned


add the tomatoes


add the evaporated milk


add the salt
I used half the amount
2 teaspoons sounded
like a lot


garam masala
I increased this amount
for the flavour


add the cayenne pepper
I cut the amount
I was worried about
it being to much spice
for my little ones


I simmered this
while I cut up the chicken
then added the still frozen chicken
to the sauce
brought it to a boil
and simmered it
for half an hour


I served this with
some indian rice
the recipe will be
posted tomorrow
I had high hopes
to make some nice
indian naan
but I didn't plan
my day well
so I used pita shells
heated over an open flame
this worked great


We all enjoyed this
it was very close
to what I've been
trying to achieve
it's missing something
I'm just not sure what
also
I would not cook
the chicken directly
in the sauce
this chicken caused
the sauce to have
a different texture


even my little man
ate a bunch
he thought it was great
to roll it up in the pita
he loves wraps
so this worked great


girly
if there is a bread
on the table
she doesn't tend to
eat much of anything else
so I don't often serve bread
she ate the pita
later she ate the chicken
to which I had to make
many different animal noises
in order to convince her
but it worked

Curry Chicken Stirfy

My kids are not
big fans of curry
so I'm trying to scale back
my husband and I
really enjoy curry
so we are going back to mild
rather then just
going full force into flavour

Curry Chicken Stirfry

2 - 3 boneless skinless chicken breast
1 tblsp grape seed oil
1 tblsp mild curry powder
salt and pepper
one cut onion
an assortment of sliced
colorful veggies
1 can of light coconut milk
1-2 tblsp mild curry powder
2 tblsp lime juice
salt and pepper...again

heat the oil in the pan
add the cut chicken
add 1 tblsp mild curry powder
add salt and pepper
cook until chicken
is no longer pink


cut up the veggies
make it beautiful
the colors are wonderful
and it's all very tasty


have your helper
add the veggies
cross your fingers
that not too many land on the floor


let the veggies cook
just for a little bit
then add the coconut milk
curry powder
lime juice
salt and pepper


it was at this point
I realized my can opener
was in 2 pieces
this was not a good thing
I attempted to fix it
it didn't work
I had to cross my fingers
and find my old rusted
can opener in the back of a drawer


your helper might
want to help here too


let this cook
and come to a boil
the sauce will thicken
just a bit


we had this on brown rice
with a salad
it was really very good


both kids loved it
in fact
girly wanted to eat it
right from the pan


I will make this again
but coconut milk
is so high in fat
I will try it with
chicken stock
and see how it goes

Indian Spiced Yogurt BBQ Chicken

I enjoy Indian food
I enjoy the spices
the blends
it's such a wonderful
taste experience
my kidlets however
do not enjoy it
so much
so I'm trying to
give them the flavours
in small amounts

So to start
a yogurt marinade
greek yogurt
with some indian spices
garam masala
cumin
cinnamon


I didn't have a recipe
I spoke briefly to
the teller at the grocery store
I made two marinades
one had an extra tablespoon of the masala
I used 1/2 a container of yogurt
for each marinade
1 teaspoon of cinnamon
1 tablespoon of cumin
1 tablespoon of garam masala
in the first
2 tablespoons of garam masala
in the second


add it together
and mix it all up
I added 4 chicken breast
to each bag
and marked the one
with extra spices
I let it sit for the day
and every few hours
I would squish it around


I BBQ'd this up
with some BBQ potatoes
and served it with salad
AMAZING
and YUMMY


the flavour was mild
but very good
the kids enjoyed it
YAY