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Steak dinner

Marinate steaks for several hours.  We use soy sauce, oil, mustard, red wine vinegar, salt, pepper, lemon or lime juice, minced garlic.  Adam grilled these to perfection.  
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Ground Chicken Crispy Parmesan

 This recipe turned out awesome and it makes me want to try some meatza versions.   Ingredients: 1 package ground chicken 2 eggs, whisked seasonings: salt, pepper, italian seasoning, onion and garlic powder flour panko breadcrumbs, almost a whole box avocado oil spray favorite sauce favorite cheese:  provolone, mozzarella, and shredded parmesan Tools:  parchment paper and a sheet pan (2 pans is better) Directions: Mix the ground chicken and seasonings in a bowl Lay out parchment paper on sheet pan and sprinkle it with flour Place seasoned ground chicken on the parchment and smush as flat as possible into an oval shape Brush the chicken with egg wash Cover with breadcrumbs Spray until hydrated with the oil Place another sheet of parchment paper on top and carefully slip onto another sheet pan Remove top parchment paper Brush chicken with egg wash, top with panko, spray with oil Bake at 450 for 15 minutes.  Keep an eye on it.  Ours did start to burn on t...

Meatball rice bowl

Frozen meatballs Thick tzatziki made with lebneh roasted tomatoes, broccoli, onion, and green pepper Brown rice

Chicken Pitas

  Ingredients: Pita sprayed with avocado oil and seasoned with sumac and zataar.   Sauteed onions and red peppers Arugula Tzatziki sauce Feta cheese Chicken skewers from Aldi with greek seasoning added.  I always buy the chili lime flavored ones

Sausage sweet potato breakfast

I used this as a breakfast burrito filling.  It could go over rice for lunch or dinner too 1 package of jimmy dead sausage 1 cubed sweet potato 1 head of broccoli 1 can of rinsed black beans Roast the broccoli and cubed sweet potato in the oven with seasonings of your choice. Cook sausage on the stove and add all ingredients together and heat through. Wrap in a tortilla and eat with some hot sauce!

Crispy Ground Chicken Parmesan

  Ingredients: 1 lb ground chicken Seasonings like:  onion powder, garlic powder, Italian, oregano, basil, salt, and pepper Panko breadcrumbs Favorite pasta sauce Favorite cheeses like:  sliced provolone, shredded mozzarella, shredded parmesan 2 eggs, beaten with 1 tablespoon water avocado oil spray flour Special tools:  Parchment paper Heat oven to 450 Lay parchment paper on a sheet pan and sprinkle flour on it Mix ground chicken and seasonings Smoosh chicken into a large thin oval on the parchment paper Sprinkle chicken with flour Brush egg over the flour Sprinkle panko all over coating well and then use your hands to press the panko into the chicken. Spray panko with avocado oil to moisten Flip the chicken over.  I used a second piece of parchment on a sheet pan to do this Repeat flour, egg, panko, and avocado oil steps. Bake in the oven until brown and crispy. Add sauce and cheese and place back in the oven until melted. Cut the chicken parm into pieces. Ser...

Salvadorian Slaw or Curtido

 I get pupusas frequently with my coworkers and I bought a frozen box of them from Aldi.  They didn't come with slaw or hot sauce so I looked up how to make Salvadorian style slaw to go with them.   Ingredients: 1/4 to 1/2 a green cabbage, thinly sliced 1 onion, diced 1 carrot, shredded 1 jalapeno or use 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper 1 teaspoon dried Mexican oregano 1/2 cup water 1/4 cup vinegar 2 teaspoons salt Directions: In a bowl whisk together water, vinegar, salt, oregano, and crush red pepper. Add cabbage, carrot, and onion. Cover and refrigerate for a day before use. You could also transfer to mason jars. Slaw will last refrigerated up to a week.