Honey Chicken Stir Fry

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Finally back in the kitchen! I haven’t taken a complete hiatus, but I haven’t cooked anything new over the holidays. Our lives are busy, I never feel like I get as much do as I actually want to get done. So it’s time to start prepping meals ahead of time.
I like to buy and cut/slice/dice veggies and chicken ahead of time and vacuüm seal them for later use. This is a fantastic use of a surplus of summer veggies, just vacuüm seal and freeze. Stir fries, casseroles and soup tend to be the best meals to prepare this way, as well as anything you want to put over pasta or rice. Tonight’s dinner was simple to cook, since I prepped everything ahead of time.*

Honey Chicken Stir Fry

Ingredients:
1 Tbsp. vegetable oil, 2 Tbsp. soy sauce, 5 Tbsp. honey, 1 tsp. minced garlic, 1 tsp. minced ginger, 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts, 1 orange carrot, 1 yellow carrot, 1 zucchini, 1/2 red bell pepper, green beans, steamed brown rice

Directions:
Cut, dice, slice, julienne and chop veggies anyway you like (I played around with all of these techniques, have I mentioned before that I love my crinkle cutter and julienne peeler?). Cut chicken into small pieces. Warm oil, garlic, and ginger in wok. Add soy sauce and honey and stir until dissolved. Add chicken pieces and cook until chicken is done. Add veggies and sauté until tender. Serve over hot brown rice.

*Disclaimer: I did find the yellow carrots already sliced in the freezer section, this was a score because I love love love them and can never find them in our regular produce section. That’s one root veggie I plan to grow this year.

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Sausage & Watercress Penne

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A tasty heap of comfort food is the perfect way to end the day…

Sausage & Watercress Penne

Ingredients:
1 lb. ground turkey sausage, 1 lb. penne, 3 c. chopped watercress, 1/2 shallot (minced), 2 diced yellow bell peppers, 1/2 c. dry white wine, fresh ground sea salt

Directions:
Cook penne according to package. Drop sausage by the spoonful into pan of shallow water and simmer until meat is done (water should be gone, if not drain water). Remove sausage from pan then add wine and deglaze pan.  Toss peppers, shallots and watercress in pan and simmer. Sprinkle with fresh ground sea salt. Return sausage to pan. Pour over pasta and garnish with freshly grated pecorino romano.

*I actually use turkey breakfast sausage for this recipe. I prefer the flavor of breakfast sausage over the other varieties…
*Some people use only the watercress leaves, I roughly chop the leaves and stems alike, it adds to the texture.

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Grilled Breakfast Wraps

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Today is Ground Hog’s Day…. will we have 6 more weeks of Winter?  Or will Spring come early?

I whipped up breakfast, while I was waiting for Punxsutawney Phil to make his prognostication. These Grilled Breakfast Wraps can be made with what ever ingredients you like.

Grilled Breakfast Wraps

Ingredients:
4 whole-wheat flour tortillas, 5 eggs, splash of milk, fresh ground sea salt, fresh cracked black pepper, 5 slices of turkey bacon, fresh salsa, Mexican blend shredded cheese, taco sauce

Directions:
Beat eggs, milk, salt and pepper together. Chop bacon and toss into egg mixture. Pour into pan and scramble eggs over medium heat. Warm flour tortillas briefly in oven. Layer eggs, cheese and fresh salsa in wrap. Fold side in, bottom up and top down. Place seam side down on hot griddle. Grill for a few minutes and flip. Serve hot with taco sauce for dipping.

Whether making this easy dish for an on-the-go breakfast, a hearty brunch or a breakfast for dinner night, it’s sure to please those around you.

What ingredients would you include in a grilled breakfast wrap?

 

Updated at 8:30am… the benefit to having a massive winter storm on Ground Hog’s Day?

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