Adobo Peach BBQ Chicken

I found this recipe at http://picky-palate.com/. Another super easy one. Marinate for a few hours then grill. I loved the flavor of the marinade. I let my chicken marinate in the sauce for about four hours. I buy my chicken breasts in a large bag. So I just cut a couple into strips for this recipe. I had saved the adobo sauce from a couple nights ago when I made chipotle chicken. Next time I will make the two within a couple days of each other and do the same thing, peppers for one recipe and sauce for the other. This is for sure a make again recipe.

Adobo Peach BBQ Chicken

18 chicken tenders
1 1/4 cups peach preserves
1/4 cup adobo sauce (canned chipotle sauce)
1/2 cup BBQ sauce
3/4 tsp salt
2 cloves garlic, minced

Put all into zip top bag and marinate at least one hour. Grill 3 to 4 minutes per side.

**I always marinate my stuff in a bowl large enough to hold everything, and with a lid. That way I don't have to worry about leaks.
**The place I shop doesn't carry peach preserves so I used apricot preserves.
**Since I am not supposed to have salt I just used a little pinch.
**Once the meat was removed from the marinade, I poured the marinade into a small saucepan and boiled it a couple minutes. I spooned a little over the top of the meat once it was on the plate.

Coca Cola Chicken and Sauce

This is another recipe I found online. It is very simple. A basic bread and frying of the chicken. This recipe also includes the sauce. Corey said he could taste the soda and it was a little sweet. I also didn't have the plain BBQ, I had honey BBQ so cut back on the amount a little. I guess he was tasting some sweetness from that also. I couldn't taste the soda, but could taste the spice from the fajita seasoning. It wasn't a bad meal. This is a recipe for a bigger family. I have a whole bowl of the sauce left. I didn't use two pounds of chicken, I only used two pieces. Next time I will be sure to have the right BBQ sauce and cut the recipe down. Another thing is I will not cut the breasts into chunks. I think then it won't seem like so much breading.

Coca Cola Chicken and Sauce

2 Lbs chicken breasts
4 cups Coke
1 1/2 cups corn muffin mix. (one 8.5 ounce box)
3/4 cup cornstarch
2 eggs
1 3/4 cups Sweet Baby Ray BBQ sauce, original flavor
1 packet Old El Paso fajitas seasoning
6 oz cream cheese

Cut chicken into small chunks. Marinate in 2 cups of Coke for 20 to 30 minutes. Set aside.

For Sauce, in medium pan, over medium heat, put cream cheese, 2 cups Coke, BBQ sauce and fajita seasoning. Stir to combine. Pour into blender, or use hand mixer to remove any lumps of cream cheese.

In small bowl beat eggs slightly. In another bowl mix muffin mix and cornstarch. Dip chicken in eggs, then into muffin mix. Deep fry at 350 to 375 degrees until golden brown. Serve with the dipping sauce.

**Remember this does make a lot of sauce.
**I had lots of muffin mix left also. Next time I may make half of it into the muffins to go with the meal.
**I served some homemade fries with mine. I used the sauce to dip my fries in also. It was pretty good on the fries too.
**It didn't say how long to cook the sauce so I cooked mine to a boil. Then let it cool down some before I blended the lumps out.

Lasagna

All my nephews talked about how good my sister's lasagna is. I was always just buying the box ones since I didn't care for them. Corey talked me in to trying to make one myself. So, I asked my sister for the recipe that she uses. It is really simple, and delicious. Yes I have started eating lasagna. I'm not a big pasta eater. I don't like cottage cheese. But somehow it all works together to make a wonderful meal. Thanks Tami for the recipe.

Lasagna

9 cooked lasagna noodles
a large jar of spaghetti sauce
1 1/2 Lb hamburger
onion
Italian seasoning, to taste
a large tub of small curd cottage cheese
2 eggs
1/2 cup parsley flakes
16 oz shredded mozzarella cheese
grated Parmesan cheese

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Brown hamburger with onion and Italian seasoning. Drain well. Stir spaghetti sauce into meat. Mix cottage cheese with eggs and parsley in separate bowl. In a 9x 13 pan put 1/3 of the meat mixture. Then three noodles. Then 1/2 the cottage cheese mix. Followed by 1/2 the mozzarella cheese. Then meat, noodles, cottage cheese mix, then mozzarella cheese. Then remaining meat and noodles. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese over top. Bake for one hour. Rest for thirty minutes before serving.

**I leave gaps in the noodles when I layer them. Sometimes I use a couple more then called for and break them in half to fill in the ends.
**Yes mine is a little well done. Corey likes everything well done. It gives a nice crunch to the top layer.

Beer Marinated Flank Steak

I found this recipe at http://kelseysappleaday.blogspot.com/. I let mine marinate about nine hours. It was really good. I don't do beer so looked online for a substitution. I used 12 ounces of beef broth in place of the beer.

Beer Marinated Flank Steak

2 (1 1/3 Lb) flank steak
1 Tbsp dried oregano
2 tsp ground cumin
kosher salt
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
about 6 thinly sliced green onions
1 (12 oz) bottle dark beer
1/2 cup Worcestershire sauce
pepper

Lightly score both sides of meat with criss cross pattern. Place in 9x13x2 inch glass baking dish. Sprinkle both sides with oregano, cumin, pepper and generous amount of salt. Drizzle both sides with olive oil. Rub oil and spices into meat. Add onions, beer and Worcestershire sauce, turn several times to coat both sides. Cover and chill at least three hours, turning occasionally. Can make a day ahead and keep chilled. Grill 3 to 4 minutes on each side. Rest 5 minutes before cutting.

**I did not use flank steaks. I just used some small steaks that were on sale at my grocery.
**Since I am not supposed to have salt, I didn't use a generous amount.
**As I said before I don't do beer so used beef broth instead.

Broccoli Beef (crock pot)

Corey and I used to order Chinese occasionally at work. We would always order broccoli beef and split it. Their portions were always way too much. I found this recipe online and have made it a few times. It tasted a lot like what we would order. It is pretty simple to make.

Broccoli Beef

1 Lb thin beef
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 Tbsp white wine
2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 Tbsp brown sugar
2 tsp sesame oil
2 cloves smashed or chopped garlic
1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
1 bag thawed broccoli florets

Put liquids into crock pot. Add garlic, stir in spices. Slice meat into thin strips. Toss in the mixture. Cook on low 6 to 8 hours. An hour before serving add broccoli. Gently stir to coat broccoli. Cook remaining hour. Serve over rice.

**I did not use the florets, I used chopped broccoli.

Cow Patties

Growing up in the country a cow patty was something totally different. But when I saw this recipe I knew I would give it a try. I had everything on hand, so whipped em up this afternoon. This recipe is super quick and easy. It is basically like a no bake chocolate cookie with peanut butter. You can definitely taste the peanut butter, but just a hint, not overpowering.

Cow Patties

2 cups sugar
4 Tbsp cocoa
1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
1/2 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup peanut butter
2 1/2 cups rolled oats

Bring first four ingredients to a rolling boil in a medium saucepan for 1 1/2 minutes. Remove from heat. Add remaining ingredients. Stir until mixed and oats are coated. Quickly spread on either wax paper or greased cookie sheet. Allow to cool. Cut into squares.

**I added the peanut butter first and stirred it until it melted, then added the oats.
**I didn't cut them, just broke them up. Kind of gives em a real cow patty look, I have never seen a square cow patty.

Amish Pot Roast

I know my last post I said I was cleaning out the freezer. But I had a roast that I needed to cook. Of course I found this recipe online. It is a really simple recipe. I didn't follow directions very well. The recipe calls for it to be cooked in a Dutch oven in the oven. Well, I cooked it in my crock pot. It turned out great. It was nice and tender. I also didn't sear it in oil. I had just cooked Corey's breakfast. So I used the little bit of bacon grease that was in the pan to do my sear.

I cooked my potatoes and corn on the cob in the crock with the meat. Before I wrapped my corn I smeared mayonnaise on it. Then sprinkled garlic salt on it. I know it sounds strange. It is something I learned from a friend I used to work with. So here's the story. When "Nacho Libre" came out the guy I worked with was talking about him always eating the corn. He said the corn was covered in mayonnaise and paprika. The guy was born in Mexico and stilled had lots of family there. He said it is popular in some areas to make their corn like this. So I used the same idea but used the garlic salt. It was good.

Amish Pot Roast

3 to 4 Lb beef roast (sirloin tip, rump, or English)
1 Tbsp oil
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 cup coffee
2 bay leaves
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 tsp oregano
2 onions, sliced

Sear the roast in the oil on all sides in Dutch oven. Put rest of ingredients in. Put half the onions over the meat, the rest in the sauce. Cover and roast 4 to 5 hours at 325 degrees.

**I cooked in the crock pot for 8 hours.