Too Busy to Be Unprepared
My friend Roxanne shared this wonderful recipe with me!
Clean whole chicken. Take fresh rosemary sprigs, 1/2 lemon, 1/2 onion, 1/2 stick butter and stuff cavity with ingredients. Sprinkle cracked pepper and kosher salt on outside of bird, Place breast side down in deep dish.
Cook 1 1/2 hrs at 350 uncovered.
1.5 lbs. flank steak
8 oz. baby bella mushrooms
1 medium onion, peeled and quartered
6 slices bacon
4 cloves garlic
1 1/2 t. salt
1/4 t. black pepper, freshly ground
1 1/2 T. Grill Mates Montreal Steak seasoning
a few toothpicks
In a food processor, finely process mushrooms, bacon, onion, 1/2 t. salt and garlic. Cook in a frying pan over medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring every two minutes and constantly the last minute.
Lay out steak, salting it evenly. Spread cooked stuffing mixture evenly over the top of each steak. Slowly roll each piece and use 2 toothpicks for each steak to hold the roll together. Place in an oblong baking dish.
Cook at 375 degrees in the oven for 25-30 minutes. Serves 6-8.
Grocery List
flank steak
baby bella mushrooms
onion
bacon
garlic
salt
black pepper
Grill Mates Montreal Steak seasoning
toothpicks
Approximate Cost: $10.00
1 bunch green onions, coarsely chopped
1 c. pineapple juice
1 T. sugar
2 T. soy sauce
1 T. teriyaki sauce
1 T. canola oil
1 t. salt
2 t. freshly peeled and grated ginger root
3/4 t. allspice
1/4 t. crushed red pepper
4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, cut into 1 1/2 inch pieces
16 medium fresh mushrooms
1 red pepper, cored, seeded and cut into 1 1/2 inch pieces
16 cherry tomatoes
1 red onion, peeled and cut into 8 wedges
1 large yellow bell pepper, cored, seeded and cut into 1 1/2 inch pieces
14-16 skewers
In a food processor, combine soy sauce, teriyaki, oil, green onions, sugar, pineapple juice, ginger, allspice, salt, and crushed red pepper and purée.
Pour over chicken pieces in a glass container. Marinate overnight in the refrigerator.
Place the chicken, bell peppers, mushrooms, tomatoes and onions alternately on skewers. Grill over medium heat for 10 minutes, turning once. Make sure the chicken is no longer pink in the center. Adapted from Oxford Street’s Pineapple Chicken recipe and Colorado Collage cookbook.
Grocery List
green onions
pineapple juice
sugar
soy sauce
teriyaki sauce
canola oil
salt
ginger root
allspice
crushed red pepper
chicken breasts
mushrooms
red bell pepper
cherry tomatoes
red onion
yellow bell pepper
Approximate Cost: $8.65
1 loaf French bread
4 T. butter, softened
1 t. garlic powder
1/2 c. sharp cheddar, shredded
12 oz. bacon, cooked and crisp
2 roma tomatoes, sliced thinly
1/2 romaine lettuce head, chopped finely
Cut the French bread in half, length-wise. Spread 2 T. of butter evenly over each. Sprinkle 1/2 t. garlic over each. Cook under the broiler of your over on low for 4 minutes until golden brown and crispy.
Sprinkle 1/4 c. cheddar on each half of the bread and put it under the broiler for 1 minute longer.
Evenly place bacon on each half, then add tomato slices and lettuce. Gentle put the halves together and slice the loaf into 6-7 sandwiches. Add your favorite condiment (mayo, miracle whip, mustard, etc) and enjoy!
Grocery List
French bread
butter
garlic powder
sharp cheddar
bacon
roma tomatoes
lettuce
Approximate Cost: $3.75
1 1/2 lbs. lobster meat
1 egg
2 T. lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1 t. salt (plus scant amount for when it’s cooling)
1 T. mayonnaise
1 T. Worcestershire sauce
1/2 t. chipotle tobasco sauce
1/2 t. freshly ground black pepper
2 T. Tony Chachere’s cajun seasoning
1 medium white onion, diced finely
1 1/2 c. fresh bread crumbs
4 T. butter
3 T. canola oil
Blend egg, bread crumbs, mayo, lemon juice. Worcestershire sauce, tobasco, salt pepper, and cajun seasoning in mixer. Add onion and lobster meat. In a deep frying pan melt oil and butter over medium high heat for 3 minutes. Using small ice cream scoop, scoop about 6 balls in the pan at a time. Cook for two minutes each on both sides and then two more minutes each on both sides, slightly flattening it into a patty after the first turn. Let it cool and drain on a plate with two paper towels. Salt, as you’d like. Serve with shrimp cocktail sauce or malt vinegar.
Grocery List
lobster
egg
lemon juice
salt
mayonnaise
Worcestershire sauce
chipotle tobasco sauce
black pepper
Tony Chachere’s cajun seasoning
onion
bread
butter
canola oil
Approximate Cost: $8.50 (look for a manager’s special on the lobster and freeze it until you are ready to make it)