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Olive and Spinach Stuffed Chicken
I haven’t had a guest post in a while on here and I am excited to share a good one with you today.
I decided to leave work a little early to make dinner for Aimee and I and wanted to have chicken be the meat of the meal since Aimee loves it. This is a pretty easy recipe we loved how it turned out- not to mention that it is extremely healthy.
Cooking may seem daunting at first but you have to not be afraid to try new things and match flavors that you know will be good together. In order to match flavors you have to try tons and tons of new foods. For this recipe I didn’t use any other recipe as a base and hadn’t eaten anything exactly like this before, but knew the flavors of each ingredient and how they would compliment each other. Read the rest of this entry
Baked Cheesy Bacon Mushrooms
Continuing my replacement of a few meaty meals with mushrooms I introduce a quick and easy recipe I like to call the “Baked Cheesy Bacon Mushrooms”. Nice ring to it right?
Ingredients
1 portobello mushroom
2 tbsp shredded mozzarella
1 1/2 tbsp crumbled and cooked bacon
1/2 tsp onion salt
1/2 tsp garlic salt
This is a pretty easy recipe that I threw together one night and it turned out great. It’s simple and sometimes in cooking the simple foods are the best. I looked through what I had and matched what I thought would taste good together with the mushrooms. That is what cooking is all about- look at what you believe will be a good match and dive in. Sometimes you will have a gross meal- but most of the time you will have a great meal. Even if you don’t you will learn and next time you will make a better match.
Kick the oven on to 375. Sprinkle the onion and garlic salt onto the bowl looking area of the mushroom. Then sprinkle on the bacon followed by the cheese. If you want more cheese or bacon feel free- load it up if you want. Pop it in the oven for 12-14 minutes or so or until the cheese starts to “bubble” slightly. Take it out, let it cool an enjoy!
Grilled Portobello Mushrooms
Aimee and I have been trying to eat healthier lately and last night I decided to try something new- grilled portobello mushrooms. Aimee is not a big fan of mushrooms but I love them. They are a great substitute for too much of that heart-UNhealthy red meat and super low on calories and fat. I just threw this recipe together last minute and it turned out really delicious. The only adjustment I made to this recipe on here from what I made is that I halved the white pepper amount to taste (it had a little bit too much kick for my personal liking).
Here we go!
Start out by picking up as many portobello mushrooms from the grocery store as you want. They are BIG mushrooms- usually each person will only need one to be full. I had two because I was starving! They are located where you would expect them to be- in the vegetable area usually near bell peppers.
For each mushroom use the following ingredients:
Dry Ingredients
1/4 Tsp ground curry
1/8 Tsp ground white pepper
1/8 Tsp garlic salt
1/8 Tsp onion salt
1/8 Tsp seasoning salt (I used season all)
Remaining Ingredients
1 Tbsp diced green pepper
1 Tbsp diced yellow onion
1/2 Tbsp diced garlic
1 Tbsp worcestershire sauce
Wash the mushrooms thoroughly with cool water first. Mix the dry ingredients in a small bowl. Place the diced pepper, onion and garlic onto the mushroom. Sprinkle the dry ingredients on top of the diced vegetables. Top with the worcestershire sauce.
If you are using a grill (preferably charcoal) cook on medium-high heat for 10-13 minutes. If you are baking in the oven set your oven to 350 and cook for the same duration. These mushrooms are safe to eat completely uncooked so don’t worry about them being “raw” in the middle. This amount of time is sufficient to get the mushroom flesh just perfectly cooked and the peppers, onions and garlic will have enough time to get soft as well. Don’t sweat it if some of the worcestershire sauce drips over the side of the mushroom- the flavor will still be there. The mushroom acts as a boiling pot and the flavors mix themselves in this boiling action.
Enjoy! This is a super simple recipe and it is incredible healthy as well- I calculated each mushroom with ingredients and cooked to be around 100 calories each. If you enjoy mushrooms this is a great recipe to try out.
