Tuesday, December 20, 2011

BBQ Chicken Spring Rolls

I love spring rolls!  I have tried a lot of variety with these.  Last night I made a really yummy version.  I forgot to take pictures, but I thought I'd write it down anyway... (If you are making these gluten free, make sure you get the rice wrappers)
I rolled the following in a spring roll wrapper:
Chicken with BBQ sauce (LOVE Sweet Baby Ray's) cooked in the crock pot, then shredded
Feta Cheese
Avacado
Purple Onion
Lettuce
Tomato
Carrot Shreds
Fresh Pineapple slices
And then dipped them in homemade ranch.  YUM!


Thai Chicken and Pineapple Stir Fry


I'm copying this from THIS WEBSITE.  This was a super easy and yummy recipe - we loved it! I didn't have fresh pineapple, so I used canned, and I didn't have the pineapple and chili dipping sauce, so I mixed some of the juice from the pineapple with sweet chili sauce and it tasted great! This would be great served with rice or quinoa!

Saturday, December 3, 2011

Southwestern Egg Rolls with Avocado Ranch (Gluten Free)

I made this recipe for dinner tonight, I used rice spring roll wrappers and I also added chicken to it.  They were SO delicious...my picky 6 year old even ate 5 of them! I will definitely make these again!

Monday, November 28, 2011

Quinoa Stir Fry


This was a yummy stir fry!  I actually had planned on serving it over rice, but was out. I have had a box of quinoa forever that I haven't know what to do with, so I cooked it up in my rice cooker (EASY!) instead.  I was just waiting for my kids to complain that they weren't going to eat it, which usually happens at every dinner, but was pleasantly surprised that they all LOVED it!  They loved the stir fry and the quinoa and had multiple servings - no leftovers! This is definitely one I will make again!

Quinoa Stir Fry
1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken, cut into pieces
1 T. olive oil
1 C. chicken broth
4 Tbs. soy sauce
4 tsp. sesame oil
1 C mushrooms
1-2 C. snap peas
2-3 small sweet peppers (yellow, red, or orange), cut into pieces

Cook chicken in oil until no longer pink.  Add mushrooms, peas, and peppers.  Cook over high heat until veggies are crisp tender. 
Mix together broth, soy sauce, and sesame oil.  Pour over chicken and veggies and bring to a boil.  Serve over quinoa. (To cook quinoa in a rice cooker, use double the water as the quinoa and cook as you would rice)