Stir Fried Beef and Broccoli

Stir Fried Beef and Broccoli

This was Amanda's pick this week - and it was a great one!  This was a pretty simple recipe - there was a lot of prep work as far as cutting and marinating the meat, cutting veggies, and making two sauces; however, once the cooking began it was a quick and easy recipe.  

The results?  AMAZING! My family really loved this dish! It was even mentioned that it could be from Panda Express - only better! Wow, that's a big deal around here.  I should mention that we love pretty much any dish with fresh ginger and sesame oil - those add such great flavor!  There was an option for hoisin or oyster sauce - I went with the oyster sauce. I loved the bright colors - it made for a beautiful, healthy, delicious meal!

So glad we tried this - check out Amanda's blog for the recipe!

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!

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)