Chicken Fried Rice

Now that we are all very poor students, we need some really inexpensive meals, right? Well, the cost of last night's dinner came to maybe $2 total. Pretty good.

Note: This can be made with Ramen instead of rice. Just use 1/2 of the seasoning packet instead of the buillion cube when cooking the chicken and the other half sprinkle on the drained noodles

Ingredients:

chicken breasts (I used 2)

3 c. cooked rice (or 2 packets ramen)

eggs (I used 2)

1 c. frozen mixed veggies (I used peas, carrots, corn and green beans, but normandy blend would be better)

1 buillion cube- chicken or beef

1/2 c. orange juice or 1 tbsp oj concentrate (if using concentrate add 1/2 c. water)

1/4 c. soy sauce
black or red pepper for some heat

Instructions:

Cut the chicken breast into bite sized pieces and cook with some pepper, buillion, soy sauce, and OJ in a saucepan. Remove chicken from pan and set aside, reserving juices.

In a separate pan, Fry eggs until yolks are set, but not hard. Dice.

Add frozen veggies to the pan with the juices from the chicken. Cook on medium until the veggies thaw. Add cooked rice and bring to simmer. If more liquid is desired, add equal parts soy sauce and OJ.

Stir in diced fried eggs and top with chicken.

Enjoy!

CP

Hold to the Rod Eggs

I guess these aren't really a dinner.. but oh well. Chad did NOT like them AT ALL. But I did.

Mom makes these on Sundays, and so I thought I should try it out. They are super easy, and I love 'em!

1st Boil 4-5 eggs and set them aside for later.

2nd Melt a 1/2 stick of butter in a pan with flour. Add flour a little bit at a time until the mixture is like a paste.

3rd Add milk to the mixture. I wish I had measured.. but I didn't. Just add a little at a time until it is smooth, and not too thick. Add salt and pepper to taste.

4th Cut up the eggs and add them to the sauce (you might like more or less eggs)

5th Spoon the eggs over toast torn into bite size pieces, and enjoy!

Love, CC

Crescent Dogs

I saw this recipe on the Pillsbury Crescent package and gave it a try last night:

INGREDIENTS

8	hot dogs
4	slices (3/4 oz each) American cheese, each cut into 6 strips
1	can (8 oz) Pillsbury® refrigerated crescent dinner rolls

DIRECTIONS

1.	Heat oven to 375°F. Slit hot dogs to within 1/2 inch of ends; insert 3 strips of cheese into each slit.
2.	Separate dough into triangles. Wrap dough triangle around each hot dog. Place on ungreased cookie sheet, cheese side up.
3.	Bake at 375°F. for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.

We didn't have any american cheese, so we tried swiss in some and a shredded mix in the others. They were good, but we decided they would be better with no cheese. I would try some with and some without so you can decide!

CC

Caldo de Pollo

Ingredients:

soup:

2 teaspoons oil

1/2 medium onion, diced

1-2 cloves garlic diced/smashed/chopped

2 chicken breasts

5 cups chicken broth (can be made by boiling the chicken breasts with 1 knorr's buillion cube and some sage and garlic salt and pepper/whatever spices you have + 1/2 a jalepeno<-- data-blogger-escaped-div="div" data-blogger-escaped-important="important" data-blogger-escaped-it="it" data-blogger-escaped-right="right" data-blogger-escaped-t="t" data-blogger-escaped-taste="taste" data-blogger-escaped-very="very" data-blogger-escaped-without="without" data-blogger-escaped-won="won">

salsa:

1 avacado, diced

1 large tomato, diced

1/2 c. corn (canned or half thawed from frozen)

1 lime, juiced

hot sauce to taste (I used about a teaspoon of valentina)

1/3 of a bunch of cilantro, chopped

corn tortillas, cut into strips and deep friend and salted

or just chips if you're not feeling ambitious

sour cream to top with if desired

Directions:

If making chicken broth, do that first.

-boil chicken with spices and jalepeno

-strain broth so you don't have any floaties

-chop chicken into bite size chunks

NEXT

-In a large pan (I used the same one that I made the broth in) heat oil over medium heat

-add garlic and onions and cook until onions are translucent and starting to brown slightly

-add chicken broth and bring to a boil

-add chicken and simmer for about 10 minutes, while you make the salsa

SALSA

-combine diced tomatoes, avacado, lime juice, hot sauce, corn and cilantro. Season to taste.

DONE!

Serve by spooning the soup in to bowls, then topping each serving with the salsa. Add a dollop of sour cream if desired, then some totilla strips.

Makes enough for two for dinner plus some leftover

Enjoy!

CP

orange chicken

Yesterday I found a bag of orange chicken in the freezer. While the chicken baked, I made the sauce a little better. It came with some sauce stuff, but it was overly sweet and basically gross. So I added about a quarter cup of OJ concentrate and a little bit of Mr. Yoshida's sauce (you can get it at costco and it'll last forever) and some garlic salt and red pepper flakes. I let it all cook together, then mixed the chicken into it and served it over noodles. Quick, easy and good!
Right now I have some chicken, rice and veggie stuff in the crock pot for tonight's dinner, and I'll let you know how that turns out.

CP

BBQ Chicken

We love cooking on our little $12 charcoal grill from wal-mart. My favorite thing is bbq chicken. Its super easy and yummy.

Just filet a couple chicken breasts and put some salt and pepper them.

Cook them on the grill for a couple minutes on each side (they cook fast)

They should be cooked through, and then cover the chicken with BBQ sauce and put them back on the grill until the sauce is a little crispy on both sides.

YUMMY :)

we also love these frozen veggies from Costco... Normandy Style Vegetable Blend...and they go great with the chicken

CC

giant hostess cupcake? YES!

Dinner this week has been pretty much amazing. We have a ton of meat in our freezer that needs to get used up before the move, so I've gone crazy cooking. Sunday we had bratwurst with pototoes and carrots, Monday we had Tacos and homemade mango peach salsa, Tuesday we had chicken stir fry and edamame and sweet and sour rice and Wednesday was pork roast, baked poatoes with broccoli and cheese. Last night I wasn't actually hungry but really wanted to make something sweet, so I figured this cake would do! It's devil's food cake with hostess filling between the layers covered with fudge frosting. SO GOOD. I brought it to work today, and we decided that cake like this is the reason that lipo exists! The recipe I found for the filling wasn't as good as Mom's, so I'll post mom's recipe when I get it from her.

CP

Love ya girls!