Tasty Bunless Spinach Burgers

Don't be scared - give them a try.:) They're really good!

1 lb. leanest gr. beef or turkey
1 c. fresh spinach, chopped
2 Tbsp. shredded cheese
1/2 c. chopped onions
1/2 c. rolled oats or oatmeal
1 egg
steak seasoning to taste
salt & pepper to taste
soy sauce

Fry onions in a little soy sauce. Mix together all ingredients. Shape into mini patties and grill (or broil) 7 min. each side.

I serve them with mashed potatoes and gravy.

Crockpot Chicken

This recipe looks so easy:

Ingredients

3-4 chicken breasts

1 can black beans

1 can diced green chilies

1 package taco seasoning

from http://kraftykatrina.blogspot.com/search/label/dinner

Mix all the ingredients together in a Crockpot and cook for about 4 hours. Shred chicken. Serve in a tortilla, as nachos, or anyway you want to eat it.

Chicken Enchiladas

6 to 8 boneless/skinless chicken breasts, baked 1 hour (I just boiled chicken on stove for 20 min)

Sauce:
3 c Mozzarella cheese, grated
1 cup sour cream
2 cans cream of chicken soup
green onions to taste, chopped
Olives (if desired)

After chicken is cool, chop it into small pieces. Spoon into soft white flour taco shells. Cover with a little sauce; roll taco shells up in 9 X 13 inch dish and cover with remaining sauce and cheese. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes. This recipe makes plenty of sauce for 1 1/2 pans of enchiladas.

I liked this recipe because the mozzarella cheese gives it a different flavor.

Spicy Cashew Chicken

Go this recipe out of the Lincoln Journal Star and finally tried it. It is REALLY yummy and SUPER easy! Those are my favorite kind of recipes!

Spicy Cashew Chicken

1 yellow onion, chopped
1 green pepper, cut into strips
1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into 1/4 in slices or bite-size pieces
Vegetable oil or olive oil
1 cup picante or salsa (from mild to medium-hot, depending on taste)
4 Tbs soy sauce
4 tsp sugar
4 Tbs white cooking wine (apple juice or chicken broth)
1 cup cashews, halves or pieces (I used unsalted)
2 cups Rice (brown or white)

Pour 2 cups rice in a saucepan and add 4 cups water. Turn on heat to high until rice and water start to bubble.
Turn down heat source to low and put the lid on the pan. Don't peek until time is up. For brown rice: set timer for 35 minutes. For white rice: set timer for 20 minutes
While rice is steaming pour some oil into a skillet and turn heat to medium-high.
Add onion and pepper and saute until the veggies are crisp tender. Remove the veggies from pan and set aside.
Add more oil to skillet and add chicken pieces. Stir occasionally until the chicken is cooked evenly through and starting to brown.
While chicken is cooking, prepare the sauce in a medium sized bowl. Stir together the salsa, soy sauce, white wine and sugar.
When the chicken is cooked through and starting to brown, add the vegetables. Continue to heat through at a medium-low heat until bubbly. ( I continued to simmer until a thicker consistency)
Stir in 1/2 cup cashews
Transfer chicken to a serving bowl or platter and scatter another 1/2 cup cashews over the top.
When the rice timer says it is done, fluff it a little with a fork and transfer to serving bowl.

Makes 4 servings.

Sizzling Summer Chicken Fajitas

1 TBS. Olive Oil
2 TBS. Lemon Juice
1 tsp. Salt
1 tsp. Chili Powder
1 tsp. ground cumin (optional)
1/2 cup Fresh Cilantro, chopped
4 Chicken Breasts
1/2 of a Green Bell Pepper, cut into sticks
1/2 of an Onion, cut into sticks
Tortillas
Cheese
Sour Cream
Tomatoes

1. Combine olive oil, lemon juice, salt, chili powder, cumin, and cilantro in a zippered plastic bag. Add chicken breasts and shake gently to coat with the mixture. Marinate in the refrigerator for 20 minutes.
2. In a large frying pan saute up the onions and green peppers.
3. Either grill up the chicken or just cook it in the frying pan. I use the same frying pan so that the onions and peppers get the marinade on them.
4. Slice the chicken into diagonal strips.
5. Place some chicken, onions and peppers on a tortilla and add some garnishes and enjoy.

Quick Chicken Parmesan

Prep: 5 minutes
Cook: 15 minutes
Yield: 4 servings

4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 1 1/4 lbs)
salt and pepper
1 T Olive oil
1 1/2 cups pasta sauce
1 cup shredded mozzarella
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

1. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Heat oil in skillet over medium heat. Add chicken and cook on both sides about 5 to 7 minutes, depending on thickness.
2. Reduce heat to medium-low. Spoon pasta sauce over chicken and simmer for additional 3 minutes. Sprinkle mozzarella, cover, and cook for an additional 2 minutes, or until cheese is melted and gooey. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese.

When I made it I put extra sauce in the pan and had spaghetti noodles with it. Also salad goes great with it or rolls.

Cream Cheese Chicken

This is a yummy and very easy recipe to make.

4 skinless boneless chicken breasts cubed
1 cube butter
1 pkg dry Italian Salad dressing mix
Put in crockpot and cook on high on low for 3 hours
Watch, it cooks fast
Then turn on high for 1 hour
1/2 hour before serving add:
1 8 oz pkg cream cheese
1 can cream of chicken soup
Serve over rice

Labels

Remember when you're typing a new post to enter in a clear label for what you're writing about(ex: dessert, main dish, off topic, etc). I say this just because the labels will appear on the sidebar, so that one day if you wanted to look at all the beef recipes people have posted about, you could click on that and see only those recipes. I have added a few general labels, you can add what you want. Also, you can label it as more than one thing, for example: A steak recipe you can label it as a main dish and a beef recipe.