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Glazed Pork Chops with Boiled Cabbage

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Easy to make, these pork chops are savory and beautiful placed atop a bed of green cabbage. This sweet and savory glaze of soy sauce, sugar, and butter coat the pork without penetrating, and compliment the subtle flavor of boiled cabbage. This Asian inspired glaze is sure to impress. Perfect for a dinner party or date, this recipe can easily be altered to make more for a crowd, simply bake your chops and cover with glaze. Despite the lack of carbs, this dish is filling and as well as healthy. The recipe below makes enough for 2 adult sized servings.

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What You Will Need

  • 3 Cups Cabbage, 1×1 inch cubed
  • 2 Pork Chops
  • 1/2 Tbsp Butter
  • 3 Tbsp Soy Sauce
  • 3 Cloves Garlic, Minced
  • 1 Tbsp Sugar
  • 1/4 Cup Water
  • Large Frying Pan
  • Medium Sauce Pan

Directions

1. Prepare the cabbage and add to a sauce pan with about 4 cups of water. place over medium heat and boil for about 30 minute or until cabbage begins to turn translucent.

2. Heat a frying pan over medium heat. Once hot, spray with non-stick spray or 1 Tbsp oil. Add pork chops. Cook on first side undisturbed for 4 minutes. Flip your chops, then add butter and wait for it to melt. Once melted add garlic, soy sauce, sugar, and 1/4 cup water. Let simmer until a thick glaze is left.

3. Flip your chops to coat. Remove from heat. Plate your cabbage, top with the pork chop and drizzle some glaze.

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Lemon, Rosemary, and Thyme Salmon

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Last week was my birthday so for my birthday dinner I made this delicious meal. Pink salmon fillets baked in lemon juice with dried rosemary and thyme. When I made this, I also added 2 cloves of minced garlic, however, that added no flavor, so it is best to omit. If you have a spice grinder or mortar and pestle, grind up your rosemary and thyme so it’s smaller pieces, otherwise it is not inconvenient as is. Salmon is not only healthy, but is also tasty. Some people don’t like salmon because it is “too fishy” in flavor. So, if you don’t like the fish flavor, tilapia will be a better option for you. I was able to buy this salmon for a great price in the frozen section of Aldi’s. Serve with a small side of melted butter to enhance the flavor of the salmon. This recipe makes enough for 2 adults.

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What You Will Need

  • 2 Salmon Fillets (4-6 Oz)
  • Aluminum Foil
  • Baking Sheet
  • 3 Tbsp Lemon Juice
  • Rosemary
  • Thyme
  • 2 Tbsp Butter melted, to serve

Directions

1. Heat Oven to 350 F. Place Salmon onto a large piece of Aluminum Foil. Fold up the edges. Add Lemon Juice and sprinkle the top of the salmon with rosemary and thyme. Seal the packet and place in the oven. Baked for 35-45 minutes, with an internal temperature of at least 145 F.

2. Serve the salmon immediately, and let sit for less than 5 minutes before eating.

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Eggplant Parmesan

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This was me first time having and cooking with eggplant. When I was looking at recipes that use eggplant, I was surprised to find many people use eggplant in place of a protein like chicken or beef. I decided to make eggplant parmesan because it was one of the first recipes to pop into my head for eggplant. This recipe can easily be made vegetarian by swapping out cheese for vegan cheese, egg for an egg replacement, and using a natural oil like canola (what I used) or coconut. With this dish, I made homemade sauce. I added 1/3 of a very large zucchini and 1 large cucumber. Because these are both sweeter veggies, I added some salt and it came out tasting amazing and looking beautiful with speckles of green. I also added some red pepper flakes for spice, and same paprika for smokey flavor. Finally, I added the sauce at the end. I altered that for the recipe since I noticed after that many people like to bake it with the sauce. I chose not to though thinking the crispy crust was more important then having a gooey cheese on top. Either way, you can’t mess up this recipe! Makes 5-7 adult sized servings.

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What You Will Need

  • 1 Medium Eggplant
  • 2 sandwich bags
  • 1 pie plate
  • 3/4 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
  • 1 Egg
  • 1/2 cup Flour
  • 1/2 cup Mozzarella shredded
  • 1/2 cup Spaghetti sauce
  • 1 cup oil
  • Large Dutch Oven
  • 9 X13 baking dish

Directions

  1. Slice off the top and bottom of your eggplant and discard. Slice remaining eggplant into 1/4 inch slices.
  2. Add flour to one sandwich bag, add parmesan to the second. Crack your egg into the pie plate, add 2 Tbsp water, then beat with a fork until smooth. Add the oil to a dutch oven, and heat over medium heat until oil ripples.
  3. One-Two pieces at a time, coat the eggplant slices with flour, then egg, then parmesan. Then, set aside. Repeat for all remaining slices.
  4. Heat oven to 350 F.
  5. Add slices carefully to oil. Cook on each side for 2 minutes. Then transfer directly to the baking dish.
  6. Top each slice with 1 Tbsp sauce and a generous pinch of mozzarella. Add to oven and bake for 20 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes before serving.
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Chicken Cacciatore

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Chicken Cacciatore is a classic Italian dish, but who knew it was so easy to make a home? With a little prep, this dish is incredibly hands off, and makes enough to feed a large family. With the only limiting factor being how much chicken you use, this recipe easily makes 6-7 adult sized servings. I decided to make this dish fresh because everything is in season where I am right now, and anything I didn’t grow, I could get at my local farmer’s market. Though this dish is typically made with chicken thighs, I usually only have white chicken meat, so I decided to butterfly and fry a large chicken breast instead. The chicken breast I used was about 1 pound on it’s own, and easily formed a nice brown crust after 5 minutes. This is a healthy and delicious meal I highly recommend you try!

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What You Will Need

  • 1 Green Pepper, Cored and Sliced
  • 1 Medium Onion, Diced
  • 3 Large Diced Tomatoes with Juice (14 Oz)
  • 1 Cup (8 Oz) Tomato Sauce
  • 1 Can (4 oz) Sliced Mushrooms, Strained
  • 1 Chicken Breast, Butterflied or 3-4 Chicken Thighs
  • 1/4 Cup Oil
  • 2 tsp Garlic Powder
  • 1 Tbsp Dried Oregano
  • 1 Tbsp Dried Basil

Directions

  1. In a large dutch oven, add peppers, onion, tomatoes, mushrooms, and tomato sauce. Heat over medium heat and cover.
  2. In a large frying pan, heat over medium heat. Add oil and chicken. Turn down heat if necessary, and cook on face for about 5 minutes undisturbed until a brown crust forms. Flip and repeat browning on second side.
  3. Transfer chicken to dutch oven. Cover with sauce and veggies. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, then simmer covered for 40-50 minutes, or until internal temperature of 165 F is reached. Serve over pasta.
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Homemade Tomato Sauce

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Red sauce is a staple for many different meals across many different cultures. It is one of the four staple sauces of French cooking, and seeing it’s versatility, it is easy to understand why. This recipe is quite simple. Dice up tomatoes, add some water and spices, boil until tomatoes pure, then blend to make sauce smooth. You can cook out the sauce for a long time by adding extra water and boiling it covered. This will mature the taste of your sauce and get rid of any fresh tomato flavor that may remain in the dish. Some people, like my in-laws, like to add pureed vegetables or beans to the sauce. This usually helps with thickening the sauce and can add extra vegetables to your diet or your picky child’s diet. Finally, some people will also add a splash of alcohol. This helps add a richer flavor, and if you enjoy the taste, it may make your sauce taste more mature for a special occasion or date night.

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What You Will Need

  • 3 cups diced tomatoes/halved cherry tomatoes
  • 2 Tbsp Oil
  • 1 Tbsp Italian seasoning
  • 1/2 cup Water
  • (Optional) Diced onion, peppers, kidney beans, etc.
  • Pinch of Salt
  • Sauce pan
  • Blender/Dicer

Directions

  1. Heat pan over medium heat. Add oil and tomatoes and cook until soft. Add remaining ingredients and cook uncovered until the sauce thickens.
  2. Transfer to blender and blend till skin is dispersed. Store, or use in recipe as desired.
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