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Chicken Lo Mein with Cabbage

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I have done many posts about lo mein, but I have yet to post about the standard, chicken lo mein. This chicken lo mein is full of savory flavors, tender chicken, sauteed but crunchy onions, and cooked cabbage which adds a whole new texture. Lo mein is a classic oriental dish that is easy enough to make at home. This recipe makes 4 adult sized servings.

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What You Will Need

  • Wok/Large Dutch Oven
  • 2 Tbsp Oil
  • 1 Medium Onion, sliced
  • 2 Cups Rough Cubed Green Cabbage
  • 2 Frozen Chicken Tenders, Cut into Strips
  • 8 Oz Vermicelli/spaghetti
  • 2 Tbsp Oyster Sauce
  • 3 tsp Sesame Oil, Divided
  • 5 Tbsp Tbsp Soy Sauce, Divided
  • 1 Tbsp Minced Garlic
  • 2 tsp Dried Ground Ginger
  • (Optional) 2 tsp Red Pepper Flakes

Directions

  1. Add your oil to your pan and heat over medium heat until hot. Add your Cabbage to the oil, add 1 tsp sesame oil and 2 Tbsp soy sauce, and cook for 5 minutes. Also begin boiling your spaghetti, cook until al dente, then strain.

2. Add your sliced Chicken and cook on each side until both sides are cooked (it will finished cooking with everything else). Add onion and cook until beginning to soften.

3. Add remaining sesame oil, soy sauce, garlic, ginger, red pepper flakes, then stir together to coat. Add your noodles and stir until everything is coated, then remove from heat. Let cool for 5 minutes before eating.

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Shrimp and Broccoli Pizza

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This recipe makes enough dough for 2 pizzas, but the rest of the ingredients are for 1 pizza!

Pizza comes in all shapes and sizes, with different flavor profiles and toppings. When you make homemade pizza you can make your dough sweet or spicy, you can use a mild, strong, soft or hard cheese, toppings are limitless. Pizza is a blank canvas. For this recipe, I first though of shrimp pizza after I made shrimp lo mein with the other half of this bag of frozen shrimp. I wanted to make a pizza featuring shrimp, and I thought then that a cheese sauce would be a good pair, and then broccoli seemed to also be a natural pair. So this pizza was born. The cheese sauce for this pizza was made with just estimates. I make this exact cheese sauce for mac and cheese and so you just add milk until your desired looseness is met. If you make this recipe the way I did, you will have 1/2 the cheese sauce left, so boil 1 1/2 cups elbow macaroni, and you can have a side of mac and cheese with pizza (which is what I did). Each pizza makes 10 slices, giving about 5 adult servings per tray. As noted above, this recipe makes 2 crusts, but the rest of the ingredients are enough for 1 pizza, so alter the recipe if you want to make 2 shrimp pizzas.

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What You Will Need

  • 3 1/2 tsp Active Dried Yeast
  • 2 Cups Warm Water
  • 6 Cups & 4 Tbsp Flour Separated
  • 3 Tbsp Oil
  • 2 Baking Sheets, 13 x 18in, 1/2 Baking Sheet
  • 1/2 Medium Diced Onion
  • 4 Tbsp Butter, 1/2 Stick
  • 1 Block White Sharp Cheese, 8 Oz
  • 1 1/2 Cup Milk
  • 1 Bag Broccoli, 16 Oz Thawed and Dried
  • 12 Oz Frozen Cooked Shrimp, Thawed and Tail Removed
  • 1/2 bag Mozzarella, 16 Oz
  • Non-stick Spray
  • Large Frying Pan

Directions

  1. To Make Dough: In a bowl, mix together Yeast, Warm Water, Flour, and Oil. Mix until a smooth dough forms, then set aside and let rise til double in size, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Turn out onto a greased countertop and divide into 2 portions for 2 pizzas.

2. In a large frying pan, melt butter and saute onion. Once onion is sauteed, add flour and stir constantly until flour is cooked out. Add milk then stir til smooth, add more milk as necessary. Dice cheese into 1 inch cubes then add to flour mixture. Stir off the heat until all cheese is melted. Set aside.

3. Heat oven to 400 F. Spray both baking sheets with non-stick spray, add dough and spread evenly over the bottom to edges. If dough pulls back from the edges, let rest for 5 minutes before trying again. Once pulled to edges of pan, top with 1/2 cheese mixture and spread to 1 inch from edges of crust. Add broccoli on top. Bake for 15 minutes then remove.

4. Add shrimp and mozzarella to 1/2 baked pizza. Return to oven and bake for another 15 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes before serving to prevent cheese sauce from running out.

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Shrimp Lo Mein

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I am always in the mood for Chinese food. Their cuisine is so rich in savory flavors with vegetables and carbs. Lo mein is one of my favorite easy Chinese recipes. The only thing you will need is fish oil and oyster sauce, then you can make any kind of lo mein there is! For this recipe, I used zucchini as my green vegetable. You could also use a spinach, a bok choy, or some broccoli, to name a few. I also added about 2 teaspoons of red pepper flakes for a subtle hint of heat to the dish. I would recommend adding some for more depth of flavor, or more if you’d like some extra spice in your dish! This recipe makes 5-6 adult sized servings.

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What You Will Need

  • Wok/Large Dutch Oven
  • 1/3 Cup Oil
  • 1 Medium Onion, sliced
  • 1 Green Vegetable
  • 12 Oz Frozen shrimp
  • 12 Oz Vermicelli/spaghetti
  • 2 Tbsp Oyster Sauce
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp Fish Oil
  • 2 Tbsp Soy Sauce
  • 1/2 Tbsp Garlic powder
  • 1/2 Tbsp Ground Ginger
  • (Optional) 1/4+ tsp Red Pepper Flakes

Directions

  1. Add your oil to your pan and heat over medium heat until hot. Also begin boiling your spaghetti, cook until al dente, then strain.

2. Add your onion and green vegetable to the oil and cook until onion is translucent. Add your oyster sauce, fish oil, soy sauce, and spices. Stir until combined.

3. Place frozen shrimp into luke warm water. Let sit for 2-3 minutes. Remove tails if applicable. Add shrimp and pasta to wok/dutch oven, stir over medium heat until thoroughly mixed.

4. Remove from heat. Let cool 5 minutes and serve.

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Slow Cooker Ziti

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Slow cooker meals are convenient and an important option as the fall busyness begins. Slow cooker ziti is one of my favorite recipes. This recipe makes lots of servings and is very filling! This recipe makes 10-12 adult sized servings. When I made this dish, I cooked everything in the slow cooker, and I cooked everything on high. Once I added the noodles and broth, my slow cooker only needed to cook for 20 minutes before the noodles were Al dente. And, once I added the cheese and let it melt for about 5 minutes, the noodles were perfectly done. You can easily make this recipe vegetarian by adding eggplant instead of meat, veggie broth or water instead of beef broth, and a cheese substitute instead of mozzarella.

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What You Will Need

  • 1 Lb Ground Beef
  • 1 Diced Onion (1 Cup)
  • 1 Tbsp Garlic Powder
  • 1/2 Tbsp Basil
  • 1/2 Tbsp Oregano
  • 1 Jar Spaghetti Sauce
  • 1 can (14.5 oz) of Diced Tomatoes
  • 1 Box (16 oz) of Ziti or Penne Pasta
  • 2 1/2 Cups Beef Broth
  • 1 Cup Shredded Mozzarella
  • Large Slow Cooker

Directions

  1. Brown your burger quickly in a skillet, or by placing in your slow cooker on high and stirring occasionally for 30 minutes. Place in slow cooker. Add onion, spices, spaghetti sauce, and diced tomatoes.
  2. Cook on low for 4-6 hours, or on high for 2-3 hours.
  3. Add beef broth and pasta about 30 minutes before serving. Make pasta as submerged as possible and cook on high. Taste pasta firmness after 15 minutes, and again every 5 minutes until desired texture is reached. Top with cheese and cover for 5 minutes to melt the cheese. Serve, but wait 10 minutes before eating, very hot!
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Ranch Pasta Salad Revisited

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After revisiting this recipe from January, I felt the need to readdress it, improve it, and publish it with new photos and better flavor. Using fresh onions is much better than using dried minced onion. Onion powder is necessary to enhance the ranch flavor. Garlic powder is also better than fresh garlic because it can also disperse better. I added fresh green beans from my last fall harvest, and they were delicious and added great texture to this side dish. You could also add diced bell peppers if you want more excitement. I increased the amount of dressing that was made, and I increased the pasta amount to make 4-5 side portions for this recipe.

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What You Will Need

  • 2 Cups Shaped Pasta
  • 1 Cup Green Beans
  • Large sauce pan
  • Salt
  • Colander
  • 1/2 Cup Ranch
  • 1 Cup Mayo
  • 2 tsp Onion powder
  • 1/2 Tbsp Garlic Powder
  • 1/2 Tbsp Chives
  • 2 Tbsp Diced Onion
  • Serving Bowl and Spoon

Directions

  1. Boil pasta and green beans until pasta is al dente. Strain and rinse with cold water. Shake off excess water.
  2. In Serving bowl, add ranch, mayo, onion, garlic powder, onion powder, and chives. Mix together. Add cooled pasta and green beans, and Stir.
  3. Refrigerate until serving.
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