Mary Jo picked up a new slow cooker a few months ago and we’d never used it. We can’t say that any more. I made this wonderful slow cooker chicken with orzo and kalamata olives dish last Sunday. This is a recipe from our friendly Publix food market and it is spot on delicious. You should…
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Lo-Cal Chipotle Style Burrito Bowl
Here’s a way to get the flavor of a Chipotle burrito bowl, but with a lot less calories. Using simple ingredients and adding a hint of spice to make it flavorful, you might not know the difference. The calories in a Chipotle burrito bowl really add up fast when you put in rice, black beans, sour…
Chinese Style Orange Chicken
Orange chicken is something I’ve really never eaten but I’ve seen pictures of it and it looked so dang good that I had to give it a try. This is my take on Chinese style orange chicken. I started with boneless, skinless chicken thighs and trimmed the excess fat off and mixed up a marinade…
Individual Chicken Pot Pies
3.14159265359∞ is pi. Therefore March 14 of any year is pi day, (3.14). Archimedes was the guy who got the number right, but it was William Jones in 1706 who starting using the Greek letter π to signify the infinite number. Enough of history. This is my offering for this year’s pi day: individual chicken pot pies. I…
Apricot-Chili Glazed Chicken Breast
Apricot-chili glazed chicken breast gets browned in the skillet and then gets glazed with sweet apricot preserves and chili garlic sauce and finished in the oven. If you are into spicy food, then this will be right up your alley. The recipe calls for 1/4 cup of the chili sauce which gives the chicken quite a bite…
Easy Chicken Enchilada Skillet
I’m always looking for fast, but good tasting recipes, and this is one of those. This easy chicken enchilada skillet comes together in about 30 minutes give or take a few. It’s not one of those enchilada dishes that require you to wrap cheese and meat into the tortilla shells then cover with more cheese and…