This recipe is a classic mexican-style taco casserole which is hearty, flavorful, and perfect for feeding a crowd. It can be easily customized according to your preference.
Spinach Stuffed Chicken Breast
Random Fact: Did you know that 65 billion Chickens are consumed every year, making chicken one of the most popular meats consumed. Chicken breast is one of the most healthiest meats you can eat. It is low in fat and high in protein. Stuffing chicken breast is one way to make the dryer side of the chicken, moist and flavorful. Here is an easy Spinach Stuffed Chicken Breast that is quick to make that the whole family will love.
Stuffed Chicken Breast Ingredients:
4 chicken breasts
1 cup of chopped spinach
100 grams of cream cheese
Dash of cayenne or paprika
A little pepper
A little garlic powder
Dash of Italian seasoning
A little bit of chicken Bouillon
Instructions:
Cream cheese & spinach mixture
•In a bowl, add the cream cheese
•Add garlic powder
•Add the spinach
Mix together
Pre heat the oven to 350°F
Chicken Breast
•With the knife Make a pocket in the chicken breast
•Stuff the chicken breast with the spinach & cream cheese mixture
•Use a few toothpicks to secure the chicken breast
Make sure you seared chicken on both side
Baking
•Get a baking tray. Place the chicken breasts 1 by 1 in the baking tray.
Let the chicken sit about 5 minutes & removed the tooth picks before serving.
You can switch out ingredients to make it low carb or even take the recipe from a stuffed spinach recipe to jalapeño stuffed chicken or artichoke. Pair with a side salad and grain to make it a complete meal. Quinoa (for low carb) or your choice of rice.
Jasmine Rice and Vegetable Sauté
Jasmine Rice is a long grain rice that is named after the Jasmine flower. It is known for its sweet smell and taste. Paired with vegetables, it the perfect complimentary and a satisfying grain.
Jasmine Rice and Vegetable Sauté
Ingredients
1 cup of Jasmine rice
1 head of cauliflower cut into bit size pieces
1 green squash sliced
1 red bell pepper sliced
Half an onion sliced
Half a pack of mushrooms sliced
1 green scallion for garnish
Seasonings
Apricot preserve
Hot sauce
Old Bay seasoning
Salt
Garlic powder
Onion powder
Olive oil
Bring a pot of salted water to a boil on high heat and add your jasmine rice.
You will need about 2 cups of water for every 1 cup of rice.
Once the jasmine rice is added bring the temperature down to low/medium heat so the rice can continue to cook slowly.
In a skillet, heat up some olive oil on medium heat and add your squash first. The squash is done once both sides are brown. Sprinkle with some Old Bay seasoning to taste and remove the squash and place on a separate plate or baking sheet. Next heat up some more oil and add your sliced onion, bell pepper, and mushroom.
These can be sauteed together since they have a similar cooking time. Once these are done add some salt, onion powder and garlic powder and add them to the plate with the squash. Lastly in the same skillet add your cauliflower. The cauliflower will need to be covered over medium heat for about 5 minutes to help it soften just a tad. After about 5 minutes remove the lid and let it sauté.
Once they start to brown I add in about a spoonful or two of the apricot preserve and about a spoonful or two of hot sauce with some salt. Here, you can adjust your glaze with more or less apricot preserve or hot sauce depending on if you want it more sweet or more spicy. I like mine spicy.
Once the cauliflower are all covered with your glaze they can be removed from the heat.
To plate, I take my 1/2 measuring cup and pack it with the jasmine rice. This will make the perfect mold and place that in the center of my plate. Next, I took some of the sautéed squash, onion, pepper and mushroom and added that to the top of the rice. Top that with some of the glazed cauliflower.
I added fresh chopped green scallion to taste and enjoy.
Easy Taco Casserole Recipe
This recipe is a classic mexican-style taco casserole which is hearty, flavorful, and perfect for feeding a crowd. It can be easily customized according to your preference.
Recipe: Breadless Breakfast Frittata Sandwich
No Bun, no problem... here is a recipe for a bunless egg sandwich.
As someone that is allergic to gluten, I am always searching for something that will replace bread. A Frittata is the Italian version of the American Omelette. It can be a nice substitute for a bunless egg sandwich.
Here is my recipe for the breadless breakfast sandwich that is gluten free and can also be made for vegetarians.