Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Dovie Jo's White Chicken Chili

Thanks to Dovie Jo for shating this recipe with me! I did add a few small extras to this easy recipe. I've noted my additions with * and they are totally optional of course!


1 medium onion, chopped
1-2 large cloves galic, minced or pressed*
1 stalk celery, finely chopped*
2 tsp olive oil
1 can Rotel tomatoes (original)
1 tbls canned diced green chilis*
2 15-ounce cans beans, drained (Great Northern, Navy, or Pinto* any combination)
1 1/2 cups chopped chicken (can use rotisserie, or two large chicken breasts, boiled and shredded)
1 can chicken broth (14 oz)
1 tsp ground cumin
3 tbls flour
1 8.75-ounce can corn, drained*

Brown onion and garlic in olive oil. Add Rotel, flour, and cumin, stir to combine and cook for a couple of minutes. Add remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil, then reduce and simmer to thicken, about 20 minutes.

Simple and delicious!!

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Easy Summery Side Dish: Zicchini with Fresh Basil and Fire roasted Tomatoes

This is a super easy and healthy side dish for any spring time or summer time meal. It would also be good served over pasta.

3 small zucchinis
1 medium sweet onion
1 large clove garlic, crushed in a press
handful of fresh basil leaves, cut into thin strips
1 can fire roasted tomatoes

Slice zucchni and onions. Put everything in a pot. Simmer for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the squash and onions are tender. That's it! Enjoy.

Saturday, April 7, 2012

Turkey Burgers on the Grill

This is my first time attempting turkey brugers.

They came out great and I will definitely make them again!

After researching some recipes online and in cooking magazines, I came up with this recipe:





1 pound ground turkey breast
1-2 tsps olive oil
1 egg white, slightly beaten
1 tblsp worcester sauce
1/4 cup plain bread crumbs
1 tsp dried parsely
1/2 tsp season salt
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp onion powder
pinch of black pepper
5 hamburger buns (your favorite kind)
olive oil cooking spray
Sliced cheese (recommend montery jack) -- OPTIONAL
Garnish: thinly sliced onion, sliced tomato, dill pickle chips, honey mustard

Combine egg white with olive oil. Combine dry seasonings with bread crumbs. Put the ground turkey in a large bowl. Sprinkle the worcester sauce over the meat. Add the egg white mixture and the bread crumb mixture. Use a fork or your hands to mix it all together until well combined.

Divide meat mixture into 5 equal portions and form into patties. Heat the grill to medium high. Grill the turkey burgers until they reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees and are no longer pink inside. (I found a meat thermometer is very helpful here so you don't have to cut one open to see if it's done.) If desired, add cheese on top of patties and close lid of grill till cheese is melted. Remove patties from grill.

Spray the insides surfaces of the buns with the cooking spray. Place face down on the grill and cook until lightly toasted.

Put it all together and YUM! Enjoy. :)