Tag: chicken

Homemade breakfast sausage that would make Jimmy Dean jealous.

I love breakfast and my favorite breakfast food is breakfast sausage. But, the sausage we buy at the store is filled with additives, preservatives, lots of salt and sometimes ingredients that we can’t even pronounce. My homemade sausage is fantastic with no preservatives and you control how much salt goes in and you know every ingredient in your sausage. This is so good that even Jimmy Dean will be jealous. It is quick and easy, so enjoy.

Ingredients:

1 pound ground pork (can be substituted for chicken, turkey, or venison)

3/4 tsp salt

1/2 tsp dried parsley

1/4 tsp ground sage

1/4 tsp ground black pepper

1/4 tsp dried thyme

1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes

1/4 tsp ground coriander

(optional – 1/2 tsp MSG to enhance flavor)

Directions:

  1. Combine all seasonings together then mix well with meat until fully incorporated.
  2. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour for the meat to soak in the spices. Overnight is even better!
  3. Form into patties or stuff into casings to form links and pan fry until cooked as desired.
  4. Enjoy!
Homemade Breakfast Sausage that would make Jimmy Dean jealous

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Better than Olive Garden Alfredo!

Alfredo is one of life’s great comfort foods. Surprisingly, it is super simple to make and you can create a fettuccine alfredo meal in just 20 minutes that tastes even better than the alfredo you get at the Olive Garden.

Ingredients:

½ stick of butter (8 tbsp)

2 cloves garlic (minced)

2 tbsp all-purpose flour

2 cups heavy cream

½ cup grated Parmesan cheese

½ cup grated Romano cheese

1/8 tsp ground white pepper

Pinch salt

1 pound fettuccine noodles

Directions:

  1. Fill large pot with water and preheat it to boil the fettuccine noodles.  When the pot of water starts boiling add the pasta to the water and cook it according to directions.
  2. Melt the butter in a saucepan on medium heat.  Add the minced garlic to the melted butter and cook for one minute.
  3. Whisk in the flout to the melted butter and cook for 1 minute while stirring.
  4. Add the heavy cream and continue to stir while the mixture comes up to a light boil.  Reduce the heat and stir as it thickens. 
  5. Stir in the Parmesan and Romano cheeses into the butter and heavy cream.
  6. Add the white pepper and salt.
  7. Drain the pasta and mix it into the alfredo sauce.
  8. Plate the pasta with alfredo sauce and garnish with parsley and/or add chicken if desired.
  9. Enjoy!
Better than Olive Garden Alfredo!

Orange Chicken – Panda Express copycat recipe

I love Orange Chicken from Panda Express. It is like the crack cocaine of Chinese Food. I have looked for recipe’s as good as Panda Express and I am always disappointed. Finally I have developed my own recipe that is absolutely amazing. So, here it is for all of you to try.

Orange Chicken

(Panda Express copycat recipe)

Chicken part:

Ingredients: 

1 ½ pounds chicken thighs (de-boned)

1 egg

½ tsp black pepper

1 tsp soy sauce

1/4 cup corn starch

1/3 cup all purpose flour

1 tablespoons water

Sauce part:

Ingredients: 

¼ cup orange juice

½ cup brown sugar

2 tbsp rice vinegar

2 tbsp soy sauce

1 tsp chili garlic sauce

1 tbsp orange zest 

½ tbsp corn starch

1 tbsp cold water

Directions:

1.Cut up your chicken thighs into roughly 1 inch “bite size” pieces.

2.Mix the flour with the cut up chicken and mix so that all pieces are covered with flour.  Set this aside until later.

3.In a separate bowl mix together the egg, salt, black pepper, corn starch and water together. 

4.When well mixed you can add the chicken pieces into the mixture and cover the chicken pieces thoroughly with the coating. 

5. Heat a pan with 2 inches of oil on the stove.

6. While the oil heats mix together all the ingredients for your sauce and then pour into a sauce pan and sauté on low while we fry the chicken pieces. 

7. Carefully drop the chicken pieces into the oil and fry until golden brown. 

8.When all pieces of chicken are cooked add your chicken to your cooked sauce and mix the chicken into the sauce coating all pieces.

9.Serve over rice. 

You can garnish with chopped green onions and/or sesame seeds.

ENJOY!