Recipes that I make that are good.
The Chili
Serves 3-4 — 20 min prep, 6-8 hr cook
- 1lb 95%+ ground beef (or Impossible)
- 1 yellow onion
- 1 green bell pepper
- 4-6 garlic cloves minced
- 1 16oz can kidney beans (rinsed)
- 1 16oz can diced tomatoes & juices
- 1 8oz can tomato sauce
- 1-2 tbsp cumin
- 1/4 tsp cayenne powder
- 2 tsp salt
- 1-2 tbsp olive oil
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- Optional: cheddar cheese, scallions, sour cream, corn chips
- Chop onion & pepper. Cook in large pan with oil & salt at medium high for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add minced garlic, cumin, & cayenne. Cook 2 minutes, stirring well.
- Dump onion & pepper into crock pot. Return pan to stove and start browning beef (or substitute).
- While beef is browning, pour the tomatoes, tomato sauce, and rinsed beans into crock pot. Add the beef once everything is browned.
- Give crock pot contents a stir to mix completely. Set to low for 6 to 8 hours and cover.
- Serve with cheddar cheese, green onions, sour cream, and/or corn chips.
Chicken Shawarma
Serves 6 — 20 min prep, 1-12 hr marinate, 40 min cook
- 2 lemons (juiced)
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 6 garlic cloves minced
- 1 red onion cut in 1/8ths
- 2 lbs bonesless skinless chicken thighs
- 2 tsp kosher salt
- 2 tsp black pepper
- 2 tsp cumin
- 2 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp turmeric
- 1 pinch cinnamon
- crushed red pepper to taste
- 4 vine-ripe tomatoes
- 1 cucumber
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- Optional: rice or pita, hummus, tzatziki, kalamata olives, feta cheese for serving
- Prepare chicken marinade. Combine lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, salt, pepper, cumin, paprika, turmeric, cinnamon, and crushed red pepper in a large bowl and wisk to combine. Add chicken and toss to coat. Cover and store in fridge for 1-12 hours. (Note: I find 45min to an hour is just fine)
- Preheat oven to 425F. Grease a rimmed sheet pan. Add chicken to the pan, evenly spread. Toss the red onion in the marinade bowl and evenly add to the pan.
- Roast the chicken and onion for 30-40 min, the edges of the onion pieces should be starting to carbonize. Remove and let rest for 2 min. Cut into bite-sized pieces.
- Serve with diced tomato and cucumbers. Serve over rice or in pita pockets. Add whatever optional extras you'd like.
Set-and-forget Slow Cooker Chipotle-Honey Chicken Tacos
Serves 3-4 — 10 min prep, 5 hr cook
- 1 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 3 tbsp honey
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 3 chipotles & 2 tbsp of adobo sauce from a can of chipotles in adobo
- 1 lime juiced
- corn or flour tortillas
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- Optional:
- 1 can black beans rinsed
- 1 red onion thinly sliced and pickled
- sliced avocado
- Combine chicken, honey, garlic and onion powders, cumin, salt, and chipotle chilis and sauce to the slow cooker. Stir well and cook on low for 3-5 hours.
- After cooking, coarsely shred the chicken, in the cooker. Stir in lime juice and beans if using. Add salt and more lime juice to taste
- Serve in fire-toasted tortillas with pickled onion and avocado.
Tips:
- Pickled red onion: thinly slice the onion and put in a medium bowl. Bring 1 1/2 cups of white vinegar to a boil and stir in 3 heaping spoonfuls of sugar and a big pinch of salt. Optionally add red pepper flakes. Pour over onions and submerge. Wait to cool and then store in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
- If you have a gas stove, you can toast your tortillas right on the burner!
Perfect Softboiled Eggs
Serves N — 1 min prep, 8 min cook
- Bring a pot of water to a boil. Add eggs and cook for 8 minutes.
- Remove eggs and place in a bowl of ice water for 5 minutes.
- Peel and serve.
Fluffy Pancakes
Serves 4 — 10 min prep, 20 min cook
- 2 cups flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 3/4 cups milk
- 1/4 cup butter melted
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- Optional: serve with maple syrup, sliced banana or strawberries.
- Combine dry ingredients in a medium size mixing bowl, whisk to combine.
- Whisk in wet ingredients until blended. The batter should be thick and scoopable.
- Cook pancakes in oiled or buttered pan, flipping after 5 minutes or so.