Pineapple Sweet & Sour Chicken

Pineapple Sweet & Sour Chicken

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Serves: 6

INGREDIENTS

12 ounces frozen Banquet® Popcorn Chicken

1 pkg (16 oz each) frozen bell pepper stir-fry vegetables

2 cans (8 oz each) pineapple chunks in juice, drained, 1/4 cup juice reserved 

2/3 cup La Choy® Sweet and Sour Sauce

2 tablespoons La Choy® Soy Sauce

METHOD

1. Prepare chicken according to package directions. Meanwhile, heat large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add frozen vegetables and reserved 1/4 cup pineapple juice to skillet.

2. Bring mixture to a simmer. Reduce heat, cover and cook 2 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender.

3. Add pineapple, sweet and sour sauce and soy sauce to skillet; stir to combine. Heat 2 to 3 minutes or until sauce is thickened slightly. Add hot chicken to mixture; stir gently.

COOK'S TIPS

Serve Pineapple Sweet and Sour Chicken over hot cooked rice, if desired.

Source: Readyseteat

Avocado Salad with Peaches

Avocado Salad with Peaches 

Serves: 4 to 6

INGREDIENTS

1/2 red bell pepper, cored and seeded

2 tablespoons red wine vinegar

1/2 vanilla bean, seeds scraped

1/2 teaspoon sugar

1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil

2 almost-ripe avocados

8 cups arugula or sorrel

2 peaches, diced and peeled

METHOD

1. Roast bell pepper. Peel and chop pepper; purée with red wine vinegar, vanilla, and sugar in a blender until smooth.

2. With machine running, gradually add olive oil. Season with salt and pepper.

3. Halve and pit avocados and season with salt and pepper. Drizzle with olive oil and place cut side down on a medium-hot grill until nicely charred, about 5 minutes. Peel and thickly slice.

4. Toss with arugula or sorrel and peaches. Drizzle dressing over.

Source: Epicurious

Blueberry Buttermilk Pancakes Recipe

Blueberry Buttermilk Pancakes Recipe

Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes
Serves: 3-4

INGREDIENTS

Dry ingredients:

2 cups all purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 Tbsp sugar

Other ingredients:

2 large eggs
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 cup milk
3 Tbsp warm melted butter
1 cup blueberries
Butter or vegetable oil

METHOD

1. Whisk together the dry ingredients in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs, then whisk in the milk, and buttermilk. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and combine, using a wooden spoon. Mix only until the batter just comes together. Stir in the melted butter. Do not over-mix! The mixture should be a little lumpy. Lumpy is good. Lumpy batter means fluffy pancakes. Fold in the blueberries (or wait to add them once the batter has already been poured on the griddle - this will keep them from bleeding).

2. Heat a flat cast iron surface—griddle or large pan—to medium heat. Oil the pan with either a little butter or vegetable oil. Ladle the pancake batter onto the griddle to the desired size (a quarter-cup measure works well for this), anywhere from 4 to 6 inches wide. When air bubbles start to bubble up to the surface at the center of the pancakes (about 2-3 minutes), use a flat metal spatula to flip them over. After a minute, peak under one for doneness. When golden or darker golden brown, they are done. Note that cooking the second side takes only about half as long as the first side. And the second side doesn't brown as evenly as the first side. Continue to make the batches of pancakes, putting a little oil or butter on the pan before each batch so the pancakes don't stick.

Serve immediately. Serve with butter and maple syrup.

Source: Simplyrecipes

Cinnamon Toast Recipe

Cinnamon Toast Recipe

Feel free to play with the ratio of cinnamon to sugar to get it to how you like it. Some people like 1:3 cinnamon to sugar, some 1:12, and some in between.

INGREDIENTS

2 slices of sliced bread

2 pads of butter, softened or room temp

1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

1 Tbsp white granulated sugar

METHOD

In a small bowl or jar, stir together the cinnamon and sugar so they are well mixed. Toast your bread. Slather the toast with butter. Sprinkle the cinnamon sugar over the buttered toast.

Source: Simplyrecipes