Smothered Chicken with Spinach and Mushrooms

Craving comfort food? Just add potatoes or rice to this one for an easy, cheesy chicken dinner!

Ingredients:

1 tsp butter

2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts

1/4 tsp smoked paprika

cracked pepper to taste

 

Creamed spinach and mushrooms:

2 tsps vegetable oil

5 oz spinach, roughly chopped if not baby spinach

2 tsps minced garlic

1/3 cup half and half (10%) cream

1/3 cup shredded mozzarella

2 oz sliced mushrooms

2 oz sliced aged cheddar

Preheat oven to 375°F

Butter a baking dish. Season the chicken on both sides with smoked paprika and black pepper and place in the dish. Bake for 15-20 minutes. While that bakes prepare the creamed spinach and mushrooms. Heat 2 tsps vegetable oil in a skillet on medium high. Add mushrooms cooking 2 minutes to lightly brown then add garlic for 1 minute. Stir in the spinach to wilt then on low heat stream in the cream slowly and cook to heat through. Add the mozzarella to melt. Once chicken is done in the oven pour the creamed mixture over top and add slices of aged cheddar. Return to oven for 10 minutes. Serves 2

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Sweet and Sour Pineapple Shrimp

These succulent shrimp are ready in a flash and served with your favourite rice make a quick and easy Asian inspired stir fry dinner.

Ingredients:

3/4 lb shrimp, 51/70 size

3/4 cup fresh pineapple chunks 

2 tbsps cornstarch

1/2 tsp garlic powder

salt and pepper to taste

pinch red pepper flakes

2 tsps soy sauce

1/4 cup pineapple juice (or orange)

1/4 cup ketchup

2 tbsps brown sugar

1 tbsp apple cider vinegar

1/4 cup diced onion

1/4 cup diced sweet bell pepper

1 medium carrot, julienned

2 tbsps vegetable oil, divided

4 button mushrooms, sliced

1 tsp fresh minced ginger

handful of greens (optional)

sesame seeds to garnish

 

Combine the cornstarch, garlic powder, salt, pepper and red pepper flakes together then toss in the shrimp to coat. Set aside. Mix the soy sauce, pineapple juice, ketchup, brown sugar and apple cider vinegar together and set aside. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a skillet on medium high. Add onion, bell pepper, carrot, mushrooms, pineapple and ginger (and greens if using). Stir fry 3 minutes then push to the sides of the pan leaving a space in the middle. Add 1 tbsp oil and the shrimp and fry 4-5 minutes or until no pink remains. Pour in the sauce and stir together for 2 minutes.

Plate and garnish with sesame seeds. Serves 2

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