Skillet Meatballs in Marinara Sauce

 

Ingredients 

1 lb. lean ground turkey or beef 

1 egg, slightly beaten

1/4 C panko breadcrumbs, gluten free breadcrumbs if needed

1 tbsp. worcestershire sauce

1 clove garlic, grated or minced

1 tsp. dried basil

3/4 tsp dried oregano

kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste

3 oz. part skim mozzarella cheese, cut into 1/2 in cubes

1/2 C shredded part skim mozzarella cheese

3 C marinara sauce

Directions 

1) In a large bowl combine the ground meat, egg, panko, worcestershire, garlic, basil, oregano, salt and pepper with your hands. 

2) Using a small ice scoop (if you have one) , scoop the meatball mixture. Take one of the pieces of cubed mozzarella and stuff it into the center of the meatball, making sure to cover the cheese completely with meat. Repeat the process until all of the meat mixture is gone. 

3) Heat a large skillet over medium high heat and spray it generously with cooking spray or add a tablespoon of olive oil. Place the meatballs in the skillet and brown them for 2 minutes on each side. 

4) Pour the marinara sauce evenly into the skillet and turn the heat down to medium low. Cover the skillet with a lid and simmer the meatballs for 10 minutes. Top the meatballs with the shredded mozzarella and serve. 

Prep: 15 minutes

Cook: 15 minutes

Total: 30 minutes

Serves: 4-6 

These are good as an appetizer as well. 

Chipotle Honey Chicken Crispers

 

Ingredients 

12 chicken tenderloins

6-8 C Canola oil or shortening 

Batter: 

1 egg 

1/2 C milk

1/2 C chicken broth

1 1/4 tsp salt

1/4 tsp pepper

1/4 tsp garlic powder

3/4 C flour

Breading: 

1 1/2 C flour

1 tsp salt

1 tsp paprika 

1/2 tsp black pepper

1/2 tsp garlic powder

Honey Chipotle Sauce:

2/3 C honey

1/4 C water

1/4 C ketchup

1 tbsp. apple cider vinegar

1-2 tsp chipotle chili powder

1/2 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp hot sauce

Instructions 

1) In a small saucepan combine honey, water, ketchup, vinegar, chili powder, salt and hot sauce. Bring to a simmer and cook for 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove from heat. 

2) To make batter, in a medium bowl whisk together egg, milk, chicken broth, salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Whisk in flour. 

3) Combine all ingredients for breading in a pie plate and mix well.

4) Heat oil in a Dutch Oven to 350 degrees. Dip chicken in batter and then roll to coat in breading. 

5) Fry 4 at time , frying until golden brown and cooked through, about 4 minutes. 

6) Place cooked chicken tenderloins in a large bowl and toss with the honey chipotle sauce. 

Prep: 15 minutes

Cook: 15 minutes

Total: 30 minutes

Serves: 4

This recipe tastes almost identical to Chili's Chicken Crispers ( Chipotle Honey flavored) Its very very tasty. 

Easy Grape Jelly Kielbasa (Crockpot)

    

Ingredients 

2 links Hilshire Farms Polksa Kielbasa (14 oz ea) 

1 C Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ sauce

1 C Welch's Concord Grape Jelly 

Directions

1) Carefully slice kielbasa links into 1/4 inch piece, then place in crock pot. 

2) Stir together BBQ sauce and grape jelly in medium mixing bowl. 

3) Pour sauce over Kielbasa in crock pot, and stir well. 

4) Cook on low for 2 1/2 hours, high for 1 1/2 hours, or until hot. 

5) Grab the toothpicks and serve straight from your slow cooker. Enjoy!

Prep: 5 minutes

Cook: 2 1/2 hours

Total: 2 Hours  35 minutes

Serves: 10 

This recipe can be doubled for a bigger gathering or you can also make this as part of a dinner and make something to go with it. 

Garlic Bread Chicken Parmesan Pizzas

                                                                

                                             

   Ingredients 

8 slices garlic Texas Toast slices

1/2 C Pizza sauce

6 fried chicken strips ( or chicken nuggets) 

1 C shredded mozzarella cheese

Directions 

1) Preheat oven to 400 degrees. 

2) Arrange garlic bread slices ( butter side up) on a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil.

3) Bake frozen garlic toast for about 3-4 minutes until bread is no longer frozen and just starting to brown on the edges. 

4) While, the bread is toasting, start dicing up the chicken tenders. Cut them up into 1/2 inch pieces. 

5) When bread is ready, spread pizza sauce on each slice of garlic toast.

6) Then evenly layer diced chicken on top of sauce. 

7) Bake for about 6-8 minutes just to get the chicken warmed back up. 

8) Then take out of the oven and top each slice with some shredded mozzarella. 

9) And pop it back into the oven for another 3-4 minutes just until cheese is melted and bubbly. 

Notes:

Any pre-cooked chicken will work for this : grilled, rotisserie or even chicken nuggets.

In addition, marinara sauce can be substituted for the pizza sauce. You might want a little extra for dipping!

Prep: 10 minutes

Cook: 25 minutes

Total: 35 minutes

Serves: 4-8 

With this recipe you may wanna double it depending on how much everyone eats.