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Pan Fried Mahi

Posted by Delightfully Doable on 24 July, 2014 None comments

In desperate need of a last minute meal idea??? Here’s a quick, healthy option.

I decided the other night I had waited to long to begin dinner and BBQ’ing was out of the question. My son need to eat and eat now, as it was his bedtime. Opps, I was slacking on my bedtime routine with him and let us play outside for way longer than recommended. :)

Tonight’s menu: Pan fried Mahi, sausage, salad and rice. Easy, simple and good for you!

Ingredients:

Mahi (Or any fish you prefer)
Dill
Butter
EVOO
Garlic Salt
Sea Salt

In a skillet, add butter and a titch of EVOO. Begin to heat on medium-low heat. Add Mahi

Sprinkle Mahi with seasoning and cook for 3-5 minutes than flip.

When fish flakes apart, your mahi is finished cooking. Do not over cook. You want your fish to be flaky for best results.

Serve with salad and rice with the option of delicious sausage as a side.

Enjoy this meal as a GREAT last minute meal idea. :)

Shrimp & Mushroom Cream Sauce

Posted by Delightfully Doable on 14 July, 2014 None comments

WHATS FOR DINNER TONIGHT??? Shrimp and mushrooms in a tomato bisque cream sauce. Oh-My-Goodness!!!!

This 30 minute meal is filled with sweet, spicy and everything nice. It’s beyond incredible that I can’t even begin to explain the awesomeness of this recipe. Something about the slightly tender mushrooms, perfect shrimp and the flavors of the sauce combined gives this dish something to rant and rave about.

This is in my favorites section as I personally rate this meal a 5 star! No words can describe this meal until tasted on your lips.

Ingredients:

1 onion
1 tbsp sugar
1 lb mushrooms, sliced
1 tbsp minced garlic
1-16 oz can diced tomatoes with juice
1 palm-full fresh basil, chopped
½ cup sour cream
¼ cup cream cheese
1 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp rice vinegar
1 tbsp brown sugar
1 tsp Sriracha sauce
1 lb shrimp, deveined and peeled
Rice or Pasta

Chop onions and begin to cook on med-low heat with 1 tsp sugar and EVOO to start caramelize the onions.

Once onions begin to cook and start to caramelize, add in mushrooms, minced garlic, tomatoes and basil.

Once mushrooms are tender, add in raw shrimp and turn heat to low. Allow the shrimp to cook slowly until fully pink.

Turn off heat and add in sour cream and cream cheese.

Meanwhile, in a separate bowl, combine soy sauce, rice vinegar, brown sugar and sriracha sauce. Pour into skillet.

Give it a good stir.

Serve over rice….

Or pasta.

This meal has by far the best flavor known to man! :) It’s so scrumptious. I literally can’t get enough of this meal!

Creamy Bacon and Chicken

Posted by Delightfully Doable on 1 July, 2014 None comments

This is a simple go to meal whenever you haven’t planned in advanced. I made this last week and it is ALWAYS a hit in our family. Simply place frozen chicken in the crockpot and begin to cook throughout the day with a little help along the way. :)

This was a day I had the kids and was extremely exhausted between the three little munchkins and planning for my dad and sons birthday get away. This meal couldn’t have been more appropriate.

Ingredients:

3 chicken breasts (frozen works great)
1 Italian Sausage Link (Bratwurst works great too)
1 can cream of chicken
1 cup sour cream
½ lb bacon
Rice

In a crockpot place frozen chicken and sausage on medium-high heat for 1-2 hours. Once chicken has begun to thaw, season to desired taste.

Once fully cooked, remove meat from crockpot and slice into decent size chunks.

Return to crockpot.

Add cream of chicken soup and turn to low heat or if your crockpot has a “keep warm” button, use that.

1 hour before dinner, broil bacon until fully cooked and crisp. Cut bacon into medium chunks and stir into crockpot. I do this an hour or so before serving to help release the bacon flavor into the cream sauce.

Right before cooking, add in sour cream and mix well. Serve over rice.

Simply and delicious! Enjoy!

Sausage and Rice

Posted by Delightfully Doable on 15 June, 2014 None comments

This thirty minute meal contains sausage, rice and shrimp. It’s almost too simple and I believe that this is why Cooper devours this meal and eats leftovers until it’s officially gone.

It’s a rarity in our house to find meals Cooper not only loves, but will eat again the next day. Makes life less complicated in one area at least. :)

Ingredients:

1 Turkey Sausage (Johnsonville or alike)
1 medium Red Pepper
1 Medium Orange Pepper
3 cups shrimp, tail off and devained
4 cups Jasmine Rice, cooked
5 TBSP butter
Garlic Salt

In a small skillet add sausage and 1 tbsp butter. Heat through.

In a separate skillet add shrimp and 2 Tbsp butter and garlic salt.

Cook until fully pink making sure not to over cook.

Yummy!

Once heated through set aside. Leave juice in skillet and saute vegetables in remaining juice.

I add rice and 2 TBSP butter to rice maker for additional flavor. I love my rice maker.

Pour sausage, vegetables and shrimp over rice. How easy is that?

Busy Day Chicken

Posted by Delightfully Doable on 4 June, 2014 None comments

I received this recipe from my sister as she had made this for me once a long time ago. I was shocked how simple it was and how yummy it was that when I made it this week, I knew I had to share it with you all.

I made this the other night as I wanted something basic but full of flavor. Something I could leave and let be as I had the kids all day and didn’t have time to cook dinner by 6:15. I had this meal prepped and ready for the oven.

Ingredients:

3 large chicken breasts
2 cups brown rice
3 tbsp butter
3 ½ cups water
1 packet onion soup mix
1 can cream of mushroom (or cream of chicken)

Preheat oven to 325** (convection oven instructions below)

Add two cups rice and 2 tbsp butter to a greased 9×13 casserole dish.

Add 3 1/2 cups water and stir.

Lay chicken on top of rice and sprinkle with Onion Soup Mix.

Add 1 can cream of mushroom and stir.

Bake at 325 degrees for roughly 1 1/2-2 hours.

Enjoy with a fresh garden salad.

**If using convection oven bake at 375 degrees for 40-50 minutes or until juices in chicken run clear.

Forgotten Jambalaya

Posted by Delightfully Doable on 12 November, 2013 None comments

I must be enjoying the fall season to it’s fullest as I’ve really been using my crockpot almost everyday. Isn’t the crockpot the best invention though, I mean honestly, you can have a delicious yummy meal without a ton of work, but portrays a “slaving” meal. It’s great!

I have decided I would try a couple new things this week and actually write out my meal plans for two weeks. Yes TWO weeks. I am not sure how this will pan out but today is Wednesday and I have been on this since Sunday. I figured I would see if it helps me from impulse buys at the store and would also keep me from returning to the store multiple times throughout the week as I decide what to make and need the last minute run. This plan, I am hoping, will help save a few bucks and keep me to the task of making meals I talk about but resort to something else.

Tonight I made jambalaya as I love my mom’s Jambalaya and some of the recipes I’ve seen before require you to add rice to the pot. I do not prefer this as it can make for terrible leftovers and soggy rice. Yuck!

Ingredients:

2 cans diced tomatoe, undrained
2 cans chicken broth (I use Better than Bouillon)
2 cans tomato paste (6oz each)
1-2 medium diced green pepper
1 medium diced onion
3 celery ribs, chopped
Minced garlic
Splash of Parsley
Splash of Basil
Splash of Oregano
Dash of salt
½ tsp cayenne pepper (optional, I enjoy a little spice)
½ tsp chili powder (optional, I enjoy a little spice)

1lb boneless chicken breast cut into chunks
1lb smoked sausage cut into chunks (I used Costco Hot sausage)
½ lb uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
Hot cooked rice

In the crockpot, combine te tomatoes, broth and tomato paste. Stir in green peppers, onion, celery, garlic, and seasonings. Add chicken and sausage. (Leave shrimp out as it only takes 20-30 minutes to cook through)

Cover and cook on low for 6 hours or until chicken is tender. 30 minutes before serving add shrimp, stir well and cover crockpot for remainder of cooking.