Chicken Fajita and Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution

Posted by admin in Comfort Food, Cookbook recipe, Gluten Free, Jamie Oliver Recipe, chicken

So I am a HUGE fan (not just in size ~_^) of Jamie Oliver. He’s one of my favorite celebrity chefs. I remember watching Jamie’s Ministry of Food on the BBC channel. I was fascinated, he seemed so determined the change the how, where and what people eat. I remember thinking it would be so cool if they did it here in America. And now HE HAS! If you haven’t been watching you should catch up.

Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution

Okay, so I’m beyond stoked about how much I love the show, but also because my wonderfully fabulous hubs bought me the cook book! Woohoo! Happy dance!

Dig it!!!

How rockin awesome is that?! (Yes, I am aware my picture taking skills are beyond non existant)

So in the book and on the site www.jamieoliver.com you can sign the petition. Its a pass it on deal, lol, I just love it! You learn the recipes and promise to teach them to 2 people you know and get them to promise to do the same. Its like a ripple effect.

So time to share the recipe!  I doubled it for our family.

Chicken Fajita (serves 2)

1 red bell pepper (I had an orange one and it worked just as well, infact my kids thought it was carrots and were more willing to try it.)

1 mediium red onion (I had a sweet white)

2 skinless, boneless chiecken breast fillets

1 tsp smoked paprika

a small pinch ground cumin

2 limes

olive oil

sea salt (I have one of those affordable sea salt grinders you buy at the grocery) and freshly ground black pepper

4 flour tortillas

1/2 cup sour cream or natural yogurt

1 cup guacamole (I just used avacado slices)

4 oz Cheddar Cheese

For the salsa:

1/2 of one fresh chile, to your taste

15 ripe fresh grape or cherry tomatoes

a small bunch of fresh cilantro (I had a jar of freeze dried I keep for my pantry)

sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

1 lime

extra virgin olive oil

Put your grill pan on high heat. (I don’t have one… YET! lol, so I used my cast iron skillet) Seed and slice bell pepper into strips, then half your onion and slice it into strips. Next you’ll want to slice your chicken breast into strips too then toss it all in a bowl with the cumin, paprika juice of half a lime, salt, pepper and a “lug” of olive oil. My guess of a lug is somewhere between 1-2 tablespoons… toss and marinade while you make the salsa.

 

Now what you want to do here is chop your chile, tomatoes, cilantro (stalks and all) and throw into a decent sized bowl and season with salt, pepper, juice of one lime, and a lug of olive oil and stir and set aside.

It says to use a pair of tongs, and I found it to be very helpful, to move the chicken and veg into the preheated pan.You’ll want to keep things moving because the pan is so hot so as not to burn the veg and chicken. The pepper and onions are high in sugar and can burn easily I’ve found. Warm your tortillas in the microwave or a warm dry frying pan. (we used corn tortillas, my family seems to prefer them)

I squeezed more lime over the chicken, sliced the left over lime into wedges for the table. My kids and hubs loved it.

This recipe was WONDERFUL! We loved it as much as his spaghetti with tomatoes.

Menu Plan Monday

Posted by admin in Family Recipes, Gluten Free, Menu Plan, frugal, pasta

 

 

So my best friend’s family has had to switch to a gluten free diet for health reasons. Gluten free meals planned on my calendar are for the nights I am expecting her and her children to come over for dinner.

Monday

Chicken and Veggie Pasta

 

Tuesday

Gluten free dinner: BBQ Lentils and Rice, mandarine oranges and corn

 

Wednesday

Banana Pancakes, no sugar added applesauce and Turkey Bacon

 

Thursday

Grocery shopping day: Gluten Free Nachos: Beans cooked in the crockpot, Corn Chips, shredded cheese, olives, tomatoes, sour cream, home made salsa, avocado etc.

 

Friday

Skillet Salmon, baked potato, green beans and biscuits

 

Saturday

mac and cheese, hotdogs, fruits and veggies are kids choice

 

Sunday

Soup! Very likely chicken and/or lentil served over rice

 

Quick Blender Salsa

Ingredients: 1 Can(s) tomatoes with chilis 1/4 onion 1 Bunch(s) fresh cilantro 1/2 juiced lime 1/2 Teaspoon(s) garlic salt 1 Tablespoon(s) Mrs. Dash garlic and herb

Directions:  rip a handful of the cilantro off and put in the blender with the rest of the ingredients and blend or pulse to desired consistency.  Tastes even better after its sat in the fridge a while.