Bourbon Chicken (NO alcohol)

Okay, so immediately after tasting this, I realized what everyone was raving about! The sauce has a great flavor, just the right amount of sweetness and spice. It is also such a simple recipe...which of course makes meals 10 times better! There is no BOURBON in this recipe...who knows why it is called bourbon?? Anyone? Anyway, it is delicious, my hubby said it is one of the best chicken dishes I have ever MADE! Points with the husband can never hurt. Definitely serve it over rice...of course, we used brown rice. MMM!

Adapeted From: Blog Chef

2lb boneless skinless chicken breasts 

2 Tbs. oil (for frying) 

4 Tbs. cornstarch 

Sauce

 1 garlic clove (minced) 

1/4 teaspoon ginger 

1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes 

1/4 cup apple juice 

1/3 cup light brown sugar 

2 tablespoon ketchup 

1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar 

1/2 cup water 

1/3 cup soy sauce (or Bragg Liquid Aminos to be GF)

Cut chicken breasts into bit sized pieces, and lightly dust with cornstarch. Heat oil in your wok or frying pan and fry chicken until lightly browned. Drain on paper towels and set aside.

In a separate bowl combine all sauce ingredients. Pour into wok or frying pan and bring to a boil. 

Add chicken back to the pan, reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes.

Serve over rice...delish!

Beefy Corn Chip Casserole

Really Good Recipe

I got this recipe off of a friends blog and tried it last night and surprisingly liked it--- I thought I'd pass is along
The original recipe calls for garlic salt instead of garlic and I thought it was a little salty so I changed it to garlic instead of garlic salt. Feel free to choose, could have been the tortilla chips I used. I also think it would be good with corn tortilla if you don't have corn chips around. I also thought it would be good with chicken but Aaron thinks it is great the way it is.

Beefy Corn Chip Casserole (the name is not really great, but it tastes good)

1 lbs ground beef
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 tsp powdered garlic
2 small cans of tomato sauce
1 cup chopped sliced olives (I omitted because I don't care for them)
1 cup sour cream
1 cup small curd cottage cheese
1 can chopped green chili peppers
10 oz crushed corn chips
2 cups grated monterey Jack cheese

Fry beef , add onions garlic slat, tomato sauce and olives and set aside

Combine sour cream, cottage cheese, and chopped green chili peppers. Place half of the crushed chips on the bottom of a casserole dish. Add 1/2 meat mixture and sprinkle with 1 cup of cheese. Spread sour cream mixture evenly over casserole. Repeat first two layers. End with cheese on top. Bake covered at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 15 minute