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Tandori Chicken and Saag Paneer

Friday, May 1st, 2009

tandori

This is the Tandori chicken

Cost: $18 CD for both dishes
Markets: No Frills and Indian Market and Spices
Notes: This meal could serve 3 adults

Ingredients Purchased in Bold

For the Tandori Chicken

  • 2 Chicken breasts cut into bite size chunks
  • 1 Small red onion, thin sliced
  • 2 Lemons, juice
  • 1/2 Cup of non-fat yogurt
  • 4 cloves of minced garlic
  • 1 TBSP of Cumin
  • 2 TBSP of Graham Marsala spice (get this at an ethnic market)
  • 1 TBSP of Turmeric
  • 1/2 TBSP of Paprika
  • 1 TBSP of Extra Virgin Olive oil
  • Salt and Pepper to taste

Quickie Recipe

Combine all of the ingredients in a covered bowl or bag and marinate for at least 24 hours. Place in oven proof dish or cookie sheet and broil on high for 10 minutes.  Flip chicken and broil again for another 10 minutes.

For The Saag Paneer (Spinach and cheese curry)

saagpaneer

  • 500 g (or two packets) of Fresh Spinach
  • One packet of Paneer (this is Indian cheese that you get at an Indian market
  • 1 Jalepeno, minced
  • 1 Small onion, small diced
  • 3-4 Cloves of minced garlic
  • 1 piece of Fresh Ginger (about the size of your thumb) sliced into tooth picks
  • 1 Tomato, diced
  • 1 TBSP of Canola oil
  • 1 tsp of Cumin
  • 2 tsp of Coriander
  • 1 tsp of Graham Marsala
  • 1 tsp of Lemon Juice
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Quickie Recipe

Go here for the instructions. It’s where I got this awesome recipe. Please note that I didn’t add milk or sour cream at all. It was delicious without it! Also I added the tomato!

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Simple Marinated Roasted Chicken Breasts on a Bed of Garlic Brown Rice

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

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Cost: $5.00 CD
Market: No Frills and Longos
Notes: You can add a slice of lemon to the chicken when cooking. Salt and pepper to taste. Serve this with a salad of your choice for complete healthy meal.

Ingredients Purchased in Bold:

  • 2 Chicken breasts with bond (on sale)
  • 1 Bottle of Italian dressing (on sale)
  • 1 cup of brown rice
  • 2 1/2 cups of chicken stock (for the rice)
  • 1 TBSP of Garlic powder (for the rice)
  • 1 TBSP of Canola ol  (for the rice)
  • Salt and pepper to taste for rice and chicken breasts

Quickie Recipe

Put both chicken breasts in a large plastic bag and add half the bottle of store purchased Italian dressing and marinate for 24 hours in your refrigerator.  Pre-heat oven to 350 F and roast chicken for 45 minutes. In another pot combine rice, garlic powder, stock and canola oil.  Stir and bring to a boil. Reduce and cook for 35-40 minutes on low heat.

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Roasted Lemon and Herb Chicken with Cauliflower Puree and Asparagus

Friday, April 24th, 2009

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Cost: $9.25
Markets: Longos

Ingredients: Purchased in Bold

  • 1 Whole chicken (on sale)
  • 1 Bunch of Asparagus (about to expire)
  • 1 Head of Cauliflower (about to expire)
  • 2 Lemons
  • Handful of flat leaf parsley
  • 1 Head of garlic + (2 cloves for cauliflower puree)
  • Extra Virgin Olive oil
  • Southern Pride BBQ Seasoning
  • White wine vinegar (for the cauliflower puree)
  • Chicken soup base (for the cauliflower puree)
  • Olive oil
  • Oregano
  • Salt and pepper

Quickie Recipe

Stuff cleaned cavity of chicken with head of cleaned garlic, parsley and lemon. Rub chicken with olive oil and liberally sprinkle dry rub. Roast at 425 F until chicken skin is brown or juices run clear to about 160 – 170 internal temperature.

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    Noodles with Roasted Chicken, Veggies and Chicken Broth

    Sunday, April 19th, 2009

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    Cost: $7.75(CD
    Markets:  Purchased ingredients at Sunny Supermarket (North York)
    Notes: This will feed wifey for dinner and for at least 3 lunches this week. Yes I cook her lunch to take to school.

    Ingredients:

    • Two Roasted Chicken Breasts
    • One packet of the cheapest rice noodles I could find in the market
    • One large White Onion
    • One large carrot
    • Bunch of celery
    • 2 Bary leaves
    • 5 cloves of garlic
    • Several 1/4 to 1/2 cup of dried Chicken broth
    • 1 vegetable cube
    • Agave Nectar
    • Red Pepper flakes
    • Lemon Juice, 2 Lemons
    • A lot of water
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