So stay tuned for how the meals turn out. I will add photos after I cook each thing, so you will know if what you made looks right!!! I'm sure it will.
Menu:
Sunday: Dinner ???? (I may try stuffing a zucchini, if I get home in time)
Monday: I am out of town
Tuesday: Cajun Chicken with Avocado Salsa, quinoa and grilled veggies
Wednesday: Pasta with Kale, and side salad
Thursday: I have Cookie Lee show
Friday: Camping...grilled keilbasa and sweet potatoes
Saturday: Camping...grilled hotdogs/sausages with onions and peppers
Recipes:
Cajun Chicken with Avocado Salsa
Season boneless/skinless chicken breast with cayenne pepper, salt and pepper (just season to your taste) then saute in skillet with small drizzle of olive oil over med-high heat flipping once (about 4-5 minutes per side) until internal temp is 165, or place in george foreman grill (which is what I do). Then top each chicken breast with Avo salsa (combine diced avocado, diced red onion, salt, pepper and juice of 1-2 limes)
I am making just plain quinoa (follow package instructions) and grilling some veggies on the grill (drizzle with evoo and salt/pepper)
Pasta with Kale:
I use the recipe from the Food Network...
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/pasta-with-escarole-recipe/index.html
However, I sub Kale for the escarole (mainly because I didn't know where the escarole was at the store and I instead grabbed Kale, I figured they were both green right? I also discovered that I LOVE KALE.) Also I use proscuitto instead of pancetta, or bacon, your choice though. Oh, and I use whole wheat spaghetti. I am thinking of making my own pasta here in the near future, so I will let you know how that turns out.
Camping: We know that camping needs to be as simple as possible, and if I had my way, we would take nothing but napkins, as far as utensils go; well maybe one fork!! But I have to go with what everyone likes, however I still keep it as simple as possible.
Sweet Potatoes and Grilled Keilbasa:
Get your fire going, and make some coals under the grate/grill...this is my husbands job I can't tell you how to do this. Then place sweet potatoes on grate, turning every 15 minutes, for 45-60 minutes. If you don't have a grate over the fire, wrap your potatoes in foil and toss them right in the fire (well along the edge, but in a hot spot). For the keilbasa, grill this on the grate as well, or cut into chunks and roast it like a marshmellow. Bring some butter, brown sugar and spicy mustard as condiments.
Hotdogs/Sausage Dogs with grilled peppers and onions:
Slice peppers and onions and place in foil pack, drizzle with evoo, balsamic vinegar and steak seasoning. Then toss on grate over hot coals from campfire. Let the foil pack cook for 15-25 minutes. Hotdogs/sausage dogs go straight onto the grate and grill to perfection, or on your marshmellow stick. Serve on a bun with condiments of choice (I will be using the same spicy mustard from the night before, remember EASY).
Shopping List
Chicken Breasts
Proscuitto
Sausage dogs/hotdogs
keilbasa
bell pepper
onion, red and sweet
avocados
limes
kale
grilling veggie
salads fixings
garlic
red jalapeno
sweet potatoes
quinoa
whole wheat spaghetti
hotdog buns
bread crumbs
pine nuts
Spicy mustard
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