Baked Sweet and Sour Chicken

This recipe is borrowed from a girlfriend of mine, Lauren. She made this for us this past week and it was so much better and healthier than ordering Chinese Food! 

Ingredients: 

Chicken:

3-4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts

1 1/2 cup cornstarch

3 eggs, beaten

1/4 cup canola oil

Sweet and sour sauce:

1 cup granulated sugar

4 tablespoons of ketchup

1/4 cup white vinegar

1/4 cup apple cider vinegar

1 tablespoon low sodium soy sauce

1 teaspoon garlic salt

For veggies, sautee chopped carrots, mushrooms, and greenbeans in the sweet and sour sauce. 

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

2. Cut chicken breasts into bite-sized pieces and season with salt and pepper.

3. Place cornstarch and beaten eggs in separate bowls.

4. Dip chicken into cornstarch and then coat in egg mixture.

5. Heat canola oil in a large skiller over medium-high heat and cook chicken until browned.

6. Place browned chicken in a 9 x 13 greased baking dish. 

7. In a medium sized mixing bowl, whisk together sugar, ketchup, vinegars, soy sauce, and garlic salt. 

8. Poor sauce over mixture chicken and bake for 45-60 minutes. 

9. While the chicken is baking, cook brown rice and sautee the veggies. Once the chicken is done, mixed everything together!

10. Enjoy! 

Bacon Wrapped Jalapeno Poppers

YUMMMMMMMMM! 

Ingredients: 

8-10 Jalapeno Peppers

1 Package of Chives

1 8 oz package of plain cream cheese

8-10 pieces of bacon 

Directions:

1. Hollow out the jalapeno peppers. 

2. Mix the cream cheese and chives together. Stuff jalapenos with cream cheese mixture.

3. Wrap uncooked bacon around the jalapenos. 

4. Bake jalapeno poppers for 20-24 minutes at 400 degrees. Remove when bacon is crispy and cooked.

5. Enjoy! 

Baked Chicken Tacos

Here's the original blog I got this recipe from! I modified it a tad so now you have TWO ways to make Baked Chicken Tacos!

http://mommyimhungry.blogspot.com/2012/11/oven-tacos.html

Here's my version: 

Ingredients:

12 Hard Taco Shells

1 packet of Taco Seasoning

2 lbs Chicken

1 Onion

2 cups Pepper Jack Cheese

Additional toppings:

Salsa

Lettuce

Sour Cream

Guacamole

Cilantro

Salt and Pepper 

Directions:

1. Chop raw chicken and onion.

2. Sautee chicken, sliced onions, and taco seasoning in 2 tsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil for 7-8 minutes. 

 3. Line the pan with taco shells. Yes they will fall all over the place until you put the chicken in. 

4. Spoon the taco meat mixture into the taco shells and place into a 9 x 13 inch baking dish, standing up. Sprinkle cheese over the top of the taco meat in each shell. Place into the oven and bake at 400 degrees for 10-12 minutes or until the cheese has melted and the tacos are heated through. 

Remove from the oven and top with any optional condiments for serving.  

Holy-Moly Homemade Guacamole!

This is by far my favorite guacamole recipe I've ever had and it's not only because my boyfriend makes it! It's so simple and delicious!

Ingredients:

2 Limes

3 Avocados

1/2 Red Onion

12 Cherry Tomatos

Cilantro

3 Jalapenos 

3 Garlic Cloves 

Salt and Pepper

1. Fine chop all ingredients. Depending on desired spice level - remove all jalapeno seeds or leave some! It's up to you! 

2. Mix ingredients together in a bowl.

3. Cut avocado's in half and spoon into the bowl. Here's the key: use a fork to mix everything together so you have chunks of avocado in the guacamole. Add salt and pepper to taste!

4. Enjoy!