I really like quick and easy meals. These Asian Pork Chops are just that.
Ingredients:
1/4 cup hoisin sauce
1/2 cup soy sauce
1 tbsp sesame oil
2 tsbp sriarchia sauce
1 tbsp asian sweet chili sauce
1 garlic clove - minced
*3 boneless pork chops
S&P
sesame seeds
*not pictured
The How to:
Preheat oven to 405.
Mix the hoisin, soy, sesame oil, garlic, and chili sauce in a separate container
Pour mixture over pork chops (it would be best if you marinate the chops for about two hours)
Season with S&P
Cook 45 minutes
Top with sesame seeds
Will and I both loved this. This dish was Will approved!
This is another two in one post. I wanted to try out a mixture of balsamic and rosemary over baked chicken and roasted mushrooms.
For the Chicken
Ingredients:
~1/4 cup Balsamic Vinegar
Olive Oil
Clove of garlic - minced
dash rosemary
S&P
*2 skinless boneless chicken breasts
*not pictured
The How To:
Preheat oven to 405
Place chicken in a foil lined dish (for easy clean up)
Spray with olive oil, add balsamic vinegar
Place some garlic on each piece of chicken and season with S&P
Bake for about 45 minutes
For the Mushroom
Ingredients:
1 tbsp butter
Olive Oil
S&P
marsala cooking wine
Carton of Baby bellas
The How To:
In a small pan heat butter
Add mushrooms and top with a little olive oil and marsala
Season with S&P
Cook on medium heat for about 15 minutes
I served the mushrooms over some pasta and topped it with truffle oil - and it was delicious. I could each these mushrooms at every meal. Will is going to learn to love mushrooms soon enough.
Both of these dishes were Will approved (but I forgot to take the after picture)
Everyone wants hot wings sometimes.. but no one wants all those calories! Next time you get a craving, you have to try Buffalo Cauliflower Bites.
Ingredients:
1 head of cauliflower - cut into bite size pieces
3/4 cup skim milk
1/2 cup flour
1 tbsp garlic powder
1/2 tbsp cayenne powder
1/2 cup Frank's buffalo wing sauce
Blue Cheese dressing for dip
The How To:
Preheat oven to 450
In a medium bowl - whisk milk, flour, garlic and cayenne
Dip each piece of cauliflower in the mixture and then place on a baking sheet
Cook for 20 minutes - then drizzle buffalo wing sauce over the tops of the cauliflower bites
Return to oven and bake additional 5-10 minutes
Serve with blue cheese dressing
Yes, this was a side dish - so what. Will ate it. And he liked it.. This side is Will approved!
