Spicy Orange Chicken

I would say we have stir-fry about once a week. It's a good way to get rid of the lonely vegetables in the fridge. More often than not, it's vegetarian. Sometimes there's peanuts, sometimes there's tofu. Once in a while, there's chicken.

Things were looking up for this most recent stir-fry as there were sweet peppers, chicken, carrots, broccoli and snap-peas in the fridge. I've tried a million different recipes for stir-fry sauce and I'm always looking for more. I found this great resource that has some very simple recipes. Turns out we had everything for the Spicy Orange Sauce:

Spicy Orange Stir-Fry Sauce

3/4 cup orange juice
3 Tbsp. soy sauce
1 Tbsp. cornstarch
2 tsp. finely grated orange peel
1/2 tsp. minced ginger
1 tsp. sesame oil
Large pinch of dried crushed red pepper, or to taste

My Review: This sauce was great! The recipe made quite a bit, so either cut it in half for just 2 people or make sure you have lots of rice to soak up the sauce.  The orange was not overwhelming and the cornstarch made it nice and thick.

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I would say we have stir-fry about once a week. It's a good way to get rid of the lonely vegetables in the fridge. More often than not, it's vegetarian. Sometimes there's peanuts, sometimes there's tofu. Once in a while, there's chicken.

Things were looking up for this most recent stir-fry as there were sweet peppers, chicken, carrots, broccoli and snap-peas in the fridge. I've tried a million different recipes for stir-fry sauce and I'm always looking for more. I found this great resource that has some very simple recipes. Turns out we had everything for the Spicy Orange Sauce:

Spicy Orange Stir-Fry Sauce

3/4 cup orange juice
3 Tbsp. soy sauce
1 Tbsp. cornstarch
2 tsp. finely grated orange peel
1/2 tsp. minced ginger
1 tsp. sesame oil
Large pinch of dried crushed red pepper, or to taste

My Review: This sauce was great! The recipe made quite a bit, so either cut it in half for just 2 people or make sure you have lots of rice to soak up the sauce.  The orange was not overwhelming and the cornstarch made it nice and thick.

Chicken Cordon Bleu (kind of)

Look at that lovely, perfect swirl of chicken, ham and cheese! This lovely and creative dish was made by Jason and was lovingly altered to be gluten free. We planned out our weekly menu on Sunday and researched this one together. Sometimes it's nice to try something totally different and a little out of your comfort zone to keep meals (and cooking) interesting. With the hectic schedule we sometimes need to adhere to, making time for work, friends, dogs, ski lessons etc, I can really get stuck in a stirfry/spaghetti rut. Allrecipes pulled us out of that rut with this dinner AND a wonderful lunch the next day at work.

Chicken Cordon Bleu

 Ingredients

• 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 6 slices Swiss cheese (weird math... I only purchased 4 slices Swiss cheese)
• 4 slices cooked ham
• 1/2 cup seasoned bread crumbs (gluten free for me!)

 Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat a 7x11 inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
2. Pound chicken breasts to 1/4 inch thickness.
3. Sprinkle each piece of chicken on both sides with salt and pepper. Place 1 cheese slice and 1 ham slice on top of each breast. Roll up each breast, and secure with a toothpick. Place in baking dish, and sprinkle chicken evenly with bread crumbs.
4. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until chicken is no longer pink. Remove from oven, and place 1/2 cheese slice on top of each breast. Return to oven for 3 to 5 minutes, or until cheese has melted. Remove toothpicks, and serve immediately.

My Review: Having someone else cook dinner was a real treat and I have no complaints. I have to give credit not only to the chef, but to the high quality Swiss cheese from the Italian Market. Swiss has failed to impress me in the past but this stuff was great and fresh.

Jason's Review: It was easy and I would make it five times a week. Pin It Now!

Look at that lovely, perfect swirl of chicken, ham and cheese! This lovely and creative dish was made by Jason and was lovingly altered to be gluten free. We planned out our weekly menu on Sunday and researched this one together. Sometimes it's nice to try something totally different and a little out of your comfort zone to keep meals (and cooking) interesting. With the hectic schedule we sometimes need to adhere to, making time for work, friends, dogs, ski lessons etc, I can really get stuck in a stirfry/spaghetti rut. Allrecipes pulled us out of that rut with this dinner AND a wonderful lunch the next day at work.

Chicken Cordon Bleu

 Ingredients

• 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 6 slices Swiss cheese (weird math... I only purchased 4 slices Swiss cheese)
• 4 slices cooked ham
• 1/2 cup seasoned bread crumbs (gluten free for me!)

 Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat a 7x11 inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
2. Pound chicken breasts to 1/4 inch thickness.
3. Sprinkle each piece of chicken on both sides with salt and pepper. Place 1 cheese slice and 1 ham slice on top of each breast. Roll up each breast, and secure with a toothpick. Place in baking dish, and sprinkle chicken evenly with bread crumbs.
4. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until chicken is no longer pink. Remove from oven, and place 1/2 cheese slice on top of each breast. Return to oven for 3 to 5 minutes, or until cheese has melted. Remove toothpicks, and serve immediately.

My Review: Having someone else cook dinner was a real treat and I have no complaints. I have to give credit not only to the chef, but to the high quality Swiss cheese from the Italian Market. Swiss has failed to impress me in the past but this stuff was great and fresh.

Jason's Review: It was easy and I would make it five times a week.