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Crockpot chicken and veggies

Jan 26th, 2012
by ben.
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Crockpot Chicken and Veggies

Date: 1/18/2012

Recipe: http://mamaandbabylove.com/2011/04/05/freezer-cooking-with-slow-cooker-recipes/

Modifications: We halved the amount of chicken from 2lbs to 1lb, just because it seemed like a lot of chicken.

Time to table: 30 minutes prep, 8 hours crockpot

Servings: 2 adults, 1 toddler

Ben: Like

Erin: Like

Annie: Dislike

Notes: This dish was meh. The original recipe calls it “barbecue” chicken, but I hesitate to use that word because it doesn’t taste like barbecue at all. We found this recipe to be oddly bland, and when we make it again we’ll for sure add more spices and salt to it. We have another bag of this in the freezer that we’ll most likely use when Erin is on maternity leave in a couple months. I DO like this method of prepping dishes though, as all you need to do is chop your vegetables, mix everything together, and freeze it – no cooking at all. We’re going to try this method with chili and see how it goes.

Annie was in a MOOD tonight and had none of this.

Crockpot BBQ Chicken freezer meal

Crockpot BBQ Chicken freezer meal

Crockpot Chicken and Veggies

 

Curried lentil and sweet potato soup

Jan 11th, 2012
by ben.
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Curried Sweet Potato Lentil Soup

Date: 1/8/2012

Recipe: http://denueva.blogspot.com/2011/11/curried-lentil-and-sweet-potato-soup.html

Modifications: I forgot to add the diced bell pepper, whoops. Nicki forgot the carrots, so between the two of us we have a full meal :) We also used the immersion blender to thicken the soup up. It’s easier for Annie to eat and Erin and I prefer blended soups. I also didn’t put nearly as much liquid as it called for (4-5 cups was what we used) – it could have used more probably, especially after eating the leftovers which thicken up considerably, but the batch would have been HUGE if we had added the full 8 cups it called for.

Time to table: 1 hour

Servings: 6 adults

Ben: Like

Erin: Like

Annie: Like

Notes: This was a very easy recipe to make and had enough leftovers to make a second dinner out of, which is always a win in my book. We say Annie “liked” this meal, but the threshold for her to like something has gone way down as she seems to be getting pickier about the food we serve her, which is not cool. “Like” in this case means that she ate a few (5 or so) bites voluntarily and dipped her bread it in before announcing she was all done and wanted fruit.

Curried Sweet Potato Lentil Soup

Slow cooker chicken tikka masala

Nov 17th, 2011
by ben.
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Crockpot Chicken Tikka masala

Date: 11/15/2011

Recipe: http://smells-like-home.com/2011/11/slow-cooker-chicken-tikka-masala/

Time to table: 45 minutes, 6 hours cook time

Modifications: I didn’t use the jalapeno and we used half and half instead of heavy cream.

Servings: 6 adult servings

Ben: Like

Erin: Like

Annie: Like

Notes: As mentioned earlier, Annie has been a picky eater lately, so her “like” is a relative measure. Erin and I both agreed that while we liked this dish, especially the flavor of the chicken and how tender it got, we probably wouldn’t make it again, just because it wasn’t THAT good. We’ve made chicken tikka masala before and we both liked that version better, though it was much more labor intensive.

If I WAS going to make this again, I would make much less sauce as it seemed almost like an Italian dish with all the red sauce.

Crockpot Chicken Tikka masala

 

Curried turkey with vegetables

Jul 12th, 2011
by ben.
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Curried Turkey with vegetables

Date: July 8th, 2011

Recipe: http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/curried_ground_turkey_with_potatoes/

Modifications: I was making this for lunch with a leftover half pound of ground turkey, so everything was cut down a bit. I just kind of threw in some leftover veggies we had in the fridge too, no real measuring going on here, cause this was a MAN’S lunch. I used sweet potatoes, red onion, garlic, frozen peas, and cilantro.

I didn’t simmer this for the recommended time because I had a conference call that I was bumping against, so I was in rush mode. I also didn’t have fresh ginger, so I used ginger powder.

Time to table: 20 minutes

Servings: 1 large adult serving

Ben: Like

Notes: I was pretty pleased to use so many leftover ingredients in one lunch. This was actually a bit meaty tasting, I think it would have been better suited with more veggies and then split into two portions. It was a great meal though and easy to adjust for different spice levels.

Curried Turkey with vegetables

Thai Curry

Jun 21st, 2011
by ben.
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Curry

Date: June 16, 2011

Recipe:

  • 15 oz coconut milk
  • 1 cup vegetable  broth
  • 1-2 T curry paste
  • 1 T brown sugar
  • 2-3 cloves garlic
  • 1 T fish sauce
  • 1 inch of ginger, peeled and diced
  • 1-2 thai chilies (optional, for heat)
  • 2 c broccoli
  • 2 c sweet potato, diced
  • 1 red bell pepper, diced
  1. Start cooking 1-2 cups rice. I like to make extra and use the leftover rice for fried rice.
  2. Food process the brown sugar, garlic, fish sauce, ginger, and thai chilis. Maybe add some of the broth to make it process easier.
  3. mix the first four ingredients into a saucepan and add the mixture from the food processor.
  4. simmer for 5-10 minutes to let everything cook together and then serve the curry over rice (I like basmati rice).

Modifications: I skip the thai chilies and just add spice to my portion, in deference to Erin and Annie

Time to table: 30 minutes

Servings: 3 adult meals, 1 toddler meal

Ben: Love

Erin: Like

Annie: Like

Notes: This is really easy to make and versatile as you can use any number of vegetables or meat in the curry. On a side note, rice and Annie don’t seem to mix, as rice is a pain to clean off floors and carpet.

Annie loves broccoli

Not feeling the broccoli so much.

Annie eating curry