Easy Recipe: Pesto Salmon cooked in aluminum foil

Aluminum foil has always been a really difficult thing for me. I could never tear it in a straight line, and it would constantly roll out of the package never going back in just right. Then I read once in Family Circle something that it claimed many people didn't know. On the side of the aluminum foil is two push in tabs that will hold it in place making it easier to pull and manuever. I was amazed to find this out since I had been stuggling for years with this. But, what made me upset is I bet my Mama or Mom knew about this... you label readers kept this from me. Anyway, my point that I was going to make is that once I figured out how to use the aluminum foil it was easier to experiment with.

Salmon is not the easiest thing to cook for some people. Really fish in general can be a very tricky thing to get correctly. BUT if you place them in aluminum foil packets and pop them in the oven they become an easy recipe.




This recipe will require an oven preheated at 400 degrees F


Easy Recipe Ingredients:


Any kind of season you like on your salmon

Non stick cooking spray

Salmon (duh)

Pesto Butter
(Pesto butter is green, if you are not familiar with it ask your local Italian, or Grocery store clerk ;0p)


Easy Recipe "Utensils" needed:

Baking Sheet

Aluminum Foil

Easy Recipe Instructions:

1) Tear off a piece of aluminum foil that is apprx two and a half times the size of your salmon piece

2) Spray the foil with cooking spray

3) Put your salmon on the foil

4) Add you seasonings (not the pesto)

5) Fold your foil edge to edge and fold several times

6) Take your remaining openings and fold them down several times as well

7) Put foil packets on baking sheet and place in preheated oven

8) Bake for 10 to 12 minutes

9) Remove the baking sheet from the oven and carefully open up the packets

10) Spread Pesto butter over salmon to liking and place back into oven without closing packets

11) Continue to bake another 5 minutes or until pesto butter looks melted



Tips:

Serve with your favorite vegetable or pasta





My boyfriend absolutely loves this dish and now knows the power of the pesto butter! Pesto can be frozen and thawed for your next use as you probably won't use it all the first go around. This recipe can also be used for chicken but should be cooked at 350 for about 35 minutes. Trying adding veggies and potatoes to the chicken packet, it is delicious and you have your whole meal in one easy to clean place.

Easy Recipe: Turkey and Stuffing Surprise

Honestly, I had a really long hard day at work and tomorrow won't be any better. I have no musing for you today. Except to say, that if I didn't have a pizza in the freezer I would def use this easy recipe.

This recipe requires a preheated oven at 400 degrees F


Easy Recipe Ingredients:


1 can (10.5 oz) cream of mushroom soup

1 cup milk

1 bag of frozen mixed veggies (thawed)

Vegetable cooking spray

4 cups stuffing

2 cups cubed cooked turkey (chicken works too, the kind in the can)

1 cup shredded swiss cheese (or whatever kind of cheese you want)


Easy Recipe Instructions:

1) Spray a shallow baking pan with cooking spray

2) Stir the soup and milk in a large bowl.

3) Stir in veggies, turkey and stuffing an spoon the mixture into your baking dish

4) Bake in your preheated oven for about 25 mins, or until bubbly

5) Sprinkle with the swiss cheese and bake for 5 more mins



I am tired, sorry. I hope everyone has a wonderful night.





Sleepy,

Bela

Easy Recipe: Chicken Burgers

I am newly 23 years old, not married, no kids, and I don't own a house. Can you guess what my favorite magazine is? No its not Cosmo... Nope not Glamour... nut uh its not Vogue. Give up? FAMILY CIRCLE!!! Yes ladies and gentleman I like the magazine made for woman of the soccer mom sort. I love family circle for many reasons but mainly it is cheap (only $1.99) and they know I'm cheap too. Family Circle always has something on the cover that just screams, "HEY YOU CHEAP AND LAZY," to which I reply "yes that's me. What do you have for me this time?" This months addition boasts on the cover " Quick and Easy Dinners." Ahhh perfect. I flip the pages until "chicken burgers" catches my eye. "Why thank you family circle for understanding my need for cheap alternatives to beef." Yes, I did actually say this out loud but everyone who heard me knows I'm crazy after all.

Ground Turkey is cheaper then ground beef, but ground chicken takes the cake as far as costs goes. Plus, it is actually a lot better for you.


Family circle says this easy recipe needs a preheated broiler, or a grill. Whichever floats your boat, they don't seem to care.


Ingredients:

1/4 cup low fat mayonnaise (I hate mayo so I will find an alternative)

1 tablespoon chopped parsley

1 tablespoon chopped basil plus 4 large whole basil leaves

1 teaspoon lemon juice

16 oz ground chicken

1 small onion, finely chopped

3 tablespoons part-skim ricotta cheese

3 tablespoons seasoned bread crumbs

4 hamburger buns

1 small tomato, sliced

Utensils needed:

small bowl

spoon (because obviously you need one to mix stuff)


Tips:

My alternative to the Mayo mixture discussed below : Ketchup, Mustard, Cheese, and a Pickle! ooo fancy


Easy Recipe Ingredients:


1) Stir together mayonnaise, 1/2 tablespoon parsley, 1/2 tablespoon chopped basil and lemon juice in small bowl, set aside. (Then again you could just follow my tip and skip this all together.)

2) Heat gas grill to medium high or prepare charcoal grill with medium hot-coals. (I'm going to use the broiler because i have no idea how to control a coals temperature.)

3) In a large bowl, stir together remaining 1/4 tbsp each of parsley and basil, chicken, onion, ricotta, and bread crumbs until combined.

4) Form #3's mixture into four inch patties.

5) Grill 6 mins per side, or broiler 5 to six mins per side on a nonstick broiler pan

6) Remove and place on buns (well duh)

7) Top with Basil leaf, a slice of tomato and 1 tablespoon of mayo mixture





Any recipe can be fancied up or toned down to fit the taste you are going for. This recipe is pretty easy whether it has the mayo mix or the ketchup. You will notice that the Chicken Burger has a much lighter look than a normal ground beef burger (more affectionately known as a hamburger.) Also notice the obvious lack of disgusting grease pool.

AS the chick-fil-a a cows say, and apparently our friends at Family Circle based on this months recipes: "Eat more chicken!"



Simple, veloce e buon,

Bela