Main Dishes

Ingredients: 1 (4 -5 lb) whole roasting chicken Scant olive oil for greasing the pan 2 teaspoons kosher salt, or to taste 1 teaspoon smoked paprika 1 teaspoon onion powder ½ teaspoon dried thyme 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional) ½ teaspoon black pepper (optional) 4 whole garlic cloves (optional) 1 yellow onion, quartered (optional) Directions: • Grease the inside of a 5 quart or larger crockpot with olive oil. • Combine all dry ingredients. • Rub the dry ingredients all over the chicken, inside and out, and place in crockpot, breast side down. • If desired, [...]

A delicious and easy one pan meal! Ingredients: 6 bone in, skin on or off chicken thighs Pinch of salt to season Cracked black pepper 2 teaspoons dried Thyme (or your herbs of choice) 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 6 cloves garlic, crushed Juice of 1 lemon 1 lemon, thinly sliced 5 fresh thyme sprigs 2-3 bunches of asparagus (about 24 spears), woody ends removed Method: 1. Preheat your oven to 200°C | 400° F. Season chicken thighs with salt, pepper and dried thyme. 2. Heat a large cast iron skillet (or heavy based oven-proof pan), over [...]

This burger gets a Middle Eastern twist from the addition of garlic, cumin, coriander, and fresh mint and parsley folded into the ground turkey. Ingredients: 1 ½ lb ground turkey 2 medium cloves garlic Salt ¼ cup lightly packed chopped fresh mint ¼ cup lightly packed chopped fresh parsley 2 tbsp olive oil 2 tsp sweet paprika 1 tsp ground cumin ½ tsp ground coriander ¼ tsp cayenne   Preparation: Put the ground turkey in a large bowl. Mince the garlic and mix it with the mint, parsley, olive oil, paprika, cumin, coriander, and cayenne into the turkey. Shape the [...]

This is a quick and easy make ahead meal that would be a perfect lunch to take to work. Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil 4 boneless, skinless chicken thighs, sliced Salt, to taste Pepper, to taste 1 lb green beans 2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved ½ cup basil pesto Preparation:  In a large pan, heat olive oil and add chicken thighs.  Season with salt and pepper. When the chicken is completely cooked through, remove from pan.  Slice into strips, and set aside.  Add green beans and cook until crisp tender.  Return the chicken strips to [...]