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Lemony Mediterranean Chicken
By Patlynn
To speed up our Easy Mediterranean Chicken and Rice, we started with boneless, skinless chicken breasts, which requ...
- 1/3 cup pitted kalamata olives, chopped, plus 1/4 cup olive brine
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh oregano
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
- Salt and pepper
- 4 (6- to 8-ounce) boneless, skinless chicken breasts, trimmed
- 2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 cup long-grain white rice
- 1 onion, chopped
- 4 1/2 ounces cherry or grape tomatoes, halved
- 1/4 cup minced fresh parsley
Black Bean, Corn and Tomato Salad
By Patlynn
In large pot cover beans with cold water
- 1 pound dried black beans
- 4 plum tomatoes, chopped
- Salt
- 2 cups corn kernels
- 1/2 red onion, chopped
- 1 bunch cilantro, chopped
- Juice of 1 lime
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- Pepper
- Cayenne
BLT Pasta Salad
By Patlynn
Delicious Pasta Salad served as a side or meal!
- 1 cup mayonnaise or 1 cup salad dressing
- 1/4 cup lemon juice concentrate
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons chicken flavor instant bouillon
- 1 (7 ounce) package rotini pasta or 1 (7 ounce) package other pastas, cooked and drained
- 10 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 1 large tomato, seeded and chopped
- 1/4 cup green onion, sliced
- 4 cups lettuce, thinly sliced
Magpie's Cucumber Sauce
By Patlynn
sauce
- 2 small pickling cucumbers, peeled, seeded, and diced
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2/3 cup low-fat plain yogurt
- 1/2 teaspoon minced fresh mint leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon minced fresh dill
Herb Roasted Chicken with Dijon Green Beens
By Patlynn
A mustardy compound butter flavors the chicken and the green beans
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh thyme
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- Salt and pepper
- 2 teaspoons honey
- 4 (12-ounce) bone-in split chicken breasts, trimmed and halved crosswise
- 2 pounds green beans, trimmed and cut into 2-inch lengths
- 1/4 cup water
Pinapple Habernero Chutney
By Patlynn
Chutney is all about a spectrum of flavors—sweet, savory, spicy, and bitter
- Don’t worry if the mixture seems loose after cooking. It will thicken as it cools.
- Ingredients1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 shallot, minced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/2 teaspoon finely chopped habanero chile
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 3 cups frozen pineapple chunks, thawed and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
Blueberry Lemon or Choco Chip or Apple Spice Coffee Cake
By Patlynn
For homemade coffee cake with the ease of a boxed mix, the freezer was key
- Streusel Mix (enough for 2 9 in cakes)
- 1/3 cup packed (2 1/3 ounces) brown sugar
- 1/3 cup (2 1/3 ounces) granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup (1 2/3 ounces) all-purpose flour
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces and chilled
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup walnuts, pecans, or almonds, chopped
- Basic Coffee Cake Mix (Makes 2 9 inch coffe cakes)
- 3 cups (15 ounces) all-purpose flour
- 1 cup packed (7 ounces) brown sugar
- 1 cup (7 ounces) granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup (2 1/2 ounces) buttermilk powder
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 12 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces and chilled
- For ONE Blueberry Lemon Cake
- 3 3/4 cups Make-Ahead Coffee Cake Mix
- 3/4 cup warm milk (about 110 degrees)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup blueberries
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
- 1 1/3 cups Streusel Mix
- For one Choclate chip coffee cake
- 3 3/4 cups Make-Ahead Coffee Cake Mix (see related recipe)
- 3/4 cup warm milk (about 110 degrees)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup mini chocolate chips
- 1 1/3 cups Make-Ahead Streusel Mix (see related recipe)
- For ONE Apple Spice Coffee Cake
- 3 3/4 cups Make-Ahead Coffee Cake Mix (see related recipe)
- 3/4 cup warm apple cider (about 110 degrees)
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1 1/3 cups Make-Ahead Streusel Mix (see related recipe)
Creamy Herb Dip
By Patlynn
Sour cream might be the standard Creamy Herb Dip base, but our tasters found that a combination of mayonnaise and G...
- For Sun=Dried Tomato Dip, leave out chives and basil and add:
- You can use either whole or low-fat Greek yogurt and mayonnaise (but don't use nonfat). Let the dips chill for at least one hour or they will be too loose.
- 3/4 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 3/4 cup Greek yogurt
- Salt and pepper
- 3 tablespoons rinsed, dried, and chopped oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano
- 1 clove minced garlic
Sensational Salad Nicoise
By Patlynn
Salad
- 6 ounces thin French green beans (baricots verts) or regular green beans, trimmed
- 8 ounces small red potatoes, thinly sliced, skin left on
- One 12-ounce can reduced-sodium white tuna packed in water, drained and flaked
- 1/2 small red onion, halved and thinly sliced
- 1 cucumber, peeled, seeded, and chopped
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved or 1 pint grape tomatoes, left whole
- 1/2 cup Nicoise olives
- 1 head romaine lettuce, torn into leaves
- 2 large hard-cooked eggs, each peeled and cut into quarters
Fiesta Salad
By Patlynn
Whisk together the apple cider vinegar, honey, lime juice, buttermilk, cilantro, garlic and salt and pepper, to tas...
- Buttermilk Lime Dressing:
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 lime, juiced
- 1/3 cup well shaken buttermilk
- 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro leaves
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
- Salad:
- 2 romaine hearts finely chopped
- 1 bunch green onions, sliced
- 1 (15-ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes, sliced in 1/2
- 1 cup corn kernels, defrosted if frozen
- 4 red radishes, sliced
- 1 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped