This Chinese Ginger Chicken stir fry goes great alongside a warm bowl of Jasmine rice and can be made in less than 20 minutes. You can use just about any type of vegetable also, today I choose celery!
This recipe calls for a fair amount of celery, and is gluten free. However you can add other fresh vegetables if you prefer.
Such as diced carrots, snow peas, broccoli etc.
I have tried many different vegetable varieties and really am fond of using just celery for this dish. While my partner much prefers it with red and green peppers, to each their own.
Also it’s very important to use fresh ginger, the fresher the better. If you do not have that on hand you can use powdered however it’s just not as good.
Also it’s best to use a wok or frying pan to make this, besides that there really is no special technique to this dish.
You are just simply making the sauce, prepare the vegetables and chicken and you’re good to go.
Healthy and easy chinese food can be made at home any night of the week.
So get out your chopsticks prepare some rice on the side and enjoy fresh homemade chinese at home 🙂
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This Green Detox Smoothie is best for weight loss and is packed full of feel good fiber and nutrients to help fuel your day. Enjoy it for breakfast or as a meal replacement.
In no time you will start feeling and possibly seeing the benefits from this smoothie. Which is packed with Kale, Celery, Apple Juice, Pineapple, Ginger, Lemons and dates that naturally sweeten it up for you.
GREEN DETOX SMOOTHIE BENEFITS
I like to drink this at least once a week. As it helps to keep me sharp and feeling healthy. Also they say that if you drink this 3 times a day on an empty stomach for 2 days your giving your liver a natural detox.
Also, it helps to boosts energy is packed full of fiber and can aide in weight loss.
So why not replace this with your regular breakfast for a few days, you could lose one pound of weight per week and feel so great at the same time. What do you do to detox?
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This Tortellini Kale Sausage Soup is one of those soups that you will want to make a big old pot of and enjoy over a few days.
Believe it or not but this soup even tastes better the second day, it’s absolutely delicious!
I have always loved Italian type soups and have been testing out a few of these tortellini sausage recipes over the past year. And decided to finally share my favorite version of it with you today! Mine is pretty similar to allot of those Italian Tortellini soup recipes you will find out there.
However mine has a few differences such as mine will use kale instead of spinach and celery instead of the carrots.
Not to sure why almost all Italian tortellini soups call for carrots these days, but to me that is so wrong. Oh and mine also has a fair amount of parmesan cheese and absolutely “no cream”.
The tomatoes and cheese will make it creamy enough!
I like to use canned tomatoes because it really helps to make this soup super creamy without all the extra fat. I do not recommend using chunked canned tomatoes as some other recipes will have you.
Unless you want a stew not a soup!
Also if you are planning to enjoy this soup over a couple of days, then you will want to add one more cup of chicken stock since the tortellini tends to soak it up overnight.
I really like to use “spicy italian sausage” for this recipe. Trust me you won’t even notice the spice, however if you cannot get your hands on it.
Then I would recommend adding in a pinch of red pepper flakes.
You do want a little kick added to those crushed tomatoes, it really helps to pick up the flavor.
So that is about it along with some onions, celery and extra spices you too can be enjoying one of the best bowls of Tortellini Kale Sausage Soup.
Also you can use “Passata Sauce” in replace of the stewed canned tomatoes if you desire. Both products work very well for this soup, so it’s totally up to you!
So if your craving a soup to warm you up, but also want a hearty meal. Then this Parmesan Tortellini Kale Sausage Soup will hit the spot!
Notes: Also keep in mind, as with all my recipes. If you want to make more or less of this soup, simple adjust the serving size in the ingredients section above and the servings will automatically adjust for you. This soup can store in the fridge for up to 3 days and or freeze for up to 3 months.
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This may be the best Thick New England Clam Chowder recipe you have ever tried.
This is my go to recipe for New England Clam Chowder soup.
It is out of this world delicious!
WHERE DID NEW ENGLAND CLAM CHOWDER ORIGINATE
It is said to have originate in NYC and was introduced by the French, Nova Scotian, or British settlers.
And this here is truly an authentic clam chowder recipe.
I know because this is my favorite soup in the whole wide World.
I will eat this all day everyday if I could.
An when I say my version it’s quick to make, I mean it.
WHAT IS NEW ENGLAND CLAM CHOWDER
It is a milk or cream based clam chowder vs a tomato like another famous chowder called the Manhattan we have all known to love as well.
It is also thicker and made with butter, potatoes, pork in this case bacon, onions and clams.
WHAT DOES NEW ENGLAND CLAM CHOWDER TASTE LIKE
Creamy, thick, sweet and salty.
HOW IS NEW ENGLAND CLAM CHOWDER MADE
It is really easy rather, you are simply adding everything to one pot to cook.
Dicing and chopping will take the majority of the time then let the pot do the rest.
Want to save some time with this soup?
Simply use frozen yet clams, there will be no shucking here.
You can have a huge pot of this soup ready to serve in 30 minutes time.
This soup takes me right back to my childhood, where I used to eat this soup religiously.
I hope you give it a try!
However my family never made it from scratch so I had to settle for the canned stuff.
You know the soup that has way more potatoes than clams?
Oh the things we remember eh!
My parents used to buy those cans for me by caseload because, they knew I would go through a case in less than 2 weeks.
Well looking back I sure was missing out, now I know how to make real clam chowder.
Long gone are the days of eating thick clumpy chowder from a can and having to add extra cream to it to make it creamy.
Clam chowder soup should be creamy and smooth and filled with clams and there juices.
Not thick and clumpy and filled with mainly potatoes.
And please don’t add carrots to it, why do some people do that anyway? it’s so so wrong.
Yes there are some people who still prefer a thicker chowder and that is fine, feel free to omit the vegetable stock of that is you.
But please don’t add canned clams, using fresh or frozen is best.
The trick to making the best clam chowder is using fresh or frozen clams and cooking them for just a few minutes at the end to prevent them from becoming rubbery.
HOW TO MAKE NEW ENGLAND CLAM CHOWDER SOUP
So what are those secret ingredients?
Simply Old Bay Seasoning and some Red Wine Vinegar that we will splash in at the end.
The Red Wine Vinegar will give it that extra oomph and help tie this soup all together.
And clam juice (See below the kind I used for this recipe)
CAN NEW ENGLAND CLAM CHOWDER BE FROZEN
Most defiantly!
I hope you give it a try and if you do I would love to know what you think, just let me know in the comments below.
Keep in mind if you wanting a lower fat clam chowder, you can always use all milk and omit the cream.
I would not recommend that personally but if your on a diet of some kind then by all means, it’s your chowder.
Don’t mistake this clam chowder with any other and definitely not it’s counterpart named the Manhattan clam chowder.
Which is good but made with a tomato stock rather than cream. I now make this soup in big batches so that I can enjoy it over a few days 🙂
What soup is your go to in the colder months?
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With just two chicken breasts you can feed a family of four easily.
So what are you waiting for?
By the time you dial up your local restaurant, you can have this delicious and authentic stir fry on the table.
This Black Pepper Chicken recipe is 100% keto and is something the whole family can enjoy!
This whole dish sauteed in a simple delicious sauce that is sure to curb your take-out craving for tonight!
Leaving everyone in your household asking for seconds or maybe even thirds.
WHAT IS IN BLACK PEPPER CHICKEN
Oyster sauce
Soya sauce
Ginger
Onion
Garlic
Ginger
Cornstarch
What makes this stir fry one of my favorites is that it is packed with plenty of fibrous vegetables.
Such as broccoli, peppers, onions and celery.
WHAT ELSE CAN GO INTO BLACK PEPPER CHICKEN STIR FRY
Protein; Chicken, Beef, Pork, Shrimp, Calamari
Vegetables; snap peas, snow peas, bok choy, eggplant, cauliflower you name it.
Me and my partner used to go out every week for Chinese food, we enjoy it that much.
However now a days, I like to make these type of dishes at home.
It not only saves us a ton of money it is also much healthier. Since you can add more vegetables and different kinds to suit your individual taste.
This combination is my favorite, however I do sometimes like to add bok choy and snap peas too.
HOW TO MAKE BLACK PEPPER CHICKEN
You will want to start by making the rice “I like to use my rice cooker”
Then make the sauce, then set aside
Then you will want to chop all your vegetables then set aside
Same with the chicken
In a frying pan/work add 1 cup of water then all the vegetables, broccoli first and stir fry over medium heat for roughly 3 minutes till the vegetables are tender yet crisp. Remove the veggies strain and set aside!
Then in the same frying pan/work add 1 tbsp of sesame oil and cook the diced chicken over medium heat till no longer pink. Then add in the sliced onion and saute one more minute before adding in the sauce.
Mix everything together then add in the steamed veggies, 1/4 cup of water and season with salt and pepper to taste.
Serve alongside rice if desired, enjoy!
Chinese food is typically healthier for you than most foods and this dish definitely is one of those healthy dishes.
So do not be ashamed if you eat the whole plate yourself.
I mean it is really packed full of lean protein = chicken breasts.
And lots and lots of vegetables!
IS BLACK PEPPER CHICKEN HEALTHY
Yes, it sure is however does have a fair amount of sodium.
So if your on a sodium diet, please use just the Oyster sauce and omit the soya.
This stir fry is so darn delicious that i’m confident it will be one of those recipes that you will want to keep in your recipe book.
And truthfully this is the best homemade Black Pepper Chicken Stir Fry that we have tried ever!
How can I make claims like that?
Well first off this is one of my favorite Asian dishes and so I have tried many different recipes throughout the years.
Not to mention I have ordered this dish at many of the Asian restaurants over the years and this one is defiantly up there in taste.
The only difference between my dish and those in the restaurants, is that they tend to bring it on sizzling hot plate.
And well, I have yet to do that myself.
That is not to say you can’t, for the wow factor.
I like to serve this with jasmine rice on the side, and will use a mini rice cooker to cook the rice. Just set it and it will be ready when the dish is completed.
This recipe does have a bit of a sauce, so serving this dish alongside some Jasmine rice is always good.
However if you are wanting to serve this as is feel free to add 1 tbsp of cornstarch to the sauce vs 1 tsp.
This will help to thicken it up even more leaving very little sauce.
Looking for more Chinese style recipes? See the video below for some ideas and or search the blog’s “Skip The Takeout” section for some more inspiration.
Meal Prep Idea: Make enough to create a few meal prep bowls for the week ahead
Notes: Make it with shrimp, beef or tofu too. You may use any other vegetables you have on hand such as snow peas, red onions etc will work well too.
Also you can replace the black pepper with white pepper if desired. And add more water to create more of a sauce if putting this over rice.
Liked this recipe then you will want to try my Black Pepper Shrimp recipes as well.
If you liked this recipe? Then you will want to try my other ASIAN inspired recipes below!
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Well the holidays are coming to an end. And for most of us that means, having a leftover turkey in the fridge. Here is a great recipe to make, that utilizes the whole bird.
So you probably know how good homemade chicken noodle soup is, but have you tried homemade turkey noodle soup? Well then you are in for something special.
I will typically make a BIG pot of turkey noodle soup the day after the holidays or the night of. This way I am not wasting any food by utilizing the leftover turkey.
What I will do is fill a stock pot up with water and then I will put the carcass from my leftover Turkey inside. Then all there is to do is simply boil the bird for a good 30 minutes or more.
Then I will remove the bird and skim away anything that looks less appealing and use the remaining broth as my soup stock. Now there are plenty of ways to make this kind of soup, so I’m going to give you a few options here and let you decide what works best for you.
Really you cannot go wrong with making this soup, it’s healthy and also an excellent recipe to keep on hand after the holidays when you have leftover turkey. When I talk options, I mean you can decide what type of noodle to place in the soup and vegetables.
For the noodles there are thick or thin, large and small, options. So the type you use totally depends on what you prefer, however I do recommend using “egg noodles” because they are much lighter and work so much better in this kind of soup.
If you are feeling under the weather, feel free to add more garlic and onions to the stock as they carry antibacterial properties and have been proven to help people get better much faster. I hope you give it a try and let me know what you think. Enjoy!
Bubba has had enough excitement for one week and is now in a deep Turkey Slumber.
Note: If you have a leftoverturkey, omit the chicken stock and boil your turkey carcass for one hour in 8 cups of water. And use the turkey stock in replace if the chicken stock. Also use the leftover white turkey breast instead of buying turkey breasts as that works great too for this soup.
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This Flax & Quinoa Dressing is vegan since we are using vegetable stock vs chicken and omitting the eggs.
Did you know that a stuffing that is not stuffed into a bird is called dressing? Some people like to make a dressing outside the bird and some like to make it inside the bird. It is completely up to you, however keep in mind the cooking times will vary.
Today, I’m making a dressing and on occasion I will make this same dressing and stuff it inside a bird when baking a Turkey. You may find the dressing a bit dry when baking outside the turkey and in that case you can prepare a gravy on the side and serve it alongside if desired.
I will do this sometimes if I want to serve turkey, because I just use the turkey drippings to make a perfect gravy. I find my Turkey cooks better without it stuffed inside anyway.
This dressing is so tasty, I could eat it all to myself. Now take note the dryer the bread the more tastier it will be also using a bread with other things in it only adds extra flavor. That is why I like to use Flax & Quinoa bread, which gives it a nice nutty flavor.
However you can use any type of bread of course, just make sure it’s dried out some before you tear it apart to ensure the stuffing is not soggy. You can also add less or more celery/onions as well, depending on your preference.
This recipe makes enough for roughly four servings, so if you want to serve more people just add a few more bread slices and adjust the other ingredients according to your taste, there really is not much to it. Enjoy!
It’s going to be so GOOD!
Note: You can add flax seeds, diced apples, cranberries or sunflower seeds to this stuffing if you desire to make it more hearty.
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