Top Ramen Chicken Stir Fry

This is more like what I am cooking for dinner. College student dinners ftw...



Top Ramen Chicken Stir fry
Cut up about 1 pound of chicken breasts in small chunks and fry, boil or steam
Boil about 4 packs of the oriental flavored Top Ramen noodles
Add frozen or fresh vegetables to boiling noodles, do not use can vegetables because they will be very mushy after cooking them into the noodles. Drain noodles when done.
Combined chicken, vegetables and noodles in a big skillet, then add the Top Ramen seasoning packets. Add a half cup of water and cook on medium low, once water has boiled out make a space creating a bare space in the skillet to add a tbsp of oil, then add 2 eggs to scramble in that space. Once the eggs are scrambled, mix them with the rest of the ingredients in the skillet.
Add desired amount of pepper, salt and soy sauce
You can use just one or any combinations of the following vegetables and the recipe will be very tasteful.
Broccoli, Carrots, Cabbage, Peas, Onions, Pea pods, Green, onions and Corn
This dish is easy to make and the ingredients cost less than $12 for a family of 4 if you are only adding about 2 vegetables.

Greek Yogurt Cheesecake

Ingredients

• for crust
• 1 stick cold butter, cut into small chunks
• 1.5 cups flour
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 2 T sugar
• zest of 1 lemon
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 T cold water
• for cheesecake
• 2 cups whole milk or 2% Greek yogurt (not non-fat)
• 2/3 cup sugar
• pinch of salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 vanilla bean (seeds scraped out) or 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 T cornstarch
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Instructions

1. Make the crust first. Spray a 10-inch springform pan with cooking spray and set
2. aside. In a large bowl, mix together the flour, sugar, lemon zest and salt. Cut in the
3. butter and blend in with your fingers until mixture resembles cornmeal. Add egg
4. yolk and cold water. Mix until dough comes together to form a shaggy ball (dough
5. may be dry). Cover in plastic wrap and let chill for half an hour.
6. Preheat oven to 375.
7. Roll out dough to same diameter as pan. You can do this easy by rolling out and
8. placing the bottom of the springform pan on top and gently cutting around the pan
9. with a dull knife. Place dough circle at the bottom of the pan.
10. Place tin foil on top of the dough circle and cover with dried beans or rice to weigh
11. down. Bake for 15 minutes then take off rice/bean/tin foil and prick all over crust
12. with a fork. Return to oven and bake for another 15 minutes, or until golden.
13. Meanwhile, make the filling. In a blender or food processor, combine the eggs, sugar,
14. yogurt and vanilla. Blend until smooth then add cornstarch and pinch of salt and
15. blend again. Pour filling into hot crust, lower oven temperature to 350 and bake for
16. 35 minutes.
17. When the cheesecake is done, it will still be jiggly in the center but will have
18. a “done” look to it. The edges of the cake will start to pull away from the sides of the
19. pan. Make sure you don’t overbake.
20. Let cool then chill for 2-3 hours in the fridge before releasing springform. Arrange
21. fruit of your choice over top of the cooled cheesecake. Enjoy!

BBQ Chicken Quinoa Salad

I recently discovered quinoa and I love it! This recipe looks awesome!

Ingredients

• 1 cup cooked quinoa
• 1/2 cup corn
• 1/2 cup black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 cup shredded BBQ chicken
• 1 avocado, chopped
• 2 tbsp White Cheddar cheese, shredded
• 2-4 tbsp BBQ sauce
• 2 scallions, chopped
• cilantro for garnish

Instructions

1. In a large bowl, toss together the quinoa, corn, black beans, chicken and avocado. Season with salt and pepper
2. Transfer mixture onto a bowl and top with shredded cheese, BBQ sauce, scallions and cilantro.
3. Serve warm or at room temperature

Notes

*Note: this recipe calls for already cooked chicken so plan ahead! I prefer tocook my chicken in the crockpot, using 6 chicken thigh, 1 white onion sliced and 1/2 cup of BBQ sauce. I cook on low for about 6-7 hours and then shred and refrigerate for later.

I got this recipe from this website: http://whatsgabycooking.com/bbq-chicken-quinoa-salad/

Slutty Blondie Brownies

Definitely worth trying!

Ingredients

For the Brownie layer:
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup dark brown sugar
• 2 tsp of vanilla
• 1 egg
• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/8 tsp of baking soda
• 1/2 cup cup white chocolate chips
For the Oreo layer:
• 1 package of Golden Oreos
For the Cookie Dough layer:
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter (at room temp)
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 cup AP flour
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp baking powder

Instructions

For the Brownie layer:
1. In a microwave safe bowl melt the butter and transfer into a mixing bowl. Add the brown sugar and whisk to combine. Add the vanilla and egg and continue to whisk until totally incorporated.
2. In another bowl mix together the dry ingredients, flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda.
3. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients until fully combined. Stir in the white chocolate and set the batter aside
For the Cookie Dough layer:
4. Cream together the butter and sugars in a mixer. Add the egg and vanilla, making sure to scrape down the sides of the mixing bowl. Add the flour, salt, baking soda and baking powder and mix on low until everything is incorporated. Set aside.
Assembly:
5. Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees.
6. Line the bottom of a 9x9 baking pan with tin foil and then spray the tin foil with a layer of baking spray.
7. Layer the cookie dough on the bottom of a 9x9 baking pan, pressing down to form the bottom of the slutty brownies.
8. Layer as many oreos that will fit on top of the cookie dough. No need to overlap. One single layer will do.
9. Since the blondie brownie batter is thick, carefully press the brownie batter on top of the oreo layer and make sure it's even on top.
10. Bake for 30-35 minutes. Test with a knife to see if the center is done. If the knife comes out clean, let the brownies rest before serving. If the knife comes out with batter still on it, allow the brownies to bake about 5 minutes more.
11. Serve with ice cream if desired :)

I got this from this website: http://whatsgabycooking.com/slutty-blondies/

Strawberry Basil Lemonade

I will definitely be trying this soon!

Ingredients:

10 lemons, juiced, approx 1 cup of lemon juice
3/4 cup super fine sugar
4 cups water
8-10 strawberries, hulled
1/3 cup fresh basil
1/2 cup vodka (optional)

Directions:

Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min

Juice the lemons and transfer the juice into a large pitcher. Add the sugar and the water and stir to combine and dissolve the sugar. Add the strawberries and basil. Using an immersion blender, blend the mixture for about 20 seconds just until the mixture turns pink and the basil is finely chopped. Add alcohol if desired. Serve with lots of crushed ice and go sit out by the pool and enjoy!

I got this recipe from this website: http://whatsgabycooking.com/strawberry-basil-lemonade/

Grilled Guacamole

Wow this looks amazing!

here’s the step by step for Grilled Guacamole:

You need to prepare either your indoor or outdoor grill. Seeing as how it’s winter in Los Angeles and I freeze outside when it’s anything less than 50 degrees, I opted for my indoor grill. Place the avocados on the grill and let them get some black marks on the bottom.

Once the avocados have some grill marks, throw a few slices of red onion on the grill to char.

Next up, let’s grill some tomato quarters!

Once we’ve got everything grilled and set aside, place the avocado into a bowl and give it a quick mash.

Next, grate some garlic over the avocado.

Be sure to get all that fabulous garlic from the bottom side of your grater.

Next, juice a lime or two over the avocado.

Add the chopped red onion.

And then the tomatoes!

Throw in some chopped cilantro. Feel free to toss in some chopped chives if you want, too! They’re the best!

Season the guac with some salt and a few turns of freshly cracked black pepper.

And serve it up with some of your favorite chips!

I got this recipe from this website: http://whatsgabycooking.com/grilled-guacamole/

Slutty Brownies

I did my own version of this and made it into an ice cream cake, which was delicious! Definitely want to try out the original recipe someday!

Ingredients

For the Brownie layer:
• 10 tbsp unsalted butter
• 1 1/4 cups white sugar
• 3/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup AP flour
For the Oreo layer:
• 1 package of Oreo (regular stuffed or double stuffed)
For the Cookie Dough layer:
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter (at room temp)
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 cups AP flour
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
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Instructions

1. For the Brownie layer:
2. In a medium sauce pan, melt the butter over medium high heat. Add the sugar and cocoa powder once the butter is melted. Whisk to combine and remove from heat. Add the salt, vanilla and eggs and continuously whisk until the eggs are combined. Add the flour and continue to mix. Set batter aside.
3. For the Cookie Dough layer:
4. Cream together the butter and sugars in a mixer. Add the eggs and vanilla, making sure to scrape down the sides of the mixing bowl. Add the flour, salt, baking soda and baking powder and mix on low until everything is incorporated. Fold in the chocolate chips. Set dough aside.
5. Assembly:
6. Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees.
7. Line the bottom of a 9x9 baking pan with tin foil and then spray the tin foil with a layer of baking spray.
8. Layer the cookie dough on the bottom of a 9x9 baking pan, pressing down to form the bottom of the slutty brownies.
9. Layer as many oreos that will fit on top of the cookie dough. No need to overlap. One single layer will do.
10. Pour the brownie batter on top of the oreo layer and make sure it's evenly layers on top.
11. Bake for 30-35 minutes. Test with a knife to see if the center is done. If the knife comes out clean, let the brownies rest before serving. If the knife comes out with batter still on it, allow the brownies to bake about 5 minutes more.
12. Serve with ice cream :)