EASY
BEEF CHUCK POT ROAST
Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 2 Hours
Ready In: 2 hours and
20 Minutes
Makes 8 servings
Ingredients:
4 pounds beef chuck shoulder
pot roast
2 teaspoons olive oil
2 bay leaves
1 teaspoon salt
1 chopped onion
2 minced cloves of garlic
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 325
degrees F.
2. Heat a heavy Dutch oven on
top of the stove over medium high heat. Add oil, and sear pot
roast in the center of the Dutch Oven for 4 minutes. Turn pot
roast over using tongs; sear all sides for 3 to 4 minutes on
each side. Remove pot roast from Dutch Oven.
3. Arrange onion, garlic, and
1 bay leaf in the bottom of the Dutch Oven, and sprinkle with
salt and pepper.
4. Return pot roast to Dutch
Oven, place remaining bay leaf on top of the pot roast, and cover.
5. Cook in the Dutch Oven for
30 minutes at 325 degrees F.
6. Reduce the heat to 300 degrees
F. and cook for 1 1/2 hours.
7. Remove pot roast to a platter
to rest for 10 to 15 minutes.
8. Slice, and top with onions
and gravy.
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EASY
CHICKEN ROASTER
Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 2 Hours and
45 Minutes
Ready In: about 3 Hours
Makes 3 to 4 servings
Ingredients:
1 whole chicken roaster
5 to 7 pounds
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/4 cup mild chili powder
2 tablespoons garlic salt
2 tablespoons black pepper
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350
degrees F.
2. Remove giblets from chicken.
Place chicken roaster breast up in roasting pan. Rub skin with
oil. Cover with aluminum foil.
3. Roast for 45 minutes. Remove
foil and roast 30 minutes.
4. Meanwhile, combine remaining
ingredients in a small bowl, set aside.
5. Rub skin with spice mixture.
Continue to roast, basting occasionally, for 1 hour and 30 minutes
or meat thermometer inserted in thickest part of thigh registers
180 degrees F.
6. Remove chicken roaster from
pan; cover and let stand for 10-15 minutes.
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BAKED
LEMON-PEPPER BONELESS CHICKEN BREASTS
Prep Time: 5 Minutes
Cook Time: about 35 to
40 Minutes
Ready In: about 45 Minutes
Makes 6 servings
Ingredients:
6 boneless skinless chicken
breasts
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon dried sage
1 teaspoon dried rosemary
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon cracked black pepper
vegetable oil spray
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350
degrees F.
2. Rinse chicken breasts and
pat dry with paper towels. Set aside.
2. Lightly spray an oven-safe
casserole dish with the vegetable oil spray; then arrange the
chicken breasts evenly in the casserole dish.
4. In a medium size mixing bowl,
combine the lemon juice, sage, rosemary, oregano and black pepper;
then rub the mixture onto the top of each chicken breast
5. Combine remaining ingredients
except pepper and rub well on each breast. Sprinkle with pepper.
Refrigerate, uncovered, for at least 1 hour. For even more flavor,
marinate the chicken overnight.
6. Place the chicken filled casserole
dish into the oven and bake uncovered for 35 to 40 minutes, or
until juices run clear when breasts are pierced with a knife.
Serve with any pan juices.
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BRAISED
BONELESS CENTER CUT PORK CHOPS
Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 14 to 18 Minutes
Ready In: 24 to 28 Minutes
Makes 6 servings
Ingredients:
6 boneless pork center
loin chops, 3/4-inch thick
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon olive or vegetable oil
2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh ginger root
1/3 cup orange juice
3 tablespoon soy sauce
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
2 cloves garlic, minced
Fresh sliced oranges
Watercress sprigs
Directions:
1. Season chops with
salt and pepper.
2. Heat oil in large skillet
over medium-high heat. Brown chops, 3-4 minutes per side.
3. In small bowl, stir together
ginger root, orange juice, soy sauce, honey, mustard and garlic.
4. Pour ginger mixture over chops.
Simmer, covered, 8-10 minutes or until chops are tender.
5. Place cooked chops on serving
plate; spoon 1/2 of orange-mustard sauce over pork. Garnish with
orange slices and watercress. Pass remaining sauce.
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