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30 Minute Meals: Valentine’s Day Recipe Ideas
This delicious twist is a great addition to a luscious meal between you and your lover this Valentines day! It’s pretty and fragrant and taste Oh so juicy and delicious!
PrepTime: 20 Minutes
Cook Time: 35 Minutes
Ready In: 1 Hour 5 Minutes
Servings: 2
“Thin chicken breasts are topped with an herbed, cheesy stuffing with dried cherries, rolled up, then rolled again in slices of prosciutto. The balsamic pan sauce, while optional, is a perfect finish to these delectable bites.”
INGREDIENTS:
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1/3 cup dried cherries, chopped
1/4 cup plain bread crumbs
1 egg yolk
1 1/2 tablespoons finely grated
Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
2 teaspoons olive oil
1 teaspoon fresh thyme
1 teaspoon fresh oregano, minced
2 cloves garlic, minced
salt and pepper to taste
1 pinch cayenne pepper
2 (6 ounce) skinless, boneless chicken
breast halves
4 thin slices prosciutto
3/4 cup chicken broth
1 1/2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon butter
salt and pepper to taste
DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
2. Brush the inside of an oven-proof skillet with vegetable oil. Set aside.
3. Mix cherries, bread crumbs, egg yolk, Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, olive oil, thyme, oregano, garlic, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper until combined.
4. Cut a 1-inch slit in each chicken breast by slicing at an angle from the thick end of the breast toward the thinner end.
5. Open flap and place one butterflied chicken breast between two sheets of heavy plastic (resealable freezer bags work well) on a solid, level surface. Firmly pound chicken with the smooth side of a meat mallet to a thickness of 1/2-inch. Repeat with the other breast.
6. Place half the stuffing on each chicken breast, place each breast on a piece of plastic wrap and roll into a tight roll, twisting the ends of the plastic wrap to hold create a tight package.
7. On a piece of plastic wrap, slightly overlap 2 slices of prosciutto so they are as wide as the rolled chicken breast. Unwrap rolled chicken breast and place the breast at one end of the prosciutto. Roll prosciutto around the stuffed breast using
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30 Minute Meals: Perfect Valentine’s Day Recipe Ideas
To carry on with my Valentine’s Day ideas. I had to give one for the shrimp lovers out there. This perfect pasta meal will leave your tummy satisfied and warm you up for some desert! |
Sexy Shrimp Scampi
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30 medium shrimp - peeled
and deveined
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons butter, melted
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2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black
pepper
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1. | Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). |
2. | Toss the shrimp in a bowl with the olive oil, melted butter, garlic, salt, and pepper; set aside for 10 minutes. Arrange the shrimp in a circular pattern in a round casserole dish. |
3. | Bake in the preheated oven until the shrimp are pink and cooked through, about 15 minutes. |
You’ll fine that with this meal you can make your dinner as romantic as you want. You can feed each other shrimp and even do the classic “Lady and the Tramp” scene but end yours with a kiss of course.
Umm maybe not, unless it’s a peck. You’ll have food in your mouth…yuk! Better save the kissing for later.Any way Enjoy!
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30 Minute Meals: Perfect Valentine’s Day Recipe Ideas
I’m a lover. I love all holidays. I really get into the themes of the holidays. We have Valentine’s Day coming up so I decided to revisit my 30 Minute Meal Blog to share some Recipes with you for the holiday. Some will be for the kids and others will be perfect for an intimate dinner for you and your mate Valentine’s night! I hope these give you some good ideas for your special night. So let’s start with the hors d’oeuvre.
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4 (6 ounce) filet mignon steaks
1 (16 ounce) bottle Italian dressing
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
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1/4 cup minced jalapeno pepper
20 slices thinly sliced bacon
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1. | Slice the steaks into 1/2-inch wide strips. Pound the strips to about half their original thickness. Place the steak in a bowl; pour the Italian dressing over the meat; allow to marinate at least 2 hours. |
2. | Mix together the cream cheese and jalapeno pepper in a bowl; set aside. Remove the strips from the marinade and lay out on a flat surface. Spread about 1 teaspoon of the cream cheese mixture on each strip. |
3. | Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat and lightly oil grate. |
4. | Remove the strips from the marinade and lay on a flat surface. Spread about 1 teaspoon of the cream cheese mixture on each strip. Fold the meat around the cream cheese mixture to form a ball. Wrap each ball with a slice of bacon. Secure bacon with water-soaked toothpicks or metal skewers. |
5. | Cook on preheated grill until steak is no longer pink, about 4 minutes per side |
This lil delicious bites are the perfect way to begin to spice up your special date night! Enjoy!
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30 Minute Meals: Healthy Eating for the New Year! Fajita Style Quesadillas
Fajita-Style Quesadillas
Makes: 8 servings
Prep: 20 mins
Cook: 8 mins to 10 mins
Ingredients
1/2 medium red or green sweet pepper, seeded and cut into bite-size strips
1/2 medium onion, halved and thinly sliced
1 fresh serrano pepper, halved, seeded, and cut into thin strips*
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
4 6-inch white corn tortillas
Nonstick cooking spray
1/2 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese (2 ounces)
2 thin slices tomato, halved crosswise
1 tablespoon snipped fresh cilantro
Light dairy sour cream (optional)
Cilantro and lime wedges (optional)
Directions
In a large skillet cook sweet pepper, onion, and serrano pepper in hot oil over medium-high heat for 3 to 5 minutes or until vegetables are just tender. Remove from heat.
Lightly coat one side of each tortilla with cooking spray. On the uncoated side of two of the tortillas, divide half of the cheese. Top with onion mixture, tomato slices, the 1 tablespoon cilantro, and the remaining cheese. Top with remaining tortillas, coated sides up.
Heat a very large skillet or griddle over medium heat. Cook quesadillas for 4 to 5 minutes per side or until cheese melts and tortillas are lightly browned. Cut each quesadilla into 4 wedges. Serve warm and, if desired, with sour cream, additional cilantro and lime wedges.
From the Test Kitchen
*Because chile peppers contain volatile oils that can burn your skin and eyes, avoid direct contact with them as much as possible. When working with chile peppers, wear plastic or rubber gloves. If your bare hands do touch the peppers, wash your hands and nails well with soap and warm water.
Nutrition Facts 61 kcal cal.; 4 g Fat, total; 6 mg chol.; 1 g sat. fat; 5 g carb.; 1 g Monosaturated fat; 1 g Polyunsaturated fat; 1 g fiber; 1 g sugar; 2 g pro.; 41 mg sodium; 8 µg Folate; 0 µg Cobalamin (Vit. B12); 0 mg Niacin; 0 mg Pyridoxine (Vit. B6); 0 mg Thiamin; 0 mg Riboflavin; 292 IU vit. A; 11 mg vit. C; 1 Starch; 1 Fat; 0 mg iron; 54 mg Potassium; 61 mg calcium
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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30 Minute Meals: Healthy Eating for the New Year!Blackened Tilapia With Black-Eyed Pea Salad
Blackened Tilapia With Black-Eyed Pea Salad
Prep Time:24 min — Cook Time:6 min
Serves:
4 servings
Ingredients
1 tablespoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
4 6-ounce tilapia fillets
1/3 cup jarred salsa verde
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
2 tablespoons sour cream
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
4 cups shredded coleslaw mix (one 14-ounce bag)
1 15-ounce can black-eyed peas, drained and rinsed
6 cups chopped romaine lettuce (about 1 small head lettuce)
Cornbread, for serving (optional)
Directions
Combine the paprika, cumin and 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper in a small bowl. Rub one side of the fish fillets with the spice mixture.
Whisk the salsa verde, vinegar, sour cream, 1 tablespoon olive oil, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste in a large bowl. Add the coleslaw mix and black-eyed peas and toss. Add the lettuce to the bowl but don’t toss.
Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add 2 fish fillets, spice-side down, and cook until nicely blackened, 3 to 4 minutes. Carefully turn the fillets and continue cooking until the fish is firm and flaky, 2 to 3 more minutes. Remove to a plate and keep warm. Repeat with the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil and 2 fish fillets.
Toss the salad and season with salt and pepper. Serve the fish with the salad and cornbread.
Per serving: Calories 397; Total Fat 16 grams; Saturated Fat 3 grams; Protein 42 grams; Total Carbohydrate 24 grams; Fiber 8 grams; Cholesterol 90 milligrams; Sodium 440 milligrams
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