Chicken and Bean Burritos

For those who know me they will tell you that I love my Texmex. Today I made Chicken and refried bean burritos.

Chopped chicken Fillet
texmex spice
Refried beans recipe
Salsa
sour cream
burrito wraps
grated cheddar cheese

Put some texmex spice on your chicken and fry using a little olive oil. When the chicken is almost done you can warm your beans in the frying pan or warm them in the microwave. Heat your wraps to make them more flexible. lay some chicken and beans in the middle of the wrap in a straight line. Add some grated cheddar, sour cream and salsa. I like some hot sauce as well. Fold up the bottom of the wrap and than roll it together. Dinner is done.

 

Bacon and Jalapeno wrapped chicken

This is a very simple meal to make.

ingredients

1 chicken fillet per person
1 Jalapeno per chicken fillet
sliced bacon
your favorite BBQ seasoning.

Cut the chicken fillet into two even slices. Lightly spice. Cut Jalapeno in half and remove the seeds. Place half of a Jalapeno on each slice and then wrap with bacon. I usually use 2 slices of bacon for each piece. Use tooth picks to hold the bacon, jalapeno and chicken together. Place on hot grill and grill about 3 minutes on each side (all 4) Bacon should be starting to get crispy when they and that's when you know the chicken is done. Makes sure to get the bacon on all sides grilled. The tooth pics will help with standing the pieces on their sides.

Today I made oven baked potato wedges, roast onion and roast carrot to go with the meal.

Oven baked potato wedges recipe

 

Chicken wings today

Link to the Recipe 

Very nice evening and beautiful sunset

Mix and match

Mixing and matching what can be cooked together can make meal planning a lot easier. Today the mix is potato wedges and chicken wings. They both go on the same tray in the oven and take the same amount for time.


The recipe for both is in previous posts.

Dipping Sauce

sour cream
Chili powder
Garlic powder
Ketchup
Soya
tomato paste

Still no sign of nice weather 

 

 

Bacon wrapped Jalapeño chicken

Bacon wrapped Jalapeño chicken

An easy meal as always. Slice your chicken breast into strips. Spice with some chili, garlic, paprika or and grill spice you like. Then half your Jalapeño and remove the seeds. Put a half on each side of your chicken slice and then wrap with bacon. Use toothpicks to keep everything place. Grill on medium high heat until chicken is cooked though. Serve with rice and a nice sauce.

sauce suggestion

• sour cream
• BBQ mix spice
• ketchup
• garlic
• soya sauce
• chili

Oven baked chicken wings

Buffalo wings

When I was 20 you could get wings for 10 cents a piece at any bar or pub. Popcorn shrimp were also 10 cents each as well. Those days are long gone. The chicken wing used to be scrap and thrown away but then one day, some very smart person, decided that it could be sold as a snack. In the beginning wings were fried and than put in a bowl of hot sauce. In the last 30 years they have figured out that all that fat is really bad for us so it was time to start baking wings instead. The good thing is baking wings is extremely easy. 

Start by putting a mix of your favorite spices in a plastic bag. Add the wings and shake them around to get spice on all the wings. I like to let them stand for an hour to make sure that the chicken absorbs as much flavor as possible. Heat the oven to 180 C. I have a pan with a rack that I like to use, but you can just put tinfoil in a pan and use that as well. Make sure the wings are spread out and put them on the middle rack in the oven. After 20 minutes turn all the wings over and turn the oven to 200 C and put the wings back in for another 20 minutes. 

Today I did a chili and ginger spice mix and then some Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ sauce when the wings are almost done, just a little. You can serve with carrot and celery sticks or just some fresh baked bread. Easy food for sure! 

Grilled Chicken

Summer is a great time to get outside and use the BBQ. I like to experiment with rubs, marinades and glazes. Today I decided to go with a Glaze.

First I rubbed the chicken with a Texmex and Ginger mixture. Then you have to grill the chicken and just before it's done brush the glaze on to give it a nice edge. You dont want to add the glaze too early because the sugar from the honey WILL burn if you put it on from the start.

Glaze

Honey
French's Mustard
Garlic

Roast potatoes, sweet corn and grilled mushrooms round out this tasty meal.

There was a nice sunset to enjoy this evening as well.