Black Bean Burgers w/ Mango Salsa

Black bean burgers with mango salsa, white bean turkey chili, and a garden salad.  I’m not big on veggie burgers, but when I made these last summer, I was all about them.  They’re no burger substitute, but they definitely stand on their own.  I’ve been doing vegetarian chilis for awhile, so I thought I’d give this turkey chili a try instead.  Very good!  I give it high marks.

RECIPES:

Black Bean Burgers with Mango Salsa

White Bean Turkey Chili

Chicken Apple Gorgonola Pizza

Chicken apple gorgonzola pizza and a garden salad.  I guess I have a thing for weird pizzas involving weird cheeses, apples, and chicken.  I think this is my third one.  All different recipes though.  I think I liked this one best.  It must have been the Boboli crust.

RECIPES:

Chicken Apple Gorgonzola Pizza

Tandoori Chicken

Tandoori chicken, basmati rice, and a garden salad with strawberries and blue cheese.  Aya thought she forgot how to cook.  But today she dusted off her recipes and tried a tandoori chicken recipe.  I did a Cooking Light version, and she was going to try a Japanese version.  It was really good and tender, and quick.  Thumbs up.

Tandoori Chicken (quick easy version from a Japanese cookbook)

Ingredients:

2 chicken breasts
1 tsp salt
dash of pepper

Marinade:
1 tsp curry powder
1/2 cup plain yogurt (organic texture works best)
2 Tbp ketch-up
1 tsp soy sauce
1 clove grated garlic
1 tsp olive oil

Cut chicken in bite size pieces and season with salt and pepper.  Mix marinade ingredients in bowl, and marinade chicken for about 10 minutes.  Bake in the oven for 10 minutes at 425 degrees.

Ground Turkey & Tofu

Ground turkey and tofu, rice, and a garden salad.  This recipe called for green peas, but you could use anything really.  I think broccoli or asparagus would have been a nice way to go.  All-in-all, it was a nice solid recipe.

RECIPES:

Ground Turkey and Tofu

Chicken Tamale Casserole

Chicken tamale casserole and a garden salad.  For a casserole, this was pretty awesome.  I accidentally used double the amount of cheese, so maybe that had something to do with it.  It’s a nice lazy Saturday dish.

RECIPES:

Chicken Tamale Casserole