Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Chicken & Apple Sausage with Orzo and Feta [Shanna]

This is an original recipe... I created.

4 Links of Chicken & Apple Sausage (I buy mine at the farmer’s market – but I have seen it in stores. If you buy from the store, Whole Foods is the best!)
Feta Cheese – Original Flavor
2 cups Orzo Pasta
4 Cups Chicken Broth
1 Yellow Onion
2 Zucchini
Pine Nuts – Toasted (optional)
Non-stick Cook Spray or oil
Salt

Heat skillet with non-stick cook spray or a little bit of oil (oil is needed because there is very little fat in chicken sausage).
In separate pot, heat and bring to a boil, the 4 cups of chicken broth.
Chop onion and zucchini into small chunks – but keep separate.
Remove sausage from casing and add to skillet with the onion. Chop up the sausage into pieces (like hamburger meat). Add salt.
Cook sausage until brown.
Meanwhile add the orzo to the boiling chicken broth reduce heat and cover, stir occasionally. Cook this like you would rice. It will absorb all of the broth.
When sausage and onion are browned, add the zucchini and cover. Cook just until the zucchini starts to soften. Don’t overcook.
In a bowl, layer some of the orzo, then the meat mixture, then sprinkle feta and pine nuts (optional) to taste.
Shanna~

Monday, May 11, 2009

Egg Rolls [Shanna]

Ingredients:
2 packages of extra lean ground turkey
3 8-0z packages of bean sprouts
1 16-0z package of baby carrots
1 head of cabage
5 medium zuchini
20 large mushrooms
3 packages of "large square" egg roll wraps
1 medium bottle of Soy Sauce
Feel free to add or remove ingredients. This is just what I prefer to put in mine.
Brown the ground turkey. Add soy sauce to season.
Grate mushrooms, zucchini, and carrots with a salad shooter or if you don't have a salad shooter, you can do it by hand.
Cut cabbage into long thin strips.Add cabbage to a large pot and add soy sauce (approx 1/4 cup).
Add the other grated vegetables and add more soy sauce. Cook for a couple of minutes stirring occasionally.
Add bean sprouts. Cook just until vegetables start to release their juice. Don't over cook. Veggies should still be firm.
Add ground turkey.
Cook another minute or so. Drain in colander. It is important to have most of the moisture drained so they do not splatter when you fry them.
Take out one egg wrapper at a time - leaving the rest in the package. You do not want them to dry out. Scoop a large spoonful onto the center of the wrapper.To fold, bring the bottom corner up - just below the top corner. Fold both sides in and roll up. Make sure all of the filling is completely covered and tucked in. Again - don't want them to splatter when you are cooking.Cook them in a pan filled with hot oil, or deep fry them if you have a fryer.Yum!
You can cut the recipe in half - but if you are like me, I like left overs and don't make these but once or twice a year. They are good but take a lot of time, so make it worth your while!
I hope you enjoy!!!!
Shanna~