Sausage and rice casserole

I found a recipe in the Allrecipies web site but I ended up changing bunch of things and make it my own.

Korman loved it and Sude was "OK" with it. It turned out a little spicy for her taste but Korman had a second plate. So go figure...

I made this dish in the morning and we heated up for dinner. It was still very good.

Tuesday's are crazy for us with drama, swimming, and dance. It is nice to come home for a dinner that is ready to be eaten...

Ingredients:
1 medium onion, chopped
3 stalks of green onions, chopped
2 chicken sausages, skin taken out
1 can of Rotel
1 tomato, diced (I used a handfull of grape tomatoes)
1 cup of rice
1.5 cups of water (I would have used chicken broth if I had any)
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
Salt to taste

Brown the chopped onions in a skillet with a tablespoon of olive oil.

Add the sausage and cook it thoroughly.

Add the diced tomatoes, parsley, and a can of Rotel. Let it simmer for few minutes.

Add the rice, broth/water, and salt. Bring to boil, then reduce heat and let it simmer until the rice is tender. And done...

Orange chicken

For some reason I am always afraid of cooking Asian food. I love to eat it but I am always not sure what actually is in the sauce. I have found a recipe in the web and decided to use it as base and give it a try.
It was incredible, I have new found confidence...
Kids finished everything in their plates and there was none of it left at the end of the dinner...

Ingredients:
1.5 pounds of cubed chicken breast
1 tablespoon sunflower oil
1 tablespoon brown sugar
2 tablespoons ketchup
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoon orange juice
2 cloves of garlic, mashed
1/2 teaspoon of Asian spicy sauce
1/3 cups of warm water

Cook the chicken in sunflower oil until they are darker outside.

While cooking the chicken, mix all of the other ingredients in a bowl to make the sauce.

After chicken is cooked, add the sauce and let it simmer for 10 minutes. Your house will smell so yummy.

I served it over white rice with egg rolls (frozen, then heated by yours truly...). Yum yum yum... Try it, you will not regret...

Chicken Cacciatore

We grill a a lot of skinless boneless chicken thighs in our house. It is easy to marinate them in soy sauce and throw them to the grill. 
This time, I wanted to try something different. This was our Sunday dinner and it was very tasty. More work than grilling for sure, but I think a candidate to become a family staple.

Ingredients:
1 cup all-purpose flour for coating
Salt and pepper for coating
8 pieces of skinless boneless chicken thighs (I used two packets of Costco organic chicken)
Sunflower oil to fry
1 onion, thinly sliced
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
1 (14.5 ounce) can whole tomatoes (dice them yourself)
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 cup red wine
salt and pepper to taste

You need to coat the chicken with flour, salt, and pepper mixture. Then fry them with little sunflower oil. Then, take them out of the pan...

Add onions, garlic, and red peppers, saute them until they are tender. Add the tomatoes, oregano, red wine, salt, and pepper.

Then add the chicken. Cover it and let it simmer in low heat for 30 minutes.

I served it over pasta but i would probably be very nice with roasted potatoes too.
It was really tasty. I ate the left overs for lunch two days in a row and I usually do not like leftover chicken.
Enjoy...