Jerk Chicken Stew  

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rotisserie chicken
onion
bell pepper
carrots
can pineapple chunks
coconut milk
chicken broth
habenero pepper
garlic
allspice
black pepper
sage
thyme
Cinnamon

I sauteed the vegetables then put in the coconut milk, broth, and water to fill out the stew. I shredded one of the precooked rotisserie chickens and tossed it in and seasoned it until it was too my liking.
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Mole Bean Dip  

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This bean dip was so good that it was eaten all gone before I got a chance to take a picture. This is what's left.




It is extremely easy to make. Four ingredients plus salt.

Large can of refried beans
2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, with a few spoon fulls of extra sauce
1/4 of a 3 oz bar of 80% or more dark chocolate
tspn cumin

After chopping up the peppers, I added them to a medium pot with the beans and chiptole and heated until it was warm and soft. In a microwave safe bowl, I melted the chocolate (I found 4 minutes on 40% power does well). Then I poured the chocolate in slowly, mixing the beans up and tasting until it tasted good. The smokey spice from the adobo and the darkness of the chocolate are wonderful together.
I would also recommend trying different ways of adding the chocolate. The way I make it, I melt half the bar and end up pouring 1/4 into the beans. The other quarter stays stuck in the bowl and gets washed out. Seems like a waste. The chocolate might just melt into hot beans, but I haven't tried that yet.
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Greek Chicken Wraps  

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2 chicken breasts (seasoned with:
black pepper
garlic salt
oregano
dill weed
paprika and
rosemary)
1 red onion (chopped)
4 cloves garlic (diced)
3/4 can chopped black olives
8oz Feta (chopped)
2 tomatoes (chopped)
1/2 cup chopped parsley
1/2 cup chopped cilantro
1/2 cup chopped iceberg lettuce
2 lemons
1 1/2 cup long grain rice
vegetable oil
water
salt
tortillas

I started the rice a-cooking.
I seasoned the chicken, and got it pan frying in some oil over medium heat until it was done.

I chopped up the onion, garlic, and olives and sauteed them in a pan. Once the rice was done and the onions were soft, I mixed them all up and juiced 1 lemon over the top, and added the feta, and added the chicken which I had chopped down to size. I then turned off the heat and covered it until I was done with the other stuff.

I then mixed the tomatoes, parsley, cilantro, and lettuce in a bowl and squeezed the other lemon on top. I topped that off with a little salt, pepper, and dill weed.

After heating the tortilla on the burner, I made up a wrap and ate it. At first I was worried that their wouldn't be enough liquid or sauce to keep it together but that wasn't an issue. I do think that greek yogurt would have been killer in it, or grated cucumber in the salad part.
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Hot Ham and Cheese  

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2 slices multi grain bread
honey on both sides
mustard on both sides
layer of ham on each
dabs of sweet chili sauce
medium to dark cheddar slice

Toast open face in a toaster oven until melty or bread is brown

green onions sliced length-wise
chopped watercress

napkin.


I originally wanted sprouts like the last sandwich, but apparently those were contaminated with Salmonella and recalled so the store was out.

In other news, I am immune to salmonella poisoning.
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Moroccan Vegetable Stew (with chicken)  

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1 Tbs olive oil
2 carrots (cut into rounds)
1 butternut squash (seeded, skinned and cut into chunks)
1 onion chopped
15 oz can garbanzo beans (drained and rinsed)
14.5 oz stewed tomatoes
1/2 -1 cup dried cranberries
1/2 Tbs Chinese Five Spice (or combination of Cinnamon, all spice and ginger)
1 tsp salt
2 tsp red pepper flakes
3 cups chicken broth
1/2 cup chopped parsley
2 chicken breasts (seasoned with similar spices)
2 cups long grain rice
water and salt

I made the rice like normal. Seasoned the chicken and pan fried them on each side for 4 minutes or so.

In a very large pan, I sauteed the carrots, squash, onion, and red pepper flakes in the olive oil. Once they were soft, I added the garbanzo beans, tomatoes, dried cranberries and spices. After mixing it up and allowing the spices to mix with the hot oil, I covered it all in the chicken broth and added salt to taste. It was about a nice stew consistency, but maybe a bit light on the liquid.
Once the chicken was done, I chopped it up and added it to the stew. About a minute before I served it, I added the chopped parsley so as to not cook it too much.
I served it over the rice. Easy, spicy, sweet with the cranberries. Good stuff.
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Fake Gyro Sandwich  

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I made this a while ago and mostly forgot what I put in it. But it was good and I want to have a record of making it so I can try to go back again sometime.

Pita Bread
Red Onions
Roma Tomatoes
Green Leaf Lettuce
Tzatziki Sauce (greek yogurt, garlic, dill, salt, shredded and drained cucumber, black pepper)
Burger (spiced with:
garlic
rosemary
oregano
cumin
marjoram
thyme
and black peeper)

and Feta Cheese

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Swiss Chicken Sandwich  

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ah hem,

two slices of Rye
layer of Honey on each
Mustard on one side
Swiss on the other

pan fried Chicken Tenders
covered in Chili Sauce
toasted up just right in a toaster oven

an Avocado just past ripeness
mixed with a spoon of Mayo
a thick layer of Onion Clover Sprouts
smashed together sliced in half
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