This homemade recipe can use either leftover turkey, ground turkey or even chicken. It’s easy, healthy, and affordable! Easy Slow Cooker Soups Nothing says comfort like a savory, warming soup. It’s easy to put together because the recipe allows for adjustments. Use what you have and let it slow cook all day long! Ingredients & Variations TURKEY Leftover turkey, ground turkey, or even rotisserie chicken can be used in this recipe!...
What Is This Sour Plum Drink? So what is Sour Plum Tea? Before any commercial beverage companies made their way into China, this centuries old drink was, and still is in most Chinese people’s minds, the ultimate thirst quencher, especially in the heat of the summer! The color is a deep magenta and, despite the name, is deliciously refreshing! When I was young, air-conditioning was non-existent. When your palm-leaf fan stopped being effective is when you knew it was time to cool down internally....
The flavor of the sauce is balanced, with spicy raw garlic and chili flakes, salty oyster sauce and light soy sauce, a little sugar, and a dash of tart rice vinegar. If you like, you can add a dash of Sichuan peppercorn oil for a little tingly numbing action! I also like adding cilantro for freshness, but if you’re not a fan of cilantro, you can substitute chopped scallions. What kind of bamboo shoots do I need?...
It’s sort of a variation on mapo tofu, a popular Sichuan dish. Garlic is the star in this version, however, and it’s also on the milder, slightly sweeter side. (We use sweet hoisin sauce in addition to spicy bean sauce, and don’t use Sichuan peppercorns.) It’s also easier to make! While we originally published this recipe in June 2013, we decided to bring it up to 2021 standards! We’ve re-tested and rephotographed it, and added metric measurements....
This banh mi recipe is made with juicy homemade pork meatballs, seasoned with garlic, herbs, Sriracha, and fish sauce. AMAZING. For me, what makes this sandwich great, and banh mi great in general…is the mixture of the bright, crisp textures and flavors of the vegetables, and the richness of the meat (the healthy slathering of spicy mayo doesn’t hurt either). It’s picnic blanket food, for picnic blanket weather. So put these together, grab three other lucky sandwich recipients, and prepare for awesomeness....
Posted Jan 07, 2024, Updated Mar 29, 2024 When I want to make a dish that is sure to impress, these spinach stuffed chicken breasts are my go-to! I have many delicious chicken recipes on my website, but this stuffed chicken is an extra-fancy, but still easy to make recipe that is perfect for special occasions. Chicken breasts are stuffed with a cheesy spinach filling and then seasoned with a delicious homemade rub....
While we’re using a whole fish (as is traditional) you can also try this recipe with fillets. With Chinese New Year coming up, now is the perfect time to impress family and friends with a show-stopping restaurant-quality dish! What Is Squirrel Fish? Squirrel fish is a Chinese whole fish preparation in which the fish is filleted, fried, and then smothered in a sweet and sour sauce. While the fish is filleted, the two fillets remain attached at the tail and are fried in one piece....
Broccoli is a dependable vegetable that’s always available, healthy, and easy to prepare. Plus, it goes with just about everything. If you think you don’t like broccoli because you grew up with it as a tasteless, soggy concoction microwaved in a bag or overcooked on the stove, give this recipe a try and let’s see if we can change your mind! Why Steam Broccoli Steaming broccoli ensures that the most possible nutrients are retained in the vegetable—more so than microwaving, boiling, or stir-frying....
Seasoned chicken breasts are filled with mozzarella cheese and simmered in a spinach parmesan cheese cream sauce. Ingredients for Stuffed Chicken Breasts Make this restaurant-worthy dish for a weeknight or a speical occasion. Chicken Breasts – Choose boneless skinless breasts – approximately 6 to 7oz each. “Butterfly” them by slicing them in half lengthwise most of the way through (so they open like a book) before stuffing them with cheese....
Stuffed bell peppers are filled with a zesty ground beef, sausage, and rice filling, topped with cheese and baked until bubbly. Serve these with a fresh salad and some crusty bread (for sopping up any sauce). Our Fave Easy Stuffed Peppers Stuffed peppers can be prepared ahead of time and they reheat and freeze well. Stretch stuffed pepper filling with extra chopped veggies. If your peppers are small and you have leftover filling, fill zucchini or even wrap it up cabbage roll style!...
When I say this dish is easy, I’m not kidding! A lean pork tenderloin is filled with a flavorful spinach and mushroom stuffing and roasted to perfection. Stuffed Pork Tenderloin is a delicious and easy meal. This easy dish starts with a simple filling loaded with mushrooms and fresh spinach… you can use any variety of mushrooms, I usually choose a combination of white and cremini! Once cooked and cooled, the filling is rolled in the tenderloin and secured with toothpicks....
These stuffed shells are filled with ricotta cheese, spinach, and herbs. It’s all tucked into jumbo pasta shells and baked with marinara and more cheese. This stuffed shells recipe is easy, cheesy comfort food. Savory Stuffed Shells Stuffed shell recipes are meatless, filling, and flavorful. Three cheese stuffed shells are easy but impressive to make or to gift since everyone loves a hearty and comforting casserole. Prepare it ahead of time and pop it in the oven after a busy day, so easy....
This dish combines pasta with your favorite pizza toppings in a pizza sauce inspired marinara. It’s all topped off with lots of cheese and baked until browned and bubbly. Prepare it in a snap for a filling weeknight dinner for a fun new take on pizza night! A New Family Favorite This pizza casserole recipe is a budget-friendly crowd-pleaser. In this family favorite, a supreme pizza meets our favorite baked pasta recipe....
What is Tamale Pie? A tamale is a delicious favorite, with a masa (corn) dough wrapped around meat and steamed in corn leaves until tender. This dish is definitely not a traditional tamale but plays on the corn and meat flavors. This quick dish starts on the stovetop and is then baked to perfection with cheese. We love tamale pie because it’s easy to make, inexpensive, and ready to go in less than an hour!...
Most vegetable stock recipes were either Western/European-style stocks, and many of the Asian vegetable stock recipes we’ve found on the Internet just didn’t hit the mark in terms of flavor. Well folks, the wait is over, because I have the ultimate, rigorously tested Asian vegetable stock recipe for you right here! And bonus: it’s completely vegan and very easy to make. How to Build Umami with Vegan Ingredients The key to a good stock is creating umami....
© SpendWithPennies.com Turkey Tetrazzini is one of those recipes that has been around forever and ever and yet another recipe found in my vintage recipe box. A delicious pasta casserole with turkey in a creamy mushroom sauce is topped with cheese and baked until hot and bubbly. Serve this up with a garden salad and some crusty bread for a perfect meal! I use fresh mushrooms in this recipe and you can add in any other veggies you’d lke, carrots, peas, and peppers are some of our favorites....
Posted May 06, 2022, Updated Feb 17, 2024 There are a few vegetarian meals that my entire family enjoys, and this vegetable pot pie is one of them. A vegetable filling sits in a from-scratch sauce (no canned soups here) and is topped with a delicious homemade biscuit topping for a flavorful and hearty main dish. Vegetable pot pie: Ingredients & Substitutions Filling Ingredients: Yukon gold Potatoes. Any type of potato works well in this recipe....
As such a ubiquitous ingredient here at The Woks of Life, we figured we ought to explain. We’ll cover everything in this short post. What is White Pepper? How Is It Different from Black Pepper? It may surprise you to know that white peppercorns, black peppercorns, and even green peppercorns all come from the same plant. That plant is piper nigrum, or the pepper plant, a vine that produces berries....
Posted Dec 05, 2020, Updated Sep 17, 2024 My husband prefers white chocolate to dark or milk. I can’t understand it, even after 13 years of marriage, but I love him and enjoy making treats that he loves – like these white chocolate chip cookies! I took our best chocolate chip cookie recipe and used white chocolate and they are seriously delicious – especially if you have a white chocolate fan in your family....
Our wor wonton soup recipe is particularly easy to make if you already have wontons in the freezer. You can make this soup with any of our wonton recipes, including our Simple Wontons, Chicken Wontons, or San Xian Wontons! Wor Wonton Soup or Subgum Wonton Soup My dad told me that as he remembers it, this dish was called “subgum wonton soup” or 什锦馄饨汤 in Chinese (shíjǐn húntún tāng in Mandarin)....
