BBQ Chicken Sliders

Hope everyone has had a wonderful summer.
Ours had been super fun and super busy.

I will be back in the recipe writing once school starts.

If you would like to see what we have been up to, check out

our family blog:
http://www.thechavarriafamilyblog.blogspot.com

Now for the good stuff!

So easy,so good and pretty darn healthy!

Recipe:

1 lb ground chicken breast

1/4 cup plain bread crumbs

1/4-1/2 cup your favorite bbq sauce

1 tablespoon bbq seasoning(dry)

1/2 teaspoon chili powder

1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes(optional0

1 teaspoon garlic powder

1 teaspoon black pepper

1/4 teaspoon ground cumin

1 teaspoon olive oil

8 slider buns

lettuce

tomato

mayo

bbq sauced for topping

Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl and form in to

eight equal size patties. Heat your olive oil in a large skillet

or grill pan. Cook burgers about 5-7 minutes on each side.

Serve warm!

You could also cook them on your outdoor grill.

Enjoy!

Bacon Wrapped Turkey Buger Meatloaf

So I have never really liked meatloaf.

OK I actually can't stand it. But I "eat" it.

But then I ran across this and changed it up a little

to make it mine.

And I may now be a meatloaf lover! :)

Recipe:

adapted from food.com

2lbs ground turkey

1 egg

1/2 cup minced onion

1/2 shredded cheddar cheese

1/2 cup rolled oats

3 tablespoons BBQ sauce

1 teaspoon garlic powder

1 teaspoon black pepper

12 slices of bacon

Mix all ingredients together in a large mixing bowl, set aside.

Line a large baking pan with foil.

Lay 6 pieces of bacon side by side on a sheet of foil, lay

one meat loaf on top of back and wrap the bacon around your

meat loaf, place in baking pan. Repeat with second loaf.

Bake at 400 for 45-60 minutes.

Cheese Steak Sandwhich

Cheese and steak together?
Does it get much better?
I vote no!

Recipe:
2 lbs beef steak thinly sliced(I used patio steaks, flank or skirt would work well)
1/2 onion sliced
2 teaspoons of black pepper
1 teaspoon garlic powder or 1 clove minced
1 teaspoon salt

In a large pan or skillet place all
ingredients and saute until
meat is tender and cooked through about 12 minutes.
 

For Cheese Sauce:
1 lb yellow cheese(cheddar or colby jack)
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
4 tablespoons flour
1/2 cup milk

Melt butter in a medium sauce pan, add
flour and black pepper and mix until flour is cooked
out(2 minutes). Add in milk and whisk
until most of the lumps are gone, add in cheese.
Cook on low stirring occasionally until cheese
is melted and the sauce is thick and smooth.

Place your steak and onions in a large bun top
with cheese sauce and enjoy.


Enjoy your weekend!!!

Chicken Carbanara

This was so much better then I had thought it 

would be and the whole gang loved it.
Even my picky Max!!

So here is goes
Recipe:

2-4 boneless/skinless chicken breast-cut in bite size pieces

1 lb of whole wheat pasta(i used linguine)

4 slices of turkey bacon cut in bite size pieces

1 garlic clove

2 whole eggs beaten @ room temp or to lighten it up more use 3 egg whites

1/2 grated parmesan cheese

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 teaspoons black pepper

1 teaspoon  oregano

Bring a large pot of water to a boil, and cook pasta according to 

package directions. In the meantime add your olive oil

and garlic to a large skillet, and cook chicken and bacon.

Reserve about 3 cups of the pasta water and drain pasta, deglaze the

pan with 1/2 cups of pasta water. Mix together in a small

bowl, eggs or egg whites, parmesan cheese, black pepper,

and oregano. Now add the pasta to the skillet

with the meats stir well, now  while the pan is on medium heat

poor egg mixture over pasta and continually mix. Mixture will look 

odd, now slowly add in the reserved pasta water to help make

the sauce have a better consistency. (i used 1 1/2 cups) 

once desired consistency is reached remove from heat and serve with

grated parmesan cheese!!
 

Enjoy!!