Teriyaki Meatballs

Another pinterest recipe success!  These were super yum!  My kids liked them too!  Though Trevan didn't want the sauce (surprise, surprise), and Jonah only wanted the sauce on his rice.  This is a super cheap recipe if you have the ingredients on hand like I did.  However if you have to go buy the flavored oil and vinegar it's going to make it a bit pricey that first time you make it.  I didn't use the green onions and next time I'll double the entire recipe, this was not enough to feed my family. 

Teriyaki Meatball Recipe
Recipe from HERE

MEATBALLS

• 1 lb. ground pork
• 1 large egg
• ½ cup plain breadcrumbs
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 2 inches fresh ginger
• ½ tsp soy sauce
• 2 whole green onions (I used a sprinkle of onion powder)
• 10-15 cranks freshly cracked black pepper

TERIYAKI GLAZE

• ½ cup soy sauce
• ½ cup brown sugar
• ½ cup water
• ½ Tbsp toasted sesame oil
• 1 Tbsp rice vinegar
• 2 inches fresh ginger
• 2 Tbsp corn starch
• 1 Tbsp sesame seeds

RICE BOWLS

• 2½ cups dry jasmine rice
• 3¾ cups water
• 2 whole green onions

Instructions

1. Place the ground pork in a large bowl. Peel the ginger and then grate it using the tiny holed cheese grater into the bowl. Mince the garlic, slice the green onions (or sprinkle onion powder), and add them to the bowl. Add the egg, breadcrumbs, soy sauce, and black pepper. Mix these ingredients really well until it is all evenly combined (clean hands work best).
2. Cover a baking sheet with foil. Place a rack over the foil.  Roll the meatball mixture into small balls, about one tablespoon each. You should yield about 30 meatballs. Place the meatballs on the rack as you roll them. Bake in the preheated oven at 400 degrees until golden brown (recipe said about 35-40 minutes, but mine didn't take as long).
3. While the meatballs are in the oven, begin cooking the rice according to the package directions, I use my rice cooker.  If you don't have one, you really should get one.
4. While the meatballs are in the oven, also prepare the teriyaki glaze. In a medium pot combine the soy sauce, water, brown sugar, rice vinegar, and sesame oil. Peel and grate the ginger into the pot. Heat over a low flame until the brown sugar is dissolved (just a few minutes).
5. Dissolve the cornstarch in just enough water to make it pourable. Pour it into the pot with the glaze ingredients. Turn the heat up to medium high, stir and cook until thickened. It should thicken as soon as it begins to simmer. Once thickened, add the sesame seeds.
6. When the meatballs come out of the oven, transfer them from the baking sheet into the pot with the glaze. Stir to coat. Fluff the rice with a fork. 
7. Serve meatballs over rice, then sprinkle sesame seeds and a few sliced green onions over top.
8. Enjoy!

Thank You Pinterest for Lazy Chicken

I've been in a depressed kind of funk lately, and then I realized that I haven't been cooking and trying new recipes, which makes me happy - so I turned to my Pinterest boards and made a plan!

I've tried quite a few new recipes and I thought I'd share the good ones with you!  I tried this Chicken Marsala, and while edible, I won't make it again.  I don't have Marsala wine on hand to cook with, and I often sub vegetable broth with no problems, but this recipe was way too bland with just the broth.

One of the good recipes was this Chicken Lazone! I have no idea what the word Lazone means or even how to pronounce it, so I'm just going to call this recipe Lazy Chicken, because it was super easy and you can make it even if you're feeling lazy like I was!

It's flavor is similar to an alfredo sauce, but not as thick as an alfredo sauce.  We also sprinkled parmesan cheese over the top of ours and it was delish!  The recipe calls for cream and if you don't want to be a Fatty McFatterson like me, you can sub some milk or half and half and I'm sure it will be fine. 

Lazy Chicken Recipe
Recipe from HERE

• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 1/2 tsp chili powder
• 1 1/2 tsp onion powder
• 2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
• 2 lb chicken tenders
• 1/4 cup butter, divided
• 2 cups heavy cream (I used about 1.5 cups of cream, and 1/2 cup of 2% milk)
• Parmesan Cheese for sprinkling on top

1. Combine salt, chili powder, onion powder, garlic powder, and cayenne pepper.  Sprinkle over both sides of chicken tenders.

2.  In large saute pan, melt half of the butter over medium-high heat. Cook the chicken until done, about 8 minutes.

3.  Pour the cream and remaining butter into the skillet.  Lower heat and simmer until the sauce thickens, about 5-7 minutes.  Serve chicken and sauce over pasta or mashed potatoes, if desired, (I used spaghetti noodles.)

Enjoy!!

Buffalo Chicken Lasagna

This recipe is neither a Pinterest Fail or a Pinterest Love.  It was good, but I'll most likely never make it again, because I like my own white chicken lasagna recipe better.  I cut out the carrots and the celery because that just sounded weird. 

I doubled the recipe to have enough for my whole family plus leftovers.  I also cut back on the hot sauce just a tad so my kids would eat it, but then John said he thought it needed more hot sauce. 

You can find the recipe HERE.