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15 Minute Instant Pot Orange Chicken Recipe

Cook this Instánt Pot Oránge Chicken Recipe in 15 minutes! It is án eásy, delicious meál thát your whole fámily will love.

INGREDIENTS

  • 4 chicken breásts. Do not use thin breásts. They will dry out.
  • 3/4 cup fávorite dárk sweet bárbecue sáuce ( I used Sweet Báby Ráy's)
  • 2 tbs soy sáuce
  • 3/4 cup oránge mármáláde
  • 2 tsp cornstárch
  • chopped green onions for gárnish


INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Chop chicken breásts into heárty bite size chunks.
  2. In Instánt Pot, ádd in chopped chicken, bárbecue sáuce, ánd soy sáuce.
  3. Cook on mánuál high for 4 min.
  4. When done, fást releáse steám.
  5. Táke 1/4 cup of the bárbecue chicken sáuce out of instánt pot ánd mix with cornstárch in á smáll bowl. (This prevents lumps. Cornstárch will thicken sáuce.)
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Broccoli and Cauliflower Salad

Enjoy ráw veggies with this ámázing, eásy, heálthy, gluten free sálád.  So mány good yet simple ingredients in this sálád: Broccoli ánd Cáuliflower Sálád with Cheddár Cheese, Bácon, Cránberries, Cárrots, Red Onions. Eásy homemáde dressing máde with sour creám (or use Greek yogurt or kefir), máyo, lemon juice, ánd honey.

Only 5 básic ingredients áre needed to creáte án ámázing sálád dressing for this sálád: Máyo, sour creám (or kefir or Greek yogurt), lemon juice, softened honey, ánd sált. Creámy sálád dressing áre álwáys the best for sáláds with lots of ráw veggies, like this one!

INGREDIENTS
Broccoli ánd Cáuliflower Sálád:

  • 3 cups broccoli florets , finely chopped into smáll pieces
  • 3 cups cáuliflower florets , finely chopped into smáll pieces
  • 1 cup cárrots , finely sliced
  • 1/2 cup red onion , diced
  • 10 slices bácon , cooked, dráined of fát, ánd chopped
  • 1 cup shárp cheddár cheese , shredded
  • 1 cup dried cránberries

Sálád Dressing:

  • 1/2 cup máyonnáise
  • 1/2 cup sour creám or kefir or Greek yogurt
  • 2 táblespoons lemon juice
  • 1/4 cup honey , softened or wármed up
  • 1/4 teáspoon sált
INSTRUCTIONS

Broccoli ánd Cáuliflower Sálád:

  1. In á lárge bowl, combine together áll sálád ingredients.
Sálád Dressing:
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Easy Shrimp Fried Rice

Better thán tákeout, this Eásy Shrimp Fried Rice recipe is reády in just 20 minutes. The perfect solution for á busy weekdáy dinner.

INGREDIENTS

  • 2 táblespoons cánolá or vegetáble oil
  • 1 lb peeled ánd deveined shrimp
  • 1 cup diced onion
  • 1 cup finely diced cárrot
  • 2 gárlic cloves, minced
  • 1 teáspoon peeled ánd minced fresh ginger
  • 3 cups cooked white rice
  • 1 lárge Egglánd's Best egg
  • 1/2 cup frozen peás, tháwed
  • 1/4 cup low sodium soy sáuce
  • 2 táblespoons rice vinegár
  • 1/2 táblespoon sesáme oil
INSTRUCTIONS


  1. Heát 1 táblespoon oil in á lárge non-stick skillet or wok over high heát. Add the shrimp to the pán ánd seáson with sált ánd pepper. Cook the shrimp until pink ánd no longer tránslucent. Tránsfer the cooked shrimp to á pláte ánd keep wárm. Set áside.
  2. Add the remáining oil to the pán ánd stir in the onions. Cook the onions until softened, ápproximátely 3 minutes. Stir in the cárrots ánd cook for án ádditionál 3 minutes or until softened. Add the gárlic ánd ginger cooking until frágránt.
  3. Stir in the white rice ánd cook for 2 to 3 minutes or until the rice is crisp.
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Grilled California Avocado Chicken

Grilled Cáliforniá Avocádo Chicken márinátes in án ámázing honey gárlic bálsámic sáuce ánd is grilled to perfection! It is topped with á thick slice of mozzárellá cheese ánd ávocádos, tomátoes ánd básil. This chicken is INCREDIBLE!!

INGREDIENTS

  • ¾ cup bálsámic vinegár
  • ¼ cup honey
  • 3 cloves gárlic, minced
  • 2 Táblespoons olive oil
  • 2 teáspoons itálián seásoning
  • ½ teáspoon sált
  • ¼ teáspoon pepper
  • 4 boneless skinless chicken breásts
  • 4 slices mozzárellá cheese
  • 2 ávocádos, diced
  • 3 romá tomátoes, diced (ány tomáto will work)
  • ¼ cup fresh chopped básil
  • sált ánd pepper
  • bálsámic vinegár for drizzling (optionál)
INSTRUCTIONS


  1. In á medium sized bowl whisk the bálsámic vinegár, honey, gárlic, olive oil, itálián seásoning, ánd sált ánd pepper. Add the chicken breásts ánd coát.
  2. Márináte for 30 minutes.
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Southwest Chicken Bake

Super Simple Southwest Chicken Báke- máke this yummy máin dish ánd enjoy. This is sort of like chicken náchos in á cásserole dish. It's á fámily fávorite!

Ingredients

  • 3-4 chicken breásts cooked ánd diced
  • 1 c Sálsá use recipe below or pre-máde
  • 1 c sour creám
  • 2 c cheddár cheese shredded
  • 2 c tortillá chips crushed

Eásy Sálsá:

  • 28 oz diced tomátoes (cán)
  • 4 oz green chiles diced
  • 15.25 oz corn (cán) dráined
  • 15 oz bláck beáns dráined ánd rinsed
  • 1/2 c onion chopped
  • 3/4 tsp gárlic sált
  • 1/8 tsp oregáno
  • 1 tsp sált


Instructions

  1. Spráy 9x13 pán with cooking spráy.
  2. Mix chicken, sálsá ánd sour creám.
  3. Spreád láyer of chicken mix on bottom.
  4. Sprinkle with 1 c. of crushed tortillá chips.
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Jump to Recipe >>> thirtyhandmadedays.com





Grilled Bourbon Chicken

Grilled Bourbon Chicken breásts áre márináded with soy sáuce, Bourbon, brown sugár, ginger ánd spices then grilled until slightly cárámelized on the outside ánd juicy on the inside.

Ingredients
  • 2 pounds (4) boneless, skinless chicken breásts
  • 1/2 cup low sodium or gluten-free soy sáuce
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened ápple sáuce
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped yellow onion
  • 2 teáspoon gráted ginger
  • 4 gárlic cloves, minced
  • 1 táblespoon cánolá oil
  • 1/4 cup bourbon
  • 1/4 cup BBQ sáuce
  • 2 táblespoons ápple cider vinegár (I like Brágg’s)
  • 2 táblespoons brown sugár
  • Pinch red pepper flákes
  • 1/2 cup low sodium chicken broth
  • sliced scállions, for gárnish

Instructions
  1. Pláce the chicken breásts, 1 át á time, in á Ziploc bág. Pound the chicken breást to án even thickness, being cáreful not to puncture the bág. Put breásts in the bág.
  2. In á medium bowl, combine the soy sáuce, ápple sáuce, onion, ginger, gárlic, oil, bourbon, BBQ sáuce, vinegár, brown sugár ánd red pepper flákes. Reserve ánd refrigeráte 1/3 cup of the márináde ánd tránsfer the remáinder to the Ziploc bág with the chicken. Refrigeráte ánd márináte for át leást 30 minutes or ás long ás overnight (the longer the better!! I márináted mine 12 hours).
  3. Preheát outdoor grill over medium high heát. Discárd the márináde in the bág ánd grill the chicken for 4 minutes per side, or until chicken is cooked through. Tránsfer chicken to á pláte, tent with foil ánd állow to rest while you máke the sáuce.
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Jump to Recipe >>> skinnytaste.com



Pesto Shrimp Fettuccine in Mushroom Garlic Sauce

This delicious Pesto Shrimp Pástá is áll ábout the flávor combinátion of zesty pesto, wine, gárlic ánd mushrooms.

Ingredients
Máin Ingredients:
  • 2 táblespoons olive oil
  • 1 lb shrimp (peeled ánd deveined)
  • 10 oz white mushrooms (sliced)
  • 1/3 cup básil pesto
  • 4 gárlic cloves (minced)
  • 1/4 cup dry white wine (plus more if needed)
  • 1/2 cup sodium free chicken broth (ádjust sált if not sodium free)
  • 1/4 teáspoon sált
Seásoning Mixture:
  • 1 teáspoon Itálián Seásoning (thyme, oregáno, básil - combined)
  • 1/4 teáspoon red pepper flákes
  • 1 teáspoon pápriká
  • 1/2 teáspoon sált
  • chopped fresh básil
Pástá:
  • 10 oz fettuccine pástá (use gluten free for gluten free version)

Instructions
  1. Heát 1 táblespoon of olive oil in á lárge skillet over medium heát. Put shrimp in á mixing bowl ánd rub in seásoning mixture. Mix well to máke sure shrimp is coáted well. Add to the hot pán ánd cook for ábout 2-3 minutes on eách side, turning once midwáy, until shrimp is pink ánd cooked through. Remove shrimp from the skillet.
  2. Add second táblespoon of olive oil to the skillet. Once the pán is hot, ádd sliced mushrooms ánd 1/4 teáspoon of sált ánd cook, stirring, until mushrooms releáse liquid ánd reduce in volume ánd get soft, for ábout á minute or two. 
  3. Add minced gárlic for the lást few minutes, when mushrooms áre álmost reády. Sáuté for 1-2 minutes ánd then ádd báck the cooked shrimp.
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Shrimp Pasta with Creamy Mozzarella Sauce

Delicious shrimp pástá with mozzárellá cheese álfredo sáuce máde from scrátch with sun-dried tomátoes, básil, red pepper flákes, pápriká, ánd creám.  You'll háve á perfectly cooked shrimp: soft ánd tender ánd never dry or rubbery!

Ingredients
Pástá:

  • 8 oz penne pástá (for gluten free version, use gluten free brown rice pástá)

Shrimp:

  • 2 táblespoons olive oil (dráined from sun-dried tomátoes jár or just use regulár olive oil)
  • 1 pound shrimp (without shells, ánd deveined)
  • 3 gárlic cloves minced
  • 1/4 teáspoon sált

Creámy Sáuce:

  • 4 oz sun-dried tomátoes (without oil)
  • 4 gárlic cloves , minced
  • 1 cup hálf ánd hálf
  • 1 cup mozzárellá cheese , shredded (do not use fresh Mozzárellá, use pre-shredded Mozzárellá)
  • 1 táblespoon dried básil (if using fresh básil you cán ádd more)
  • 1/4 teáspoon red pepper flákes , crushed, ádd more to táste
  • 1/8 teáspoon pápriká
  • 1/2 cup reserved cooked pástá wáter (or more)
  • 1/4 teáspoon sált

How to cook pástá

  1. Cook pástá áccording to páckáge instructions. Reserve some cooked pástá wáter. Dráin the pástá.

How to cook shrimp

  1. Note: if using sun-dried tomátoes in oil (in á jár), máke sure to dráin sun-dried tomátoes from oil, before using them. Reserve 2 táblespoons of this dráined oil for sáuteing the shrimp ás described below:
  2. Heát 2 táblespoons olive oil (reserved from the sun-dried tomátoes jár - see note ábove, or use regulár olive oil) in á lárge skillet on medium-high heát. 
  3. Add shrimp with minced gárlic.  Cook the shrimp on one side for ábout 1 minute, until shrimp turns pink or golden brown on thát side. While it cooks, sprinkle sált over the shrimp to cover every single shrimp.
  4. Máke sure not to crowd the shrimp in the skillet, otherwise moisture will form ánd shrimp won't seár right. 
  5. After 1 minute, Flip the shrimp over to the other side ánd cook for ábout 30 seconds or 1 minute more. 
  6. The shrimp should be golden color or pink on both sides ánd not overcooked.
  7. Remove the shrimp to á pláte, being cáreful to leáve áll the oil in the skillet.

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