After cooking everyone a different meal, I finally got around to me...Leftovers it is...but not in the traditional way. We gorged on a 2lb. Organic free range chicken last night. I roasted it in the oven slowly...mouthwatering. If you haven't tried organic, free-ranged chicken, you just don't know what you are missing. No dinky, shrinky cooked chicken over here. Anywho, I had some left over chicken and half a baked butternut squash, but I was craving risotto...so...
Butternut Squash Risotto++
1T butter (I used Earthy balance)
1TOlive Oil
3/4 c arborio rice
1/4 c dry white wine
2-3 c veggie stock
1/2 medium butternut squash
4 stalks asparagus, sauteed
sliced chicken
Heat oven to 425˚. Cut butternut squash in half, brush both sides with olive oil, and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place cut side up on a baking tray and roast for 45-55 minutes until squash is tender. Remove from oven and let cool. Once cooled slightly, scoop out the squash into a large bowl and mash until smooth or place in a food processor and pulse until smooth.
Microwave stock in a measure cup for 2 minutes until hot. Then, in a pan melt butter with olive oil and saute the asparagus. When, al dente, add in one additional tablespoon of butter. Once melted add in rice again. Allow the butter and rice to meld for a minute or 2, then add in the wine. Once the wine has evaporated, laddle in 2 spoonfuls of warm stock.Again, allow to evaporate before adding in more stock. This will allow the rissotto to soften without being soup or mushy.
While you are working on the risotto, mash up the left over squash (or process it). As the rice softens, stir in the squash. Once finished, serve topped with the warm asparagus and plated with leftover chicken!
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Thursday, February 23, 2012
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Perfect Brown Rice
My version of the Perfect Brown Rice!!!
2 cups rice
3 1/3 cup water
1 T EVOO
dash of salt
1. Bring water with oil to a boil and preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. As soon as water is boiling, put it , the salt and rice in a pyrex. (Make sure you lid is tight!)
3. Bake for an hour covered. Then, fluff and bake 5 more minutes.
***The key to great rice here is to pull the water off the stove as soon as it starts boiling so the water doesn't evaporate. I also pour everything in and put a layer of aluminum foil between the dish and the lid just to ensure no steam leaks out!
To freeze the perfect brown rice. Allow to cool, then place in a very thin layer on a cookie sheet and freeze. Once frozen, break up and place in a ziplock bag!
2 cups rice
3 1/3 cup water
1 T EVOO
dash of salt
1. Bring water with oil to a boil and preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. As soon as water is boiling, put it , the salt and rice in a pyrex. (Make sure you lid is tight!)
3. Bake for an hour covered. Then, fluff and bake 5 more minutes.
***The key to great rice here is to pull the water off the stove as soon as it starts boiling so the water doesn't evaporate. I also pour everything in and put a layer of aluminum foil between the dish and the lid just to ensure no steam leaks out!
To freeze the perfect brown rice. Allow to cool, then place in a very thin layer on a cookie sheet and freeze. Once frozen, break up and place in a ziplock bag!
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Step 1: Removing the WHITE! and, serving the BROWN
Every notice pasta is ALWAYS bogo at the grocery store? My husband loves pasta and even my super picky son is finally starting to enjoy. So, I want to make sure that I offer a healthy alternative. Thus, I have started to purchase whole wheat pasta. It isn't on sale as often, but when the deals come around, I am stocking up. I have not totally won my hubbie over with this yet, but it is a work in progress! He just doesn't have a choice!
Another staple my husband loves is rice. His new obsession is the quick minute rice that you microwave in the package. Doesn't that just scream healthy! Yikes! To me it just tastes... well...weird...microwaved...mush! Lord knows, I don't even want to turn that box over to look at the label. I am sure it has more than 4-6 ingredients and I bet I can't read half of them! So ix-nay on that...okay! Instead of white, we will go brown! I know I will meet a lot of opposition on this one, but I live for a challenge right!!! I mean I knew this wouldn't be easy! So, here is a great simple recipe to get me started!
Perfectly Simple Brown Rice
(Courtesy of Freeze your way Fit)
3 c brown rice
4 2/3 c water
2 T olive oil
1 t salt
1. Preheat oven to 375. Yes! I said the oven! Put the rice in a 9x13 baking dish. Bring the water to a boil, then pour over the rice. Next add the oil and salt. Give a quick stir. Cover the dish with foil to keep all that gorious steam in. Bake for 1 hour.
2. Remove from the oven, fluff and let cool for a minute or two.
If you haven't noticed yet, this makes a HUGE dish of rice. Way more than my small family of 3 can consume. So, I dish up what we need for the night, then I freeze slightly large single serving portions in individual containers. Once frozen, slide out of the container and place in a large ziplock. That way, next time we want rice all I have to do is micro it for 45 seconds and serve! Since I often have to work at night, this is a great time saver!
Another staple my husband loves is rice. His new obsession is the quick minute rice that you microwave in the package. Doesn't that just scream healthy! Yikes! To me it just tastes... well...weird...microwaved...mush! Lord knows, I don't even want to turn that box over to look at the label. I am sure it has more than 4-6 ingredients and I bet I can't read half of them! So ix-nay on that...okay! Instead of white, we will go brown! I know I will meet a lot of opposition on this one, but I live for a challenge right!!! I mean I knew this wouldn't be easy! So, here is a great simple recipe to get me started!
Perfectly Simple Brown Rice
(Courtesy of Freeze your way Fit)
3 c brown rice
4 2/3 c water
2 T olive oil
1 t salt
1. Preheat oven to 375. Yes! I said the oven! Put the rice in a 9x13 baking dish. Bring the water to a boil, then pour over the rice. Next add the oil and salt. Give a quick stir. Cover the dish with foil to keep all that gorious steam in. Bake for 1 hour.
2. Remove from the oven, fluff and let cool for a minute or two.
If you haven't noticed yet, this makes a HUGE dish of rice. Way more than my small family of 3 can consume. So, I dish up what we need for the night, then I freeze slightly large single serving portions in individual containers. Once frozen, slide out of the container and place in a large ziplock. That way, next time we want rice all I have to do is micro it for 45 seconds and serve! Since I often have to work at night, this is a great time saver!
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