Sunday, April 28, 2013

Healthy Honey Glazed Spicy Chicken

I'm trying this out tonight - 
looks great and super easy!

Baked,  not fried! 
Ingredients:
1 package boneless skinless chicken thighs (you should get about 8 thighs per package)
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon fresh cracked pepper
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon chili powder
2 teaspoons paprika
2 teaspoons garlic powder
1/2 cup honey
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
Directions:
1. Mix spices together and set aside.
2. Mix honey and cider vinegar and set aside.
3. Un-tuck chicken thighs so they are flat. Cover both sides in seasoning, set flat onto sheet pan. When all chicken as been seasoned put under broiler* (I put mine on low just so I don’t worry about burning the chicken)
4. Cook for 5-7 minutes on one side and flip. Cook for a 5-7 minutes on other side. Flip again and then baste the chicken in honey/cider mixture. Be sure to really get the chicken covered. Add to oven again and let it cook under the broiler for a few minutes until the honey starts to thicken up and glaze. It may smoke a little but this is completely normal.
5. Take chicken out of oven and let rest for a few minutes before devouring. You don’t want to burn your mouth with all that hot honey glaze!




Sunday, April 7, 2013

Man Food!

An easy, manly meal:  Roast Beef Sandwiches - AMAZINGLY good!


Balsamic roast beef french dip:  
Ingredients -
1 3to4 pound boneless roast beef (chuck or round roast). 
1 cup beef broth 
½ cup balsamic vinegar 
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce 
1 tablespoon soy sauce 
1 tablespoon honey 
½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
 4 cloves garlic, chopped 
6-8 hogie rolls or other buns

Now for the easy part... throw it all in a crockpot & cook on low for 5 hours, on high for 3 hours then serve on buns.

For the dipping sauce, remove all beef from the crock pot with a slotted spoon. Then mix together 1/4 cup hot water and 1 teaspoon cornstarch - pour this into the crock pot, stir to thicken the gravy, and serve. 

Your house will smell great and your family will beg for more!