Coconut chicken with mango salsa

For the chicken....

Start by pre-heating the oven to 350 degrees

I then took 2 chicken breasts and placed them in a large ziploc bag and pounded flat with a mallet.

Once the chicken is flat, take a cut each breast length-wise(right down the center). This will give you 4 portions.

Then I sprinkled with salt and pepper.

Take 2 bowls. In the first bowl take 1 egg and one tablespoon of water. whisk vigorously.

In the second bowl, place about a cup of shredded coconut.

dip each piece of chicken in the egg, then the coconut. Press to coat.

In a large skillet, coat with with oil and place on med-high heat. Add the chicken and cook on each side for about 3-4 min. until golden.

Then place on a baking sheet and cook for about 12 min. or until cooked through.

Take out and serve with the mango salsa.

For the salsa...
I took 1 mango (diced)
1 red bell pepper(diced)
1/2 red onion (diced)
diced up cilantro(how ever much to your liking)
2 jalapenos(diced)--- optional
1 tablespoon or rice vinegar
salt and pepper to taste
Mix well and serve on top of the chicken.

I served with a side salad of spinach, tomatoes, cucumber and mixed in some lime juice, olive oil and rice vinegar. Toss well.
I also served with a side of my favorite non-fried onion rings that I posted on 2-8-12
Happy eating y'all!!!!

Non-Fried onion rings

I got this recipe from Bobby Deen and I LOVE it!

1/4 cup of all purpose flour(I used wondera)

2 teaspoons of creole seasoning(divided)(I added a 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder as well)

2 egg whites

2 cups of panko bread crumbs

1 sweet onion

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Spray a baking sheet with non stick spray(I placed on a baking cooling rack over a baking sheet so the onion rings would be sure to be extra crispy).

In a small bowl, whisk together the flour and 1/2 of your seasoning mixture. In a second small bowl, lightly beat the egg whites. In a third small bowl mix the panko bread crumbs and the rest of the seasoning.

Cut the onion into 1/2 inch slices and separate into rings.

dredge each ring into the flour mixture, then the egg mixture, then the bread crumb mixture and place on the baking sheet(or cooling rack)

bake on each side for 6-8 min. per side and waaalllaaahh!

They taste just like as if they were fried!

A yummy weekend omelet

I took 1/4 of an onion(diced)

1 small sweet pepper(diced)

1/4 bag of fresh baby spinach

cook on a skillet until the the onions are clear and the spinach is almost withered. Then add some diced tomatoes or sun dried tomatoes and add a little salt and pepper.

add 3 beaten eggs, add some shredded cheese on the top and let cook for about 4 min.(I use a small pan. this way you don't worry about your eggs taking a run on you!)!  Take a spatula and flip 1/2 of the egg mixture over on the other 1/2. Cook for another 4 min. and then flip the whole egg. Once again, cook for another 4 min. then serve on a plate. I added some jalapenos and Feta cheese. Served with a Mexican potato hash and waaaalllllaaahhhh! happy weekend breakfast eating y'all!

A tuna melt to "MELT" over!

My go to for an easy dinner is some type of panini or sandwich. I also always try to switch it up a little bit. If you ask me......????? Tonight, I hit it out of the park!!! Or should I say "TOUCHDOWN"!!!

I took 2 cans of albacore tuna(drained) and placed in a large bowl. Then I added the following....
1/3 stalk of celery(diced and including the leaves)
1/4 onion(diced)
1 small sweet red pepper(diced)
1 teaspoon of both ranch dressing and mustard
I mixed all of those ingredients up along with a dash of pepper, dried dill weed and season salt.
I took whole wheat cilbata bread(recipe makes 2 sandwiches)and sprayed with I can't believe its not butter(on the sides that will be on the panini press or skillet)
Placed a slice of Swiss cheese, a slice of pre-cooked bacon, the tuna mixture, one campari tomato(sliced) and to top it off........ One fresh basil leaf!!!
Top with the other half of the bread. Place on he panini press or skillet and cook each side for 4-5 min. per side.
Serve with some sweet potato fries and waaallllaaaaahhh! Happy eating y'all!

shrimp, steamed veggies and garlic pasta???!!!! Oh my!!!!!!!

I have had such a busy day! I really did not make a menu. So, what does a girl do??? Well, I took out some large frozen gulf shrimp(that is already de-veined and tails off) out of the freezer and let de-thaw(1/2 lb.). Then I placed in a ziploc bag.. added 1 tblsp. of rice vinegar and oil with a pkg. of this.....

While marinating... I cut up 1/2 an onion, 1/2 head of broccoli, 1/3 head of cauliflower,1 zucchini and 1 sweet pepper. Then, I steamed all of the veggies. While steaming the veggies, I cooked 1/3 of a box of 100% whole grain linguine in a pot and placed the shrimp in my wok w/ some grape seed oil(my new fav.!). Once the shrimp was about 1/2 way done, I added a can of cooked chicken(drained). Then add the steamed veggies. While you stir fry all of these ingredients together for 3-5 min. Take the aldente pasta(cooks for 8-10 min.) and add 2 tblsps. of I can't believe its not butter and 2 tblspns. of minced garlic. Then add to the stir-fry.. Mix for 2 min. and waaaalllaaaaa! Hearty, healthy, fast(took less than 30 min.), and so delicious! Happy eating Y'all!