A Greek inspired meal

I loved tonight's dinner, there was chicken, salad, pitas, potatoes, and a yummy yogurt dip. I was so excited to eat dinner I forgot to take any photos. Not a good blogger I know. I love Greek inspired food, it's one of my favourites. Hopefully one day I'll get to Greece where I can try the real thing. Tonight's dinner was one of my favourites, if you are looking for something full of fresh flavours I highy recommend it.

Chicken ingredients

• 5 tablespoons oil
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• zest of 1 lemon
• 3 tablespoons fresh dill, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, miced
• salt and pepper to taste
• 4 chicken breasts, boneless, skinless

Combine ingredients in a ziplock bag. Add chicken marinate 2 hours. When ready to cook heat an additional 2 tablespoons oil in a large frying pan, brown chicken on both sides. Place chicken in baking dish and bake 30-40 minutes at 375 degrees until done and no longer pink.

Yogurt sauce

• 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/4 cup fresh dill, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
• salt and pepper to taste

Combine all ingredients and let chill in refrigerator at least 2 hours.

Lemon potatoes

• 4 tablespoons oil
• 1 lemon, juiced and zested
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• salt and pepper to taste
• 5 red skinned potatoes, washed and dried off, cut into chunks

Heat oven to 375 degrees. Combine all ingredients in oven safe dish, make sure potatoes are coated. Cover with foil, bake 30 minutes, take foil off and bake an addiotnal 30-45 minutes (I usually add the chicken to the oven at this point so it is all hot and ready at the same time).

Enjoy!

Stir Fry

My mom and I went into Vancouver today to go to the Circle Craft Christmas Fair and do some shopping at Pacific Centre mall. Trips into town are so much fun. I love going into the city. While we did some early Christmas shopping the boys, Ryan and my Dad cleaned up our yard, we have mountains of leaves that needed to be raked. It was a great day for all, lots of fresh air for the boys and lots of shopping for the girls! Needless to say when dinner came around we were all pretty tired and not too interested in cooking, so we decided on a quick simple stir fry that my mom frequently makes. It turned out great and was a perfect dinner after a day of shopping.

Ingredients

• 1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut in 1 inch pieces
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 teaspoons fresh ginger, grated
• 1 cup baby carrots, sliced lengthwise in half
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 3 tablespoon soy sauce
• 2-3 teaspoon sugar
• 2 cups broccoli florets
• 1 cup mushrooms, sliced
• 1/2 cup red bell pepper, diced
• 1/2 cup onion, sliced thin
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons oil

Heat oil in wok (or large frying pan). Add chicken, garlic and ginger. Cook 2-3 minutes. Add onions, carrots, 3/4 cup chicken broth, soy sauce and sugar. Cover and cook over medium heat. Stir occasionally. Add broccoli, mushrooms, and red pepper. Cook 5 minutes (or until chicken is no longer pink).

Mix cornstarch with remaining chicken broth. Stir into chicken mixture. Cook, stirring frequently until sauce is thickened. Serve over rice.

Pineapple Chicken

This dish is a favourite of my 4 year olds. He loves the combination of the chicken and pineapple. When Ryan and I went to Las Vegas my mom made it for the boys for dinner and now we've added it to our recipe rotation. It's nice and saucy and tastes great with rice. The photos for dinner tonight did not come together, so there is no photo of dinner, instead I decide to post a picture of the boy who loves this dish! I hope you like it as much as we do.

Ingredients

• 1 lb. chicken breasts, cut in bite size pieces
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 green pepper, chopped (I use whatever type of pepper we have on hand)
• 1 cup BBQ sauce (use whatever type you like/have on hand)
• 2 teaspoon soy sauce
• 1 can pineapple tidbits, drained

Heat oil. Brown chicken. Add vegetables to skillet. Reduce heat, cover, cook 20-30 minutes, until cooked through. Add remaining ingredients, stir, heat through and serve.