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  Easy Stove Top Grilled Chicken

  Posted at 12:00 pm by Rebecca

  May 21st

  

  With grocery shelves being a little more empty and the weather not cooperating with grilling it’s time be be a little more creative with meal prep! This week I was thankful to be able to find some locally sourced chicken from Miller Poultry at our grocery store. Although ideally I would have likely grilled my chicken for meal prep, the weather wasn’t exactly cooperative on my day off. So it was time to come up with an alternative plan. I took some of the concepts from a recipe I made a few weeks ago to make this easy stove top grilled chicken for my meal prep this week. It reminds me of grilled chicken when you order from some of our local bar & grill locations.

  Preparation Of Easy Stove Top Grilled Chicken

  Since I was only able to find larger chicken breasts this week, I chose to butterfly and cut my chicken breasts in half. This gives me approximately 4 oz pieces of chicken similar to chicken breast tenderloin pieces.

  

  To begin preparation for your chicken place the chicken in a single layer in a large Ziploc bag. Use a meat tenderizer to pound the meat to be of equal thickness. Pound the meat to be approx 1/4-1/2″ thick.

  

  Set your chicken aside.

  

  Turn the burner on med-high and place your cast iron skillet or cast iron griddle over the burner. Pour the vegetable oil on the skillet or griddle and let the oil warm up with the skillet or griddle.

  

  You will know the oil is hot enough to cook once it is slightly bubbling and bubbles a lot when it is sprinkled with cold water.

  Cooking

  Place your chicken breasts on your hot griddle or in your skillet. Then season your chicken breasts to your liking. I used salt, pepper and a garlic and herb seasoning. Lemon pepper seasoning is also great! I prefer the seasonings that are similar to Mrs. Dash so I can control the amount of salt, but you can also use traditional onion or garlic powder, seasoned salt and pepper.

  

  Let your chicken breasts cook for approx 5-6 minutes on this side, try not to move them around too much. This will help you to get a good golden brown sear on your chicken.

  Then flip your chicken and season the other side. Cook for approx 5-6 minutes again. Flip one more time for 1-2 more minutes to complete searing.

  

  Verify your chicken is at a safe temperature to eat which for poultry is 165° Fahrenheit.

  Once your chicken is done cooking either serve immediately or package for meal prep. Our easy stove top grilled chicken pairs great with our slow cooker mac and cheese and our Red Hot applesauce or a nice side salad!

  

  Ingredients

  1 lb chicken breasts butterflied or chicken breast tenderloins

  4 tbsp vegetable oil

  1/2 tsp Salt

  1/2 tsp Pepper

  2 tsp Garlic and Herb Seasoning or seasoning of choice

  

  Easy Stove Top Grilled Chicken

  Perfect for an easy dinner or meal prep.

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  Prep Time 5 mins

  Cook Time 14 mins

  Total Time 19 mins

  Servings 4 servings

  Equipment

  • Cast iron skillet or griddle

  Ingredients

    

  • 1 lb Chicken Breasts, Butterflied or Chicken Breast Tenderloins
  • 4 tbsp vegetable oil
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • ½ tsp Pepper
  • 2 tsp Garlic and Herb Seasoning Or Seasoning Of Choice

  Instructions

   

  • Start with placing your chicken in a large Ziploc bag.
  • Use a meat tenderizer to pound the meat until it is ¼-½" thick.
  • Set meat aside while you prepare the skillet or griddle.
  • Place your skillet or griddle on the stove top over medium-high heat.
  • Pour the oil evenly over the skillet or griddle.
  • Wait for the oil to heat up, the oil will slightly bubble and will bubble a lot when splattered with cold water.
  • Place your chicken in the skillet or on the griddle.
  • Then season your chicken with ½ of the salt, pepper and seasoning of your choice.
  • Cook for 5-6 minutes, flip the chicken.
  • Season the other side of the chicken with the remaining seasonings.
  • Cook for 5-6 minutes. Flip the chicken over again and sear for 1-2 minutes.
  • Verify your chicken is cooked through. It should be 165° F prior to eating.
  • Enjoy!

  

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• Instant Pot Coke Pot Roast

  Posted at 12:46 pm by Rebecca

  Apr 22nd

  

  Easy Instant Pot Roast Recipe Using A Frozen Roast

  When I first received my Instant Pot a few years ago, I was clueless as to all of the things I would be able to do with it. I then started searching Pinterest and found so many people were cooking with frozen meat and having dinner ready in 2 hours or less. This was intriguing to me how this was possible? How were they were getting perfectly tender roasts and chicken? I tried a few soup recipes first including my favorite broccoli cheese soup to get the hang of how the Instant Pot worked Then make it a point to find the perfect pot roast recipe. This Instant Pot Coke Pot Roast is not only delicious, but also only takes 1.5 hours to cook!

  Preparation

  Begin by gathering all of your ingredients. Then dump your vegetable oil, garlic powder, onion powder, chili powder and seasoned salt into the instant pot. Turn the Instant Pot on to the saute function. Brown all sides of the roast you can. Depending on the size of your roast you may have to use a separate frying pan to brown your roast. I have only had to do this one time out of the 12 or so times I have made this recipe.

  

  Cooking

  Once all sides you can access on your roast are browned, turn off the saute feature on the Instant Pot. Be aware the pot will still be very hot. Pour in your beef broth and Coke A Cola. Be careful as this can create steam when you pour in the liquid since the saute feature makes the bottom of the Instant Pot so hot.

  Then continue to make your roast by placing on the lid to your Instant Pot and placing the lid in the sealing position. Set the Instant Pot on manual mode, high pressure for 45 minutes.

  While your roast is cooking slice up your vegetables which will be added in at the end of the 45 minute timer. Peel and dice your carrots and potatoes into 1″ sections. You can also use baby carrots instead of larger carrots that you peel and slice individually slice and cut. Set your vegetables off to the side until the 45 minute cooking time is completed.

  

  Once the 45 minute cooking time is completed, preform a quick release. Then add in the carrots and potatoes to the instant pot. The vegetables may or may be covered fully by the broth mixture. After your vegetables are added, replace your lid on the Instant Pot in the sealing position. Then set your Instant Pot on Manual High Pressure for 10 minutes.

  

  After your vegetables have cooked the 10 minutes at high pressure do another quick release. Then your roast and vegetables are ready to eat. I suggest transferring the veggies to a medium sized serving bowl and the meat to a platter for serving.

  This roast also goes great with traditional green beans or our not so traditional green bean casserole!

  

  Ingredients For Instant Pot Coke Pot Roast

  3 lb Frozen Beef Roast

  2 Tbsp Vegetable Oil

  1 Tsp Garlic Powder

  1 Tsp Onion Powder

  1 Tsp Chili Powder

  1 Tsp Seasoned Salt

  1 Tsp Worcestershire Sauce

  1 Cup Beef Broth

  1 Can Coke A Cola

  6 Russet Potatoes, peeled and diced in 1″ pieces

  3 Large Carrots, peeled and diced in 1″ pieces, or 12-16 baby carrots

  

  Instant Pot Coke Pot Roast

  The perfect pot roast recipe, from frozen to table ready in 1.5 hours.

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  Prep Time 15 mins

  Cook Time 1 hr 30 mins

  Total Time 1 hr 45 mins

  Servings 6 servings

  Equipment

  • instant pot

  Ingredients

    

  • 3 lb Frozen Beef Roast (similar to Chuck Roast)
  • 2 Tbsp Vegetable Oil
  • 1 tsp Garlic Powder
  • 1 tsp Onion Powder
  • 1 tsp Chili Powder
  • 1 tsp Seasoned Salt
  • 1 tsp Worcestershire Sauce
  • 1 Cup Beef Broth
  • 1 Can Coke A Cola
  • 6 Russet Potatoes Peeled and Diced in 1" Pieces
  • 3 Large Carrots Peeled and Diced in 1" Pieces, or 12-16 Baby Carrots

  Instructions

   

  • Add the vegetable oil, garlic powder, onion powder, chili powder, seasoned salt and Worcestershire sauce to your instant pot. Set on Saute.
  • Brown all sides of the frozen beef.
  • Slowly add in the beef broth and Coke A Cola, mix well with the spices. Make sure nothing is stuck to the bottom of the Instant Pot.
  • Place the lid on your pot in the sealing position, place the pot on manual pressure, high for 45 minutes.
  • While your meat is cooking peel and dice your potatoes and carrots into 1" pieces.
  • Once your meat has cooked at high pressure for 45 minutes, do a quick release.
  • Add in the vegetables and replace the lid. Place the lid back in the sealing position.
  • Set the pot for manual pressure, high for 10 minutes.
  • Once your vegetables have cooked for 10 minutes on high pressure do a quick release.
  • Your roast and vegetables are now ready to serve! Enjoy your dinner!

  

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