Teriyaki Salmon & Citrus Rice

Citrus Rice

1 TBS vegetable oil
¼ cup onion, diced very small
1 cup long grain white rice
1 cups chicken broth
1 cup orange juice
1 TBS soy sauce

Heat oil over medium high heat. Add dice onion and sauté until they start to become translucent (stirring often). Add rice and stir well. Add broth, orange juice, and soy sauce. Bring to a boil. Cover and reduce heat to low. Follow package directions from the rice for cooking time. I cooked mine for 20 minutes, removed it from the heat and let it sit for five minutes. Then I fluffed it with a fork and served it 

Teriyaki Salmon
Salmon Filet
Kikkoman Roasted Garlic Teriyaki Sauce/Marinade
1 tsp Ground Ginger
1 tsp pepper
2 TBS Canola oil

For the salmon pour enough teriyaki marinade to coat the salmon and have it ½ submerged. Marinate for ten minutes then flip and marinate for another ten minutes. Sprinkle ginger and pepper on the top of the salmon. Then heat the oil in skillet over medium high heat. Add the salmon skin side up and cook for five minutes. Turn and cook for another five minutes (the thicker your salmon filet the longer you'll need to cook it).

Cajun Chicken Pasta

This is a great website for all kinds of yummy recipes...

http://www.thepioneerwoman.com/

Each recipe has step by step instructions with pictures!  This is the first recipe I've tried from this site, but I will be trying many more.  I had to change the the recipe a little bit....I had a bunch of penne pasta so I used that instead of fettucine.  Instead of adding cream to the sauce at the end I used a third of a cup of lactose free milk, and I skipped the cyanne pepper all together.  I am sure that the recipe is awesome the way it's written, but in light of my husbands heart burn and my dairy allergy I had to tweak it a little ;)

Here's a link to the recipe....

http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2010/02/cajun-chicken-pasta/

Broiled Salmon With Herb Mustard Glaze

We are trying to eat fish at least once a week. We usually end up getting salmon so I am always looking for new ways to make it. I found this recipe on foodnetwor.com. It was a hit with my husband so I am sure we'll be having it this way again.


Here is a link to the recipe....

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/broiled-salmon-with-herb-mustard-glaze-recipe/index.html

I made a few changed...instead of putting everything in a mini food processor I just made sure I cut everything up as small as I could. Then I just whisked everything together. I also added two tablespoons of lemon juice to the sauce before I mixed it all together.

Sliders Two Ways

My husband found these little Sarah Lee Slider Buns at the store so I decided to make sliders two ways.  The buns came in a package of twelve so I made six mini "everything" burgers...mayo, mustard, ketchup, lettuce, tomato, avocado, and cheese.  The other six had melted swiss cheese and caramelized onions. Sooo good!  Twelve sliders fed me, my husband, and my older brother.

Everything Sliders

1/2 lb lean ground beef

4 oz. can diced green chilies

2 TBS Worcestershire sauce

garlic salt and pepper to taste (I used 1 TBS garlic salt & 1 tsp pepper)

2 slices of cheddar cheese cut into quarters

lettuce, tomato, avocado (optional)

Mix everything but the cheese, lettuce, tomato and avocado in a mixing bowl.  Divide into six small patties.  Cook in skillet over high heat or on the grill.  These are small so they will only need a few minutes on each side.  Top the burgers with cheese while they are still hot. 

Caramelized Onion & Swiss Sliders

1/2 lb ground beef

2 TBS Worcestershire sauce

2 TBS A1 Steak sauce

Garlic salt and pepper to taste (I used 1 TBS garlic salt & 1 tsp pepper)

2 slices of swiss cheese cut into quarters

1/2 of one medium yellow onion, sliced into very thin "half moons"

2 TBS butter

pinch of salt

pinch of pepper

In a small skillet melt butter over medium high heat.  Add sliced onion.  Cook until translucent.  Add salt and pepper.  Continue to cook over medium heat until onions are nice and brown (about ten minutes) stirring often.

For the burgers mix the ground beef, worcestershire sauce, steak sauce, garlic salt, and pepper in a mixing bowl.  Divide into six equal patties.  Cook in a skillet or on the grill over medium high heat.  Just a few minutes on each side will do the trick.  Top with swiss cheese and your caramelized onions...yummmy!