This roasted chicken and vegetable soup is a variation on the standard chicken soup recipe that incorporates the great flavor of roasted vegetables. It makes for a thicker rendition of this nurturing comfort food and it’s loaded with vitamin A and C. I don’t eat meat too often, but occasionally a dark roasted rotisserie chicken calls my …
Chicken Shawarma with Jeweled Cauliflower Rice
Here’s a complete dish that’s great to prepare any time of year: Chicken Shawarma and roasted cauliflower rice with parsley, dried apricots and cranberries. I can eat a huge bowl of the jeweled cauliflower rice with a generous serving of lemon yogurt on top and a tall glass of sparkling water, and I’m good. The chicken …
Mexican Chicken Soup {quick & easy}
Here’s a really simple, flavorful chicken vegetable soup with a Mexican/Southwestern sway, using left-over chicken and some simple Mexican-inspired ingredients and vegetables (of course!). This soup is quick to whip up when using left-over roasted chicken, but if you don’t have any left-over chicken you can broil or pan-cook some chicken and then shred or …
Thai Chicken Salad
I woke up to distant pops and mini-explosions. July 4th has arrived. I’ll call this summer good already. Unlike most early summers in Seattle this one has brought us sunny skies and summer temperatures way before expected. Good weather is never a guarantee until after July 4th and I’ve been here a few summers when …
Chicken Pot Pie
Out of nowhere I had a request for chicken pot pie. Before Crohn’s and food issues hit us, I can’t remember ever making or buying chicken pot pie. I’ve made shepherd’s pie, but not a grain-free chicken pot pie using almond flour. So I’m not sure where the initial inspiration came from but I thought …
Tangy Curry Chicken Salad
Do you have any leftover chicken from roasting or grilling chicken? We invariably do because I roast a chicken once a week – my kids love it – they negotiate who gets which crispy parts. This salad recipe is a great way to use up leftover chicken in a salad for lunch or dinner another …