Monday, April 26, 2010

Marinated Chicken w. Roasted Asparagus, Potato/Onion/Asiago Kugel, and Sweet Potato Apple Crisp



Yum, this was a good dinner! Though it was awhile ago, I think I remember how I whipped this together...

For the chicken, I was lazy- I simply cooked the chicken on the stove in a frying pan with General Tso's Sauce that I had bought at TJ Maax (Oh, and if you haven't been there, you should go).

For The Roasted Asparagus, You'll Need:

Fresh asparagus
Butter/Olive oil (I like to do half butter and half olive oil)
Parmesan Cheese
Garlic Powder
Salt
Pepper

1. For the roasted asparagus, preheat the oven to 375*, and cut the ends off of the asparagus. They *should* easily snap off, if not, you can use scissors.

2. Melt some butter and olive oil either in a frying pan or microwave. Now spread melted butter over the asparagus, so they are all coated evenly.

3. Now you can place the asparagus on a cookie sheet, and sprinkle salt, pepper, garlic powder, and parmesan cheese over them.

4. They should be done in about 10 minutes. Don't let them burn!

For The Potato/Onion/Asiago Kugel, You'll Need:

Potatoes
Onion
Asiago cheese
Eggs
Salt
Pepper
Lots of butter.

For this, follow my other recipe for kugel (See the Potato and Leek Kugel recipe), but this time, add more butter and asiago cheese. :-)

For The Sweet Potato Apple Crisp, You'll Need:

About 4 sweet potatoes
Apples of your choice (2-3)
Cinnamon
Sugar
Citrus Juice
Butter

1. I start by boiling the sweet potatoes in a pot; this makes the skin come off much easier. Also, cutting them into slices goes pretty quickly.

2. Cut up the apples and place them in a frying pan that has melted butter in it. Coat them with sugar and cinnamon, to your liking.

3. Once they start getting bubbly, add citrus juice of your choice (I used a Sprite-like soda, but you could use apple juice, lemon juice, etc.)

4. After the sweet potatoes are still somewhat firm (not too mushy), remove them from the boiling water. Once they're cooled off, peel the skin off and cut into slices. Place several slices in a pan (I used a banana bread type pan), and place apples directly over the sweet potatoes, and continue layers until the ingredients are gone. Sprinkle brown sugar on top and bake at 400* until the top is bubbly and the potatoes are cooked through.

With Spring here, what has everyone been eating lately?

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