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Chicken Sweet Potato Stir Fry...Smooth With A Kick

12/30/2012

 
Chicken - Sweet Potato
Stir-Fry

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Sweet potatoes, quinoa,
red peppers, edamame,
red onions, chicken breast.

So yummy and healthy; packs a big punch with all these flavors.
Tim calls this dish "smooth with a kick."
Uh, I think he's referencing the kick as being the jalapeno ingredient!




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Why our mom make all this good stuff and yet we get jack? So not fair.




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Okay, so here's the fixins for this easy to make Chicken Sweet Potato
Stir Fry.

See the edamame up there? I used edamame in place of peas cuz Tim needs therapy still for being forced to eat  *gasp*  peas as a kid.

Seriously, if Tim ever goes into therapy, peas will be the FIRST thing he talks about. And that would be nice cuz I'm getting a little tired of defending anything that is round and green in the dishes I make.
I kid you not, this was an actual conversation.
Tim: What is this? It looks like peas in there.

Angie: It's not peas Tim, it's garbanzo beans or sometimes called chickpeas.

Tim: SEE!!! I TOLD YOU IT'S PEAS!!!

Angie: PEAS ARE GREEN! THESE ARE GARBANZO BEANS!!! THEY HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH PEAS!!!

Tim: They look like peas.

Angie: You need therapy.




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Anyway,

let's move on by rinsing the quinoa
(pronounced KEEN-WA)...
seriously why don't they just spell it like KEEN-WA. Why do they spell quinoa like quinoa when it sounds like KEEN-WA? Makes no sense.
I need therapy now.



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So if you can get beyond the pronunciation of quinoa (KEEN-WA),

combine the quinoa and water and boil and then simmer until absorbed.

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Meanwhile bring to boiling the chunked up,
peeled
sweet potatoes.



Now chop up the red peppers, red onions, garlic and jalapeno and chicken.
Yowza! That jalapeno provides plenty of heat!



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Okay,
add the chopped chicken into the skillet with the heated oil.


Cook the diced chicken until browned....gladly!!!



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Okay,

throw the veggies into the skillet...

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Mmmmmm,


sauteeing away,
eh!!!




Now add some cumin and edamame.
Oh right, the recipe calls for peas.
Add peas if you want AT YOUR OWN RISK...
REMEMBER, THAT PERSON MAY NEED VEGGIE THERAPY LIKE TIM TOO!
Uh, I'm not kidding.




Now add those sauteed chicken pieces...
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By the way,

NO ONE
ever needs therapy for sauteed, browned chicken breasts!







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Now add the quinoa in.




Aaaand the boiled sweet potatoes and lots of salt and pepper....




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Lookin' good,


eh??!!




Well, plate 'er up!
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Okay,
here's the deal.
This is a tasty, heat-filled, super healthy dish. BUT both Tim and I found ourselves wanting some starch with this dish, like bread!






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So,
as long as you eat some big crusty bread with this or some whole wheat Wonder bread with butter, you'll be satisfied.

Otherwise,

this makes for a nice midday snack.

My other suggestion is to be careful with the jalapeno!!!
If you have little kiddos, DO NOT use the seeds of the jalapeno,
just de-seed and dice.




Okay, in closing I just wanted to show this strange-o hanging of snow/ice off the summer kitchen roof Friday night...
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Weird,

huh!!




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Aaaaand while I was outside in my beee-utiful
pajama pants and Tim's slippers.... SHUT UP

by the way...


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...I decided to snap a picture of the small porch display,

moonlit style.




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Just so you don't think I'm a weirdo showing my pajama pants and men's slippers so random-like...I was actually letting Mindy Peaches, our blind Beagle, out for her  walk/run/sniffing/ poop-eating nightly escapade.








WHAT??? Your dog doesn't eat poop? Well then, your dog isn't a non-discriminating Beagle is all
I have to say to that.



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So I took a pic of the summer kitchen lights....oh stop it, I'm blushing by how much you're gushing over my immense light display here.
Go on now.





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And here we have a wreath on a picket fence....

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...and a sled and
another wreath. Wish I had a hill here to use that new $30 sled on!!  $30!!
Thirty dollars!
When did sleds get so expensive and when did I suddenly act like I'm five thousand years old and can't believe sleds are THIRTY DOLLARS!




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Okay,
well I better close for now; Vinny and Giblet Pearl are acting a little needy.

 


Dear Mom,
Quit writing about food and instead GIVE US FOOD!
Love,
Vinny and Gibby




Crap, almost forgot AGAIN, here's the recipe...printable is on the right hand side!
Chicken-Sweet Potato Stir-Fry
From www.runnersworld.com website Check this website out, lots of fitness information
Courtesy www.turnkeyqualitycars.com

Ingredients
Serves: 4 Prep:  12min |Cook: 22min |Total: 34min

1 C water
1/2 C quinoa, rinsed and drained
1 med sweet potato (about 8 oz), peeled and cut into 1/2" cubes
4 tsp canola oil
12 oz boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into 1/2" pieces
1 med onion, chopped
1 jalapeno chile pepper, finely chopped
1 med red bell pepper, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tsp ground cumin
1 C frozen peas
3 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp black pepper

Directions
1. Combine water and quinoa in small saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium, and simmer until liquid has been absorbed, 12 to 15 minutes.

2.  Put sweet potato in small saucepan with enough cold water to cover by 2" while quinoa is cooking. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat and cook until just tender, 3 to 4 minutes. Drain.

3.  Heat 2 teaspoons of the oil in large nonstick frying pan or cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook, stirring occasionally, until starting to brown, about 4 minutes. Transfer to bowl.

4. Return pan to heat and add remaining 2 teaspoons oil. Stir in onion and jalapeno pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, 1 minute. Add bell pepper, garlic, and cumin. Cook until vegetables start to soften, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in peas and reserved chicken and cook 2 minutes. Add quinoa and sweet potato. Cook, stirring frequently, until heated through, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in cilantro, salt, and black pepper.





Okay guys, that's all I got for today!

Have a fun Sunday

and
we'll talk at ya soon!!!

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