This spinach and cheese stuffed chicken breast is one of my signature dishes. I could make it blindfolded and it would be yummy as ever. Tender chicken breasts stuffed with a creamy and garlicky filling and covered in a white thick cream. This recipe is pretty simple and it can be achieved in 30 minutes or less. First, we need to make the filling that just has three main ingredients: Cream cheese — I use low fat cream...
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These stuffed zucchini boats with creamy spicy chicken are so tasty that even the zucchini haters will secretly love. The simplicity is the key to this recipe. A few zucchinis and leftover chicken. Put some cream and sriracha drops and the magic is done. 20 minutes and the dinner is ready. Isn’t that the dream for a busy day? I love the simplicity of this dish, but I love more that I can make multiples variations of the...
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This cashew and zucchini chicken is all you need for a spicy and tasty weeknight dinner. Also, you can make it once and eat it twice, since you can reheat it without any problem. This makes it an excellent meal to take to work. If you are new here you probably don’t know that I am obsessed with Chinese food. It’s my favorite take-away food. Not pizza, not hamburger, not Portuguese…. CHINESE. A big bowl of rice and...
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Sometimes I run out of dinner ideas —yeap the sad story of a food blogger that doesn’t know what to cook— in those moments I go to my easy chicken recipes. Why chicken? Because almost every sauce in the world goes well with chicken meat. This recipe is my life — and time— saver when I have to pull a complete dinner out my sleeve in a short amount of time. The sauce is EVERYTHING in this recipe....
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Pineapple in a sandwich. I won’t lie to you; the first time I saw this sandwich in a Portuguese bakery I had the same reaction that I had with “Hawaiian pizza” — until this day I can’t stand that aberration. I worked next to a small bakery and everybody went there for lunch. It was inexpensive, and the “tostas” (sandwiches) were kind of a legend. So, in adventurous spirit one day I ordered the infamous “tosta de frango e...
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YESSSS I made these baked soy and honey chicken wings for the weekend and they turned out AMAZING. I only need these chicken wings and a Sherlock marathon to complete my staycation dream — and a cold beer of course. These baked wings are perfect for any game night, friends reunion, movie marathon, etc. For me, chicken wings have a special place in my foodie heart. The reason is really cheesy, so prepare to hear it —read it—...
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After years of watching how Ree (the Pioneer Woman) and Lindsay (Pinch of Yum) made chicken pot pies for special occasions — Easter, which we don’t celebrate in South America —, and licking the screen out of pure envy, I decided that this was my year to make my first pot pie. It turned out amazing and I was walking on clouds. I even made my own version and I love it. For an inexperienced American food...
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Indian food has something magical when you cook it. My entire house smells like a potpourri of exotic species. I just love it. Indian food has that homey factor. It just makes you feel good and happy. It is highly spiced, but it doesn’t matter because the balance of the curry is amazing. Usually, every curry works incredibly well with a bowl of basmati rice. Basmati rice is completely different than the regular Occidental rice. It is longer...
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Chicken thighs are one of the tastiest parts of this protein. You can get a generous amount of meat covered in a crispy skin that works so well with any kind of glaze. This week I wanted something tasty but fresh —in Lisbon we are at 30ºC— and I had some frozen chicken thighs waiting for some inspiration. I decided that the best way to make a fresh meal with the chicken was with a citrus glaze. Orange, lime and...
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