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One Rotisserie Chicken , 50 Meals – #2 Spinach Salad

Spinach Salad

1 C canola oil
1/2 c sugar
1/3 c ketchup
1/4 c apple cider vinegar
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp salt
1 c chopped sweet onion

Mix the above ingredients together to make the dressing.

3 hard boiled eggs
1 can water chestnuts (optional)
6 strips bacon fried and crumbled ( NOT optional)
1 lb bagged spinach, baby and organic (if you can find it)

Toss the above ingredients together and pour the dressing over and mix

The date stamp on the electronic file for this recipe was 2007.  Friends of ours across the street served this salad one night and we thought the spinach salad was the best we had tasted.  This simple salad is a staple in our home for five years according to the date stamp

A couple of weeks ago we were at the same friend’s house for a rousing Friday evening of cards.  I said we’ll bring dinner.  We bought some prepared potato and corn salads, spinach salad, and one carved up rotisserie chicken.  The reaction was somewhat surprising:

“We’ve never put chicken on this spinach salad before.”

And another simple supper recipe is born.

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Makes perfect sense to me!

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Slide that beef tube right on down

Toronto is home to some of the best hot dog street vendors in the world. Street meat, we call it proudly, waiting in lines to get char-grilled, crisp-on-the-outside, soft-on-the-inside, big, brown beautiful hot dogs. The dogs usually come set perfectly in a puffy, yellow bun, like a smiling child tucked tightly into bed. Yes, it’s a glowing little beef-tube of heaven, a spicy little meat-wand of joy, the perfect company for a movie or a long walk home after the bars.

Now, despite the powerful taste-punch to the mouth the street vendor hot dog delivers, I’m sorry to say there is just one little problem: my friend, there is spillage, and plenty of it. Hot dog vendors pride themselves on their never ending array of toppings, from spicy mustard to onions, pickles to olives, sauerkraut to banana peppers. It’s a delicious den of germs just sitting out on…

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One Rotisserie Chicken, 50 Meals – #1 Salad

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Rotisserie Chicken Salad

One fully cooked rotisserie chicken

One bag salad

Salad dressing

  1. Carve the chicken off the bones. Set aside.
  2. Open one bag of salad into a large serving bowl.
  3. Add sliced tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, etc.
  4. Arrange the chicken on top.
  5. Serve with your favorite bottled salad dressing.

 

It’s been an interesting week.  I really didn’t cook that much.  When it’s hot outside, you don’t feel like cooking and you just want something light.  With this recipe I’m starting two new Tags:

  • One Rotisserie Chicken 50 Meals and
  • Super Simple

Every grocery store now sells Rotisserie Chickens.  It’s cooked.  All you have to do is cut it up.  Bagged salads are the greatest food invention since sliced bread.  You should always have several different varieties of salad dressing in the house.   Add a few chopped fresh vegetables.  Grab a loaf of bread, a nice Chardonnay and you have dinner.

Yes, the picture was taken with a cell phone.  Super simple like this recipe.

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Sausage, Peppers, and Onions

Growing up in New Jersey a lot of comfort food was Italian.  I’m not bragging, but I cook some mean Italian.  The only problem was my Italian never quite tasted the same as the Italian I grew up with.  So you keep searching, trying different recipes until you come across The One.  Well, almost.

This recipe is a new find, liberally adapted from Giada De Laurentiis‘ recipe of the same name.  The last time I made this dish I used fresh chicken sausage seasoned with feta cheese and spinach.  The time before I used chicken sausage with basil and added boneless chicken thighs.  Try pork sausages in this dish.  I’m pretty confident the end result will be tasty.

Serve over rice or pasta.  A nice red California Zinfandel would be awesome.  Don’t forget the crusty bread to soak up the sauce.

Napkins!  Don’t forget the napkins!

Sausage, Peppers and Onions

Recipe adapted from Giada De Laurentiis

4 to 6 servings

Ingredients

2 T extra-virgin olive oil
1 pound sweet Italian Chicken sausage

1 red bell pepper sliced
1 sweet yellow onion sliced
1 t salt
1 t black pepper
1/2 t dried oregano
1/2 t dried basil
2 garlic cloves, chopped
2 T tomato paste
1 cup sweet Marsala wine
1 (15-ounce) can diced tomatoes

Directions

Heat the oil in a heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add the sausages and cook until brown on both sides, about 7 to 10 minutes. Remove from the pan and drain.

Over medium heat, add the peppers, onions, salt, and pepper and cook until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Add the oregano, basil, and garlic and cook 2 more minutes.

Add the tomato paste and stir. Add the Marsala wine and tomatoes. Stir, scraping the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon to release all the browned bits. Bring to a simmer.

Cut the sausages into 4 to 6 pieces each, about 1-inch cubes. Add the sausage back to the pan and stir to combine. Cook until the sauce has thickened, about 20 minutes.

Sides

A simple green salad or fresh green beans sautéed in olive oil and garlic completes the meal.  Doubling the recipe will give you plenty of leftovers for sandwiches later in the week.  This dish freezes well.

Addendum – sweet Marsala wine.  The original post omitted sweet.  But if you use dry Marsala, let me know how it turns out.

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