Gluten Free Chip Chicken Tenders Courtesy of Beanfield’s Jalapeno Nacho Chips

 

A quick weeknight dinner that requires few ingredients is something we all look for! Create a salad to place the warm chicken tenders on and you will have a dinner in 30 minutes or less.

Ingredients for 2:

1 lb chicken tenders (I try to use organic and free range)

12 large Beanfield’s Jalapeno Nacho Chips

Oil to saute' the tenders

Aluminum foil for the tenders in the oven (for easy clean-up)

In an attempt to add flavor and texture to the chicken I purchased, I decided to coat the tenders with some spicy chips rather than gluten free panko breadcrumbs + spices. I took about 12 full sixed chips and put them in a food processor to pulse until I crumbled them into pieces small enough to coat the chicken tenders.

Instructions:

Place the tenders and chip crumbles in a bag. Toss the contents of the bag and press the coating on the chicken.

Remove from bag and saute' in a pan – turning sides

Preheat oven to 350

Place tenders in the oven on non-stick aluminum foil and cook for 30 minutes – turning once

Serve warm or store in an airtight container for use another time.

Gluten Free Brownies

EnjoyLife Brownies make moist and chewy gluten free brownies. They are great eaten warm from the oven and stay fresh for several days in an airtight container.

I added diced walnuts to the box mix to add extra texture.

Eat fresh from the oven, top with Nutella and fruit, or crumble and add texture and a chewy goodness to your favorite pudding mix (banana chia pudding shown).

The Chia Pudding + Brownie mixture was inspired by the EnjoyLife DirtCup Recipe found here.

Gluten Free Strawberry Muffins

My Love With Food Box was a delight to get in the mail. Strawberries are in season in California and I had so many delightful berries that I could not eat them before they went bad. I froze some for baking and smoothies in the future and baked with some of the berries. I added I cup of diced berries to the Enjoy Life Muffin Mix and added 1/2 cup of ground flaxseed meal. The muffins turned out moist and chewy.

For breakfast, I enjoyed the muffins plain as well as with some nut butter added to them. Pair them with fruit or yogurt for a satisfying breakfast. Eat them on the go as a mid-day snack.

Love With Food provides consumers with organic or all natural snacks AND. For each box purchased, it donates a meal to food banks. Take time to eat well to take care of yourself…AND help others in the process. I believe we all have a choice where to purchase and what to purchase; I try to reward companies that give back to the community. 

Enjoy the #Enjoy Life Gluten Free Muffin Mix so you can #eatfreely. The mix provides consumers with a satisfying and nutritious base muffin that is not overly sweet like many gluten free muffin options are. You can customize it if you wish. 

Gluten Free Barbecue Chicken Pizza

I decided to make a pizza with barbecue sauce rather than a traditional tomato based sauce. I layered the barbecue flavor by baking a chicken breast in the oven in barbecue sauce then cutting it and adding it to the pizza.

Understanding that food is first eaten with the eyes rather than the taste buds, I prepared a multi-colored presentation to make the food more enticing. I added gluten free barbecue sauce to the crust then added diced garlic and Maui onions and yellow bell pepper slices made on the mandolin.

I used Udi’s Gluten Free Pizza Crust for this recipe. The crust is thin and remains crispy from outer crust to center.

Base Ingredients:

1 chicken breast – sliced (I baked in gluten free barbecue sauce)

1/2 Yellow bell pepper

6 cloves of garlic

1/4 Maui onion

1/4 -1/2 cup gluten free barbecue sauce

1/2 – 1 cup Grated Parmesan or Mozzarella Cheese

Variations:

Add or substitute red or orange bell peppers

Substitute shallots or leeks for the Maui onion

Instructions:

1.     Precook the chicken breast

2.     Preheat oven to 450

3.     Use a mandolin to slice the onion and yellow bell pepper

4.     Dice the garlic

5.     Layer the crust with sauce, garlic, onion and pepper, chicken, and cheese

6.     Bake until the cheese melts and the edge of the crust begins to turn golden brown (about 15 minutes)

7.     Let rest for 5 minutes

8.     Cut and enjoy!

Gluten Free Pesto Pizza with Corn, Sausage, and Red Bell Peppers

Red and green go well together so I decided to pair red and green flavor profiles that go well together. On my pizza I used a pesto sauce as a base and layer kernels of corn, red bell pepper, sausage, and cheese on top for a beautiful presentation. Each bite provided many textures and layers of both sweet and spicy flavor.

The Udi’s Gluten Free Pizza Crust is crunchy and held its own even with the heavy layer of toppings. The crust was crispy from edge to center; it held the weight of the toppings well!

May of the ingredients in this pizza were already made. The pizza was a great way to use some leftovers (when there was not enough of each ingredient for a meal) and repurpose them into a satisfying and nutritious meal.

Base Ingredients:

·      Gluten Free Pizza Crust 

·      Red Bell Pepper

·      Corn

·      Pesto Sauce

·      Sausage

·      Cheese (parmesan or mozzarella)

Instructions:

·      Preheat oven to 450

·      Cut corn off cob and sauté in a pan with 1 tbsp butter (and salt and pepper to taste)

·      Pre-Cook gluten free sausage – cut the one sausage you will use for this pizza into small “quarter” size pieces.

·      Use a mandolin to slice red bell pepper into thin and even slices

·      Layer crust with pesto sauce – keep sauce away from the edge so it does not spill off in the cooking process. You will use about 1/2 cup of sauce for this recipe.

·      Layer the corn on top – about 1 cup cooked

·      Layer the sausage “coins”

·      Layer the red bell pepper slices

·      Add cheese – about 1 cup

·      Bake for 15-20 minutes – until cheese melts and edge of crust begins to turn golden

·      Let sit for 10 minutes

·      Cut and Enjoy!

Recipe Variations:

Substitute chicken for sausage

Substitute yellow or orange bell pepper for red

Add garlic and onion and omit corn

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Simply 7 Hummus Chips

The May Send Me Gluten Free Box contained a bag of Simply 7 Hummus Chips Sea Salt variety. The chips were light and airy – reminded me of Bugles Corn Snacks I had as a child. I enjoyed the chips with a bowl of soup in the lunch I packed myself for lunch. The chips had a deep enough “center” they could be used with a dip like salsa, guacamole, or even a flavored hummus.

The chips were crunchy and airy with a subtle nuance of salty flavor. Check out the company’s website to see where they can be found near you.

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