Food Reviews: 3 Meals I Made This Week

Hi!

It’s been a while hasn’t it? Well, to be very honest, I’ve been busy with school. This past week was hectic BUT while it was hectic, I still made time to make a few meals that I love, and today I am going to give them honest reviews!

I won’t get into much details with how much I spent on this meal because they were a part of my grocery list and I honestly forgot how much I spent on groceries this week. 😅

Okay, back to the meals!

The first meal I made this week (first picture) was Grilled Chicken with a side of Roasted Red Potatoes!

Ingredients:

• Chicken

• Seasoning (of your choice; I used a steak seasoning and some basic lemon pepper seasoning for my husbands)

• Red Potatoes

•Parsley flakes

•Basil flakes

•Parmesan Cheese

•Salt

•Pepper

•Garlic Salt

•Olive Oil

Steps:

- Step 1: Always wash your potatoes! Then preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Then I cut them into large squares because I already had the regular size potatoes instead of the small red potatoes (which are usually halved). I used all the potatoes I had, but this recipe called for 4 red potatoes (did not specify if they used small red potatoes or the regular red potatoes). After cutting them, I seasoned them with the parsley, basil, parmesan cheese, salt, pepper, and garlic salt (SEASON WITH YOUR HEART! I DID MOT USE EXACT MEASUREMENTS) and add them to a baking sheet (with a parchment sheet under it so they don’t stick to the pan) and pop them in the oven for 35 minutes.

- Step 2: Season your chicken! Then add a little bit of olive oil to the frying pan (on medium, medium to low heat) and add your chicken and cook it thoroughly!

*I recommend you cook the chicken after the potatoes are done (leave the potatoes in the oven with the oven turned off so they stay warm)*

Overall rating: 10/10: The potatoes were so delicious! crispy on the outside, soft on the inside and just the right amount of seasoning!

The next meal I helped make this week (second picture) is Steak with a side of Beans and Rice!

Ingredients:

•Steak

• Steak Seasoning

• Beans

• Rice (1 Cup)

•Garlic Powder

•Tomate Knor (2 tsps)

• Canola Oil

• Water (2 cups)

Steps:

- Step 1: To a pan (or pot; depends on how many you are making this for; I made it for 2 people) add the canola oil, but just enough to cover the bottom of the pan, then add the 1 cup of rice.

* TIP: Wash your rice first!*

- Step 2: Once the rice is cooked (is a little browned), go ahead and add the 2 cups of water. Before you leave it to cooke completely, season the rice with a bit of garlic powder (a pinch perhaps) and add the 2 tsps of tomate knor (or more to give it more flavor and color).

-Step 3: Since my mom had cooked beans prepared, I just heated them up for about 3-4 minutes in the microwave. To cook beans that are not cooked, I still need to learn that recipe because I honestly don’t know how to cook them. 😅

- Step 4: Season and grill your steak either in a pan or a griddle. My husband made the steaks and he used our griddle and some butter. 🙂

Overall rating: 9/10: The steaks were dry before my husband cooked them. But it was still delicious nonetheless!

The last meal I made this week (last picture) was Orange Chicken with a side of Teriyaki noodles!

Ingredients:

• Chicken (4 chicken breasts)

• Maruchan Soy Ramen (3 packs)

• Orange sauce

• Teriyaki sauce

• Soy packet that come with the ramen (2 packets)

• Water

• Corn Starch

•Canola Oil

Steps:

- Step 1: Cut the chicken into medium to small pieces and add them to a medium to large bowl. USE GLOVES TO CUT YOUR CHICKEN!

- Step 2: Add a lot of canola oil to a Wok or pan on medium to high heat and let it get really hot!

- Step 3: To another pan, add water about half way or a tiny bit more and let that sit on medium to low heat. Then add the 2-3 packs of the maruchan soy ramen (or any ramen for that matter). Make sure to break the ramen into pieces that way the ramen isn’t too long! Then add the 2 packets of say seasoning and the teriyaki sauce and let that cook for a bit until the ramen changes color and looks cooked.

- Step 4: Add cornstarch to the chicken and mix it together until all the chicken is completely coated! Once the chicken is completely coated in cornstarch, add it to the hot oil and stir the chicken so that it cooks well and evenly.

- Step 5: Once the chicken is done cooking, remove the chicken from the Wok or pan and then remove the oil and add the chicken back into the Wok or pan (don’t forget to turn off the heat) and add the orange sauce. Mix the chicken and orange sauce until well combined and serve!

Overall rating: 8/10: Although the chicken was extremely delicious, the noodles could have been better. They were done way before the chicken and were a little cooler than the chicken.

Anyways, these were the three meals that were made this week. Next week I will see what the hubby and I will want to eat! These were fun to make and great to eat! I hope everyone can make these meals and enjoy them as much as I did! One of these recipes was from Pinterest (the roasted red potatoes) and others were family recipes (the rice and beans).

Until next time!

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