Chicken Nuggets

This was definitely one of the strangest things I've made. Certainly the epitome of a college dinner. I didn't have much to work with and I was starving. I really like onions too, so I decided to throw some of those in with the chicken.

Anywho, the only ingredients needed are:

2 tablespoons olive oil

3 chicken tenders

1/2 cup bread crumbs

1 egg

As much onion as you desire

Salt and pepper to taste

Hot sauce (optional)

Put the onions in a preheated skillet.

Cut the chicken into bite sized pieces.

Whisk up the egg.

Put some chicken pieces in the egg.

Transfer to the breadcrumbs.

Put the chicken into a preheated skillet on medium heat.

Cook about 4-5 minutes per side.

Flip!

Add the chicken to the onion skillet, or vice versa. 

Serve!

I thought abut making something else to go along with this meal, but decided I wasn't in the mood. It was pretty good. I actually added some dressing to mine because the chicken was a little bland. It would have been delicious with some pasta and a nice sauce!

Blueberry Popsicles

On a supposedly healthier note, I also decided to make these blueberry Popsicles that I saw on Pinterest this weekend. They are so easy, and they are so good. My magic bullet had a lot of use this weekend too, which my mother will be happy about.

Ingredients:

1 cup fresh blueberries

1/4 cup light cream cheese

3 tablespoons confectioners sugar

1 cup fat free cool whip

Measure out the ingredients...

Place them all in the magic bullet...

Pour the mixture into a bowl...

Measure out the Cool Whip

Add the Cool Whip

Mix together...

Prepare the Popsicle tubes

Put the mixture in!

Freeze for a few hours!

Eat!

These were so simple to make and are so delicious. I will definitely be making them again. The Popsicle tubes were a definite investment. 

Homemade Nutella

I'm a cruel cruel person. My roommate went home this weekend to see her family for her sisters birthday. She acquired quite a taste for Nutella this summer, and I decided to make her some homemade, just in time for our body cleanse. I don't particularly like sweets so having a jar full of chocolatey hazelnut goodness around doesn't bother me. I didn't do it intentionally, being healthy just always slips my mind.

Anyway, here are the ingredients for this delicious smear:

100 g hazelnuts (3/4 cup)

145 g easy melt dark chocolate (the whole bar -4 pieces)

1/4 cup milk (I used 1%)

1/2 can of sweetened condensed milk

 Measure out the hazelnuts. 

Pour them onto a preheated skillet, at medium heat. 

Let them roast for about 10 or 12 minutes.

Mean while, turn the double boiler on low-medium heat. 

Measure out the chocolate.

Let the chocolate melt...

   

Pour the hazelnuts onto a plate to cool.

Try to get the as much of the skin off as possible. 

Put the hazelnuts into a food processor, or in this case, a magic bullet.

Pulse until all the chunks are out...

... and you have this kind of hazelnut "butter."

The magic bullet was probably not the best thing to use for this, but it worked well enough. 

While the hazelnuts are chopping, pour the condensed milk into the melted chocolate. 

Mix it up!

Add the hazelnut mixture...

Add the 1/4 cup of milk.

Mix it all together...

Pour into a jar.

Enjoy!

It came out very well. Despite my disinterest in sweets, I did try some and it was much better than the store bought kind. I think having a food processor would have made the process much easier, but oh well. I hope my roommate enjoys it. Muaha.

Strawberry and Feta Salad

This salad is delicious. I got it at a restaurant in Clearwater for the first time about two years ago and have been recreating it ever since. It can take a little while if you decide to use the turkey bacon and hard boiled eggs, but without those ingredients its very simple!

Ingredients:

5 cups spring mix lettuce

7-8 strawberries, cut

1/3 cup feta cheese

4 slices turkey bacon

2 hard boiled eggs

dressing of your choosing

Serves: 2-3

I usually use a raspberry vinaigrette, but did not have any today. 

Start by boiling water for the eggs, and adding the turkey bacon to a hot skillet on medium heat. 

Wash the strawberries and cut them up.

Add them to the lettuce.

When the water begins to boil, add the eggs (I boiled extra eggs to have on hand).

When they're all in...

Set the timer, 8-10 minutes.

Flip the turkey bacon once it browns on one side.

Place it on a plate with paper towel to soak up the extra grease.

If you buy feta and crumble it yourself, you get twice as much for the same cost!

Add the feta to the lettuce and strawberries.

Once the turkey bacon cools, chop it up.

Add it to the rest of the salad.

Let the eggs cool. I always have a couple casualties. 

Once they're cool...

Peel them.

Cut them.

Add them to the salad, and toss! 

I just realized how bad the last picture is. 

Anyway, this salad is incredibly easy to make and it would be a lot easier if you already had some eggs pre-boiled, and if the turkey bacon was cooked ahead of time. I think it tastes much fresher when you eat the eggs right away though! I used a parmesan vinaigrette this time and it was just as good, if not better than the raspberry. This size salad serves 2, or even 3.