Author Archives for Alistair Campbell

Quesadillas

Quesadillas

Course Appetizer, Main Course, Sandwich
Cuisine Mexican
Keyword Vegetarian

Equipment

  • Griddle
  • Spatula
  • Cooking spray

Ingredients

  • 1 Tortilla
  • 1 cup Cheese
  • Chopped onion optional
  • Salsa optional
  • Chopped jalapeno optional
  • 1 Chicken Breast optional
  • 1 tbsp taco seasoning

Instructions

  • Spray griddle (if using a griddle) with cooking spray
  • Turn on griddle to 350 degrees or stove top to medium-medium high
  • Chop onions if desired into small cubes
  • Chop jalapenos into small cubes if desired
  • Place tortilla on griddle
  • Add 1/4 cup cheese to half of the tortilla

Optional:

  • Add salsa, chopped onion, and jalapeno to cheese
  • Once cheese is melting, fold tortilla in half using a spatula
  • Let cheese continue to melt then take off and place on plate.

Chicken

  • If you would like to include chicken on your quesadilla, please follow these steps
  • using a cutting board, and sharp knife cut the chicken breast into small cubes
  • place a skillet on the stove top and turn to medium (5-6) heat
  • pour 1 tablespoon oil to pan
  • add chicken cubes to pan
  • sear chicken cubes, stirring occasionally until cooked all the way through
  • chicken is done when white all the way through (about 10- 12 minutes)
  • Add 2 tablespoons water to chicken
  • Add taco seasoning to chicken
  • let simmer for 3-4 minutes, until water is absorbed.
  • turn off stove
  • Add chicken to quesadilla or burrito

Turkey and Veggie Stir Fry

Turkey and Veggie Stir Fry

Course Main Course
Cuisine Chinese
Keyword Vegetarian

Equipment

  • Cutting board
  • Knife
  • Small bowl
  • Medium Bowl
  • Spatula
  • Pan

Ingredients

  • 1 lb Ground Turkey Meat
  • 1/2 cup Broccoli
  • 1 Green Pepper
  • 1/4 cup onions
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce

Instructions

  • Using a cutting board and knife, chop 1 green pepper into slices. Discard the inside of the pepper.
  • Peel and chop 1/4 cup of onion into slices
  • Mince 1 clove of garlic if not done
  • Place all vegetables (including broccoli) in bowl
  • You can season your vegetable with seasonings of your choice (SPRINKLE SEASONING)
  • Using a bowl, place small ball of ground turkey meat in bowl
  • *If you have plastic gloves on take-off before touching seasoning* Use seasoning of your choice to season turkey meat
  • Put gloves back on
  • Mix turkey meat with seasoning
  • Tturn hot plate or burner on medium heat
  • Pour 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil in pan
  • Once, oil is warm pour veggies into pan
  • Using a spatula, stir veggies and cook until veggies are soft
  • Place turkey in pan
  • Pour 2 tablespoon of soy sauce into pan
  • Using spatula, stir turkey meat and veggies together
  • Cook meat until completely brown
  • Once meat is done turn hot plate or burner off
  • Pour cooked stir fry onto paper plate and add rice

Crispy Wontons

Crispy Wontons

Course Appetizer, Snack
Cuisine Chinese

Equipment

  • Medium Bowl
  • Large Saucepan

Ingredients

  • 3/4 pound ground pork
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 8 canned water chestnuts finely chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon grated fresh ginger root
  • 1 16 ounce package wonton skins
  • 1 tablespoon Soy Sauce
  • Vegetable oil for deep-frying
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch
  • Tomato ketchup and hot mustard or Sweet & Sour Sauce

Instructions

  • Combine pork, water chestnuts, soy sauce, cornstarch, salt and ginger in medium bowl; mix well.
  • Place 1/2 teaspoonful pork mixture in center of each wonton skin.
  • Fold wonton skin over filling to form a triangle.
  • Turn top of triangle down to meet fold. Turn over; moisten 1 corner with water.
  • Overlap opposite corner over moistened corner; press together firmly.
  • Heat oil in large saucepan over medium-high heat to 375 degrees F.
  • Deep-fry wontons, a few at a time, 2 to 3 minutes, or until brown and crispy. Drain on paper towels.
  • Serve warm with ketchup and mustard or sweet & sour sauce, as desired.

Spinach Artichoke Dip

Spinach Artichoke Dip

Course Appetizer, Snack
Cuisine American
Keyword Vegetarian

Equipment

  • Toaster oven
  • Cutting board
  • Knife
  • Strainer
  • Large Bowl
  • Spoon
  • Baking dish

Ingredients

  • 1 can 14 ounces artichoke hearts drained and chopped
  • 1/2 packages of frozen chopped spinach thawed
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1/4 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/4 cup cream cheese
  • 1/4 cup grated romano cheese
  • 1 clove minced garlic

Instructions

  • Preheat toaster oven to 375 degrees
  • Get ingredients ready

Artichokes

  • Over the sink, pour artichoke hearts into strainer and shake until juice stops dripping
  • Get knife and cutting board and chop Artichoke hearts into bite size pieces
  • Place in large bowl

Spinach

  • Put half of bag of spinach into large bowl with artichoke heart

Sour cream

  • Using measuring cup, measure 1/2 cup of sour cream
  • Add to large bowl

Mayonnaise

  • Using Measuring cup, measure 1/4 cup of mayonnaise
  • Add to large bowl

Cream cheese

  • Using lines on package, measure 1/4 cup
  • Using knife, cut cream cheese
  • Unwrap cream cheese from wrapper
  • Add to large bowl

Romano Cheese

  • Using measuring cup, measure 1/4 cup of romano cheese
  • Add to large bowl

Garlic

  • Pull 1 clove of garlic off the large bulb
  • Peel the skin off of the garlic
  • Using knife, mince garlic into very small pieces
  • Add minced garlic to large bowl
  • Mix all ingredients together with spoon
  • Put mixture into a baking dish
  • Cover dish with tin foil
  • Place dish in toaster oven
  • Set timer for 20 min
  • Using oven mits, take baking dish out of oven
  • Serve with crackers

Banana Mousse

Banana Mousse

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Vegetarian
Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes

Equipment

  • Blender
  • Small Bowls or Shot Glasses

Ingredients

  • 14 ounces bananas 3 large bananas or 5 medium bananas or 6 small bananas
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 3/4 cup fresh cream
  • 3 to 4 drops lime juice

Instructions

  • Peel, slice the bananas and add them to a blender jar along with the honey.
  • Also add 3 to 4 drops of lime juice so that the bananas do not get discolored.
  • Blend the bananas to a smooth puree without any chunks.
  • Now add the fresh cream to the pureed bananas
  • Pulse the blender 6 to 8 times so that the cream is evenly mixed with the bananas.
  • Now pour the banana mousse mixture in small individual serving bowls or shot glasses.
  • Cover them with a lid or aluminium foil and place them in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 hours.

Pasta Salad

Pasta Salad

Equipment

  • Hot Plate
  • Knife
  • Pot
  • Large Bowl

Ingredients

  • 1 box of Pasta
  • Tomatoes Sliced in half
  • Measuring cups
  • Peppers Diced
  • Diced
  • Italian dressing

Instructions

  • Fill Large pot with water
  • Put on hot plate and set temperature to HIGH
  • Once water is bubbling really fast, pour in noodles
  • Sprinkle salt into the water and stir
  • Set timer for 10 minutes
  • Lower temperature to medium
  • While pasta is cooking:
  • Dice onion
  • Dice peppers
  • Slice tomatoes in half
  • Add veggies to large green bowl
  • When Timer goes off:
  • Get strainer or colander and put in sink
  • Carefully pour large pot of pasta into strainer to drain the water
  • Rinse pasta with cold water
  • Once pasta is cool add to large bowl
  • Add 1 cup of salad dressing
  • Stir and mix well.
  • Pour pasta mixture into tin and cover with aluminum foil.
  • Wash ALL dishes, pots, and silverware
  • Put away clean dishes and put away hot plate.

Basil Pesto

Basil Pesto

Prep Time 15 minutes
Servings 1 cup

Equipment

  • A food processor

Ingredients

  • 2 cups fresh basil leaves packed (can sub half the basil leaves with baby spinach)
  • 1/2 cup freshly grated Romano or Parmesan-Reggiano cheese about 2 ounces
  • 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/3 cup pine nuts can sub chopped walnuts
  • 3 garlic cloves minced (about 3 teaspoons)
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Place the basil leaves and pine nuts into the bowl of a food processor and pulse a several times.
  • Add the garlic and Parmesan or Romano cheese and pulse several times more.
  • Scrape down the sides of the food processor with a rubber spatula.

30 Minute Beef Chili

30 Minute Beef Chili

Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4

Equipment

  • Pan
  • Can Opener
  • Spoon

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil extra virgin
  • 4 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 1/4th pounds ground beef
  • 3 1/2 tablespoons chili powder
  • 1 teaspoons chipotle chili powder
  • 2 teaspoons onion powder
  • 2 teaspoons dried oregano
  • 2 teaspoons cumin
  • sea salt
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 8 ounce can diced tomatoes

Instructions

  • In a large pan over medium heat, heat the olive oil and brown the garlic.
  • Add ground beef to the pan and brown.
  • Add the chili powder, chipotle chili powder, onion powder, dried oregano, cumin and season with salt and pepper. Stir well.
  • Add the tomatoes, let simmer for 25 minutes, and serve.
  • Turn off the oven once the pan is removed

THE ORIGINAL POTATO SALAD

THE ORIGINAL POTATO SALAD

Course Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword Vegetarian

Equipment

  • Large pot
  • Bowl
  • Whisk
  • Cutting board
  • Knife

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs. potatoes 5 to 6 medium, peeled and cut into 3/4-inch chunks
  • 1 cup Mayonnaise
  • 2 Tbsp. vinegar
  • 11/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. sugar
  • 1/4 tsp. ground black pepper
  • 1 cup thinly sliced celery
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 2 hard-cooked eggs chopped (optional)

Instructions

Hard Boil 2 Eggs

  • Place your eggs in a pot and cover with cold water by 1 inch.
  • Bring to a boil over medium-high (3-4 heat setting) heat,
  • Then cover, remove from the heat and set aside 8 to 10 minutes.
  • Drain, cool in ice water and peel.
  • Once cooled, chop into small peices

Potatoes

  • Cut potatoes into cubes about 3/4 inches. Then add to bowl.
  • When all the potatoes are cut up, put the potatoes in large pot.
  • Cover potatoes with water, about an inch higher than the potatoes.
  • Bring to a boil over medium-high (3-4 heat setting) heat.
  • When the water comes to a rapid boil, Reduce heat to low (1-2 heat setting) and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes.
  • Drain and cool slightly.

Dressing

  • In a medium sized bowl, add: 1 cup Mayonnaise, 2 Tbs vinegar, Add 2 Tbs vinegar, 1/4 tsp. ground black pepper, 1 tsp. sugar, 1 1/2 tsp. salt
  • Using a whisk, stir well.

Celery & Onions

  • Chop 1 cup celery into small pieces
  • Chop 1/2 cup on onion into small pieces
  • Add potatoes, celery, onion and eggs to the bowl and toss gently
  • Add Dressing and toss gently. Making sure that it is all covered

Buffalo Chicken Wings

Buffalo Chicken Wings

Ingredients

  • 4 pounds chicken wings
  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • Oil for deep-fat frying

BUFFALO WING SAUCE:

  • 3/4 cup Louisiana-style hot sauce
  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter cubed
  • 2 tablespoons molasses
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Instructions

  • Using a sharp knife, cut through the two wing joints; discard wing tips. Pat chicken dry with paper towels. Toss wings with kosher salt. Place on a wire rack in a 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Refrigerate at least 1 hour or overnight.
  • In an electric skillet or deep-fat fryer, heat oil to 375. Fry wings in batches until skin is crisp and meat is tender, 8-10 minutes. Drain on paper towels.
  • For Buffalo wing sauce, bring hot sauce just to a boil in a small saucepan. Remove from heat; whisk in butter one piece at a time. Stir in molasses and cayenne pepper.
  • Toss wings with one of the sauces. If desired, sprinkle with green onion slices.
  • Preheat oven to 400F and line a baking sheet with slip at or parchment paper and place a wire rack on top.
  • Pat chicken wings dry with a paper towel, and then coat the chicken wings in oil, salt, onion powder, and garlic powder.
  • Bake for 40-45 minutes, flip wings after 30 minutes, and cook for a remaining 10-15 minutes.
  • In a bowl whisk together buffalo sauce
  • Remove wings from oven and toss them in the sauce.
  • Once coated, place back on the rack and bake for an additional 5 minutes (save extra sauce).
  • Remove wings from oven, coat with extra sauce.