Chicken Stir-Fry

Procrastination station, recipe number 2! Another case of making something up, but not writing it down! And it was so scrumptious! I guess I'll have to try again another time. I'll post what I do remember, again, with the exception of measurements. All i remember is that I could NOT stop eating this.

Chicken Stir-Fry

marinade/sauce
soy sauce
sesame oil
garlic, minced
fresh ginger, minced
honey

boneless, skinless chicken breast, thinly sliced (raw)

jasmine or brown rice (cooked)

sesame oil
onions, chopped
carrots, chopped
zucchini, chopped
celery, chopped
red bell pepper, chopped
mushrooms, chopped

And now for the fun!

Marinade chicken breast for as long as a day, but at least an hour.

Heat sesame oil in LARGE skillet (or wok) over medium high heat. Add veggies and cook until slightly tender, but still crisp. Add the chicken WITH the marinade (it will become the sauce, which is FINE because we're cooking it :), just make sure you see the sauce bubbling, if it's not, turn up the heat!) Once the chicken is cooked through, which should happen relatively quickly, serve over rice and your done! The most time consuming part of this meal is obviously all the chopping, which can be done ahead of time if you're into that kind of thing. I like to live life in the fast lane and STRESS myself out :) ENJOY!

Chicken Noodle Soup

What happens when you procrastinate? You FORGET how you made the above soup :) I have a picture, though! LOL! I made this for the girls when they were sick during (the whole month of) February. They actually ate it! I wasn't sick, but still thought it was really good, and easy enough to make if I WERE sick. So, without writing anything down, I'll try to recreate this from memory...although I won't use amounts because I have NO idea. I'm actually pretty bummed that I didn't write this down (Mom, stop saying I told you so!  I can hear you all the way from here! Ha!). I've made a bunch of Chicken Noodle Soups through the years and for some reason, this one really hit the spot.

Chicken Noodle Soup

olive oil (once around the pan...ish)
onions, chopped
garlic, minced
carrots, diced
celery, diced
zucchini, diced
salt
pepper
ground thyme
water
chicken broth or boullion
boneless, skinless chicken breast, cooked and diced
whole grain thin spaghetti noodles

So basically, it went a little something like this!

Heat olive oil in a stock pot, add chopped veggies and spices and cook until soft-ish. Add water and broth/boullion to taste. Add chicken. Bring to a boil over high heat and add noodles. Reduce heat to medium and cook until noodles are tender. TADA!