Like I've said in another post I love to cook and it's even better when my husband cooks for me.. But when the two of us come together it is awesome! He worked on the chicken while I did the quinoa. I put on the traditional Italian station on pandora and we worked our culinary magic. We hope this can inspire you're cooking skills and maybe get closer to someone in the kitchen!
Bleu Cheese Rolled Chicken:
2 chicken breasts
4 slices of bacon
Bleu cheese crumbles
Spinach
Seasoning salt
Pepper
Red wine
Oil
Tooth picks
2 chicken breasts
4 slices of bacon
Bleu cheese crumbles
Spinach
Seasoning salt
Pepper
Red wine
Oil
Tooth picks
- Take both chicken breasts put saran wrap on top and take a mallet to the chicken to tenderize.
- Slice each breast in half.
- Season the chicken with seasoning salt and pepper.
- Layer bacon, chicken, spinach, then bleu cheese.
- Roll it up and stick tooth picks into it so it stays together.
- Put rolls in a hot skillet to sear.
- Then pour in red wine, lower heat, and cover for a few minutes. Keep checking on it. Turning over each piece.
- Uncover and pour out juice into a small bowl to save as a sauce when serving.
- Once bacon and chicken are cooked through take off heat and cover to keep warm till ready to serve.
Creamy Quinoa Risotto:
1 cup quinoa
Butter
3 garlic cloves minced
Milk
Parmesan cheese
Cottage cheese
Sour cream
Spinach
Salt
Crushed red pepper
Oil
1 cup quinoa
Butter
3 garlic cloves minced
Milk
Parmesan cheese
Cottage cheese
Sour cream
Spinach
Salt
Crushed red pepper
Oil
- Cook quinoa as instructed on box (or bag).
- Once it has absorbed all the water add in a drizzle of oil.
- A big spoonful of butter.
- A splash of milk.
- Small spoonful of cottage cheese.
- Few dollops of sour cream.
- Quarter size of salt measured on your palm.
- Good amount of parmesan cheese.
- Keep stirring everything together until its all incorporated and its nice and creamy.
- Add garlic and cut up spinach.
- Taste to see if it needs more salt.
Now to put it all together! Pour quinoa on plate and place a roll on top sprinkle with spinach as a garnish.
I kept going and added a salad to fill up more of the plate! And it looks like this!!
It was absolutely amazing! Hope you enjoy!! =]