Everyday Food for Busy People
You know I love a 15 minute meal. This one may come in at even less time than that.
I’ve had the idea for this for a while, but I wasn’t confident about how the flavors would taste together. But it was great! Especially considering the super quick prep time.
This dish does have jalepeno, but if you’re careful to remove the seeds, they aren’t spicy. It gives a nice addition to the flavors.
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I have wanted to try this recipe for a long time, but somehow I just recently got around to it. It comes from the cookbook Country Gourmet (a fantastic book that is out of print now, I think).
One of the reasons it took me so long to try it is that the recipe calls for fresh corn cut off the cob. I’m super lazy. I think I’ve mentioned that before.
I finally realized I could cheat with this recipe and use frozen corn instead of fresh. I’m sure fresh would be better, but I also know I’ll be making this salad a lot more often since I can cheat with a bag from the freezer section.
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I know that bbq chicken is front and center, but really this post is all about the Cornbread Stuffing. It tastes like much more than the sum of it’s parts.
It starts with a box mix. Add corn, a little onion, some diced jalepeno pepper. Oh my goodness! My family loved it. It’s not spicy at all. I took all the seeds out of the pepper, so it wouldn’t sizzle our tongues. The stuffing has just a little kick of flavor from the onion and jalepeno, which is a contrast to the sweet corn taste. And it all goes great with barbeque chicken.
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The fantastic thing about this soup is that it’s really just a bowl full of raw veggies. But it tastes divine. So good, you could just eat and eat it. So good for you that you can do just that with no guilt.
It’s perfect for a hot, summer evening because it’s eaten cold. I have to admit that freaked my kids out. They did eat it, but they weren’t sure they liked cold soup. Jim and I loved it though.
I adapted my recipe from Pioneer Woman, adding red bell pepper, jalepeno and parsley just because they were hanging out in my fridge. I don’t own a food processor, so I used my pitiful blender that has been partially melted in the dishwasher. It worked fine, so I guess I still don’t have an excuse to buy a food processor.
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This is one of those dinners that tastes special, like you’ve gone to extra trouble.
Good news! This dish is quick to fix. I had it finished in about 30 minutes and that included time to line up ingredients, take photos and jot down my recipe. Not bad.
I did start with another recipe as inspiration. I wasn’t sure what should go into the Pineapple Salsa, so I searched Tasty Kitchen and came up with a recipe for Tropical Chicken and Coconut Rice Bowl. It’s from Katie at The College Culinarian.
I wanted fish instead of chicken, so I turned the marinade into a sauce for the tilapia. And I tweaked her salsa recipe a bit too. The result was delicious!
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