Korean Chicken Skewers

These Korean Chicken Skewers make for an easy and tasty meal. Delicious marinated chicken is grilled to perfection with a refreshing flavor.

I loved grilled recipes regardless of the temperature, but summer is definitely my favorite time to bust it out. I don’t have to heat up my house and they make for easy, quick and delicious meals on busy summer nights.

I found this recipe over at Closet Cooking and couldn’t wait to try it out. I changed up some of the quantities to my personal preference and my whole family loved it! If you are looking for a fun new flavor to bring to the grill, give these Korean Chicken Skewers a try! It has such a light and fresh flavor to it and it is sure to be a huge hit!






Author: Nikki
Recipe type: Dinner

Ingredients

•     12 wooden skewers, soaked in water for 1 hour
•     2 pounds of chicken breasts, cut into 1 inch bites
•     5 garlic cloves, minced
•     3 Tablespoons grated ginger
•     ¾ cup onion, finely minced
•     ½ cup soy sauce
•     2 Tablespoons sesame oil
•     3 Tablespoons brown sugar
•     ¼ cup green onion, chopped
•     ¾ teaspoon salt
•     ¼ teaspoon pepper

    


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Chicken Pot Pie Soup

This Chicken Pot Pie Soup is a fun spin on a classic comfort food recipe! It is loaded with everything you love about the original and even has pie crust pieces on top!

I can’t even handle the cold temperatures we have been having so far this year. A few days ago, it said -17 degrees F. Yes NEGATIVE 17. It is too cold to even step outside. All we want to do is bunker down in blankets and watch movies or reruns of our favorite shows.

When it gets cold, especially THIS cold, there is nothing I love more than a bowl of soup or one of my favorite comfort foods. This Chicken Pot Pie Soup combines soup with a classic and the end result was delicious. My personal favorite part was the pie crust pieces.

This was a winner all around the dinner table. If you are looking for a new dinner that will quickly soar to a new favorite, give this one a try! It is DELICIOUS!

This Chicken Pot Pie Soup is a fun spin on a classic comfort food recipe! It is loaded with everything you love about the original and even has pie crust pieces on top!

Author: Nikki

Recipe type: Dinner

Ingredients

• Pie Crust, homemade or store bought
• ¼ cup butter
• ½ cup onion, chopped
• 1 cup carrots, sliced into bite size pieces
• ⅓ cup flour
• 2 cups water
• 3 cups chicken broth
• ½ teaspooons poultry seasoning
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 chicken bouillon cubes, crumbled
• 2 cups rotisserie chicken, chopped into bite size pieces
• 1 cup frozen peas
• Pie Crust

Instructions

1. Cut Pie crust into bite size pieces. Bake according to directions until pieces are golden brown in color. Remove from oven and let cool.
2. In a large pan melt butter and add onion and carrots. Cook on high for about 4 minutes, then add the flour. Cook for another minute and then add water and chicken broth. Stir until smooth. Add poultry seasoning, salt, bouillon, and chicken. Bring to a boil. Stir in peas and cook 1 more minute. Serve and garnish with pie crust pieces.

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Grilled Buffalo Chicken

This Grilled Buffalo Chicken begins with a delicious buffalo sauce marinade that is packed with a kick! This is such a fun and tasty grill recipe!

Summer flew by. School is in session, but the heat is still here. Which means, I am still outside grilling to keep the heat outside.

I LOVE grill recipes and this one is no exception. This buffalo marinade is phenomenal and packed with a kick! We served this at a family get together and it received such high compliments! It is an addition form the Buffalo Chicken Wings recipe and is absolutely fantastic!

I also love this Grilled Buffalo Chicken because it marinades overnight, make it dinner prep even easier the day of. All you do is throw it on the grill. I reserved a little bit of the sauce before it touched the raw chicken and stored it in an airtight container in the fridge to be able to lather on a little bit extra after it had been grilled and cooked.

This received thumbs up all the way around! Give this a try before you retire the grill for the year ;) You will be happy you did!

A delicious buffalo marinade with a kick! This is such a fun and tasty grill recipe!

Author: Nikki

Recipe type: Dinner

Ingredients

• 6 chicken breasts
• ½ cup buttermilk
• 1 cup cayenne pepper sauce
• ⅓ cup vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• ½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• ⅛ teaspoon coarse ground black pepper

Instructions

1. Combine cayenne pepper sauce, oil, sugar cayenne pepper, garlic powder, Worcestershire sauce, and pepper in a medium saucepan and simmer for 20 to 30 minutes. Cool for 15 minutes.
2. Place chicken in a zip lock baggie and add buttermilk. Coat well. Pour in buffalo sauce and mix again. Marinate chicken for it least for hours or overnight.
3. Heat grill to medium high and grill chicken for 5 minutes per side. Cook until the pink is gone. Time will vary depending on the size of your chicken.
4. Top with blue cheese crumbles if desired or serve with ranch.

Notes

Adapted from Blendtec

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Orange Creamsicle Pull Apart Bread

This Orange Creamsicle Pull Apart Bread is completely made from scratch. It tastes like orange rolls in the form of a delicious and fun breakfast or dessert! It has such a refreshing flavor and is the perfect spring or summertime treat!
 

Life has been absolutely CRAZY around here lately. As another school year winds down to a close and summer break is fast approaching, we are feeling the intensity that this time of year brings. Between my kids’ extra ciriculars, this pregnancy, the blog and just life in general, I am finding it difficult to take a breather. That said, I took a wonderful break and went and visited my family this past weekend. I was able to cook with my mom, which is something I always treasure. There is nothing like being in my mom’s kitchen working hand and hand with her.

One of my mom’s favorite bread items are orange rolls. In fact, even the smell will ALWAYS remind me of her. I used to hate orange rolls growing up but over time my taste buds matured and now they are a true treat whenever they make an appearance at the dinner table.

We decided to transform our beloved orange rolls into a fun new recipe. This was the hit of the weekend! Everyone raved about its delicious and refreshing flavor. I personally love that it is made from scratch. We used to use canned biscuit dough from the grocery store for our pull apart breads, but after being spoiled with a homemade dough, it is almost impossible to go back. It brings SO much more to the recipe. This would be a perfect treat or even breakfast for this time of year.

If you wanted to try some different Orange Creamsicle recipes, be sure and check out this Orange Creamsicle Bread, Orange Creamsicle Bundt Cake or my Orange Creamsicle Cookies. They are all fabulous!

This Orange Creamsicle Pull Apart Bread is completely made from scratch. It tastes like orange rolls in the form of a delicious and fun breakfast or dessert! It has such a refreshing flavor and is the perfect spring or summertime treat!

Author: Nikki

Recipe type: Dessert

Ingredients

• 1 Tablespoon yeast
• ½ cup oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ⅓ cup sugar
• 1¼ cups warm milk
• 2 eggs
• 2 Tablespoons orange zest
• ¼ cup orange juice
• approximately 5 cups flour

Sugar mixture

• 1 cup sugar
• 2 Tablespoons orange zest

Additional Dipping

• 6 Tablespoons melted butter

Glaze

• 3 Tablespoons orange juice
• ½ teaspoon vanilla
• 1½ cups powdered sugar
• 1 Tablespoon orange zest

Instructions

1. Stir yeast, warm milk, oil, salt and sugar together and let stand 5 minutes to get the yeast activated.
2. Mix in remaining ingredients and add as much flour as needed for soft dough. I find it easiest to add 4 cups and add an additional ¼ cup at a time until dough reaches a soft consistency.
3. Knead 5 minutes.
4. Cover and let rise until dough has doubled in size.
5. Mix down.
6. Spray a bundt pan with cooking spray.
7. Roll dough into 1 inch balls and then dip into the melted butter and then in the orange sugar mixture.
8. Place balls in prepared bundt pan. I do not use all the dough for this recipe. Fill bundt pan about half way up. (I usually have enough left over to plop about 4 orange rolls in the oven.)
9. Cover with a dish cloth and allow to double in size.
10. Preheat oven to 370 degrees F and bake for about 40 to 50 minutes.

Make the glaze while bread is baking.

1. Add all glaze ingredients and mix well. Set aside.

Final Steps

1. Remove from oven and allow to sit for about 3 minutes.
2. Carefully invert pan and place monkey bread onto serving dish.
3. Drizzle glaze over the top and enjoy!

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