Honey-Soy Chicken

This is my favorite way to make chicken breasts quickly. It has a sweet and sour tang to it that is so good! Just make the chicken as you normally would prepare it (on stove top or George foreman grill) then top with the mixture below. Use 2-4 chicken breasts.

From Woman's Day Food circa 2007
by Ellen Greene

Honey-Soy Chicken

Mix 1/3 cup soy sauce, 2 Tbsp red-wine vinegar, a Tbsp honey, a tsp minced garlic and 3/4 tsp crushed red pepper*
Heat 1 minute.

*3/4 tsp red pepper is too much for me, I use just under 1/4 tsp.

Beef Pepper Steak

This was fairly quick and easy, especially because I chopped up the peppers and onion the night before.

Pepper Steak (from Good Thymes and Good Food)
Prep Time:20 min
Total Time:35 min
Makes: 4 servings

1 green bell pepper, cut into strips
1 red bell pepper, cut into strips
1 yellow bell pepper, cut into strips
1 small onion, cut into strips (I used 1 medium)
1 lb. well-trimmed boneless beef sirloin steak, cut into strips
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 tsp. black pepper
3 Tbsp. lite soy sauce
1/2 cup KRAFT Original Barbecue Sauce (Omitted)
2 cups hot cooked brown rice (I used white rice because I didn't have whole wheat on hand.)
2 tbsp. olive oil
3 cloves garlic, pressed
1/2 tbsp. butter
1/2 tbsp. flour
1/2 c. (or so) beef stock

1. HEAT large nonstick skillet sprayed with cooking spray on medium-high heat. (I used about a tbsp. of olive oil.)
2. Add bell peppers and onions; cook and stir 6 to 8 min. or until vegetables are crisp-tender.
3. Transfer to large bowl; keep warm.
4. ADD meat, garlic and black pepper to same skillet (I added another tbsp. olive oil); cook and stir 3 min.
5. Add soy sauce; cook 1 min. or until meat is cooked through. Add barbecue sauce (omitted); cook until heated through.
6. SPOON meat mixture into bowl with vegetables; toss gently. Serve over rice.

I made a little sauce with what was left in the pan, as recommended by Good Thymes & Good Food. There was too much delicious, salty soy sauce and garlic to let it go to waste. I didn't want to just pour it over the meat and peppers. Here is what I did:
1. Add 1/2 tbsp. butter and let melt.
2. Add flour and cook for 1 minute. Stir to combine.
3. Add beef stock and bring to a slow boil til thickened.
4. Pepper to taste.
5. Serve over meat, rice and peppers. Delish! :)

Chinese Food

This definitely tastes like take out Chinese. Yum! The rice cooking wine and sweet chili sauce can be found in the international aisle of the grocery store where the soy sauce is. I served it over rice. Delish!

Chinese Style Tilapia

Ingredients:
1 lb tilapia fillets
3 Tbsp rice cooking wine
2-3 scallions, cut into 1 inch pieces
1 1/2 Tbsp low sodium soy sauce
1/2 Tbsp Sriracha chili sauce -- I used sweet chili sauce
2 cloves of garlic, diced
1/4 tsp dried ginger powder -- You can also use fresh ginger but it's much stronger
1 tsp olive oil

Directions:
In a medium sized skillet, heat olive oil over low-medium heat. Meanwhile, in a small bowl combine rice cooking wine, soy sauce, Sriracha chili sauce, garlic & ginger. Add fish to skillet, allowing to cook for a minute. Flip fish and add soy sauce mixture to skillet. Add green onion. Allow fish to simmer over low heat until cooked thoroughly and most of the sauce has cooked off.

Quick tuna stir fry

I found the recipe below on the back of the StarKist sweet and spicy tuna pouch. I have adapted this recipe into the easiest dinner ever! Instead of using the vegetables listed below I use one bag of frozen stir fry or Japanese blend veggies. Other than that I follow the recipe and serve over rice and it is so easy and tasty! I also add more soy sauce than it calls for and have substituted regular vegetable or canola oil for the sesame oil.

StarKist Sweet & Spicy Vegetable Stir-Fry

Ingredients:
1 pouch StarKist Sweet & Spicy Tuna
2 cups Zucchini, cut in half lengthwise and diagonally sliced
1-15 oz. can Stir-fry baby corn pre-cut, drain saving 1/2 cup liquid
1/2 Tbsp. Cornstarch
2 Tbsp. Pure sesame oil
1 cup Carrots, match-stix cut
1/4 cup Soy sauce

Directions:
Heat oil in wok or large skillet. Stir-fry zucchini and carrots for 1-2 minutes. Add corn and tuna and stir-fry additional 1-2 minutes. Mix cornstarch with reserved corn liquid and soy sauce. Add soy sauce mixture to vegetables and tuna and mix until heated, 1-2 minutes. Serve over rice if desired.
Prep Time: 3-4 minutes Cooking Time: 5-6 minutes Serves: 2

Thai Noodles and Shrimp

I'm usually not a fan of thai noodles if the sauce is too sweet. This sauce mixture includes sugar but the soy sauce keeps it tangy. Next time I make this I'm adding chopped green onions or chives - just something to make it not so plain. It was good though!

THAI NOODLES AND SHRIMP
7 ounces (half a 14-ounce box) rice noodles (such as Thai Kitchen brand)
3/4 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined
6 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
3 tablespoons fish sauce3
tablespoons granulated sugar

Instructions: In a bowl, cover noodles with 4 cups of boiling water and let sit for 5 to 7 minutes, or until softened but still firm. Drain well and rinse with cold water for 30 seconds and drain again. In a well-oiled skillet over medium-high heat, saute shrimp for 1 to 2 minutes. Add softened noodles, soy sauce, fish sauce and sugar and stir-fry for 3 to 5 minutes, or until combined and cooked through.