MnM Make A Meal

MnM Make A Meal Just having some fun in the kitchen

05/04/2025

Thanks to Kitchen for this most wonderful Chicken Soup recipe. It really bursts with flavor and it’s good for you 😁 Enjoy!

Ingredients:
1.5lb chicken thighs, boneless + skinless
1 tbsp all purpose seasoning
1.5 tbsp ghee
1 onion, diced
4 celery stocks, diced
2 carrots, peeled + diced
6 garlic cloves, minced or grated
1 tsp fresh ginger, grated + peeled
1 tsp turmeric
1 tbsp fresh rosemary, chopped
1 tbsp fresh thyme, chopped
6 cups chicken broth
8 oz. pearl couscous
Salt & pepper, to taste
1 lemon, juiced (optional)
1/3 cup heavy cream (optional)

04/27/2025

Chimichurri Sauce is one of my favorites for just about anything. Enjoy!

Ingredients:
1 bunch parsley, stems removed (about 1 cup)
1/4 bunch of cilantro, stems removed (about 1/4 cup)
4-5 sprigs fresh oregano, stems removed (about 3 tbsp)
3 garlic cloves
1/4 red onion
1 lemon, juiced
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
1/3 cup olive oil
1-2 tbsp red wine vinegar
1 tsp salt
1 red jalapeño, seeds and veins removed (optional)

⁃ Chop all ingredients and mix in a bowl or pulse in a food processor.
⁃ Season to taste with sale and vinegar.
⁃ Chill for at least 30 minutes before serving if time allows. You can refrigerate it overnight or up to 3 days.
⁃ Serve over steak, lamb, potatoes, veggies. The possibilities are endless!

04/21/2025

This sauce is the bomb! You’ll want to put this on just about everything. Enjoy!

Ingredients:
1.5 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs
1 tbsp olive oil
Serve w/ rice and veggies (optional)

Marinade:
1/3 cup soy sauce
3-4 garlic cloves, peeled
Juice of a lime
2 tsp cumin
1 tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp oregano
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 tbsp olive oil

Green Sauce:
3 jalapenos (seeds and veins removed)
1 bunch fresh cilantro + extra for garnish (optional)
2-3 green onions
2-3 garlic cloves
1/2 cup mayo
1/4 cup greek yogurt
1 tbsp olive oil
Juice of a lime
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper

⁃ Blend ingredients for marinade in blender or food processor. Pour marinade over chicken, mix it all together, and allow the chicken to marinade while you prepare the green sauce. You can also marinade longer or overnight if you have the time.
⁃ Blend the ingredients for your green sauce in blender or food processor. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
⁃ In a skillet on medium high heat, add a tbsp of oil. Add chicken and cook for 3-4 minutes per side until chicken is cooked through and set aside.
⁃ Serve chicken over rice and pour on that green sauce! Enjoy!

04/20/2025

Another amazing dessert! Sure to wow! Light, creamy,and bursting with all of that wonderful lemon flavor. Enjoy!

Ingredients:
2 cups heavy cream
2/3 cup granulated sugar
2 lemons- zest and juice, separated
2 tbsp turbinado sugar (for brûlée)
Garnish w/ berries and mint leaves (optional)

⁃ In a small sauce pan add your cream, granulated sugar and lemon zest. Over medium heat, bring mixture to a simmer and allow it to reduce and thicken. This will take about 10-15 minutes. Stir continuously so it does not boil over. (Pour into a glass measuring cup and once it reaches two cups, it is properly reduced)
⁃ Turn off heat and add lemon juice. Stir everything together and then pour through mesh sieve/strainer over a large liquid measuring cup or bowl.
⁃ Pour cream into ramekins and allow to chill in refrigerator for at least 3 hours or overnight.
⁃ When it is time to serve, sprinkle top with turbinado sugar. Melt/brown sugar for a few seconds with torch. You can also do this under a preheated broiler for a few seconds.
⁃ Garnish with some fresh berries and mint leaves. Enjoy!

04/18/2025

If you’re looking for a super delicious and easy meal then this is the perfect recipe for you! Enjoy!

Ingredients:
1lb jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined (tails on is okay)
1 tsp corn starch
1 tbsp olive oil
2 bell peppers, large diced
1 onion, large diced
2-3 green onions, sliced (for garnish)

Sauce
1/4 cup honey
1 tbsp sesame oil
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp dark soy sauce
1/8-1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
3-4 garlic cloves, minced or grated
1/2 inch fresh ginger, grated or minced

⁃ Mix together the ingredients for your sauce
⁃ Pour about 1/4 of your sauce over your shrimp and mix together. If you have time, let it marinate for 10-15 minutes.
⁃ Add cornstarch to remaining sauce, stir and set aside.
⁃ In a large sauté pan or wok, heat your oil over medium high heat. Add your shrimp to the pan and cook your shrimp for 1-2 minutes per side until they are cooked through, doing so in batches if needed so you don’t overcrowd your pan.
⁃ Remove shrimp from pan and add your veggies. (Add a little more oil to your pan if needed.) State the veggies for 1-2 minutes and then add your remaining sauce. Allow your sauce to simmer for a minute or two before returning your shrimp to the pan and tossing everything together.
⁃ Garnish with green onions and serve over rice. Enjoy!

04/16/2025

I don’t know what it is about this Meatloaf but it just hits so good. I hope you like it as much as we did. Enjoy!

Ingredients:
1 tbsp butter
1 onion, diced
3-4 garlic cloves, minced
2lb ground beef (chuck works well)
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
3 tbsp ketchup
2-1oz Lipton onion soup mix packets
1/2 cup ritz crackers, crushed
1 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped + extra for garnish
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper

Sauce:
1.5 cups ketchup
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tbsp dijon mustard

⁃ Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
⁃ In a saute pan on medium heat, add your butter and onions and brown for 3-4 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for another 30 seconds before removing from heat and setting aside.
⁃ In a large bowl, mix together all of the ingredients for your meatloaf including your browned onions and garlic. Be sure to not over mix.
• Line a large baking sheet with tinfoil and grease with oil. Transfer meat mixture to pan and shape into a large loaf.
⁃ Bake for 45 minutes.
⁃ While your meatloaf bakes, mix together the ingredients for your sauce.
⁃ Remove loaf from oven and evenly lather your sauce over the top.
⁃ Return to oven and bake for 15 minutes, broiling if needed for the last 1-2 minutes to get the sauce nice and bubbly.
⁃ Garnish with parsley and enjoy!

04/15/2025

Did someone say Strawberry Cheesecake Cinnamon Rolls? Yes, please!!

Dough:
1 cup whole milk (warmed to 105-110 degrees)
1/4 cup sugar
2.5 tbsp active dry yeast
1 egg at room temp
4 tbsp butter at room temp
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp salt
3.5 cups flour + extra for dusting a surface to roll out dough
Before baking: 1/4 cup heavy cream

Filling:
1 cup strawberry jam
2/3 cup chopped strawberries + extra for garnish
1/2 tsp cinnamon

Frosting:
1/2 cup cream cheese at room temp
2 tbsp butter at room temp
1 tbsp heavy cream
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup powdered sugar

⁃ In the bowl of a stand mixer, add your milk, sugar and yeast. Let your yeast bloom for about 10 minutes. Give it a stir.
⁃ Add your egg, butter, vanilla and salt. Turn mixer on low.
⁃ Slowly add your flour until your dough is no longer sticking to the sides of your bowl. Add an extra tbsp of flour if needed. Knead on speed 2 for 10 minutes.
⁃ Transfer dough to a large greased bowl and cover. Let rise until it doubles in size. About 1-2 hours.
⁃ Mix together ingredients for filling in a small bowl and set aside.
⁃ Roll out dough on a floured surface into a large rectangle (about 12x4).
⁃ Evenly cover dough with filling mixture being sure to go all of the way to the edge.
⁃ Using a pizza cutter, cut your dough into 8 even strips and roll each strip up.
⁃ Place rolls into a greased 9x13 baking dish and allow to rise one more time for 30-60 minutes. You can also cover them and put them in the fridge overnight at this point if you would like. Allow them to come to room temp and rise for before baking if refrigerating (about 90 minutes).
⁃ Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Top each roll with a spoonful of heavy cream. Bake until golden brown and cooked through. About 25-30 minutes. (Internal temp of roles should be about 195 degrees).
⁃ While rolls bake, mix together the ingredients for your frosting using a hand mixer to really whip the cream and cream cheese until it is light and fluffy (about a minute on medium high speed). You can also do this by hand.
⁃ When you remove the roller from oven, top with your cream cheese frosting and sprinkle on a few chopped strawberries for garnish. Enjoy!

04/13/2025

Thanks goes out to ’s Kitchen for this great glazed ham recipe. It’s the staple of any Easter feast. Enjoy!

Ingredients:
7-10 lb fully cooked bone in ham
1/2 cup apricot preserves
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup dijon mustard
3 tbsp butter

⁃ Allow ham to sit on the counter and get to room temperature for 1-2 hours.
⁃ Mix glaze in a small sauce pan on medium heat, allowing it to simmer for just a minute, while constantly stirring. Remove from heat to cool.
⁃ Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
⁃ Place ham cut side down in roasting pan covered in foil and baste with 1/3rd of your glaze. Cover hame with aluminum foil and bake until internal temp is 115-120 degrees (about 10 minutes per pound).
⁃ Remove from oven and remove foil. Increase oven temp to 425 degrees.
⁃ Baste ham with another 1/3rd of your glaze and bake for 10 more minutes.
⁃ Remove ham from oven and baste with remaining glaze. Bake for about 10 more minutes until glaze is bubbling and golden. (Internal temp of ham should be about 145 degrees.) Broil for last minute or two if needed.
⁃ Let ham rest for 10-15 minutes before carving. Enjoy!

04/11/2025

Round 1 of The Masters is in the books. What a great first day! These Egg Salad Sandwiches are another staple at the tournament and a personal favorite of mine. Enjoy!

Ingredients:
6 hard boiled eggs, chopped
2 tbsp mayo
1 tbsp white vinegar
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp seasoned salt
1/4 tsp paprika
1/8 tsp black pepper
2-3 dashes Worcestershire sauce

04/10/2025

It’s Master week so naturally we had to make some of the iconic foods. It will make you feel like you are there! Enjoy!

Ingredients:
Sliced white bread
2 cups freshly grated shredded cheese (cheddar or Colby jack)
1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
2 oz diced pimentos
2 oz cream cheese, whipped
1/2 cup mayo
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 tsp seasoned salt
1/4 tsp garlic powder

Refrigerate before serving for at least 30 minutes.

04/09/2025

We had so much fun making all of these yummy Easter recipes! We hope you enjoy them too!

04/08/2025

We’ve been on a carrot kick with these last two recipes for our Easter menu series and I could not be happier we did. This soup was such a great surprise and topping it with goat cheese really sealed the deal. Enjoy!

Ingredients:
2lb carrots, peeled and cut into 1 inch pieces
2-3 red bell peppers, chopped into large pieces, stems and veins removed
3 tbsp olive oil, divided
1.5 tsp salt, divided

2 tbsp butter
1 onion, diced
3-4 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
1/4 tsp ground cumin
Salt & pepper to taste
6 cups chicken broth
Juice of 1/2-1 lemon
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup goat cheese crumbles
1 tbsp fresh cilantro, chopped

⁃ Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Toss carrots in 2 tbsp oil and 1 tsp salt. Lay evenly onto a baking sheet. Bake for 30-45 minutes in total, tossing half way through.
⁃ Toss bell peppers in remaining olive oil and salt.
⁃ When the carrots are half way through, toss them and move to one side of your baking sheet. Add your bell peppers to other side in an even layer. Roast for about 20 minutes.
⁃ In a large pot or dutch oven, melt your butter on medium heat. Add your onion and cook for 5 minutes.
⁃ Add your garlic, red pepper flakes, cumin, salt and pepper. Let that cook for another 30 seconds. Add your charred carrots and bell peppers to the pot before adding in your broth.
⁃ Bring everything to a boil, reduce the heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes being sure to stir a few times along the way.
⁃ Blend your soup until smooth using an immersion blender or transfer to a blender and return to pot.
⁃ Add cream along with lemon juice and more salt & pepper to taste.
• ⁃ Serve with a a few sprinkles of goat cheese crumbles and fresh cilantro. Enjoy!

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