Oven Baked Chicken Fajitas

Need something quick to whip up? FAJITAS!! I love fajitas but never want to sit around and take all the time to make them. I found a recipe on All Recipes that looked super simple! This is by far one of the easiest dishes to make in a hurry! Tastes amazing and not too bad for you either!!

Ingredients:
* 1 lb of boneless, skinless chicken breast cut into strips
* 2 tbsp of olive oil
* 2 tsp of red chili powder
* 2 tsp of cumin powder
* 2 tsp of coriander powder
* 2 cloves of garlic minced up
* 1/2 tsp dried oregano
* 1/4 tsp salt
* 1 can (15 oz) of can diced tomatoes with green chilies; undrained ( I got the tex mex style fire roasted..they tasted awesome!)
* 1 medium red onion, sliced
* 2 small bell peppers ( I used one red and one green)
* tortillas (I used corn because my family loves corn tortillas)
* Toppings - if desired (lettuce, sour cream, guac, etc)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place the chicken strips in an already greased 13x9 baking dish.

Drizzle the olive oil to coat the chicken and make sure it's fully coated. Next, season the chicken with the garlic and all the dried spices ( from chili powder to salt). 

Now add the can of tomatoes along with the pepper and onions and then stir to combine!

Already looks delish without even cooking!! Now stick it in the oven for about 25-30 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through and the vegetables are tender! Serve with the tortillas and the desired toppings!

ENJOY!!!

Perfect Guacamole!

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Chunky Guacamole

Roasted Broccoli and Shrimp

Last week, I was not in the mood to cook at all and I had stumbled upon a really great recipe on here that I figured I'd try. By far the easiest, quickest, thing to make which is obviously healthy and absolutely delicious!

Ingredients:
1 lb of peeled, deveined shrimp (you can marinate before hand if you want but not necessary)
Few heads of broccoli cut up into florets (I like to keep the stem..makes it really good!)
1 tsp Whole Coriander seeds
1 tsp Cumin seeds
Lemon and lemon zest
Red Chili Power (optional and add to your liking of heat)
1 tsp Garlic Power
Pinch of Salt
Pinch of Pepper
3 Tbsp Olive Oil

Directions:
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Place the florets on a foil covered cookie sheet and coat with 2 Tbs olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic power, red chili powder, coriander seeds, and cumin seeds. Once fully tossed with these ingredients, stick it in the oven for 10 minutes.

While broccoli cooks in the oven for these 10 minutes, toss the shrimp with the remaining olive oil, 1 tsp of lemon zest, and the juice of half of a lemon. After the 10 minutes are up, add the shrimp onto the same cookie sheet as the broccoli and toss carefully all together. 

Roast this mixture for another 10 minutes and voila!! Dinner is ready!! You can choose to serve this over rice or some soba noodles if you choose, but it tasted pretty good on its own to me!! 

This is fool proof and comes out perfect every time!! Enjoy!!

Sopapilla Cheesecake Bites

I realized I'm a huge fan of sopapilla and cheesecake, so I figured why not somehow figure out a way to fuse them together! This is by far one of the easiest desserts and you will be sure to please a crowd with their rich, creamy texture! Absolutely satisfying for anyone who loves sweets! I brought this dessert in on last Friday for a work potluck Thanksgiving and entered it into the dessert contest. I ended up winning second place!!! You gotta give this easy recipe a try!

Ingredients:
2 - cans of crescent rolls
2 - 8 oz packages of cream cheese (Don't go with the nonfat! Doesn't come out as nice and creamy in my opinion!)
1 cup of sugar
Cinnamon Sugar (I bought it already combined but you can obviously mix those two ingredients to make this spice)
1 tsp of honey
1 tsp of vanilla
1/4 cup of a butter

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spread out one can of of the crescent roll in a 9x13 in non-greased baking dish. Make sure to pinch any open holes together. Doesn't need to look perfect since it will all get cooked together! Once you have that in the dish, mix together cream cheese, sugar, honey, and vanilla. Spread that on top of the crescent roll that is in the dish.

Once you've got a good layer spread out, cover it with the second crescent roll. Once again, pinch any holes together closed! As long as you cannot see the cream cheese mixture beneath it, you should be ok!

Now, melt the butter and with a pastry brush, spread the butter all over this second layer of crescent roll dough. Once you've got it all nice and buttery, sprinkle the entire thing with the cinnamon sugar.

Stick this in the oven for about 30 minutes and you will see the top get all nice and browned. Once you've taken it out of the oven, let it cool for about 20 minutes just on the counter.

Then, put it in the refrigerator for about an hour for the whole thing to come together. Then slice into little bites!! YUM!

Here is what I submitted to the judges for the contest that got me into second place!!!

ENJOY!!

Bacon Wrapped Asparagus

OK, we all love things wrapped in bacon! The other night I was trying to think of a side dish that I could come up with quickly and that was super easy since I had no energy to make an elaborate side dish. I had some left over asparagus and some bacon...BAM! I thought to myself, those two would taste amazing together! This literally takes no time and might be one of the most scrumptious side dishes!!

Ingredients:

Asparagus ( I had left over asparagus, so I only had about 15-16 spears)

Bacon

Salt

Pepper

Cayenne

Olive oil

Directions: 

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Snap off the ends of the asparagus. Take between 3 and 4 spears for a bunch. Hold them together and wrap with one whole slice of bacon. Place your bunches on some foil and sprinkle some salt, pepper, and some cayenne. Drizzle a bit of olive oil on them, and bake for about 12-14 minutes depending on how thick the asparagus you have are. 

Once you take them out of the oven, the bacon should be cooked (I don't like my bacon crispy  but this is fully cooked!) and the asparagus should still have a nice bite! MMMMMM!!! Enjoy!

Thai Curry Coconut Shrimp

Don't let the title scare you!! This dish is easy peasy!!

Well, who doesn't love Thai food right?? The coconut...the curry flavors...lemongrass.. I absolutely love how those flavors get married together in their dishes!

Ingredients:

* 1lb of shrimp, peeled and deveined

* 1/2 of a medium onion sliced

* 2-3 cloves of garlic, minced (I love garlic so I added an extra clove!)

* 3 scallions for garnish

* 1/4 cup of cilantro for garnish

* 1 tbsp of Thai red curry paste

* About 6-7 ounces of light coconut milk 

* 2 tsp of fish sauce

* 1 tbsp of olive oil

* salt to taste

Ingredients

Directions:

Heat the olive oil in a large nonstick skillet. Add the onions and the red curry paste and saute for about 2-3 minutes. 

Add shrimp and garlic and season with salt to your taste and cook for about 3-4 minutes. 

Add the coconut milk and the fish sauce and mix well. 

Simmer about another 3-4 minutes until you see that shrimp is cooked through fully. Remove from heat and transfer to serving dish. Mix in scallions and cilantro as garnish. Serve over rice!

The important things in life...

Hello Friends & Family!

We are the Senguptas! My name is Alfa and I am happily married to my best friend Rudra, who is the absolute love of my life and the greatest husband ever!

We tied the knot earlier this year in February (2011) and have been together for 3 wonderful years! Here is a picture from our beautiful wedding and one from the honeymoon in St. Lucia!!

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Links

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Recipes:

2 Minute Salsa
Bacon Wrapped Asparagus
Baked Buffalo Wings
Baked Egg White Muffins
Black Eyed Pea Salad
Caramelized Brussel Sprouts with Walnuts
Chicken & Broccoli Stir Fry
Chickpea (garbanzo beans) Curry
Chili Paneer
Chipotle Lime Corn
Creamy Tomatillo Salsa
Easy Sangria
Fresh Bruschetta
Lamb Kebabs with Mint Yogurt Dip
Lettuce Wraps
Nutter Butter Balls
Oven Baked Chicken Fajitas
Perfect Guacamole!
Raspberry Chipotle Pork Loin Salad
Red Velvet Cake Balls
Roasted Broccoli and Shrimp
Roasted Brussel Sprouts with Garlic Aoili
Salmon with Mango Chimichurri
Salt and Pepper Shrimp
Shrimp with Mango and Basil
Smoked Salmon in Cucumber Boats
Sopapilla Cheesecake Bites
Spaghetti with Crumbled Sausage
Thai Curry Coconut Shrimp