Rockin' Recipes: Salsa Chicken in Springroll Cups

My 2 thighs were small. This made 9 pieces.

Ingredients:

• 2 left over roasted chicken thighs, skin removed, and pulled from bone.
• 3 Tbsp of your favorite salsa
• 1/2 a Medium Onion
• 4 slices of REAL American cheese, or cheddar (Not pasturized processed cheese food. REAL CHEESE PEOPLE)
• Egg Roll wrappers
• Pinch of salt
• Oil for muffin tin.

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. In a food processor, put the chicken, salt, salsa and onion. Buzz until your desired consistency. I went for almost pate style with just a little chunk.
3. Oil the muffin tin.
4. Line each cup with a wanton wrapper, add filling, til ALMOST full, fold over sides allowing them to overlap each other. Do this for each cup that you have filling for.
5. Since the chicken is cooked, we're just browning the wantons, and heating the insides. So bake for about 20 minutes or until golden brown and delicious.

I've also filled wantons with banana and nutella for dessert. OMG To Die For! You can do these same cups with all sorts of fillings; sweet or savory. Fill it with your favorite things, throw it in the oven for something extra special.

Another option is use a mini muffin tin, use wanton wrappers to make appetizers for parties without breaking the bank!

Recipe: Lazy Mattar Paneer

I adore Indian food, and I made Mattar Paneer a few weeks ago. Nothing beats home made anything including my fresh paneer, however, I hadn't had time this week to make any and I had similar bits and bobs in my kitchen but not the "Exact" stuff. So this is what I did.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 large ball of Mozarella (cubed)
• 1/2 C. Basic Pasta Sauce (Ragu Classic works very well)
• 1 Tbsp. Garam Masala (I'll post my recipe for this, but store bought is just fine)
• 1 Tbsp Butter
• 1/4 C. Milk, Cream or Coconut Milk
• 1  bag Frozen Green Peas

Instructions:

1. Melt butter
2. Add peas, stir to coat and to heat through
3. Add sauce, stir.
4. Add Garam Masala, stir.
5. Add Milk, stir.
6. Add cheese, stir until it just starts to melt.
7. Take it off and put into a bowl so the cheese dosen't melt more than it has to.

Notes:

Paneer does not melt. It is a fresh milk cheese, which is similar in flavor to ricotta. So a mild fresh cheese like  Mozz works well, but it can get a bit melty. It's important to take the peas off the heat just as the cheese begins to soften, unless of course that is what you desire, then go melty! Quesco Blano, or Queso Fresco would also be good choices.