New year, new opportunities. A new opportunity to experience life fully. Try a few recipes to add some excitement to your daily routine. It is a wonderful way to connect with others and comfort yourself, especially in the winter. Nothing is better than enjoying delicious food or drinks in the warmth of your kitchen. These four new recipes will be a great addition to your new year’s menu.
One-Pan Creamy Chicken with Bacon
This easy-to-make chicken recipe will be a big hit with your family. This recipe is perfect for mid-week meals as it only takes 25 minutes to prepare and 15 minutes to cook. You can store the leftovers in your freezer containers to enjoy them again tomorrow.
Ingredients:
- Extra virgin olive oil 2 tablespoons
- Chicken thigh files – 1 pound
- 1 finely chopped brown onion
- 4 oz bacon, chopped
- Crushed 3 cloves of garlic
- 10 oz heavy cream
- 1 chicken stock cube, crumbled
- Parmesan cheese, finely grated, 1/3 cup
- Half a cup of frozen peas
- 2 oz baby spinach
- Finely grated Lemon rind, 1 tsp
- Crusty bread
How to prepare the recipe:
Heat half the oil in a large pan on medium heat. Add the chicken to the pan and cook it for 5 minutes. Rotate once. Transfer the cooked chicken to a serving plate. Pour the rest of the oil into the pan. Stirring constantly, combine the onion with the bacon. Cook for 5 minutes or until the bacon has browned and the onion is softened. Garlic can be added to the mixture. Stirring constantly, cook for 30 seconds or until aromatic. Place about one-fourth the bacon mixture in a bowl. Cover the bowl to keep it warm.
Return the chicken back to the pan, along with the stock, cream, parmesan, and 1 1/3 cups of water. Bring the water up to a rolling boil. Reduce the heat to medium. Covered, simmer for 10 minutes or until the chicken is cooked and the sauce is thickened. Add the spinach and peas. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes or until the spinach is cooked. Mix in the lemon peel after removing the pan from heat. Salt and pepper your food to taste. Serve the remaining bacon with your favorite crusty loaf.
Tequila Sunrise Cocktail
Making some delicious, simple cocktails with your friends is a great way to start the year. If it is cold where you live, this recipe will remind you of warmer weather. You can also use a cocktail kit if you don’t want to buy a lot of ingredients to make your own drink. This Tequila Sunrise will impress you in either case.
Ingredients:
- 2 tsp of grenadine
- Ice
- Tequila 1 1/2 ounce
- 1 tbsp Triple Sec
- Juice 1 large orange or 2 smaller ones
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
- 1 cocktail cherry
A cocktail shaker, and a tall drink glass are also required.
Mix this drink:
Pour the grenadine in the bottom of the tall glass. Fill your cocktail shaker up with ice, and then add the tequila and triple sec, along with your juices. Shake until the outside of the glass feels cold. Add some ice to the serving glass. Double strain the mixture into your glass. Be careful not to mix up the grenadine. Enjoy your sunrise cocktail with a cherry, umbrella or cocktail cherry.
5-Ingredient Beef Skewers
These beef skewers are super simple and tasty. They only require five ingredients. The preparation takes about 20 minutes and the cooking only takes 10 minutes. This makes them an excellent choice for a day with low energy.
Ingredients:
- Cut 1” cubes from a 1 1/2 lb steak of beef sirloin.
- 8 oz Jar of Satay Sauce
- 1 tbsp of vegetable oil
- 16 oz microwavable jasmine rice
- 1 bag Asian-style salad, with crunchy noodles and soy sesame sauce
Eight skewers are also required.
Prepare this delicious meal:
Add 1/3 cup of the satay to the bowl with steak. Stir the meat to coat it with the sauce. Thread the meat on the skewers. Heat your oil in a large saucepan over high heat. Once the oil has heated, add the skewers to the pan and cook them for 6 or 7 minutes until they are cooked according to your liking.
As the steak cooks, follow the package instructions to heat the rice. Heat the sauce in a saucepan on medium heat until heated through. Add the ingredients for the salad to a large mixing bowl, and then add the sauce. Serve the skewers over top.
Hot chocolate with Toasted Marshmallows and Salted Dark Chocolate
On a cold day, there’s nothing more enjoyable than a warm cup of homemade hot chocolate in your favorite reusable mug. Hot chocolate mixes are boring. What can you do to make your hot chocolate more exciting? This hot chocolate recipe’s name might make you think it is too complicated to prepare at home. This couldn’t possibly be more false!
You don’t require much to make a hot chocolate that tastes great. It’s hard to resist the combination of flaky salt and dark chocolate. It’s an easy flavor to create. Sprinkle flakes of sea salt over your favorite dark truffle. Pour the warmed hot dark chocolate on top and let it melt. Add a few more marshmallows. If you want to be extra fancy, toast the marshmallow topping using a kitchen torch. Drizzle with chocolate syrup. It’s fine if you don’t. It’s delicious all by itself.
The conclusion of the article is:
It’s impossible to find a better way to welcome the new year than with some delicious recipes. Mix up your routine and shake off the old energy from the previous year with these delicious recipes that your family and friends will love. These recipes will fill your family and friends’ bellies, whether you are cooking for just two people or inviting a large group.
