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Butternut Squash Coconut and Lentil Stew

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+ Wake-up your tastebuds with this butternut squash coconut and lentil stew +

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I’m a soup girl by nature and this hearty soup/stew is one of my favorites. It has all kinds of complex flavors and yet it’s super simple to make. I shared it with some friend the other night for a Coconut inspired dinner party and everyone loved it!

Time Saving Tip // You can make this soup ahead of time and they reheat and serve the day of your dinner party. Just hold off adding the spice oil and add that at the very last minute before you serve.

Butternut Squash Coconut Lentil Stew
 
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Tickle your taste buds with this super simple yet scrumptious stew.
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Recipe type: soup/ stew
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 6
Ingredients
  • Stew
  • 1 cup yellow split pigeon peas (toor dal)
  • 2 18.8 oz cans of Campbell's Homestyle Butternut Squash Bisque
  • 1 cup Roma tomatoes, diced
  • ½ cup dried shredded coconut (unsweetened)
  • ½ teaspoon tumeric
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 4 cups of Silk Original Coconut Milk

  • Spice Oil
  • 2 tablespoons coconut oil
  • 2 teaspoon black or brown mustard seeds
  • ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1 garlic clove minced
  • 1½ teaspoons kosher salt
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 lime, juiced
  • ¼ cup flat leaf Italian parsley or cilantro
Instructions
  1. Rinse the yellow split pigeon peas in a couple of changes of water. Remove any stones or off color peas.
  2. In a large soup pot, add the pigeon peas, tomato, coconut, turmeric, cumin and Silk Coconut Milk. Bring to a low simmer, cover and let cook for 30 minutes.
  3. Remove the lid, add the Butternut Squash Bisque and simmer uncovered for an additional 30 minutes.
  4. In a small sauté pan, add the oil over medium high heat. Heat until the oil is almost smoking, add the mustard seeds and cover with a lid, they will pop.
  5. Once the popping has died down, add the red pepper flakes and cook for an additional 30 seconds.
  6. Add the garlic and salt and cook for another 30 seconds.
  7. Pour into soup pot and stir to combine.
  8. Finish the stew with honey, lime juice, parsley (or cilantro.)

Coconut Curry Meatballs with Rice

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+ Coconut Curry Meatballs, a fresh new take on Curry +

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The other night I hosted a coconut inspired dinner party and these meatballs were the home run hit of the evening! Kick the idea of the traditional Italian meatball out of your mind. These meatballs have a whole new flavor profile and they are scrumptious. Pair them with the Coconut curry sauce and rice and you’re in business!

Time Saving Tip // If you are serving this for a dinner party, you can make the meatballs and the sauce in advance and then combine and reheat right before you serve. Perfect for a dinner party!

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These scrumptious meatballs with the heat from the pepper and the bite of the ginger will be the home run hit of the night!
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Recipe type: Main Dish or Appetizer
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 5-6
Ingredients
  • Meatballs
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1 green serrano chile, minced
  • 1 tablespoon ginger, minced
  • 2 tablespoons italian flat leaf parsley or cilantro, minced
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 egg
  • 2 slices of bread
  • 1 cup Silk Original Coconut Milk

  • Curry
  • 3 tablespoons coconut oil
  • ½ teaspoon brown or black mustard seeds
  • 4 shallots thinly sliced
  • 5 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 inch piece of ginger, minced
  • 2 teaspoons coriander
  • 2 teaspoons cumin
  • ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 2 medium plum tomatoes, finely diced
  • 1 (14 oz.) can of full fat coconut milk
  • ½ cups of Silk Original Coconut Milk
  • salt to taste

  • Garnish
  • 1 tablespoons of Italian flat leaf parsley or cilantro
  • lime wedges
Instructions
  1. Meatballs
  2. In a small bowl, place your bread and coconut milk and let soak.
  3. In a large bowl, place your ground beaf, chile, ginger, and parsley (or cilantro), egg and salt. Squeeze out excess coconut milk out of your bread and break into small pieces and add the the large mixing bowl. Combine the mixture, being careful not to over mix.
  4. Using a 1 ounce scoop, make your meatballs (roughly 16) and place on top of a wire rack that has been sprayed with cooking spray, over a baking sheet.
  5. Place in a 400˚ oven for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and add to the curry sauce to finish cooking.

  7. Curry
  8. In a large skillet over medium high heat, add the coconut oil and heat until nearly smoking. Add the mustard seeds, cover the pan with a lid because the seeds will pop. Once the popping has died down, add the shallots, garlic and ginger and cook until golden brown 1-2 minutes. Add the coriander, cumin and cayenne pepper, stir cook for 30 seconds, then add the tomatoes. Cook for about 5 minutes until the tomatoes are soft.
  9. Add the full fat coconut milk, the silk coconut milk, ½ teaspoon salt and bring to a simmer. Add the meatballs and simmer for and additional 15-20.
  10. Finish with parsley (or cilantro) and lime juice and serve over a bead of rice.

German Ham and Cheese Garlic Toast // GIVEAWAY

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This post brought to you by the Panasonic FlashXpress™ Toaster Oven// A few years ago, our family traveled to Germany and one of the first meals I had there was a simple ham & cheese toast from one of the local bakeries. We had stopped at the Rhine Neckar Zentrum (Mall) in Viernhiem for dinner, my husband and the girls decided to eat at KFC and I just couldn’t swallow the idea of eating American food while in Germany. I mean really?

I set out on a hunt for a more “German” quick bite to eat while the family was eating their “American” chicken. I found a little bakery inside the mall there and had the most interesting, simple meal. It was a loaf a good German bread cut in half with some type of garlic spread, diced ham and lots of  sharp melted cheese. It was simple and boy was it tasty!

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 Recently, the folks at Panasonic asked it I would be interested in trying out their FlashXpress™ Toaster Oven and to develop a quick, in a flash meal with the FlashXpress™ and I immediately thought of my first German meal. It would be perfect in a toaster oven! Of course I said yes, and set out to recreate one of my favorite quick German meals.

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 Once I found a good garlic spread it was super simple to recreate. I used Mezzetta’s Savory Garlic Everything Spread which is SUPER tasty.  I spread that on some good bread that I found in the bakery at Super Target, topped that with some diced ham that I sautéed in a little bit of butter, shredded sharp cheddar cheese and a little parmesan cheese.

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 Popped it into the Panasonic FlashXpress™ Toaster oven and within 10 minutes I had a perfect quick meal for the family, in a flash!

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The nice thing… I didn’t have to heat up my oven and my kitchen at all and the ham and cheese garlic toast turned out perfect!

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I will have to admit, when I was approached by Panasonic to do this post I was going to turn it down. I didn’t want one more thing cluttering up my counter tops. I mentioned it to my husband and he flipped… He’s been wanted to get a toaster oven for some time and I just wouldn’t jump on board. I have never had a toaster oven and I just didn’t understand the magic that you can create in this little toasting machine.

This one especially is compact, it doesn’t take up much space, you can get it in white or silver and it has some of the best infrared technology around. I especially love that the rack is designed to pull out when you open the door, making retrieving your food easier and safer.  It has several presets or you can just use the temperature and time controls. It’s super easy to use and clean and I will have to admit… I use it ALL THE TIME now! I hardly ever use my microwave anymore. I’ve been making homemade croutons, baking cookies and of course making toast of all kinds. I have been TOTALLY converted!

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Disclaimer // This is a sponsored post. I received a Panasonic FlashXpress™ Toaster oven to review along with funds to create a recipe. All thoughts, ideas and opinions are my very own.

5 Ingredient Barbecue Chicken Pizza

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This post brought to you by KC Masterpiece® // I am a BBQ girl through and through. As a kid, I could not wait for grilling season to start! I’ve been known to grill through all kinds of weather, snow be darned (my mom reads this, gotta keep it PG.)

Even as a kiddo, I remember how important the sauce was. For years my Dad (he’s the primary griller in the house) would ALWAYS use KC Masterpiece®, always. My mom would stock-up and buy like 15,000 of them at a time (ok, maybe 6) and the panic button would be activated when we opened the last bottle. Yes, the sauce was that important in our house.

The same holds true for my house. I would have to say that there are very few products that I can claim brand loyalty for three decades and barbecue sauce is one of them, the other being my ketchup, but that another story. KC Masterpiece® has always been our go-to. Did you know that KC Masterpiece® was created by Dr. Rich Davis from Kansas City back in 1978. He created it for the first ever American Royal Barbecue Sauce Competition and won. The folks at KC Masterpiece® are celebrating a big anniversary this year… 35 years!!

To celebrate they have released a limited edition 35th Anniversary Sauce that is reminiscent of the original competition recipe from 1978. It’s lovely!

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When the folks at KC Masterpiece® asked me to come up with a recipe for the special sauce, I knew instantly what I had to share. Our family’s favorite go-to dinner… Barbecue Chicken Pizza.

This recipe is so easy, it only has FIVE ingredients and it takes about FIVE minutes to pull together.

It’s one of those meals that I pull out several times a month on those busy nights when you need something quick, but still tasty. It’s also my go-to meal when I’m taking a meal to a family who is in need of a dinner. You know when Mom just had a baby or is sick. I make up a couple of these beauties in a snap, I take them over assembled but not baked. They can bake them when they are ready, they can even toss them in the freezer if they aren’t in immediate need. It’s PERFECT!

Barbecue Chicken Pizza

2 store bought already baked pizza crust

1 1/4 cups of KC Masterpiece Barbecue Sauce

1 store bought rotisserie chicken

1/2 of a large red onion sliced thin

3 cups of shredded mozzarella cheese

Yep, I told you it’s embarrassingly easy. I don’t even prepare the chicken. The secret is in the sauce. Seriously, I’ve made this meal at least 100 times and I have experimented with different sauces and it truly is the KC Masterpiece® sauce that makes it amazing.

I place the store bought pizza crust on a baking sheet. Side note... You can use store bought crust, make your own crust, use pita bread, biscuit dough, really anything for the crust. Our family likes thin crust pizza, so I buy the super thin store bought crust. Then I pour about 3/4 a cup of sauce on the crust and spread it all over.

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Then I shred the chicken and place a heavy layer of chicken all over the crust. Another side note… On those nights when I’m not in that big of a rush, I make my own chicken by either roasting my own, boiling a couple of chicken breasts or even grilling them. It’s really whatever you like. I would have to say that 75% of the time I use the tasty store bought rotisserie chicken.

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Then I add a layer of red onion… This is also a very important layer. Don’t skimp on the onion. This is what makes this pizza aaaamazing!

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Next comes the cheese…

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That’s it… Place it in a 400˚ oven for 12-15 minutes or until the cheese has melted and has lightly browned. You could even toss it on a grill if you don’t want to heat up your kitchen.

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Serve with some grilled corn or a nice tossed salad and you have a wonderful easy to prepare dinner that literally took minutes to make and is a real crowd pleaser thanks to KC Masterpiece® and their amazing sauce! For more recipe ideas, you can visit KC Masterpiece® on Facebook or Twitter for all kinds of BBQ inspiration.

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KC Masterpiece® barbecue sauce has been delivering authentic barbecue taste and creating culinary masterpieces for 35 years. For more recipe ideas, tips and tricks visit www.KCMasterpiece.com.
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of KC Masterpiece®. The opinions and text are all mine.