Tag: savory

Savory-Mouth-Watering Dutch Oven Chicken Thighs

Chicken thigh dutch oven

Savory Chicken thighs-in the Dutch Oven!

If you have been following my blog or my Facebook page  you would know that I got a Dutch Oven maybe a month ago (thanks mom-early Christmas present!!!) and I have used it at least 15 times since then because I am in LOVE with it! It makes things so easy, easy to throw everything in one pot, easy cooking process and easy clean up!!! I highly suggest you add one to your kitchen ASAP!

Ingredients:

6 boneless/skinless chicken thighs

1/2 cup dry Jasmine rice

2 cups water

2 tbsp. canola/olive oil

2 tsp tomato paste

1 small green pepper

1 med/large tomato

1 small Spanish onion

1 tbsp. minced garlic

Seasonings: red pepper flakes, salt, pepper, garlic powder, cinnamon (some of each to your liking)

Directions:

Pre-heat oven to 325 degrees

1. Lightly coat bottom of pot with canola/olive oil on stove on med heat
2. Chop tomato, green pepper and onion-place in pot
3. Add chicken thighs to pot…
4. Season with salt, pepper, garlic powder, red pepper flakes and cinnamon
5. Add 2 tsp. tomato paste and 1 tsp. minced garlic to bottom of pot and let simmer for a few min
6. Add 1/2 c dry rice and 2 cups of water.

Place in oven for 1.5 to 2 hours.

Enjoy!!!

xo-A

 

Dutch Oven Applesauce & Onion Pork Loin

dutch oven applesauce pork loin collage

What you will need:

 1 med sliced onion into thin rings

1 small apple sliced thinly-skin on

12 oz unsweetened natural applesauce

2 tbsp. canola/olive oil

1 to 1 1/4 lb of pork loin cuts or pork tenderloin cut into thick pcs. (shown above)

Season with salt, pepper, rosemary, brown sugar, honey, cinnamon

 

Directions:

Pre-heat the oven to 300 degrees

Place 2 tbsp. canola/olive oil in bottom of Dutch oven on stove top on med heat

Season pork with salt and pepper and place pork loin pcs. in oil to brown 2 mins on each side

Remove pork from Dutch oven and place apples and onions down to start to brown

Season apples and onions with 2 dashes cinnamon, 1 tsp. rosemary, 1 tsp. brown sugar and 2 tsp. honey

Stir and cook on med heat for 5 min then place pork back in Dutch oven on top of onions and apples

Add the 12 oz of unsweetened natural applesauce and stir around once more

Place lid on Dutch oven and place in the oven for 1.5 hours on 300 degrees

 

Easy ingredients, easy one pot cook and clean up!

(If you have a bigger family or just want to make more pork at one time you can easily add a little more of each seasoning, apples and onions)

Enjoy!

xo-A