Aldi Recipe: Asian Style!

Made General Tso's Chicken & broccoli with pork potstickers and rice. My 11 year old scarfed it. I'll consider that mission accomplished! What makes it even better was the price. No, I didn't keep a tally BUT all of these ingredients were found @ Aldi and are all Aldi brand.

 

 

 

You'll need:

 

Fusia Asian Inspirations Savory Pork Potstickers

Fusia Asian Inspirations General Tso's Chicken

Seasons Choice Broccoli Florets

Carlini Extra Light Tasting Olive Oil

Rice Bowl White Rice

 

First, get that chicken in the oven. Bake to package directors (which I believe was @ 400* for 20 minutes but double check ofcourse.) Set the sauce package on top of the stove so it'll start to melt. Now make some rice. I did two cups and there was more than enough for 3 people. Get a skillet and add some EVOO (I used to be a hardcore Rachael Ray fan, hush!) and add the potstickers. There were 10 in a box. Put them on medium and let them crisp up on one side then flip 'em over and add 1/2 cup of water. Pop on a lid, turn down the heat and let them steam while the water reduces. Rice done. Potstickers done. Should be able time to take out the chicken bites. Transfer them over into a pan, add the semi thawed sauce packet and a bag of frozen broccoli florets. Stir together until heated them serve over top the rice with a bite or two of potstickers in between. BAM!! Asian style dinner fo' cheap (and yum!)

 

Mini Hawaiian Pizzas

Ok, ok... I know they're not pretty but they tasted yum. Here's what you'll need:

Ham
Can of biscuits
Pizza sauce
Mozzarella cheese
Can of chunked pineapple
Oregano
Garlic salt

Cubed up some of the ham that I talked about in the previous post and set it aside. Opened up a can of biscuits and pulled them apart so they're are 1/2 their original thickness and laid them out on a greased cookie sheet. Spoon one tablespoon of jarred pizza sauce on each biscuit. Throw on the cubed ham and the canned pineapple. I chop up the pineapple into smaller pieces, btw, just to make it easier to eat. Shook on some dried oregano and just a tab bit of garlic salt (go easy on that- it's strong.) I finished it off with some shredded mozzarella and cooked @ the assigned temp and time on the biscuit label. I went just a bit short on the cooking time since they are 1/2 the size.

Enjoy!

Vegetarian Nachos!

Made vegetarian nachos for dinner. Store brand Velveeta (heated up w/ salsa,) black beans (with garlic salt, onion powder and cumin) on top of Mama Lupe's tortilla chips. Added a spoonful of sour cream and viola- Delish!

Sandra Lee w/ a twist!

I love watching Sandra Lee's show but a lot of the recipes that she makes aren't really applicable to my life. I'm not the kinda woman who throws big parties for her friends w/ these amazing "tablescapes" and food I probably couldn't even afford to make, tbh. I love the idea of "semi homemade" food and I think that someone needs to take the Sandra Lee approach to it... but on a budget. Semi Homemade Ghettoness, is what it is, really. Here, I'll give you an example...

Here's a guide for my Potato & Ham Casserole:

Ham
2 boxes of au gratin potatoes
1 can of whole kernel corn
Garlic Powder
Onion Powder
Pepper
Parsley (for garnish)

First off, I went to the store on a Sunday and bought one of those fully cooked ham. I cubed some up into bite sized pieces and put the rest in the fridge to use in other meals throughout the week. I got a baking dish, greased it and threw in the 2 boxes of au gratin potatoes. Add the sauce packets, water and milk as instructed on the box and mix. Then I opened a can of whole kernel corn, drained it and added it to the potatoes, oh, and throw in the ham cubes and seasonings while you're at it! I topped the casserole w/ dried parsley, covered the dish w/ aluminum foil and baked in the over for the allotted time and temp that the boxed potatoes instructed. Came out ooey, gooey, savory and yum! My son even asked for seconds, which is definitely a rarity.

Listen, you could slice the potatoes yourself, cook up a cheese and cream mixture and all that OR you could use the box. Only thing that would be a drawback here would be the salt content in any boxed meal. Not something you'd wanna eat all the time but, like Rachael Ray says, "All in Moderation!"

More on what I did with the rest of the ham later.