RFW: Day 1

Today's meal was:
Crispy Chicken Nuggets with Garlic Mayo
Creamy Mexi-corn
and Carrot Sticks


Rob ended up being stuck at a transmitter site all day and will be having Micky-D's for dinner, so Caleb was my taste tester tonight. Also, all of these recipes only make 2 servings.

Crispy Chicken Nuggets

3 chicken tenders
1/2 to 1 cup corn starch
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 cup milk
1 cup Rice Crispies
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp garlic powder
oil for pan frying

Cut chicken tenders into "nuggets". Combine cornstarch, salt and pepper. Place in a big bowl and pour on cornstarch mixture, stir with spoon until nuggets are coated. Pour in milk, stil to coat. Place Rice Crispies, cumin and garlic powder in a zip top bag. Crush until cereal is fine. Spoon nuggets into bag using a slotted spoon (being sure to drain off the milk). Shake to coat. Heat oil over medium high heat. Fry until golden brown. (and cooked through, it's chicken for goodness sake!)


(I like using Rice Crispies in place of bread crumbs when coating foods. They stay nice and crisp. This coating method is also what I use when I make Asian style foods that have a sauce that is supposed to coat bits of chicken.)

Garlic Mayo
1 tsp minced garlic
2 tbsp mayonnaise

Combine in a small jar, refrigerate until serving.


(Caleb tried one nugget with Garlic Mayo and ate the rest with ketchup.)

Creamy Mexi-corn
1 cup frozen corn (divided)
1 1/2 tbsp butter (divided)
1/3 cup diced onion
3 tsp flour
1 tsp taco seasoning
3/4 cup milk
1/2 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
1/2 cup Nacho Cheese Dorito crumbs (fine)

Preheat oven to 350. Grease a 16 ounce oven proof dish. Boil 3/4 cup corn for 3-5 minutes. Drain and place into blender. In a large skillet melt 1 tbsp butter, saute onions over medium heat until tender. Combine flour and taco seasoning, sift over tender onions - cook 1 minute. Pour on milk and stir until it thickens slightly. Pour into blender. Pulse until combined and only a few bits of corn are visible. Pour in cheese and remaining 1/4 cup corn (still frozen is ok). Stir to combine and pour into dish. Top with Dorito crumbs and dot with remaining 1/2 tbsp butter. Bake for 20 minutes.


(He asked for MORE MORE MORE!)

Carrot Sticks