suddenly uninspired

Heather said:

Last night I stopped by the store to pick a few things for dinner. A
friend was coming over to keep me company with David out of town. I was
going to make chicken molé with spiced black beans and rice. I'd also
picked up some pork chops and a can of pumpking thinking I would make pork
chops tonight with either pumpkin risotto or pumkin gnocchi.

Except that we decided at the last minute to have the pork chops in molé
instead of the chicken.

Now I have chicken and a can of pumpkin and I've lost all inspiration.

any ideas?

Pumpkin soup and margarita chicken.

Bob

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Last night I stopped by the store to pick a few things for dinner. A
friend
was coming over to keep me company with David out of town. I was going to
make
chicken molé with spiced black beans and rice. I'd also picked up some
pork
chops and a can of pumpking thinking I would make pork chops tonight with
either pumpkin risotto or pumkin gnocchi.

Except that we decided at the last minute to have the pork chops in molé
instead of the chicken.

Now I have chicken and a can of pumpkin and I've lost all inspiration.

any ideas?

--

Eat them together in a tortilla!

Elisa

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The Bubbo said:

Now I have chicken and a can of pumpkin and I've lost all inspiration.

Szechwan-Style Chicken

Recipe originally from Libby's; serves 6-8

16 oz can pumpkin
1/2 c firmly-packed brown sugar
1/4 c soy sauce
2 T cider vinegar
2 T minced garlic
1/2 t crushed red pepper flakes (or more to taste)
1 c water
2 T oil
1/2 c finely-chopped green pepper
cut-up broiler chicken
1/2 c chopped dry-roasted peanuts
hot cooked rice

In large bowl, combine pumpkin, sugar, soy sauce, vinegar, garlic,
and red pepper; mix well. Stir in water. Heat oil in large skillet,
Dutch oven, or electric fry pan. Add green pepper; saute 1 minute.
Remove peppers with slotted spoon; add to pumpkin mixture. Brown
chicken in remaining oil, using additional oil if needed; drain.
Sprinkle nuts over chicken. Pour pumpkin mixture over chicken.
Cover; simmer 30 to 40 minutes or until chicken is tender, basting
occasionally with sauce. Add a little water to thin the sauce, if
needed. Spoon hot sauce onto large platter. Arrange chicken pieces
over rice. Spoon about 1 c sauce over chicken. Serve with remaining
sauce.

I've served this successfully to even finicky kids whose idea of
Chinese food primarily is Jeno's egg rolls.

sd

me said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

The Bubbo said:

Now I have chicken and a can of pumpkin and I've lost all inspiration.

Szechwan-Style Chicken

Recipe originally from Libby's; serves 6-8

16 oz can pumpkin
1/2 c firmly-packed brown sugar
1/4 c soy sauce
2 T cider vinegar
2 T minced garlic
1/2 t crushed red pepper flakes (or more to taste)
1 c water
2 T oil
1/2 c finely-chopped green pepper
cut-up broiler chicken
1/2 c chopped dry-roasted peanuts
hot cooked rice

In large bowl, combine pumpkin, sugar, soy sauce, vinegar, garlic,
and red pepper; mix well. Stir in water. Heat oil in large skillet,
Dutch oven, or electric fry pan. Add green pepper; saute 1 minute.
Remove peppers with slotted spoon; add to pumpkin mixture. Brown
chicken in remaining oil, using additional oil if needed; drain.
Sprinkle nuts over chicken. Pour pumpkin mixture over chicken.
Cover; simmer 30 to 40 minutes or until chicken is tender, basting
occasionally with sauce. Add a little water to thin the sauce, if
needed. Spoon hot sauce onto large platter. Arrange chicken pieces
over rice. Spoon about 1 c sauce over chicken. Serve with remaining
sauce.

I've served this successfully to even finicky kids whose idea of
Chinese food primarily is Jeno's egg rolls.

sd

Oh wonderful!
That looks really good, I'm going to save that and try it out.

I ended up sauteeing some chicken, adding spices and pumpkin and then throwing
in some cooked rotini.

Today I'm going to make some pumpkin bread with the rest of the pumpkin. I eat
so much pumpkin in the fall and winter. I just love it.

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