Jess Fry some Chicken Skrips (Strips)

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I hope everyone is enjoying the first snow in Chicago, for the holiday season! #Burr 

Anyway! I'm sure everyone is kind of thinking, OK I know how to make Chicken Skrips..and that's cool and all but I'd Jess like to show you another way to get in the kitchen and throw down! So I hope you enjoy my egg-battered Chicken Skrip recipe. 

Jess what you need:

Chicken Tenderloins unthawed 

Paprika 

Salt

Pepper

Garlic Salt

One to Two Eggs

Flour

I used my fry daddy, but Jess in case know you can still achieve the same results without using a deep fryer although it's easier! 

Season chicken with all the following seasonings to taste, if you don't know how to season chicken, if your chicken doesn't LOOK seasoned it's probably not. I also recommend allowing time to brine or marinate chicken it helps make sure chicken is juicy and tender. After seasoning, take one to two eggs (basing this off the number of pieces you will be cooking (more than 6 tenders use two eggs). In a medium to large bowl, Whip the egg like you are about scramble it. Once you've beat the egg, take your seasoned chicken and dip it into the egg. After dipping it into the egg. Take your flour and Jess dredge (dip and remove dip and remove) until the chicken skrip is fully coated. Once you've done that. Fry them chicken skrips up! With my fry daddy I'd say I fry them in about ten minutes or less. Obviously you want a golden brown look, drain the excess grease, and enjoy! It's really Jess that simple guys! I hope you enjoy my recipe! Comment, Share, and Like let me know what twists you added!

~Jess Chef'n 

Jess $8 Tortellini Pasta

Oh hey! So I want to write this post as quickly as I made the pasta! I'm Jess sayin' this was the quickest pasta I've ever made!! It was So so SOOO good! So cheap and also super easy to make; I'll call this "Jess $8 Tortellini Pasta". This cajun creamy goodness was made in one hour (kitchen clean up included) I hope you enjoy it Jess as much as I did! So for those that follow me on other social media outlets (Snappidity & Instagram) you may have been given a sneak peek. My secret Ingredient to this dinner was using leftover chicken that I made a few days before! I strongly suggest chopping up chicken and freezing it OR if you like the recipe you can just make some chicken. I also shop at low-cost stores where they offer what some refer to as "generic" versus "brand" items, but if you can cook it shouldn't matter where you shop I'm Jess Sayin now don't get me wrong there are certain items that you have to run into the fancy places for, but at this point in my adulting---I'm jess shopping for cost-efficiency not fancy Instagram organic tummy flat coconut water. :)  But anyways!

Here's Jess What You Need:

• Leftover chicken breast chopped or I also like the frozen chicken selects 
• Cajun Andouille Sausage diced
• One cup of Pinot Grigio or white wine of your choice 
• One 16oz of Heavy Cream 
• Cajun seasonings mix (Chili powder, cumin, red chili flakes, salt, pepper)
• Onion chopped
• Minced garlic 
• One packet of Tortellini (refrigerated section)

In a skillet, add olive oil, onion, and garlic; once the onion and garlic are translucent begin to add in the cup of white wine. Give it a good stir, jess make sure it is mixing in well..let it boil a bit. After that go ahead and add in all 16 oz. of heavy cream; let that start to cook up real good jess don't forget to stir it so that it doesn't burn. Remember to cook on a medium level heat. At this point throw in those seasonings, your kitchen should smell divine!! I'm Jess Sayin if it doesn't you might have missed something! Now your chicken should be cut up and ready to be thrown right into the pan with the creamy sauce, although my chicken was leftover chicken breast I under-cooked them at the time so that when I warmed them up they wouldn't be dry & taste like we were eating chalk, so if this is your method too; consider putting the chicken in as soon as you've got a good boil going to help cook through some of those undone parts.So..now my chicken is co-mingling and getting all deliciously flavored, you want to take your sausage and dice them into fours, its jess a personal preference but slice them how you like. Brown the sausage in a skillet after it is ready go ahead and introduce andouille to the rest of the cream sauce! Now that the creamy alfredo is working its magic, we can prepare the Tortellini pasta which you just boil it on high. The Tortellini pasta takes about 4 minutes at best to cook, when its done, drain and add the tortellini into the creamy sauce. Keep folding it into each other that helps to mix it all together. Easy Peazy Tortellini! Garnish how you wish, with cheese or your favorite garnishing herb!

 Tell me what you guys think! Was it easy? I hope you enjoy I most certainly did! 
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~Jess Chef'n

Jess Chef'n Dill Salmon

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What's poppin'! So it's hot, hello summer lol but I'm so tired of eating out! I know the summer is to be enjoyed with festivals! Rib Fest, Food truck fest, Eat Fest, Weddings, Rooftops, and Drink Fests! Jess so many opportunities to eat badly LOL! So with that, I try and eat healthy during the week TRY is the keyword here people! So anyway, no one wants to slave over a hot stove after working a full day of work plus after work errands! So what's quick and what's easy in the summer! Yummy Salmon... 

Jess What You Need:

2 Salmon 5oz filets 

Fresh Dill

Garlic 

Butter

Pepper

Sea Salt 

Microwaveable Bowl

Let's Jess make this easy, get a microwave safe bowl and put the following ingredients in this bowl: two-three tablespoons of butter, 2 fresh dill stems ( remove from stems) , & half teaspoon of garlic. I also added a teaspoon of jerk seasoning because y'all know I like it spicy! No need to stir it up just stick it in the microwave for 30 secs. Season your salmon lightly with salt & pepper. After the butter melts slather YAS SLATHER (slather = slay and lather) your pieces of salmon front to back. With this dill butter mixture. In my grill pan I placed a very small amount of oil olive and pan fried my salmon. Flip them over, after about 5 minutes or until a nice sear. I added an additional stem of dill and a dab of butter while it was cooking to infuse more flavor! I'm telling you, 30 minutes you'll be de done and eating! 

I Jess made a side of broccoli and it was delicious! Jazz up your broccoli however you see like it! I enjoy sautéed butter and minced garlic on mine! Oh I also felt fancy  and had some cajun remoulade as a little sauce! I hope you comment, share, like & enjoy!

~Jess Chef'n 

A Turkey Burger Jess Gone Wild!

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I know turkey burgers can be sooo boring and that's probably why I only eat them when I'm able to dress them up! Last night was one of those nights, I didn't really want a turkey burger. However, when it's lazy Sunday and going to the store just seems like the worst idea.. You deal! Additionally eating semi healthy isn't such a bad idea either! 

I'll preface this recipe & say, it's not the most healthy with the spree of cheese but you have the option to not add as much or any for that matter. Jess know it's a turkey burger gone wild! 

Jess What You Need:

Ground Turkey 

Onion sliced 

Green, Red, or Yellow Peppers sliced 

1 Zucchini sliced 

1/2 garlic clove 

Frozen hash browns 1 cup

Butter 

Basil

Salt

Pepper 

Garlic salt 

Olive oil 

*serving estimated for 4 burgers*

First season burgers, because turkey burgers can taste flavorless I choose to season with basil, salt, pepper & a pinch of crushed red pepper. Be generous with the basil this will help add an unexpected flavor to your burgers. In a medium skillet add two table spoons of butter, as butter melts; add in frozen hash browns season lightly with salt & pepper. Let this cook until hash browns at brown.  

In a grill-marked skillet, add some olive oil to begin grilling your veggies. While veggies are cooking go ahead & add your turkey burgers in the same skillet! Each burger should take approximately 10 minutes or so, please check the temperature as turkey burgers need to be cooked all the way through. Now the fun stuff, adding cheese! It's your choice if you want to have a healthier meal but I used low fat cheese if it makes any of you feel better .. Haha Jess Sayin!  Now  for plating, take a handful of hash browns for the bottom of your plate and then add your veggies on the side and lay that wild turkey burger right on top! I really enjoyed this, I recommend maybe having some BBQ sauce, Ranch, or Ketchup on the side! I hope you enjoy! *Disclaimer I usually would not post my snap chat pictures with text on it but I didn't save a picture that was captionless! Playas mess up.. Jess Sayin!

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~Jess Chef'n 

Jess Spicy Buffalo Chicken Dip

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As the holidays, Super Bowl  and BBQs approach and you're  making dishes or looking for easy appetizers to serve your guest; consider my buffalo chicken dip! It's yummy and honestly super easy to make! Jess trust me, I've never led you all wrong before!

Jess What You Need: 

6 Skinless Chicken Breast 

(serves about 15)

Ranch Packet 

Bottle of Spicy Ranch 

Red Hot Sauce 

2 packets of Cream Cheese 

Pepper Jack Cheese 

Salt

Pepper 

1 cup of water 

Skillet

Crockpot on high (4hours)

Brown chicken in a skillet on both side for about 5 minutes a side, then all in the crockpot: season your chicken very lightly with salt and pepper. 

Add 1 cup or more of red hot sauce, 2 packets of cream cheese, add 1/2 cup of spicy ranch dressing and about a 1/2 of the ranch packet. Add one cup of water  and stir it all together and close the lid on the crockpot. 

In about 3.5 hours, your chicken should be done and it should be easy to shred the chicken with a fork. After completely shredding your chicken, you should see a consistency of dip kind of creamy and thick; if it's too watery I have added a nice heap of sour cream. At this point everything should be ready, add as much pepper jack cheese that can cover the top and cut your crockpot on warm and let the cheese melt. I usually serve it with tortilla chips but I imagine baguettes would work too! I hope you guys try this out for your Fourth of July appetizers as your guests wait for the ribs to be ready lol (I'm Jess Sayin, y'all know the food is never ready) the least we can do is give our guests an amazing wait experience 😊

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~Jess Chef'n 

Jess Healthy Bowtie Pasta

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Last week I made this hearty yet healthy bowtie pasta dish. I'm over wheat pasta and over linguine noodles as well so I'm like lets Jess use some bowtie! 

 This recipe was so easy and so amazingly healthy you wouldn't believe it! It's great for dinner or even lunch if you can ration out your portions correctly! I'll give you my healthy version and you can Jess add your own twist to it! 

Jess What You Need:

1 pound Ground Beef 90% Lean

3 Turkey Italian Sausage Links 

Green, Yellow, & Red Peppers

Onions diced 

Fresh pressed Garlic or Minc Garlic 

3 cups of spinach

1 cup of Mushrooms

Three cheese or veggie Tomato Sauce 64oz Jar (which ever brand you prefer, more recently I've been buying generic & jess jazzing it up w/ seasonings 

Half a box Bow tie Pasta

Olive Oil

Sea Salt 

Pepper 

Italian Seasoning

Basil 

Oregano 

In a medium sauces pan, with two caps of oil sautée all your veggies(do onion and garlic first, then your peppers, mushroom and spinach).. I Jess choose to cook my veggies in this order because certain veggies cook faster than others. After everything has been cooked, remove from skillet. Now we need to brown our meats, I remove the turkey Italian sausage from the casing-- you don't have to I jess think it helps with consistent food textures plus it is healthier! Anywho, I brown both ground beef and sausage in the same pan because all of the flavors from your  veggies will add extra taste in addition to you seasoning your meat with salt, pepper, plus any of your favorite Italian seasonings. After your meat is browned, drain any excessive grease -- if you like to keep a little that's ok too, Jess be mindful of how much you save. Be sure at this point that you've started boiling your bow tie noodles. Cook for about 8minutes. In a medium pot add your favorite tomatoe sauce, because I used a generic brand this time I added ALOT OF my own seasonings. I encourage you to Jess season with Italian, basil, and oregano-- if you have any fresh basil ((yummers)) add that your sauce and a two table spoons of tomato paste. As that begins to cook, add in your veggie, meat, and lastly your bow tie pasta! 

The final and most important step! Eat!!

Let me know how you liked this recipe! 

Jess share, like, & enjoy!

~Jess Chef'n 

Jess Throw it in a Crockpot Jambalaya

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As many of you can see and read; many of my blogs are about easy, fast, delicious, and healthy meals! With a busy summer ahead, I still need to be cost cautious and try to avoid stopping at every drive thru or fast food BBQ place yummm it's so tempting though! So, I jess made a crockpot Jamabalya-- yup I swear did and it turned out so good! 

So below will be the recipe for my crockpot Chicken and Andouille Turkey Sausage Jambalaya 

Jess What You Need:

 5 skinless Chicken Breasts

3-4 Andouille Turkey Sausage links diced

Fresh garlic cloves

Red, Green, Yellow Pepper diced

Onions

One can of diced tomatoes 

One can of Tomato Paste 

1 cup of chicken broth

Season the chicken to taste right in the crockpot sea salt, grind pepper, and garlic salt is all I really ever use.. 

Add all things except Turkey Sausage in the crockpot for 2-3.5 hours on high ( my crockpot setting is set in 4 hours high ,6,8, or 10 hours low. 

*Anywho* Add the Andouille turkey Sausage about an hour before chicken is ready

**We like it spicy so I diced up jalepenos and cooked w/ Jerk Seasoning as well 

See told you guys it was Jess that easy! Jess throw it all in the crockpot and fill your nose with the deliciousness in the air! Once the chicken is starting to cook don't forget to start shredding it. Take your fork and literally shred it by using the sharp side of your fork to pull the chicken because it's been in the crockpot for atleast 2.5 hours it should be easy if it's a little tough I'd let my chicken cook a bit longer! I also made brown rice on the stove top, which ever rice you decide to make is up to you. I hope you guys enjoy!

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~Jess Chef'n