Mango Chicken Burgers

Here's a simple recipe for mango chicken burgers! What you'll need: 

1 pound of ground chicken
1 cup of chopped green pepper
1 cup of chopped red pepper
½ cup of chopped onion
1 whole ripe mango
2 whole jalapenos (pickled or fresh)
3 tablespoons of olive oil
3 cloves of garlic
¼ cup of cilantro (about 4 branches)
1 tablespoon of bread crumbs
2 teaspoons of black pepper
1 teaspoon of salt

Chop red pepper, green pepper, onion, cilantro, jalapenos, garlic and mango. 

Place chicken in a large bowl and add 1½ cup of chopped and peeled mango, 1 cup of chopped green pepper, 1 cup of chopped red pepper, ½ cup of chopped jalapenos, 3 chopped cloves of garlic, and  ¼ cup of chopped cilantro

     Add 3 tablespoons of olive oil, 1 tablespoon of bread crumbs, 1 teaspoon of salt, and 2 teaspoons of black pepper. 

Mix thoroughly until ingredients are sticking together.

Preheat grill pan or non-stick skillet over medium heat. Form chicken mixture into six patties. Spray grill pan or non-stick skillet with cooking spray. Place the patties on the pan or skillet and cook each side for 7 minutes.

To assemble burgers: spread a dollop of mayonnaise both buns. Best served with arugula on top of the burger 
or on the side and goat cheese but you can add any cheese you want. Enjoy!

Huevos Rancheros Recipe

Today I awoke craving a nice hearty brunch. I looked around my kitchen to see what I could make and decided that huevos rancheros would be perfect!

Here's my easy-to-make version of a popular Mexican breakfast dish.

What you'll need: Eggs, corn tortillas, one large tomato, one medium sized onion, salsa, hot sauce (I'm using Valentina because it's great), 

cheese (you can use shredded or queso fresco), pickled or fresh jalapenos, avocado and beans.

Toss the chopped up tomato and onion in a greased pan.

While it's sautéing, chop up a little bit of jalapeno and toss it in the pan.

While that cooks, cut your avocado.

Once it's all lightly browned pour in your salsa and hot sauce. Depending on how chunky you like it add more or less salsa. 

If you like it spicier and not as chunky add more hot sauce.

While that thickens, start heating your tortillas. You can just heat them so they stay soft or let them get crispy. (I like my tortillas with a slight crunch)

I'm heating up left over beans from yesterday but you can use canned black beans or canned refried beans.

As for the eggs, make them sunny-side up. Don't over cook them! The yolk should be somewhat runny.

Spread the beans on the tortilla along with the salsa.

Place the eggs on top of the beans and salsa sauce. Put as much cheese and avocado as you want and enjoy!

P-I-Z-Z-A

Last night my friend Gabriella and I made pizza!

Trader Joe's is my favorite. This whole wheat dough is so good!

Gabriella kneaded the dough.

 

And chopped the veggies.

While I took pictures and spread the wonderful genova pesto

Layers and layers of 3 different cheeses, cherry tomatoes, roasted red peppers, and honey goat cheese.

I thought I would have leftovers but we accidentally the whole pizza.

Colombian Christmas

Yesterday my abuelita spent most of the morning preparing the tamales we ate on Christmas Eve.

The tamales have chicken, beef, pork, yellow corn meal masa, peas, carrots, potato, and guiso!

They are cooked slowly in boiling water and served with rice, maduros, and tostones. 

Feliz Navidad!