Fiesta Chicken Breast

File this one under quick and easy. With everyone at home, there’s plenty of time to cook and learn new recipes. Here is one of our “go-to” week-night entrees. Instead of searing the chicken breast on the stove top, follow the simple process described in the instructions below for perfect, moist chicken breast.

Ingredients:

4 chicken breasts, about 1.5 pounds;

1 tablespoon cooking oil (we use avocado oil);

2 tablespoons Little Bottles Spice blend (your choice);

Salt to taste.

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. As the oven heats, place a cast iron or other oven safe frying pan in the oven. While the oven and pan are heating, coat the chicken breasts with one tablespoon of avocado oil, then rub 2 tablespoons of any of our spice blends on chicken. Add salt to taste as our blends are salt-light or salt-free. Using an oven-safe mitt, remove the pan from the oven, place the chicken breasts in the pan and return to the oven. After 10 minutes, using an oven-safe mitt, remove the pan and flip the breasts over and return to the oven for approximately 20 more minutes, cooking until the internal temperature is 165 degrees. Remove the pan from the oven, again using an oven-safe mitt and transfer chicken to a cutting board. Tent foil over the top of the chicken breasts and let it rest for roughly 10 minutes. Serve whole or sliced.

Serve with your favorite sides. Enjoy!

Harissa Glazed Meatloaf

This recipe creates a slightly firm meatloaf that is flavorful and is a good option for many meal ideas. The meatloaf is topped off with a harissa glaze we created using our The Rojo harissa spice blend. Enjoy!

INGREDIENTS:

1 pound ground beef

3/4 cup rolled oats, pulsed into a fine meal

1/2 onion, fine dice or grated

1 clove garlic, finely chopped

1 tablespoon The Original spice blend

1 tablespoon Worchester sauce

2 tablespoon chopped parsley

1/2 cup whole milk

2 teaspoons sea salt

1/3 cup Ketchup

1 tablespoon The Rojo harissa spice blend

1 teaspoon lemon juice

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

In a large bowl, combine ground beef, oatmeal, onion, garlic, Worchester sauce, parsley, milk, and salt. Gently combine then place in a loaf pan or baking dish.

In a separate bowl, combine ketchup, The Rojo spice blend, and lemon juice. Brush 1/2 on meatloaf to start and remaining amount halfway through the cooking process.

Bake 45 minutes to an hour until internal temperatures reaches 160 degrees.

Let meatloaf rest for 5 to 10 minutes. Serve.