Recipe Share: Epicure's Easy Steak Sandwiches

Flank steak is a lean, economical cut of beef best served medium-rare.

Makes 4 servings

Cost Per Serving: 3.23

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 cup (250 ml) canned low-sodium diced tomatoes
• 2 Tbsp (30 ml) Epicure's Poco Picante Salsa Mix
• 4 — 3 oz (90 g) flank steaks, sliced thinly against the grain
• 1 Tbsp (15 ml) Epicure's Beef & Steak Seasoning
• 4 buns, cut in half
• 3/4 cup (180 ml) low-fat cheese – your choice

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400° F (205° C).
2. Combine tomatoes and Poco Picante Salsa Mix in a small mixing bowl and set aside.
3. Rub steak with Beef & Steak Seasoning and cook in Epicure's Eclipse^® Coated Professional Frying Pan until medium-rare to medium, approximately 2 minutes each side. Allow to rest for 5 minutes.
4. Place bottom halves of buns on Epicure's parchment-lined Baking Sheet. Top with steak, prepared Salsa, cheese and top halves of buns.
5. Heat until cheese melts and buns are crisp. Serve warm.

Per Serving : Calories 320, Fat 10 g (Saturated 4 g, Trans 0 g), Cholesterol 40 mg, Sodium 650 mg, Carbohydrate 27 g (Fibre 4 g, Sugars 6 g), Protein 29 g.

Tips: Creative Cooking: Make it Mexican and layer in sliced avocado sprinkled with Epicure’s Guacamole Dip Mix. For a saucier version, try prepared Epicure’s Enchilada Sauce spooned overtop just before baking and use any extra as a dipping sauce when serving.

Serving Suggestion: Serve with a vegetable platter and your choice of prepared Epicure's Dip.

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Recipe Share: Epicure Sesame Crunch Edamame #FEEDMEEPICURE #EPICURE

Look for packages of edamame in the freezer section of your grocery store. They’re sold in pods as well as shelled. Either works well. Can’t find any? Swap out for steamed green beans instead. Layer in smoky flavour with Epicure Alder Smoked Sea Salt Blend.

Makes 4–6 serving

Cost Per Serving: 1.30

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 lb (500 g) frozen edamame or steamed green beans
• Epicure Sesame Crunch Topper, to taste
• Epicure Alder Smoked Sea Salt Blend, to taste – optional

Instructions

1. In Epicure 8-cup Multi-Purpose Pot, boil frozen edamame until heated through, 3–5 minutes. Be careful not to overcook or they’ll turn mushy.
2. Drain well, then place in a bowl. Toss with Sesame Crunch Topper and Alder Smoked Sea Salt Blend. Serve warm. 

Per Serving : Calories 140, Fat 6 g (Saturated 0 g, Trans 0 g), Cholesterol 0 mg, Sodium 10 mg, Carbohydrate 11 g (Fibre 6 g, Sugars 3 g), Protein 13 g.

Tips: Flavour Changer: Try Garlicky Dill Topper instead of Sesame Crunch Topper.

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Recipe Share: Epicure's "Dillicious" Lemon Chicken #EPICURE #FEEDMEEPICURE

A simple, protein-packed recipe – perfect for a midweek meal.

Makes 4 servings

Cost Per Serving: 2.72

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 30 - 40 minutes

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup (125 ml) light sour cream
• 2 Tbsp (30 ml) milk
• 2 tsp (10 ml) Epicure's Lemon Dilly Dip Mix
• 4 — 4–6 oz (110–170 g) boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• Epicure's Black Pepper, to taste

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 450° F (230° C).
2. Whisk first 3 ingredients together. Spread half on bottom of an oven-proof casserole dish.
3. Place chicken in a single layer on top. Season with Black Pepper and top with remaining sauce. Bake 30–40 minutes, or until chicken is fully cooked.

Per Serving : Calories 190, Fat 6 g (Saturated 2.5 g, Trans 0 g), Cholesterol 85 mg, Sodium 90 mg, Carbohydrate 3 g (Fibre 0 g, Sugars 2 g), Protein 29 g.

Tips: Serving Suggestion: Serve with steamed rice and veggies.

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Epicure's Nacho Cheese Beef Burger

Epicure Nacho Cheese Beef Burgers

Try these burgers with Epicure Sweet & Spicy Mustard. Make extra and freeze for easy dinners next week.

Makes 4 Servings

Cost Per Serving: 3.28

Prep Time: 22 minutes

Cook Time: 8 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 lb (450 g) lean ground beef
• 2 Tbsp (30 ml) Epicure Nacho Cheese Dip Seasoning
• 1 cup (250 ml) breadcrumbs
• 2 - 3 Tbsp (30 - 45 ml) Epicure Seasoning for Burgers
• 1 egg
• 4 slices partly skimmed mozzarella cheese
• 4 whole-wheat hamburger buns

Instructions

1. In a large mixing bowl, combine beef, Nacho Cheese Dip Seasoning, breadcrumbs, Seasoning for Burgers, and egg.
2. Use your hands to thoroughly mix the ingredients. The mixture should hold together well, but not be sticky. Chill mixture in fridge for 15 minutes. Divide mixture into 4 one-quarter lb (113 g) portions (try using Epicure Burger Press).
3. Heat Epicure Eclipse^® Coated Professional Frying Pan over medium-low heat. Cook each patty 4–6 minutes per side (flip patties, then top with mozzarella), until no longer pink in centre and the patties are slightly browned.
4. Spread your choice of condiment on buns and top with lettuce, onion or tomato.

Per Serving : Calories 310, Fat 6 g (Saturated 1.5 g, Trans 0 g), Cholesterol 105 mg, Sodium 490 mg, Carbohydrate 29 g (Fibre 5 g, Sugars 5 g), Protein 33 g.

Tips: Serving Suggestion: Serve with a veggie platter and prepared Epicure Dip.

Prep Tip: Make patties ahead of time and freeze individually for easy cooking.

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Try It Tuesday - Jazzing Up an Old Favourite!

I think I can safely say that we have all done it at some point or another..  whether by slip of the wrist, or a mere miscalculation of the mix proportions -- perhaps we just didn't know our ingredients well enough and the result of our experiment was ... how shall we say... 

 Grossly underappreciated by all..  I've been there..   have you?

The Change Up ~ Is it time to try something new?

I have always tended to be somewhat of a creature of habit.  That is, once I find a way that something works I will most likely continue to do it that way until somewhere along the way a better method comes to light. 

For me, cooking is somewhat of a creative outlet.  I remember as a kid, we'd be camping and I'd have the task of making breakfast for my Dad, my sister and I - at least that's how it always started.  Before too long a friend or two from down the road had popped by for coffee and I always felt like I was standing at the hotplate forEVER by the time I was done.  

That's when my experiments began however; Dad was always pretty fond of my omelettes, and I used to laugh when he would rave about them because truly they were never the same creation twice in a row (how could they be a favourite when they were different?) 

Way back in the beginning they were rather basic, grated cheese (of course!), mushrooms, green peppers, sometimes green onions but sometimes I'd come to cook and realize that something was "missing",  so I'd raid the fridge and cupboard to see what else I might use instead.  

Sometimes the combinations worked well, and other times not-so-well but Dad would never complain. I did get a few weird looks now and then, though. Over the years it became one of the things Dad missed most about me not living close to home anymore.  More recently I'd teased him that if he'd at least get internet, I could try and upload one to him.  

It was a joke of course.. but after him promising me dinner and roses for making some calls for him - I'd received a package in the mail with a postcard depicting a large bouquet of flowers, and shortly after lunch arrived in the form of a Burger King coupon that looked like a burger on the one side of the ad.  He laughed about that for years - I pinned them on my fridge, it always made me smile to see them and laugh thinking about my Dad and the warped sense of humour we shared.  

When I first joined Epicure, I had only tried a couple of the dips at friend's places but hadn't really dug in myself.  Friends swore by Lemon Dilly Dip, and at their suggestion I began sprinkling it on fish, on chicken,  in egg salad to name a few..    and it is wonderful!  

But there are times when you want to try something just a little bit different..  to kick things up a notch (as Emeril would say) so then what?  

Recently, I decided to change up my favourite breaded chicken recipe and instead of Lemon Dilly Dip, I substituded Poco Picante Salsa.  I was doing quite a bit of chicken so I mixed the panko bread crumbs with about a tablespoon and a half of the mix,  moved my chicken from egg wash through the breaded mixture and into the pan.  

To be honest, I wasn't sure what to expect, or how good or bad it would be, but I was hit with an unexpected boredom with meal prep and wanted to shake it up a little. 

It went over very well in our household, so much so that when I shared the idea with my mother-in-law, they wanted to try it so I brought over my friend Poco Picante on our next visit so she could play-test too.  It went over very well there too!   

Don't be afraid to try something new ~ 

you never know what you'll create next! :) 

Have you changed up a meal in your kitchen lately?  I'd love to hear about it! 

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