Season 4, Episode 28: Southwest Buffalo Chicken and Cauliflower Salad, A Split Table Recipe. This is so good and the cauliflower MAKES the recipe! If you hate cauliflower, but love spice, you will love this recipe because the cauliflower doesn't even taste like cauliflower! It really is the key ingredient in the recipe making it spectacular! It's a bowl type of recipe, which in our house means you customize your bowl to your own tastes. This type of recipe is the easiest way to make meal work for both vegetarians and meat eaters from one recipe, because it's a build your own style. Make this hybrid recipe today and enjoy the family meal that will feed your family members who want meat and those who don't.

How to make the Southwest Buffalo Chicken and Cauliflower Salad:

Ingredients:

1 packet taco seasoning (enough for 1 lb of meat per the package instructions)

¼ c. olive oil

¼ c. white vinegar

3 lbs chicken (about 4 chicken breasts or 12 chicken thighs, skinless and boneless)

2 c. sliced cherry or grape tomatoes

1 16 oz. can of black beans

1 can of sweet corn or frozen bag of sweet corn

9 oz. chopped romaine lettuce

1 Tbsp lime juice

½ c. chopped onion

1-2 c. French Dressing (or Thousand Island)

Pico de Gallo or salsa, as desired

2 c. shredded sharp cheddar cheese or Mexican blend

1 c. sour cream

1 head cauliflower, cut into pieces or florets

2 Tbsp olive oil

1 tsp garlic salt

1 tsp chili powder

1 tsp smoked paprika

1/8 tsp black pepper

1 c. Buffalo sauce

Tortilla or corn chips

Jalapenos as desired, pickled with onions and carrots

Directions:

1. Prepare marinade for the meat by combining the taco seasoning with olive oil and vinegar. Whisk together.

2. Cook the chicken in an air fryer until it reaches about 165 degrees internally. Use a meat thermometer to check it. Turn it over once while cooking. Do two rounds of cooking the meat where you cook 2 chicken breasts at a time or 6 thighs at a time. Don't overcook the chicken so it doesn't dry out.

3. Cut the chicken into bite size pieces.

4. Prepare the marinade of the cauliflower. Combine the 2 Tbsp olive oil, garlic salt, chili powder, smoked paprika, black pepper, and buffalo sauce.

5. Cut up the cauliflower into pieces or florets. Coat the cauliflower in the marinade, fully coating it in the sauce using tongs.

6. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Cook the cauliflower pieces 25-30 minutes at 425 degrees. Broil if needed and desired to make the cauliflower golden. Stir and turn at least once while it's cooking.

7. Allow everyone to customize their bowls as desired. Layer chips down first in the bowl, next add a handful or so of romaine lettuce, then sprinkle in onions, beans, tomatoes, corn, cheese, jalapenos, sour cream, and add French dressing, salsa, Thousand Island Dressing, or chipotle aioli sauce. And enjoy!

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Season 4, Episode 27: Hybrid 3 Cheese Mostaccioli Bake with Vegetarian Portion and Turkey Portion and family update about the high school marching band day at the U of M Gophers game!

This recipe is very tasty and can be modified easily, in fact I created three different sections to meet everyone's wants and desires! And it was just one recipe to make one dish! Ditch being a short order cook and cook in a hybrid spilt table way! #splittablerecipe #hybridrecipe #recipe #familydinner #vegetarian #food #foodpodcast #recipepodcast How to cook for a vegetarian and meat eaters within the same dish.

Ingrdients:

• 16 oz Mostaccioli Pasta
• 1/4 c. butter plus 1 Tbsp
• 1/4 c. flour
• 4 c. skim milk
• 1/2 c. half and half
• 1 Tbsp fresh basil leaves, chopped
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• 2 c. shredded sharp cheddar cheese, divided
• 1/2 c. grated Parmesan cheese
• 2 c. shredded Swiss cheese
• 1/4 c. finely chopped onion
• 1 large container white mushrooms, sliced
• 1 package frozen turkey meatballs

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Cook pasta to Al dente, drain.
3. Cook meatballs according the instructions on the package.
4. Saute onions and mushrooms in 1 Tbsp butter, starting with the onions first, then after a few minutes add the mushrooms.
5. Melt 1/4 c. butter in a large saucepan.
6. Stir in flour, basil, salt and pepper.
7. Gradually stir in the milk and the half and half while stirring the whole time and heating over medium heat. Continue to stir until the sauce thickens and it bubbles while stirring.
8. Reduce heat to low, or remove it from the heat, and add 1 c. cheddar cheese and all of the Parmesan cheese. Stir until the cheeses melt.
9. Stir in cooked pasta, stir well with a large spoon to coat all the pasta in the cheese sauce.
10. Spray a 9x13 inch glass baking dish with olive oil cooking spray.
11. Add half othe pasta to the dish making sure it's even across the bottom of the pan.
12. Sprinkle the Swiss cheese across the top evenly.
13. Add mushrooms and onions, distribtue as desired across the pan.
14. Add cooked meatballs to desired meat portions of the dish, keeping one area vegetarian. Pay attention to which side is meatless and which contains meat so you remember when serving.
15. Top with the remaining pasta, attempting to enure the meatballs are covered so they don't dry out.
16. Spray tin foil with cooking spray and cover the dish tightly.
17. Bake for 25 minutes. Remove when bubbling.
18. Uncover and sprinkled the remaining cheddar cheese evenly across the dish. Put it back in the oven and bake it for about another 5 minutes until the cheese is melted.
19. Let cool slightly and serve. Enjoy!

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Season 4, Episode 26: Hybrid Ceasar Cold Pasta Salad for Vegetarians and Meat Eaters. This is a very tasty pasta salad full of good for you veggies and pasta, plus two cheeses. You can make it a hybrid dish easily by splitting the final salad in half (or as desired) and add pieces of cooked chicken. This is a family favorite and a crowd-pleaser!

Ingredients:

• 16 oz bowtie pasta or penne (regular size or mini)
• 12 oz frozen sweet peas, cooked, cooled
• 1/2 c. Parmesan cheese
• 1/2 c. chopped white or yellow onion
• 3 oz. dried sundried tomatoes
• 1/3 c. fresh basil leaves, torn into pieces
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• 1 green pepper chopped
• 1/3 c. feta cheese
• 2 c. chopped fresh tomato
• 1 c. Ceasar dressing

Instructions:

1. Cook and cool pasta according to package instructions.
2. Add salt and pepper to Ceasar dressing and stir.
3. Cut up green pepper, fresh tomato, and onion.
4. Tear up basil leaves.
5. Add all ingredients to a large bowl and toss with dressing to coat.
6. Add cooked chicken to desired portion if making it a hybrid dish.
7. Refridgerate until ready to serve.

Enjoy!

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Season 4, Episode 25: Grandma's Homemade Mustard Sauce and my son's wedding! This mustard sauce is easy to make, but beware of the chunks! The key is to keep things all a similar temp and to constantly whisk it. The tasty sauce is so good on ham, bread, with pretzels as a dipping sauce, both crunchy and soft, and fabulous on sandwiches as well. Dip it, pour it, however you do it, it's so delish!

Plus I share some highlights from my son's recent wedding!

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup tomato soup
• 1/2 prepared yellow mustard
• 1/2 white vinegar
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, melted and cooled to room temp
• 1 large egg

Instructions:

1. Melt and cool butter to room temp. Set foods out so they can be a similar temp to prevent lumps from forming while heating, such as the raw egg getting cooked slightly by the hot butter.
2. Combine all ingredients in a saucepan and stir with a whisk, heat to combine on low medium or less.
3. Heat until the sauce boils, stirring almost constantly with a whisk to try and prevent lumps from forming.
4. Serve warm over warm ham slices, cooked potatoes, as a dip for pretzels, chips, or as a spread for sandwiches or on burgers, etc. Very good leftover as well. Reheat as desired.

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Season 4, Episode 24: Tomato Spaghetti Cold Pasta Salad, perfect for summertime and picnics, or as a side dish for an entree, OR as the entree for a vegetarian because this pasta salad is meatless. This is a super easy recipe that yhou can whip up really quickly! It's super tasty and you may already have all the ingredients in your pantry. If you have leftover cooked spaghetti noodles, this is a great way to use them!

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Ingredients:

• About 3 cups cooked spaghetti, cut into 1/2 to 1 inch pieces
• 1/3 c. olive oil
• 2 Tbsp white vinegar
• 1 Tbsp (plus as desired) Italian seasoning
• 1/2 tsp garlic salt
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• 1 c. shredded mozzarella cheese (finely shredded or regular)
• 1/3 c. grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 c. sliced grape tomatoes
• 1 Tbsp. dried parsley leaves
• 1 can diced tomatoes, drained
• 1/4 c. chopped white or yellow onion

Instructions:

1. Cut cooked spaghetti.
2. Combine olive oil, white vinegar, Italian seasoning, garlic salt, dried parsley leaves, garlic salt, and black pepper. Stir and pour over pasta, then stir again to coat.
3. Toss with mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese, sliced tomatoes, drained diced tomatoes, and chopped onion.
4. Store in the fridge until ready to eat.

Enjoy!

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Season 4, Episdoe 23: Dill Pickle Pasta Salad and Air Fryer Seasoned Chicken Thighs Hybrid Meal. This meal feels like a summer vibe! Any pickle salad screams summertime and with this tasty combo you can feed both the vegetarians and the meat lovers at your table! There are several versions for how to cook the chicken with this seasoning sauce mix, one for chicken thighs, one for drumsticks, and also one to cook chicken breasts in the oven... with a trick! It involves using mayo to keep the chicken juicy! Or so my family says... since I don't eat meat, you will have to take their four words for it!

What will you need?

Ingredients for Dill Pickle Pasta Salad:

• 12 oz. rotini pasta, Garden Delight veggie pasta, or any rotini
• 1 c. sliced baby dill pickles
• 1/4 c. olive oil
• 1 package of dry Ranch dressing seasoning (1 oz.)
• 1/4 c. feta cheese
• 1/2 tsp. dried dill weed
• 1 c. sliced grape tomatoes
• 1/2 c. thin sliced baby carrots

Directions:

1. Whisk dry Ranch dressing packet contents with olive oil, feta cheese, dill weed.
2. Add to cooked and drained pasta (cooled), baby carrots, and sliced pickles. Stir. Chill. Serve.

Ingredients for Chicken Thighs prepared in the air fryer:

• 12 chicken thighs, without skin on
• 3 Tbsp olive oil
• 1.5 tsp Kosher salt
• 3 tsp dried oregano leaves
• 3 tsp paprika
• 3 tsp black pepper
• 3 tsp garlic powder

Directions:

1. Combine all ingredients and stir, brush onto chicken on all sides.
2. Cook chicken thighs in the air fryer at 360 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes, flipping halfway through, until internal temp reaches 165.

Amounts for this seasoning for grilling 17 drumsticks (about 5.33 lbs)

• 4 Tbsp. olive oil
• 17 chicken drumsticks
• 2 tsp kosher salt
• 4 tsp dried oregano leaves
• 4 tsp paprika
• 4 tsp black pepper
• 4 tsp garlic powder

Directions:

Combine all ingredients and brush on chicken. Marinate or grill immediately. Done at 165 internal temp.

Oven preparation for 8 Chicken Breasts:

Do the same ingredients as for chicken thighs, but add 1/2 cup mayo. Spread mixture on chicken breasts. Can substitute Italian seasoning for oregano if desired.

Cook at 400 degrees until internal temp if chicken breasts is 165. Serve.

Enjoy!

Add protein to vegetarian plates by adding hard boiled eggs, cottage cheese, or a handful of nuts.

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Season 4, Episode 22: Fajita Marinade For Peppers and Chicken, A Hybrid Meal Recipe. This is a very tasty marinade recipe for veggies and/or chicken. You can easily make this a combo meal of vegetarian portions and meat portions. It can be eaten as a fajita bowl over rice, or in a tortilla. It's a fabulous build your own plate meal that can easily accommodate both meatless and meat eating diets.

Ingredients:

• 1 onion, chopped
• 15 Tbsp olive oil (just under 1 cup)
• 3 Tbsp lime juice
• 9 tsp chili powder
• 9 tsp ground cumin
• 4 tsp kosher salt
• 4 tsp paprika
• 3 tsp onion powder
• 3 tsp garilic powder
• 3 tsp dried oregano leaves
• 3/4 tsp black pepper
• 3/4 tsp cayenne pepper
• 4 chicken breasts
• about 5 sliced multicolored bell peppers (as many as desired would work)
• rice or tortillas for the number of servings you need
• The following as desired: optional
• shredded cheddar cheese
• shredded lettuce
• sour cream
• chopped tomatoes
• black beans

Instructions:

1. Create marinade by combining olive oil, lime juice, chili powder, ground cumin, onion powder, garlic powder, dried oregano leaves, black pepper, and cayenne pepper in bowl and stir.
2. Cut the onion and slice the bell peppers.
3. Marinade meat and veggies in the marinade mixture in separate bowls or sealed bags (ensure meat is covered with marinade, then add the rest to the veggies).
4. Marinate for about 2 hours.
5. Grill chicken to 165 degrees internally (or cook in an air fryer).
6. Saute veggies in a large frying pan or wok pan until soft. Add more oil if needed.
7. Assemble vegetarian portions and/or with meat as desired as bowls or in tortillas.
8. Add suggested toppings as suggested above as desired.

That's it! And it's also a great leftover meal if you have any left.

Enjoy!

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Season 4, Episode 21; Split Table Jambalaya recipe. This is an easy one to keep the meat and rice with veggies separate to easily be able to create both meat containing portions and meatless portions for vegetarians from one recipe. Get One Dish, Two Diets covered with this hybrid recipe and feed people of both diets from one recipe! Don't be a short order cook, just cook smarter! Create this meal for your family composed of vegetarians and meat-eaters. This is an easy one to feed a split table! Additional pairings: steamed asparagus and/or warm french bread with butter. So good! One of my sons says it's his favorite!

This also makes a fabulous tasting leftover meal (if you have any left). This will feed a group of 6-8 people. Make this recipe on the stove top.

Ingredients:

• 2 packages of Jambalaya rice with seasonings included (I like Earth Grains from Aldi)
• 2 cans of Cajun potatoes, undrained (I llike Del Monte), or add Cajun seasonong or jambalaya seasoning to plain canned potatoes)
• 1 can diced tomatoes, drained
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 green pepper, chopped
• 1 red pepper, chopped
• 5 cups of water (or the amount of the water listed on the instructions on the jambalaya rice package)
• 2 pounds frozen raw shrimp (peel to eat or already peeled), thawed
• 2 pounds smoked sausage (sliced)
• 1 can of corn, drained
• 1 can of black beans, rinsed and drained
• 4 Tbsp vegetable oil
• 3 Tbsp butter
• 2 tsp brown sugar, packed
• 2 tsp turmeric
• 3/4 tsp ground ginger
• 1/2 tsp dried rosemary leaves
• 1/4 tsp ground cumin (or seeds)
• 1/2 tsp kosher salt
• 6 shakes of cayenne pepper
• 1/4 tsp garlic powder, scant
• 1/8 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 lemon (zest of one lemon, then wedges to squirt lemon juice over dish as desired)

Directions:

1. Add all cut up fresh veggies to the water in a large pot. Add oil.
2. Add rice packages with included seasonings to water.
3. Add cans of potatoes, tomatoes, and corn to water.
4. Cook/simmer according to the package instructions, until water is absorbed, stirring occasionally (about 30 minutes). Turn heat down if rice starts to stick to the bottom of the pan.
5. Steam asparagus tops (if including in the meal).
6. Combine all seasonings and stir well.
7. Add butter to a large stir fry pan or large frying pan. Turn on heat to medium low and melt butter. Add shrimp and sausage to the hot pan with melted butter.
8. Sprinkle seasoning mixture over meat, stir to coat and cook until shrimp turn pink.
9. Heat black beans (keep separate or add to rice mxiture as desired).
10. Serve in a split table hybrid recipe way by keeping the meat and the vegetable rice mixture separate.
11. Build bowls with rice and vegetable mixture only for vegetarian portions, add meat for meat portions.
12. Add butter and salt to aspargus tips, if desired.
13. Warm bread to serve with butter.

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Season 4, Episode 20: Hybrid Spinach and 3 Cheese Vegetarian and Meat Big Pasta Bake Dinner.

Cooking for a larger group where some people are vegetarians and others are meat eaters? This is your solution! This is a super easy and yummy baked pasta dish. This recipe uses two pans and will feed 8-10 people. It's similar to a spinach lasagna, but easier to make because you stir the ingredients together rather than need to build layers.

Ingredients: 2 pan version

• 16 oz penne or rigatoni pasta
• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• 1 ½ Tbsp minced garlic from a jar
• 5 cups fresh baby spinach, packed
• 15 oz ricotta cheese
• ¾ c. grated Parmesan cheese
• 4 c. shredded mozzarella cheese
• 2 Tbsp dried basil leaves
• 2 eggs, scrambled
• 1 ½ tsp salt
• ¾ tsp black pepper
• 49 oz marinara sauce
• 36 oz frozen Italian meatballs

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375.
2. Cook pasta according to the instructions on the package to al dente.
3. Cook frozen meatballs according to the package instructions.
4. Spread marinara sauce on the bottom of each pan, one 9x13 inch glass baking dish, and a smaller baking dish 8x11.5 inch/2 QT.
5. Combine ricotta cheese, Parmesan cheese, half the mozzarella cheese, egg, dried basil leaves, and salt and black pepper together and stir well.
6. Cook garlic in olive oil for about a minute, stirring.
7. Add spinach to the hot pan, stirring to wilt. Remove from heat.
8. Combine spinach and garlic mixture with cheese mixture. Stir well.
9. Add cooked, drained pasta, and stir well.
10. Add pasta mixture to both pans, making the vegetarian portion a little higher than the meat portions.
11. Add the cooked meatballs to meat pan, or distribute them to both pans as desired, leaving a portion without meatballs for a meatless portion(s). I generally do the larger pan with meatballs and the smaller pan meatless, but you may divide this up as desired based on needs.
12. Cover both dishes with remaining marinara sauce (this should be about half the sauce or more).
13. Sprinkle remaining mozzarella cheese across both pans, evenly.
14. Spray tin foil with cooking spray and cover both pans.
15. Cook for a half hour, uncover and cook for about 20 minutes more until hot and bubbling and cheeses are all melted.
16. Cool. Serve, and enjoy!

Ingredients for smaller 1 pan version:

Substitute the following: 1 Tbsp minced garlic, 4 cups fresh spinach (packed), 1/2 c. grated Parmesan cheese, 2 c. mozzarella cheese, 1 Tbsp dired basil leaves, 1 egg scrambled, 1 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp black pepper, 36 oz marinara sauce, 24-26 oz frozen Italian meatballs

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Season 4, Episode 19: Hybrid Southwest Black Bean, Sweet Potato, and Optional Chicken Bowls. This is a fantastic split table meal! It's very versatile and can work to create vegan, vegetarians, and also meat containing bowls in a very easy, and doable, manner. Feeding mutliple diets in one meal is a challenge, but not when you are armed with lots of recipes that work for just this situation! This is a tasty meal that is so customizable that it works for meatless and meat bowls.

Ingredients:

• 4 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and diced into bite size pieces
• 1 can (15 oz) black beans, drained and rinsed
• 2 cups uncooked quinoa, cooked according to the package instructions (or use rice as desired)
• 1 bag of frozen corn kernels, cooked
• 1 red bell pepper, diced
• 1 avocado, chopped
• 1 container of cherry or grape tomatoes, halved or cut in thirds
• 1/2 cup red onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup fresh cilantro leaves, chopped
• 2 Tbsp olive oil
• 1/2 tsp ground sea salt
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 2 tsp paprika
• 12 Tbp olive oil (for dressing)
• 8 Tbsp lime juice (for dressing)
• 4 tsp ground cumin (for dressing)
• 4 tsp smoked paprika or regular paprika (for dressing)
• 2 tsp garlic powder (for dressing)
• 2 tsp chili powder (for dressing)
• 4 tsp low sugar maple syrup (for dressing)
• salt and pepper to taste (for dressing)
• 4 Chicken breasts or thighs (optional)
• Marinade for chicken: juice from two limes, 1/2 c. olive oil, 6 Tbsp mild taco seasoning
• Optional extra toppings: sour cream/vegan sour cream, sliced jalapenos, crushed tortiall chips, fresh lime wedges, shredded cheese, and/or scallions

Instructions:

1. Create marinade for chicken, if meat is desired, and marinate chicken for 1/2 to 2 hours.
2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
3. Combine 2 Tbsp olive oil with 1/2 tsp ground sea salt, 2 tsp paprika, and 1/2 tsp black pepper. Stir. Add chopped sweet potatoes and stir to coat.
4. Roast in an even layer on a cookie sheet pan for about 20-25 minutes or so, until tender and slightly carmelized.
5. Grill marinated chicken (or cook in the oven) until it reaches 165 degrees internally. Slice chicken into strips or cut into bite size pieces. Keep warm until ready to serve.
6. Prepare quinoa according to package instructions. Keep warm until ready to build bowls.
7. Cook corn according to package instructions. Keep warm until ready to build bowls.
8. Prepare dressing with olive oil, lime juice, cumin, smoked paprika, garlic powder, chili powder, maple syrup, salt and pepper. Whisk all the ingredients together. Set dressing aside.
9. Chop up avocado, onion, bell pepper, cherry tomatoes, and cilantro leaves. Place each into it's own separate bowl.
10. When all ingredients are done cooking, add them all in separate bowls so that people can curate their desired bowl to be vegan, vegetarian, or meat containing. Put quinoa down first and then add other ingredients on top. Drizzle each bowl with the homemade dressing.

Enjoy!

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