Savvy with Abbie

Another day, another chicken recipe! This one is a Garlic Chicken recipe from Amandas Cookin and can be found HERE . Like always, I removed the salt from this recipe. We also used vegetable oil instead of olive oil, garlic powder instead of garlic and thyme instead of parsley.  Ingredients: 3 large chicken breasts, cut into cubes 1 tbsp flour 1/2 tsp ground pepper 2 tbsp vegetable oil 1 tbsp garlic powder 1 tbsp thyme 2 tbsp unsalted butter Ingredients for the gravy: 1 tbsp flour 1 cup chicken broth 1 tbsp unsalted butter Directions: Cut the chicken into cubes or chunks. Toss them with flour and pepper in a bowl. As the original recipe indicates, the amount of flour mentioned is perfect - it may not fully cover the chicken all the way or you may want to add more, but just realize the amount above is enough.  Heat the vegetable oil in a skillet over high heat until very hot - add the cubed chicken and cook in one layer about 5 minutes. They should have a brown crust. Turn them over and

Chicken recipes have been our thing lately. And as mentioned before, I am super picky when it comes to chicken. This Air Fryer Korean Style Chicken Breast recipe was amazing. The original recipe  from Serious Eats is not an Air Fryer recipe - it's a grill or boiling recipe. We decided to air fry ours and what a huge difference it made. So good!  The changes we made - In place of Korean Rice Syrup, we used Sweet Cooking Rice Seasoning. We also used garlic powder instead of garlic, and removed chili peppers.  Ingredients for the sauce: 1/2 cup chicken broth 1/2 cup soy sauce 1/4 cup Sweet Cooking Rice Seasoning 1/4 cup gochujang 2 tbsp chili powder 2 tbsp sesame oil 2 tbsp vegetable oil 1 tbsp garlic powder 1 tsp ground ginger 1 tsp pepper 1 cup Sprite Ingredients for the chicken: 3-4 large chicken breasts, cut into chunks Directions: In a medium bowl, whisk together the sauce - chicken broth, soy sauce, rice seasoning, gochujang, chili powder, and sesame oil. Set aside.  In a medium

We haven't had alcohol in the house or drank alcohol in most of the last 6-7 months so we tried to think of a non-alcoholic substitute for this Bourbon Chicken recipe. Believe it or not - Apple Cider Vinegar and Lemon Juice worked PERFECT. We switched out garlic for garlic powder, fresh ginger for ground ginger, chicken thighs for chicken breast, and brown rice for Jasmyne rice. This recipe is from  Eating Well .  I would highly, highly recommend this version below! Ingredients: 1/4 cup lower sodium soy sauce 1/4 cup lemon juice 1/4 cup Apple Cider Vinegar 1 tbsp rice vinegar 1 tbsp maple syrup (light) 1 tbsp garlic powder  1 tsp ground ginger 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper 1 pound chicken breast cut into strips 1 tablespoon cornstarch, plus 1 teaspoon, divided 2 tbsp vegetable oil 2 tsp water 3 cups Jasmyne rice Directions: Combine soy sauce, lemon juice, apple cider vinegar, rice vinegar, maple syrup, garlic powder, ground ginger, and crushed red pepper in a medium sized bowl.  Toss

How is everyone's daylight savings time Sunday? Let me tell you, the time change has thrown me off. It's not even 3pm and it feels so much later. I already went to the market, worked a few hours, have dinner in the crockpot, and watched football. What a day already! A few days ago I made these BBQ drumsticks in the air fryer and I wanted to share the recipe (it can be found HERE ) from Valeries Kitchen because these drumsticks turned out amazing! They were fairly easy to make and anything in the air fryer is better than fried! I don't use salt in my recipes so I took out the salt and we also did not have the dry mustard so we removed both of those from this recipe. Ingredients for the drumsticks: A pack of drumsticks (I cooked two batches of 8) 2 tsp vegetable oil 1/4 cup BBQ Sauce (we use Guy Fieri's and it is sooooo good!) PAM cooking spray Ingredients for the BBQ Spice Mix: 2 tsp smoked paprika 1 tsp onion powder 1 tsp garlic powder 1/2 tsp dried thyme 1 tsp pepper,

This Air Fryer Popcorn Chicken recipe from Skinny Taste was so easy to make a huge hit for our family. Everyone wanted seconds (and thirds!) I always eliminate salt out of our recipes as we are focusing on low or no sodium. If you make this, let me know in the comments below! Ingredients: 1 tbsp vegetable oil 1 1/2 cups panko breadcrumbs 2-3 large boneless, skinless chicken breasts, diced 2 tbsp flour 1 large egg 2 tsp garlic powder 2 tsp onion powder 1 tsp dried oregano 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper pepper for taste PAM spray  Directions: Add oil to a medium skillet on medium and add panko. Toast panko for 4 minutes until golden, stirring every 30 seconds (this made the chicken SO good and you can taste the toasted panko when you air fry it). Transfer crumbs to a plate. Cut chicken into cubes and season with pepper. You should have about 60 cubes.  Place flour on a large plate. In a bowl, place the egg and 1 tsp water and beat until uniform. In another bowl, add the garlic powder, onion pow

I typically fry "crispy" chicken - and not bake - but let me tell you, this Baked Crispy Sesame Chicken recipe changed my mind. I know baking anything is "healthier" than frying anything in a bunch of oil, so this may be my new way of making delicious chicken.  The original Crispy Sesame Chicken recipe is from The Nutritionist Reviews and can be found HERE . I actually only had chicken tenders so I cut those into chunks for this one. Loved how it turned out! It had quite a bit of ingredients but so worth it! If you try this, comment below and let me know your thoughts!  Ingredients: 10 strips of chicken tenders, cut into chunks 2 organic eggs 3 tbsp flour 1 tbsp cornstarch 1 cup breadcrumbs 1 tsp garlic powder 1 tbsp sesame seeds Ingredients for sauce: 1/3 cup low sodium soy sauce 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar 1/8 cup sesame oil 1 tsp garlic powder 1 tbsp honey 1 tbsp sesame seeds 1 tsp ground ginger 1 tbsp cornstarch Directions: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray a pa

I went into this book - "Raising Kanye: Life Lessons from the Mother of a Hip-Hop Star" knowing how much Kanye praised his Mom, but not really knowing anything about her and her life and how Kanye was raised.  Ms. Donda West and I had way more in common than I ever thought - especially when it comes to parenting. She seemed like an AMAZING mother who never capped Kanye on his abilities.  "I believe that your parents have a tremendous impact on the kind of parent you become." "Kids pay attention to what they don't have monetarily only when there is a real lack of everything else." "A lot of people like to coddle their children. I don't want to hurt their feelings, or make them for not achieving. But if you don't set the benchmarks, and if you don't set that bar high, you can't expect your children to excel."  "I made sure that Kanye always knew he was loved" "In fact, listening is the only way we can be effective