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Reviewing: Pork chops with zesty green onion salsa, green beans & cauliflower. 2 servings prepared  Here's what you get: Roma tomato Garlic  Scallion  Jasmine rice (not used) Pork chop  Lime  Black bean (not used) Southwest spice blend  Chicken stock concentrate  Sour cream Substitutes: Green bean  Cauliflower  The salsa: To make the salsa the scallions and Southwest spice were added to two tablespoons of avocado oil. A pinch of garlic and cast of juice from the lime we're also added. This was then salted and peppered to taste.  The cauliflower: The cauliflower with steamed for 15 minutes before mashing up to make a rice substitute.  Chicken stock concentrate, lime zest, tomato and lime juice where added. This was set aside and it pot with the lid on to keep warm. The protein: The pork was prepared by patting it dry and seasoning with Southwest spice blend, salt and pepper. In a medium high heat pan the cutlets were cooked for...

Reviewing: Speedy start chicken tacos with creamy Chipotle lime slaw and Mexican cheese blend 1 serving prepared  Here's what you get: Lime  Scallion  Sour cream  Chipotle powder  Coleslaw mix  Standard wheat cast-iron seared chicken breast  Southwest spice blend  Mexican cheese blend  Flour tortilla (not used) Substitute: 1 cup Cauliflower The protein: Since the chicken was precooked all I needed to do was heat it up with the scallion whites and season it with the Southwest spice blend and a bit of salt. Extras: The cauliflower with steamed for about 10 minutes.  Sides: Once the cauliflower was finished it was mashed up and mixed with the coleslaw mix, sour cream, lime juice, scallion greens, honey, salt and pepper. The plate: I decided to turn this one into a bowl since I didn't have corn tortilla and no other substitute for the flour tortilla.  It came out pretty well this way be slightly warm islami...

Reviewing: Mojo pork tacos with creamy cilantro slaw 2 servings prepared  Here's what you get: Lime Orange Cilantro Ground pork Cumin Chicken stock concentrate Dried oregano Garlic powder Coleslaw mix Mayonnaise Sour cream Flour tortilla (not used) Substitutes: Lime corn chips The Cilantro slaw: To make the slaw the mayonnaise, cilantro, sour cream, garlic powder and lime juice were added and tossed together. This was then salted and peppered to taste The protein: Half of the lime and all of the orange were juiced before cooking.  The orange and lime juice were added to the cumin, stock concentrate, 1/2 tsp sugar, oregano and half the garlic powder.  In a non-stick pan the pork was added and cooked until browned. The mojo sauce was then poured over this and cooked until the juices were reduced. The chips: Instead of doing a taco dish this was turned into nachos by using lime tortilla chips.  This was topped with a little bit of sour cream that had som...

Making: Poblano, lime beef tacos  1 serving prepared  Here's what I have: 5.5 oz Beef 1.6 oz Poblano pepper 0.8 oz Shallot 1 oz Sour cream 1 Lime 0.5 oz Sharp cheddar 3 Corn tortilla 1 oz Scallion Spice mix 1/4 tsp each: Chili Pepper Garlic Oregano Cumin Salt Preparation: The shallots and poblano were cooked first in a non-stick pan until soft. These were then removed from the pan. Next the beef was cooked with the spices and some lime juice. While the beef was cooking the taco shells were placed into the small convection oven to warm on a low heat setting. After the beef was thoroughly cooked through it was turned to a medium low heat setting.  Next I combined some of the sour cream with a little bit more lime juice. After everything was finished cooking the taco shells were removed from the oven and placed in a form. The cooked ingredients for then added. The plate! - Kris 

Reviewing: Saucy steak burrito bowl with charred poblano, Smoky Crema, salsa Fresca & cilantro lime cauliflower 1 serving prepared  * Here's what you get: Jasmine rice Roma tomato Red onion Lime Poblano pepper Cilantro Diced steak Smokey red pepper Crema Tex-Mex paste Substitutes: Cauliflower The cauliflower: In a pot of boiling water the cauliflower was cooked for about 12 minutes on high heat then drained. Next the cauliflower was broken up and then some lime juice and cilantro were added. The salsa and Crema: The tomato and minced onion were combined with some lime juice inside. The crema was prepared by adding lime juice as well instead of water. The pepper and onion: The pepper and onion or sauteed in a pan for about 8 minutes until soft. These were then removed from the pan. The protein: Next into the pan was the steak, this was cooked until it started to brown. The Tex-Mex paste and beef broth were added,  the mix was allowed to cook until the liquids...

Reviewing: Pork carnitas tacos with pickled onion and Monterey Jack cheese. Except it's in a bowl with cauliflower. 1 serving prepared  Here's what you get: Yellow onion Cilantro Lime Ground pork Chicken stock concentrate Sour cream Poblano pepper Roma tomato White wine vinegar Southwest spice Tomato paste Chipotle powder Monterey Jack cheese Flour tortilla (not pictured/used) Substitute: Cauliflower The cauliflower: In a small saucepan the cauliflower was boiled with about a half cup of water first on high heat for about 2 minutes and then the heat was turned to medium low. A little bit more water was added while the meat was cooking and at the end I used a potato masher to break up the cauliflower and then mixed it with some lime juice and cilantro. The protein and veggies: The ground pork with started first in a pan with a little bit of avocado oil Browning and breaking it up as I went. This was about 6 minutes per the directions. The meat was ...

Reviewing:  caramelized pineapple chicken tacos with Smokey red pepper Crema  1 serving prepared  Here's what you get: Long green pepper  Red Onion  Roma tomato  Cilantro (not used) Lime  Pineapple (not used) Chicken breast strip  Southwest spice blend  Flour tortilla (not pictured/used) Smokey red pepper Crema  Substitutes: Corn tortilla Fresh pineapple  The salsa: The Cilantro in my box was unusable so that part will be missing from the recipe. The fesh pineapple was charred in a pan for about 4 minutes per the directions and then removed from the pan. In a separate bowl the pineapple,  tomato, minced onion, lime juice were combined with salt and pepper mixed well and set to the side. Preparation: In the same pan the green pepper sliced onion we're cooked in and then flavored with a bit of lime juice, they were then transferred to a plate. Next into the same pan was the chicken strips they were cooked with the ...

Reviewing: BBQ pulled chicken tacos with creamy slaw and red onion 1 serving prepared  Here's what you get: Red Onion  Lime  Pulled chicken in BBQ sauce  Cilantro  Mayonnaise  Hot sauce  Coleslaw  Not used: Flour tortilla  Substitute: Corn tortilla The corn tortilla: The tortillas were placed in a small convection oven on warm while the rest of the items were being cooked so they were warm by the time the meal what's ready to plate. The coleslaw: To make the coleslaw the veggie mix was combined with cilantro and onion and then tossed with mayonnaise, hot sauce and juice from half of the lime. Salt and pepper were then added to taste. The bowl was set aside while the meat was being prepared. The protein: To finish off the protein a drizzle of oil is heated up in a non-stick pan and the remaining onion was added along with salt and pepper. This was cooked until the onions were soft and browned then the pulled chicken was added. Th...

Reviewing: Sweet chili pork bowl with bell pepper and peanuts 1 serving prepared  Here's what you get: Bell pepper  Yellow onion  Cilantro  Lime  Peanut  Ground pork  Sweet Thai chili sauce  Not used: Sweet soy glaze  Jasmine rice  Substitutes: Honey/Tamari  Cauliflower The peanuts: These are cooked using water and a little bit of sugar for the instructions until all of the liquid was dissolved in the pan. Once this was finished the peanuts were set to the side while I prepare the rest of the meal. The onions and peppers: These were cooked with a small bit of butter until the onions were going clear and everything had a nice color to it. This took around 8 minutes to complete. The protein: After the vegetables were done I have removed them to separate Bowl and began browning the ground pork. Once it was cooked through I added the onion and pepper mix back in and then continue cooking adding the tamari/honey mix and t...

Making: Today I'm making a tiny taco bar using leftovers from the fridge.  1 serving prepared  Here's what I have: 1/4 tsp of each: Onion powder  Granulated garlic  Cumin powder  Cayenne pepper  Chili powder  Black pepper  Better than bouillon mushroom base 5 - Mission street tacos white corn tortilla 5.3 oz Beef  1.5 oz Sour cream  2.6 oz Red/Green pepper  1.1 oz Scallion  1.8 oz Baby corn  1 Lime Preparation: The first thing I prepared was the veggie mix sauteing until they were soft using a splash of vegetable broth and lime juice.  It took about eight minutes to thoroughly cook everything and then this was set to the side. Next I prepared the meat browning until mostly cooked, added the seasoning and continued to cook until everything was mixed well. This took about 10 mins at medium high heat. Last I steamed the tortilla to warm them up.  They were placed in a steamer basket over boiling wat...

Making: Cilantro lime shrimp salad  1 serving prepared Here's what I have: 11 oz Shrimp  2 cups Mixed salad greens  1/4 cup Cucumber  1 dmall Roma tomato diced 2 tbsp Cilantro  Salt  Pepper  1 tsp Honey  1 tsp Garlic paste  1 Lime  1/4 cup Shallot Preparation: The tomato, cucumber, half of the shallots and Cilantro were combined with the juice from half of the lime and a little bit of salt and pepper. I set them aside starring them occasionally while preparing the shrimp. In a non-stick pan I cooked the shrimp for about 2 minutes. At this point I added the rest of the shallot, cilantro, juice from the other lime half, the honey and Ginger. The rest of the salt and pepper was added last. This was mixed well and heat turned down low to finish cooking. Total time 8 minutes.  To Plate, the salad greens were put into the bowl first followed by the tomato cucumber mix and in the shrimp. The plate! - Kris...

Reviewing: Mexican pork and street corn tacos with lime Crema 2 servings prepared  Here's what you get: Shallot  Lime  Tex-Mex paste  Ground pork  Chicken stock concentrate  Jalapeno  Sour cream  Corn  Southwest spice blend  Flour tortillas (not used) Addition: Mission gluten-free spinach herb wrap Pickle veggies: This was another quick pickled veggie item. The shallot, lime, sugar and jalapeno was added and set aside.  Per instructions I occasionally stirred the veggie mix. The crema: For the crema sour cream  pepper lime zest, veggie stock and a pinch salt were combined.  The protein: A nonstick pan was used, after draining and drying the corn I charred with a little bit of avocado oil. After charring that was removed from the pan to a separate Bowl. The pork was cooked with a little bit of avocado oil with salt and pepper until completely browned and then they spice mix and paste were stirred in. A quarter...

Reviewing: Pork bulgogi meatballs with carrots & zucchini over rice  1 serving prepared - heavily modified  Here's what you get: Zucchini Ground pork Sesame oil Sriracha Scallions Shredded carrot Jasmine rice Sesame seeds Extras: Homemade bulgogi sauce  GF pretzel crumbs  Honey  Tamari Not pictured/used: Bulgogi sauce Panko bread crumbs Ginger (I didn't receive any) Lime     (I didn't receive any) The rice: This went on first. I cooked 1/4 cup of dry rice in 1/2 cup of water with avocado oil and rice vinegar for 15 minutes. The protein: The meatballs were prepared a few hours before dinner.  I had to substitute with my own bulgogi sauce and gf pretzel crumbs in place of the panko. These were mixed and set to rest in the fridge. The bulgogi sauce is the same as a previous recipe I made with the addition of pear. Check this out:  the Colonel's original recipe Total cook time on the meatballs was 12...

Making: Pork and sweet potato bowl with kiwi salsa 1 serving prepared   Here's what I have: 4 oz Ground pork  3 Button Mushrooms sliced 2 tbsp White onion  1 Kiwi  1 Roma tomato  3 oz Sweet potato  2 tbsp Cilantro 1 Lime  1 tbsp Chicken stock concentrate  1 tbsp Garlic paste  1/4 tsp Paprika Preparation:  The oven was preheat it to 400 and after tossing the sweet potatoes with a little bit of olive oil they went in for 25 minutes. The salsa was prepared next by combining some of the onion with the kiwi, Cilantro, tomato. The line was Juiced and poured over then salt and pepper were added to taste. In a non-stick pan the ground pork remaining onion and mushroom were cooked for 5 minutes adding the stock mix last and set to simmer for 10 minutes. During plating I added some sour cream and more Cilantro.  The plate! - Kris 

Reviewing: Gouda pork burgers with caramelized Sriracha onion and potato wedges 1 double burger with sides prepared  Here's what you get: Yellow onion Garlic Yukon Gold potato Sriracha, gouda cheese Sour cream Lime Potato buns (not pictured/used) Smoked paprika Ground pork Mayonnaise The potato: These were cut early in the day and left to soak in water and a bit of baking soda at room temperature. Roasting instructions; 450 degrees for 20-25 mins.  The protein: I'm doing a double paddy today so the entire 10 oz of pork was used. During the patty prep I added some sirracha. The burgers were set aside to rest while I prepared the rest of the components. When ready the patties were cooked for 6 minds each side before adding the cheese and coveringfor 3 minutes. The sauce and onion: There's a suggestion on the card to add a pinch of baking soda to the onions while cooking so I tried this out. There must be a sweet spot for this because my onions went...

Reviewing: Pork and poblano tacos with kiwi salsa & lime Crema 1 serving prepared Here's what you get: Shallot Toma tomato Cilantro Sour cream Ground pork (5 oz used) Tomato paste Poblano pepper Kiwi Lime Mexican spice blend Chicken stock concentrate Flour tortilla (not used) Substitution: Keto tortilla boats made using this recipe: Super easy   The salsa and crema: Preparing the produce is the most involved part of this process.  Once everything is chopped and the lime juiced you just mix the components.  The protein: The poblano needs to be cooked well before adding the shallots and ground pork. This taco dish has more components to add than the previous ones I've tried.  Even so, cook time was reasonable.  Extras: The tortillas provided were swapped out for homemade keto tortilla boats. The plate: Again!  The flavors in this dish were really great! I was skeptical about the addition of kiwi but it r...

Reviewing: Pulled pork Fiesta Bowl with tomato salsa bell pepper & Monterey Jack cheese 2 servings prepared Here's what you get: Jasmine rice Green bell pepper Cilantro Pulled pork Chicken stock concentrate Sour cream Shallot Roma tomato Lime Fajita spice blend Monterey Jack cheese The rice: I did the full amount of rice this time since my next meal calls for rice as well.  The protein: The pulled pork is already cooked so the preparation on this is mostly sauteing the veggies and then simmering the meat. I did the full amount because it was kind of awkward to measure out one serving. The rest of the fajita meat/veggies will be used for Nacho Thursday. The salsa: This one is a quick prep item you just cut/mix the veggies, add lime juice then salt and pepper to taste. Extras:  I added some lime to the sour cream before adding to the dish because I liked the flavor combination after having it in another meal.  The plate! The pre-cooked mea...