Combination Stir Fry with BBQ Peanut Sauce Recipe

Hola Amigos! I guess at this moment we are clearing the fridge to make room for our 18 pounder bird and pies and everything we can possible prepare ahead of time. But what to eat before Turkey Day  arrives? well, just check among the "forgotten" items while making that needed space, put them all together and make a delicious stir fry.

This dish came about  because in one of my shopping trips I noticed this perfectly delicious 16 oz of stir fry mix for only $1.69!!! that is a bargain! Most of the time I stick to my rule of buying each veggie by itself because it's usually cheaper, but this one was a no-brainer, just the broccoli alone was $1.99 per head and I just needed a few tops and stems. Same with everything else.

In my fridge I found 1 lonely chicken breast, left from a package of 5, a handful of shrimp and 2 thin cut boneless pork chops, I already had a supply of sauces and condiments from previous visits to take outs ( I know laugh, but they come in handy sometimes) and who doesn't have peanut butter in the pantry?

After a 30 minutes you end up with a flavorful stir fry for almost nothing! You have used some of your leftovers without repeating a meal and creating something worth of the best take out place in town!
The peanuts were an impulse buy at the dollar store, saw a bag of BBQ peanuts and bought 2 for $1 never knowing what I was going to use them for...perfect crunchy element for my stir fry!

Do you check the "manager's special" at your local grocery store? How often do you buy or do you just pass them? I'm  thinking of doing this more often if the value and quality are there and try to create something good for almost nothing.

For this dish the only thing I bought was  the stir fry mix for $1.69!!! Score!

Thank  You for visiting the blog today! Hope you all have a wonderful weekend in anticipation to the big day to come. Remember friends, everything tastes better with a Pinch of Love!

Besitos,

Lizy

Combination Stir Fry with BBQ Peanut Sauce

Ingredients
1 1/2 tsp Sesame Oil

1 Chicken Breast, strips
2 Boneless thin cut pork chops, strips

1/2 lb Cooked Shrimp or use any meat you have handy

1 (16 oz) package Stir Fry Mix

1/2 Cup Onion, chopped

2 Cloves Garlic, minced
1 inch piece Ginger, ground

3 TBSP Peanut Butter

1 TBSP Soy Sauce
1 TBSP Hoisin Sauce
Thai Spice or Pepper Flakes to taste
1/4 Cup BBQ peanuts, chopped
Noodles or Rice to serve with your Stir Fry
Directions:
In a skillet heat up the  1 TBSP sesame oil and fry your chicken strips and pork chop strips until cooked. Set aside. Coat the skillet with the remaining 1/2 tsp of sesame oil add onions, garlic and saute until for 3 minutes. Keep moving constantly not to burn the garlic. Add the Stir fry mix, chicken and pork chop strips. Mix until everything is well combined about 2 minutes, finally add the shrimp. Remove from heat. 
In a separate small sauce pan, on low heat,  mix peanut butter, soy and hoisin sauce until everything is smooth, add Thai Spice Mix or pepper flakes to taste. 
Pour this sauce over stir fry mix coating everything and serve your creation on top of rice noodles or white rice. Enjoy!

Prep Time 10 minutes                            Cook Time 20 minutes                       Serves 4-6 

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Maple and Toffee Autumn Muddy Buddies Recipe

Hola Amigos! I know summer is not quite over yet, but the minute September hits, forget it! I'm in fall mood! Thinking about fall menus, Halloween decorations, which I'm already working on , hay rides, cider, doughnuts, you name it! But this year is a little different though,  my little one is going to school and I have a lot of time on my hands to create, cook and craft (you will think) well guess what? the back to school blues are hitting me pretty hard right now and I got nothing! lol...yup.. can't think of one original recipe, one ingenious craft or decorating  tip to offer, so I'm just going to sit still for a few days and munch on these guys: Muddy Buddies, Puppy Chow or Kitty Kaboodles call them what you wish, they are good! I've  never had them before, this was my first batch and won't be the last, that's for sure.

Super easy recipe! They're usually made with Chex Mix which I don't like,  I made mine with my favorite cereal ever, Quaker Oatmeal Squares and since this one here is  my fall batch I used the Golden Maple!

You won't find just regular butter on my Muddy Buddies...but how about cookie butter (aka Biscoff spread) and Maple Syrup! oh yeah, the maple syrup alone screams Fall

I needed some fall colors and what's the best way of bringing color and flavor on, that with Reese's Peanut Butter Pieces! yummm

And just in case you are not getting enough of an Autumn yet feast your taste buds on these little morsels, Butter Toffee Peanuts, Oh My!!!

Finally in addition to the powder sugar bath you give them, I finished mine with Cinnamon Sugar!

There you have it my friends, this is the way I give myself a pity party, lol! I know you've seen dozen of Muddy Buddy recipes but I'm pretty sure you haven't had one quite like this! make yourself a batch and tell me what you think! Thank You for stopping by and remember everything tastes better with a Pinch Of Love!

Besitos,

Lizy

Maple and Toffee Autumn Muddy Buddies

Ingredients:

2 1/2 Cups Quaker Oatmeal Squares Golden Maple

1/2 Cup Cookie Butter (Biscoff Spread)

1/4 Cup Maple Syrup ( I used butter flavored)

2 TBSP Butter

1 Cup Powdered Sugar

1 Large Zip Lock Bag

3.5 oz Reese's Pieces

4 oz Butter Toffee Peanuts

Directions:

Place your cereal in a large mixing bowl. On a separate microwave proof bowl melt in 45 sec intervals, the cookie butter, maple syrup and butter. Depending on your microwave you might have to do this just once or maybe add a couple more seconds until everything is melted. Careful, the maple syrup gets super hot fast. Mix, Pour this mix over the cereal and mix until every square is coated. I started with a rubber spatula but ended up using my clean hands. 

Put powder sugar inside a Zip Lock bag. Add the cereal and shake to coat every square with powder sugar. You could use 2 bags with powder sugar if you want more coating or if you are making a larger batch.

Once every bite is coated, place the Muddy Buddies in a cookie sheet to cool and dry a little bit. 

Sprinkle some cinnamon sugar. Place in a large serving bowl and mix in the Reese's pieces and toffee peanuts. Mix all together one last time and enjoy

Prep time 5 minutes                          Cooling time 5 minutes                    Serves 2 1/2 Cups

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Other Seasonal Snacks you might enjoy

Green M&M's Coconut Squares