Garlic Tenderloin Steak, roasted sweet potatoes, broccolini, mixed peppers

2 beef tenderloin filets: Rub filets with oil, pressed garlic and let marinade for 3-6 hours. Let come to room temp and grill on a hot grill, done to your liking (5 min per side will give you a medium-rare depending on thickness of filet).

Roasted rosemary sweet potatoes: Cut potatoes into bite size chunks, spray with cooking spray, season with salt and rosemary, roast 15 minutes in a 500 degree oven, stirring often.

Mixed sweet peppers with onions: cut peppers and onions into strips. Saute over medium heat in butter. Season with salt.

Broccolini: Place a little water and butter in a saute pan. Add broccolini stalks, cover, and steam on medium heat for about 5 minutes.

Rating: *****Yummy! A great romantic meal :)

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Beer-Marinated Chicken Thighs, roasted sweet potatoes, brocolini

Marinade 6 chicken thighs 6 hrs/overnight (skin removed): 1-1/2 cups beer, 1/4 cup dijon mustard, 4 cloves of garlic (thinly sliced), small onion (thinly sliced), 1/2 tbsp paprika, 2 tsp kosher flake salt, tbsp of sweet chili sauce (or cayenne pepper, anything spicy to your liking)

Cook chicken: Oven bake at 400 for 40 minutes in dish, bone-side up OR grill on BBQ on indirect heat for 40 minutes turning every 10 minutes.

Roasted Sweet Potatoes: peel and chop potatoes into cubes. Spray potatoes liberally with Pam cooking spray. Season with chili powder, tsp of sugar, garlic salt, pepper. Toss well. Spread on cookie sheet/roasting pan. Roast at 500 for 15 minutes, turning frequently.

Brocolini: Steamed with salt and pepper in microwave.


Rating: Mucho thumbs up!