January's recipe of the Month: Mexican Chicken Lime Soup

More great recipes! Here is our recipe for Mexican Chicken Lime Soup. Delicious! Happy MLK Day everyone!

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, chopped
4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
5 skinless boneless chicken thighs, browned and cut into 1/2 inches
2 canned chipotle chilies in adobo sauce, finely chopped plus 2 tablespoons adobo sauce (more if you like it spicy!)
6 cups chicken broth
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 tablespoon cumin
1 tablespoon chili powder
1/2 tablespoon oregano
1 cup frozen or fresh corn
1/2 cup fresh cilantro
juice of 2 limes
salt and pepper
1 avocado, thinly sliced
Crushed tortilla chips

In a large saucepan heat oil brown chicken for aprox 15 minutes. Remove to plate and loosely cover with aluminum foil. In same pan cook onion until slightly brown and add tomato paste, adobo paste, chipotle chilies and garlic and cook for 3 minutes. Add cumin, chili powder and oregano cook for 1 minute, add chicken broth, cut up chicken and simmer for 10-15 minutes skimming any foam. Stir in the cilantro, corn and lime juice, season with salt and pepper. Garnish soup with avocados and tortilla chips.

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Recipe of the Month: Cheesy Chicken in Pablano Sauce

More great recipes! Here is our recipe for Cheesy Chicken in Pablano Sauce. Delicious! We hope you're all having a great holiday season!


Ingredients

2-3 medium pablano peppers,
seeded and stemmed, chopped

1 cup chicken stock

1 small onion

2 cloves garlic, chopped

handful of cilantro leaves

Salt & Pepper

4 Tbls butter divided

2 Tbls flour

1 cup milk

1/2 cup heavy cream or Mexican crema

1 tbls extra virgin olive oil

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts

1 1/2 cup Monterrey jack cheese

1 tbls olive oil

thinly sliced red onions for garnish

Prep

In a blender or food processor, combine the peppers with stock, onions, garlic, cilantro, salt and pepper; puree. In a small sauce pot over medium heat, melt 3 tablespoons buter. Whisk in the flour; add the milk and cream and raise the heat a bit. Add the poblano puree and simmer to thicken and cook sauce for 20-25 minutes.

Pre-heat oven to 375.

Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in large skillet over med-high heat. Add the 1 remaining tablespoon butter and melt. Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper and brown for 3-4 minutes on each side. Transfer to casserole dish, spread the sauce over the top and cover with cheese. Bake for 15-20 min.

Serve garnished with cilantro sprigs and red onion.

Enjoy!

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Season's greetings from Dr. Martin and team!

In this season given to tidings of comfort and joy, and as our team at the orthodontic office of Dr. Jennifer Martin reflect on the year that was, we’d like to ask you, our wonderful patients and readers: What do you love about the holidays this year? Being with your loved ones? A clean slate for 2012? Opening presents by the fireplace? All the delicious food? Also, what gift are you most looking forward to getting this year?

We’d love if you shared with us here, or on our Facebook page, all the things you love about the holidays. Stay warm, and don’t forget to stay away from those sweets and crunchy foods!

Happy Holidays!

Braces-Friendly December Recipe!

A different take on traditional scalloped potatoes, from Dr. Jennifer Martin and team.

SCALLOPED POTATOES WITH CREME FRAICHE
2 cloves garlic smashed
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
3 pounds waxy potatoes (such as Yukon gold or Yellow Finn) peeled
3 cups half and half
1/2 cup creme fraiche
2 tablespoons all purpose flour
2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon ground mace
salt and freshly ground pepper
1/4 cup chopped chives

Preheat oven 300 degrees. Rub garlic all over the inside of a 3 quart baking dish, then mince it. Grease the dish with about 1/2 tablespoon butter. Slice the potatoes about 1/8 inch thick (a mandoline works well). Combine in a large saucepan with the minced garlic, the remaining 2 1/2 tablespoons butter, the half and half, creme fraiche, flour, thyme, mace, 2 1/2 teaspoons salt, and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil over medium high heat and cook, stirring until the mixture thickens slightly, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in the chives and transfer the mixture to the prepared baking dish, shaking it to distribute the potatoes evenly. Bake, uncovered until the potatoes are fork-tender, about 1 hour 5minutes, occasionally spooning some of the liquid over the top. Let cool 10 minutes before serving. Yum Yum!

Happy holidays from all of us at Dr. Martin's office!

Dr. Martin & team, supporting Toys for Tots

In the Spirit of Giving this holiday season, our office will be collecting toys for the Marine's Toys for Tots Foundation. You can drop off a new, unwrapped toy to our office prior to December 16, 2011.

Please stop by our office anytime during regular business hours to drop off your donations.

We are located at:

401 Gregory Lane, Suite 126
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
P: 925-676-8485

Thank you for your generosity and Happy Holidays from all of us at Dr. Martin's office!