the jen challenge

Episode 3: El Pato, Hash Browns, and Vanilla Yogurt

THE JEN CHALLENGE
Episode 3

DATE: February 23, 2005
LOCATION: Girls’ College Apartment
PEOPLE: Rhapsody, Darnelle, Ashley
FOOD 1: Hash Brown Patties
FOOD 2: El Pato (tomato and chilies as a sauce)
FOOD 3: Vanilla Yogurt
TIME STARTED: 4:30 PM

THE RECIPE:

Chicken filling:
6 chicken tenderloins
3 hash brown patties
1 cup water
½ cup bean flakes (as in dehydrated refried beans)
½ tsp paprika
¼ tsp garlic powder
¼ tsp onion powder
½ cup frozen shredded cheddar
Boil the chicken until cooked; remove from pan and let cool. Drain the water from the pan and replace with hash brown patties and 1 cup water. Bring to a boil and stir until the patties have completely dissolved into bits of shredded potato. Shred the chicken and stir into the mixture. Add bean flakes and spices; cook until the flakes dissolve (add more water if necessary). Mix in the cheese to melt it.

Vegetable mix:
1 small onion, sliced thin
1 tbsp vegetable oil
2 cups corn
1 can black olives
1 can El Pato
Sautee the onion in the oil. Add corn. Drain half the olive juice from the can into the pan, the other half in the sink; chop the olives and add them with the El Pato. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the liquid has mostly disappeared.
To serve:
Shred some lettuce, break out the sour cream, and warm up 8 tortillas. Fill the tortillas with the chicken filling, vegetable mix, and sour cream and lettuce if you want. Wrap it up like a burrito and enjoy!

Apple Salad (side):
2 granny smith apples, diced
2 sticks celery, sliced
10 baby carrots, shredded
1 serving-size container of vanilla yogurt
1 cup granola
Mix together in a bowl and serve chilled.

TIME FINISHED: 6:00 PM

REFLECTION:
These girls got more creative with their ingredients than past participants have, and it was exhilarating!

EVALUATION (completed by the participants after eating the meal):
Difficulty of ingredients: 9-8-9
Taste of the meal: 9-10-10
Would the participants eat the meal again? Yes-Yes-Yes

COMMENTS:
Delicious! Please come every night because I luv you!
I jus wish there was more!
Delicious & Nutritious. Jen - are you a goddess!?

posted by Jen Harms Wilson @ 5:49 PM