Recipe Tag: a simple summer evening

Spiral Dogs Recipe

Preparation
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10

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Total Time
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20

Minutes

Serves
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4-6

Portions

  • Ingredients

  • Preparation

    • Maple Leaf® wieners or sausages
    • Wooden skewers
    • Cooking oil spray
    • Hot dog buns, toasted
    • Toppings of choice
  1. Preheat the grill to medium (400–450°F).
  2. Insert a skewer through the centre of each wiener. Using a small knife, cut on a slight angle while rotating to create a spiral. Remove skewer.
  3. Lightly spray with oil. Grill 5–7 minutes, turning occasionally, until heated through and lightly charred.
  4. Lightly toast buns on the grill for 30–60 seconds.
  5. Place in buns and load up with your favourite world-inspired toppings.
    Best served with a hot dog bun.
    Tomato sauce | Mustard & mayonnaise | Shoestring potato sticks | Grated Parmesan
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The spiral cut creates crispy edges and holds more toppings in every bite.

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Chicken Sausage Fajita Bowls

Preparation
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10

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Total Time
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45

Minutes

Serves
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4

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Chicken Sausage Fajita Bowl

  • Ingredients

  • Preparation

  • 4Maple Leaf Original Chicken Sausages, sliced into ½-inch rounds
  • 3bell peppers (any mix of colours), thinly sliced
  • 2tablespoons olive oil
  • 1teaspoon chili powder
  • 1teaspoon ground cumin

    • ½ teaspoon garlic powder

    • ½ teaspoon salt

    ¼ teaspoon black pepper

  1. Preheat your oven to 400°F and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper for easy cleanup.
  2. In a large bowl, combine the bell peppers and onion. Drizzle with olive oil, then sprinkle in the chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, paprika, salt, and pepper. Toss everything together until evenly coated.
  3. Spread the vegetable mixture out onto the prepared baking sheet in a single layer to ensure even roasting. Place in the oven to bake for 15 minutes.
  4. Remove baking sheet form oven and move the veggies to one side. To the other side add the sliced chicken sausages. Return to oven and roast for an additional 20 minutes or until sausages are golden and veggies are soft.
  5. While the sheet pan is in the oven, prepare your rice or grain of choice according to package instructions.
  6. Once everything is cooked, assemble your bowls by adding a base of rice, then topping with the roasted sausage and vegetable mixture.
  7. Finish with your preferred toppings such as avocado, shredded cheese, sour cream, salsa, or fresh cilantro. Serve warm.
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For Serving (Optional)
Cooked rice or your preferred grain
Cilantro lime rice
Avocado, sliced or diced
Shredded cheese
Sour cream or Greek yogurt
Salsa or pico de gallo
Fresh cilantro, chopped
Lime wedges

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Chicken Sausage Sheet Pan

Preparation
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20

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Total Time
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50

Minutes

Serves
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4

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Sausage Sheet Pan

  • Ingredients

  • Preparation

  • 4Maple Leaf Original Chicken Sausages, sliced into ½-inch rounds
  • 3bell peppers (any mix of colours), chopped into 1-inch pieces
  • 1head of broccoli, approximately 2 cups florets
  • 1medium red onion, cut into chunks
  • 3tablespoons olive oil

    • 1 tablespoon dried oregano

    • 1 tablespoon dried parsley

    1 teaspoon paprika

    • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
    • ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes, optional
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ¼ teaspoon black pepper

  1. Preheat your oven to 400°F and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper for easy cleanup.
  2. In a large bowl, combine the sliced chicken sausages, bell peppers, broccoli, and red onion. Drizzle with olive oil, then sprinkle in dried oregano, dried parsley, paprika, garlic powder, red pepper flakes (optional), salt, and pepper. Toss everything together until evenly coated.
  3. Spread the sausage and vegetable mixture out onto the prepared baking sheet in a single layer to ensure even roasting.
  4. Place in the oven to bake for 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and flip/stir the sausages and veggies. Return to the oven and bake for an additional 15 minutes or until sausage is golden brown and vegetables are crisp-tender.
  5. While the sheet pan is in the oven, option to prepare your rice or grain of choice according to package instructions.
  6. Serve and enjoy!
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Add Cooked rice or your preferred grain

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Chicken Wontons

Preparation
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25

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Total Time
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35

minutes

Serves
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4

Portions

Chicken Wontons

  • Ingredients

  • Preparation

  1. Add about 1 tsp of salt directly to the dry chopped cabbage and mix thoroughly. Let rest for 15 minutes until water is pulled out and squeeze out as much water from the cabbage as possible.
  2. In a large bowl, combine ground chicken, drained cabbage, scallions, cilantro, soy sauce, grated garlic, sugar, salt, and pepper.
  3. Place 1/2 tbsp of filling in the center of each wrapper. Wet two adjacent sides of your wrapper with water, then fold over and seal.
  4. Boil water in a pot and place the wontons for 3-4 minutes on a high simmer until the dumplings float.
  5. Drain and serve hot.
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Serve with chili oil, fresh scallions, and cilantro.

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