Simple Ways to Spice Up Dinner

If you are looking for ways to warm up this winter without having to turn up the thermostat, consider the following recipes. These hot and spicy dishes are sure to heat up mealtime in your home, and the best part… they won’t put a strain on your electric bill. SPICY CHICKEN QUESADILLAS Ingredients: 3 to 4 cups chicken, cooked and shredded 2 cups shredded Monterey jack cheese 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese 4 green onions, chopped 1 ripe tomato, seeded and chopped 1/2 cup fresh jalapeno peppers, seeded and chopped 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice Salt and freshly ground black … Continue reading

Jalapeno-Blue Cheese Burgers with Firehouse French Fries

Never one to shy away from spicy dishes, I loved this one when I found it. The jalapeno and blue cheese combination is perfect for the burger and the firehouse fries (named so because they were invented by firefighters) can be made as spicy as you can stand them. Jalapeno-Blue Cheese Burgers For the burgers recipe, you will need two pounds of ground beef, six jalapeno peppers, crumbled blue cheese, onion powder, garlic powder, soy sauce, sliced Swiss cheese, and hamburger buns. To prep for this recipe, you will need to seed and chop your six jalapenos. Preheat your grill … Continue reading