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Friday, February 27, 2015

Yummy Classic Chicken Salad

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 4
  • 3/4 cup mayonnaise
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1/3 cup slivered almonds (can toast if you want, but not totally necessary)
  • salt and pepper (to taste)
  • 4 cups cooked chicken breasts, in chunks
  • 1 cup red grapes, sliced in half

Recipe

  • 1 combine all ingredients listed above, it's best if you add the chicken last.
  • 2 let chill in freezer.
  • 3 suggestion: serve in a pita pocket.

Yummy Chinese Beef

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

  • 500 g rump steak
  • 3 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons cooking sherry
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons bbq marinade
  • 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 1 teaspoon minced ginger
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 tablespoon chili powder
  • 1 tablespoon chinese five spice powder
  • 3 teaspoons cornflour

Recipe

  • 1 cut steak on a 45 degree angle into stirfry strips. make sure you cut all excess fat off and discard it as you go.
  • 2 place steak in a mixing bowl. add all other ingredients to the bowl and mix together thoroughly.
  • 3 allow meat to sit for 10 minutes.
  • 4 heat frypan up while you are waiting with 2 tbs of oil.
  • 5 after 10 minutes pour all meat and sauce into frypan. stir and mix around in frypan until meat is cooked. turn heat down to 1/4 temperature until sauce thickens.
  • 6 serve with jasmine rice.
  • 7 enjoy.

Chili

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

  • 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • 2 (15 1/4 ounce) cans cannellini beans or 2 (15 1/4 ounce) cans kidney beans
  • 1 (8 ounce) container sour cream
  • 1 (12 ounce) can cream of mushroom soup or 1 (12 ounce) can cream of chicken soup
  • 1/2 cup original ranch dressing
  • 2 tablespoons chili powder
  • 1/2 tablespoon garlic powder
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes or 1 teaspoon cayenne
  • 1 (15 1/4 ounce) can whole kernel corn
  • 1 (15 1/4 ounce) can diced tomatoes

Recipe

  • 1 boil chicken in water to make broth. when chicken is done, set chicken a side and reserve 2 cups of broth. in the same pot that you boiled the chicken, put broth, beans(with liquid), corn(drained), tomatoes(with liquid), cube chicken and add to mixture along with seasonings. let come to a good hard boil and cook for about 10 minutes. turn heat back and add the remainder of the ingredients. let that simmer for about 20 minutes. serve over a bed of macaroni or with a grilled cheese. you can also put this in a crock pot before you head off to work in the morning on low.

Yummy Crab Salad

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

  • Servings: 1
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1/2 cup diced green chilis
  • 1/2 cup onion, finely chopped
  • 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 lb imitation crabmeat, chopped

Recipe

  • 1 combine sour cream, green chilies, onion, cilantro, lime juice & salt together.
  • 2 add crab meat & toss together.
  • 3 refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving.

Yummy Crock Pot Cocktail Wieners

Total Time: 9 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 4 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 6
  • 2 (12 ounce) packages cocktail franks
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup ketchup
  • 1/4 cup prepared horseradish

Recipe

  • 1 in a bowl combine the brown sugar, ketchup and horseradish, stir until blended.
  • 2 place wieners in the bottom of the crock pot.
  • 3 cook on low 4 hours.
  • 4 serve and enjoy!

Chili

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 10
  • 3 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 2 teaspoons garlic powder (or equivalent fresh or dried minced garlic)
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 3 (15 1/2 ounce) cans great northern beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 (32 ounce) carton swanson chicken broth (light, low fat, low sodium)
  • 2 (4 ounce) cans chopped green chilies
  • 1 (4 ounce) can mushrooms, sliced and drained, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 2 (8 ounce) packages light cream cheese (or neufchatel)
  • 1 cup low-fat milk, and 1/3 cup flour shaken vigorously

Recipe


recipe

  • 1 directions:.
  • 2 in a large saucepan, sauté chicken, onion, and garlic in oil until chicken is no longer pink.
  • 3 in stock pot, combine chicken, beans, broth, chilies, mushrooms, and seasonings.
  • 4 bring to a boil.
  • 5 reduce heat; simmer uncovered, for 30 minutes.
  • 6 remove from heat; stir in cream cheese, and slightly thicken with milk and flour being careful not to turn it into a gravy consistency.
  • 7 approximately 2950 cal. per pot or 325 cal. each ¾ cup serving.
  • 8 if you are not concerned with calorie counts add a second package of cream cheese for a richer creamer chili.

Tangerine Lobster Tails

Total Time: 26 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 11 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 4
  • 1 cup unsalted butter
  • 2 tangerines, juice of
  • 2 tangerines, zest of
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 4 lobster tails, 6 to 8 ounces each

Recipe

  • 1 in a small saucepan over very low heat, melt the butter.
  • 2 after the butter has melted, skim off the foam.
  • 3 add the tangerine zest, juice, and salt.
  • 4 pour about 1/2 cup of the butter mixture into a small cup; reserve the rest for the dipping sauce.
  • 5 using kitchen shears split each tail in half lengthwise.
  • 6 if desired to prevent the lobster meat from curling during cooking, thread a skewer lengthwise through the center of the meat of each piece.
  • 7 lightly brush the exposed meat with the butter in the cup.
  • 8 grill the lobster tails, meat side down, over direct medium heat until lightly marked, 2 to 3 minutes (watch for flare-ups).
  • 9 turn the tails over and grill until the meat is and firm but not dry, 5 to 8 minutes longer, brushing occasionally with some of the butter in the cup.
  • 10 remove from the grill and serve warm with the reserved butter on the side.