Chicken Salad

This is a great chicken salad that has some great ingredients to satisfy your taste buds. 

Ingredients:

2 cups of shredded chicken (I used rotisserie that was cold)

3/4 c mayo

1 c chopped celery

1 tbsp lemon juice

2 hard-boiled eggs, chopped

salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Mix chicken, celery, lemon juice, salt and pepper.

2. Add mayo. Mix well.

3. Fold in eggs.

4. Serve on rolls, in a hollowed out tomato, on a bed of lettuce, or with crackers. 

Recipe found on Momswhothink.com

Taco Salad

This taco salad was found on the Life as a Lofthouse blog that I'm a follower of. I made this dish for dinner the other night. It is very similar to a salad my sister-in-law Shannon makes for parties. Her sald is one of my favorites, so when I came across this recipe, I knew we'd like it. It is a little bit different from hers but I was still a fan.

1 lb lean ground beef
1 (1.25 oz.) package of taco seasoning
1 (15 oz.) can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 (8 oz.) can of tomato sauce
1/2 c water
1-2 heads of chopped iceberg lettuce
1 large bag nacho cheese Doritos

Toppings: shredded cheese, sour cream, salsa, olives (I didn't use), Catalina dressing
Directions:
In a large skillet over medium-high heat, brown and crumble. Drain grease.

Add taco seasoning, black beans, tomato sauce, and water to the ground beef. Stir to combine and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and let simmer on low heat for 10-15 minutes or until mixture is thoroughly heated and thickened slightly. Remove from heat.

On 4 individual plates, add the chopped lettuce and 1/2-1 cup of the crushed Doritos chips. Divide meat mixture over each bed of lettuce and chips. Top with your favorite toppings and enjoy!

Recipe courtesy of lifeasalofthouse blog. Check it out. Lots of great recipes!

Chicken Soup

It's that time of year for warm, yummy soups to eat on a chilly day!!! I love chicken noodle soup. A very special thanks to my friend Kim for sharing with me her dad's delicious chicken soup. The wonderful thing about this recipe is you throw it all in your crock pot and forget about it. It makes enough to feed an army. We ate it all week. You can freeze it too. Just don't add noodles then. Add them  when you're ready to eat it. Hope you enjoy! Thanks Kim for the recipe!!! We love it!!!!

Ingredients:
1 lb chicken breasts (put in whole, shred later)
3-5 celery stalks, chopped.sliced
4-5 carrots, peeled & sliced
1 large onion, chopped
2- 32oz cartons of chicken broth (8 cups)
1 chicken bullion cube
1/2 bag egg noodles (add towards end)
For serving: salt & pepper to taste; crackers

Directions:
Add all ingredients to crock pot, except egg noodles. Cook on low for 8 hours. Towards last half hour, remove chicken and shred. Return to crock pot. Add egg noodles for last 30 minutes if desired or make separate.

Kim's Advice: If you plan on freezing the soup...make noodles on the side because they'll be soggy if you freeze them.

Recipe courtesy of Kim Travis

Fried Rice

Ingredients

3 cups cooked white rice (day old or leftover rice works best!)

3 tbs sesame oil

1 cup frozen peas and carrots (thawed)

1 small onion, chopped

2 tsp minced garlic

2 eggs, slightly beaten

1/4 cup soy sauce

Directions

      On medium high heat, heat the oil in a large skillet or wok.  Add the peas/carrots mix, onion and garlic. Stir fry until tender. Lower the heat to medium low and push the mixture off to one side, then pour your eggs on the other side of skillet and stir fry until scrambled. Now add the rice and soy sauce and blend all together well. Stir fry until thoroughly heated!  

Courtesy of Life as a Lofthouse blog.

Baked Sweet & Sour Chicken

This yummy Chinese dish I found on a new food blog I follow, Life as a Lofthouse. Check out the fried rice recipe too for a a great side to this dish. I will have to say it was a bit of a process to make everything. For me, this would be a great dinner for the weekend versus a week night!

Ingredients:
3-4 chicken breasts
Salt and pepper
1/4 c canola oil
1 c corn starch
2 eggs, beaten

Sweet & Sour sauce:
3/4 c sugar
4 tbsp ketchup
1/2 c distilled white vinegar
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp garlic salt

Directions:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Wash and pay dry chicken. Cut into cubes. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Dip each piece of chicken in corn starch to coat and then dip in egg. When all pieces are covered, heat oil in skillet. Brown both sides of chicken pieces. Don't worry is meat isn't cooked through. Place in a greased 9x 12 baking dish. Mix all of your sweet and sour sauce ingredients in a bowl with a whisk. Pour over chicken evenly. Bake for 1 hour but turning chicken every 15 minutes.

Recipe courtesy of Life is a Lofthouse blog.

Chicken Salad

 

Here's a great summer dish for an easy lunch, light dinner, or even a snack!

Ingredients:
1 lb of Chicken breasts
Mayo
Cilantro
Salt
Pepper
Wheat Thins toasted chips Great Plains Multigrain

Directions:
1. Boil chicken in a pot of water. When cooked, shred with fork. Cool in fridge.

2. Add mayo, chopped cilantro, and a good amount of salt and pepper.

3. Mix well. Chill for several hours or over night.

4. Serve with Wheat Thins Toasted Chips.

Recipe courtesy of Gina Stetka

Baked French Toast

This is a wonderful figure friendly dish that was a major hit for Easter brunch and Friday morning treats. I am also planning on making it for Mother's Day. You prepare this dish the night before. Pop it in the oven the next day. You WON'T regret it! It went well with fresh strawberries and blackberries! 

 

Ingredients

1/2 cup melted butter (1 stick)

1 cup brown sugar

1 loaf Texas toast
4 eggs

1 1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
Powdered sugar for sprinkling

Directions

1. Melt butter in microwave & add brown sugar....stir till mixed.
2. Pour butter/sugar mix into bottom of 9 x 13 pan....spread around
3. Beat eggs, milk, & vanilla
4. Lay single layer of Texas Toast in pan
5. Spoon 1/2 of egg mixture on bread layer
6. Add 2nd layer of Texas Toast
7. Spoon on remaining egg mixture
8. Cover & chill in fridge overnight
9. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes
10. Sprinkle with powdered sugar
11. Serve with warm maple syrup

Recipe courtesy of Rach's Blog via Pinterest