Jerk Chicken Salad (Pampered Chef)

This is more of a summer dish, but i had green onions, a red pepper, and a pineapple in my bountiful basket and thought this would be perfect! IT IS DELICIOUS!!

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1 TBSP Garlic Oil or Olive Oil
1 TBSP Jamaican Jerk Rub (you can purchase this from the pampered chef or just use your favorite spice... I was out of the JJR when I made it and it still tasted great with other spices.)
1 lb. chicken tenders
1 medium pineapple
3 green onions (white and light green parts only)
2 heads romaine lettuce**
1 can black beans
6 slices bacon, cooked, drained and crumbled
2 limes
1/3 cup reduced-fat mayonnaise
2 TBSP pineapple preserves (or pineapple/apricot) if anyone wants to make this dish i have a whole jar of pineapple preserves and you can have some...

Stove top
Mix together oil and spice.
Add chicken tenders; mix well to coat and set aside.
Slice pineapple into 1/4 in. slices.
Heat up your grill pan over med. heat.
Add chicken; cook 3-5 minutes on each side. Remove.
Add pineapple to pan. Cook 1 minute on each side. Remove.

Vegetables
Thinly slice Bell Pepper and Green Onions
Wash and chop lettuce. (for nice display, arrange 12 large leaves around a large serving platter, to serve salad in.)
Drain and rinse beans.

Dressing
Juice 2 limes.
Zest one lime; add to juice.
Add 1/3 c. mayo
Add 2 TBSP. preserves
mix well.

Directions
Layer chopped lettuce, beans, bell pepper, chicken, pineapple, bacon and green onions over each lettuce leaf. Drizzle dressing over salad.

**You can substitute the salad with pasta, which is how I prefer it. DELISH!

ALSO, I forgot to thaw the bacon when I made it, it still tasted great. I think the key ingredient here is the dressing. :)

ENJOY!

Chicken Lo-Mein

1 lb Chicken, cut into bit size pieces
1 cup carrots, chopped
1 cut celery, chopped
1/4 medium onion, chopped
1/2 cup mushrooms, chopped
1 cup snow peas
Stir-fry sauce (any kind you want)
1/2 lb angel hair pasta, cooked & drained
soy sauce
vegetable oil

Drizzle oil in hot pan and add chicken. Salt and pepper to taste. Cook through. Remove chicken and set aside. Add onions, carrots, celery. Cook to desired doneness. I like mine a little crunchy. Add chicken, mushrooms, snow peas, stir-fry sauce and pasta. Mix well and heat through. Add soy sauce if desired.

It's quick and super yummy! You can add any veggies you like. Also, you can leave out the noodles and serve over rice! Just as yummy! My family LOVES this! We hardly ever have any left overs.

Chicken Salad

This is a great and easy lunch to make for you, your kids, your husband, a lunch date, whatever.

Ingredients:
Canned Chicken (it doesn't have to be, if you want to cook and cube it or if you have left over, that will work too)
Mayonnaise
whatever else you choose, I like:
tart apples
green onions
slivered almonds
lemon pepper seasoning
garlic salt
pepper
other ideas are:
peppers
raisins
grapes
shredded carrots
cheese

Mix it all together to a consistency you like and serve on a sandwich or with cheese and crackers. You could use a cookie cutter to cut out the sandwich and maybe the kids will be more willing to try something new. You can serve it right away, but it does taste a little better when you put it in the fridge for a while and let all the flavors mix.

Enjoy!!!

Laura

Easy Baked Pepper Chicken

6 uncooked chicken breasts
2 cups thinly sliced onion and peppers
2 tsp. pepper
2 tsp. basil
1/4 cup olive oil, seperated

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a deep baking pan (9x13) with foil - this will make for a quick clean up- and seal in the heat. Drizzle the foil layer with 1/2 of the olive oil to avoid sticking. Sprinkle foil with half onions, peppers, and seasonings. Put the chicken on top of the layer of onions and peppers. Place remaining onions, peppers, and seasonings on top of the chicken.

**Important: cover teh pan with another layer of foil, and seal the sides. Bake 30-45 min, or until the center of the chicken is no longer pink.
***This will be the juiciest, most tender chicken you have ever made. No knife needed!!

Serve over rice and sauteed vegetables or make into FAJITAS (my favorite)

Swiss Chicken Casserole

I have a bunch of slow cooker recipes that are awesome! This one for Swiss Chicken Casserole is easy and so yummy!

6 Chicken Breasts
6 Slices Swiss Cheese
1 Can Cream of Mushroom Soup
1/4 Cup milk
2 Cups Stuffing Mix
1/4-1/2 Cup Melted Butter

Lightly grease slow cooker. Place chicken in pot and top with cheese. Combine soup and milk. Pour in slow cooker. Sprinkle with stuffing mix and pour melted butter on top. Cook on low for 6-8 hours or on high for 4 hours. (I always cook it on high and it turns out great!)
Posted by Ranee

All My Favorites

OK, here is a quick meal idea for those nights that you need something fast and it is actually quite good. It is a copy of the KFC "All My Favorites" dish (Is that it's name?). I got the idea from Erica Orosz and have used it several times.

Ingredients

Instant Potatoes
Frozen Popcorn Chicken
Corn
Gravy (I like the McCormick packets)

Cook according to the individual directions and layer!

LAURA :o)

Alice Springs Chicken

Alice Springs Chicken
Submitted by: Tiana Gray


This is a recipe that is very close to a dish at Outback Steakhouse. I used to work there and loved the food.

-1/4 cup or grey poupon or other store brand type
-1/4 cup of honey
-1 teaspoon of olive oil
-1/4 teaspoon lemon juice
-2 chicken breasts
-1/2 Tablespoon of oil
-1 cup of mushrooms
-butter
-salt and pepper
-4 slices of bacon
-1/2 cup of cheddar
-1/2 cup of monteray jack

1. Combine first 4 ingredients in small bowl and whip for 30 seconds.
Pour over chicken and marinate for one hour. (This doesn't look good
at all but it will taste good on the chicken later)
2. Cook chicken and bacon in a skillet till done.
3. Remove from skillet and saute sliced mushrooms in butter until tender.
4. Arrange bacon, mushrooms, then cheese on top of the chicken and
sprinkle with parsley.
5. Bake in oven till cheese has melted.
6. Then you can serve with this with:
- french fries with monteray jack and cheddar cheese and leftover
bacon sprinkled on the top with ranch dressing.
(this is really good and is known as cheese fries at Outback- tip: use
fast food fries) YUM!
-steamed vegetables
-baked or mashed potatoes
-salad
Other Tip: Use fresh mushrooms instead of canned and they taste much better I think. You can saute them in your skillet with a little garlic and butter or oil.
-Also, you may be able to find honey mustard dressing to subsitute in this recipe.