Hawaiian Grilled Chicken

Found this recipe on Pinterest and it is amazing. It would be really good over coconut rice but we couldn't wait that long. It was amazing paired with sweet potato fries.

Hawaiian Grilled Chicken

3 lbs boneless skinless chicken
1 C low sodium soy sauce
1 C water
3/4 C brown sugar(I tried it with Sucanat and it was good)
1 bunch of green onions
1/4 C chopped onion
1/2 tsp minced garlic
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1/2 can coconut milk

Combine all the ingredients except chicken in a large bowl and stir to combine. Add the chicken and marinate for at least 4 hours or over night.
Cook chicken on a hot grill. Garnish with green onion or just eat it with your hands right off the grill.

Baked Creamy Chicken Taquitos

The world of Pinterest has opened up tons of new recipes and websites for me. It's the pictures that draw me in. There is some amazing photography of food happening. Which you will probably not see happening here. This recipe comes from penniesonaplatter.com via pinterest. And I basically didn't want to stop eating them.

Baked Creamy Chicken Taquitos
3 oz cream cheese
1/4 C green salsa
1 T lime juice
1/2 tsp cumin
1 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
2 cloves garlic, minced
3 T cilantro
2 T sliced green onions
2 C shredded cooked chicken
1 C cheese- you can use Mexican blend or I just used cheddar
small flour tortillas

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
In a large bowl mix the cream cheese, salsa, lime, cumin, chili powder, onion powder and garlic until smooth. Add the cilantro and green onion and then add the chicken and cheese. Mix it thoroughly.
Spoon 2-3 T of the mix into a tortilla rolling it up tightly.
Bake for 15-20 minutes until crisp and golden.

Baked Fried Chicken

Words can't describe how in love with this chicken I am. Make it and you can be in love too!

Baked Fried Chicken-
3 large chicken breasts, cut in small pieces

Place thawed chicken breast tenderloin strips in a bowl of milk. Let soak for 20-30 min. 

In a gallon sized ziploc bag mix:

1/2 tsp. Salt

1 T Season All

3/4 tsp Pepper

1 c. Flour

2 tsp. Paprika

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cut 1/3 stick of butter into a few pieces and place in a 9x13 pan or a large jelly roll pan. Melt butter in pre-heated oven.

Spread melted butter around the bottom of the pan.

Shake excess milk off of chicken and completely coat each piece with the seasoning mix. You can either shake the chicken in the bag, until coated, or dip each piece in the bowl until coated.

Place each piece of chicken in the pan.

Cook for 15 min. Turn each piece of chicken and continue cooking for 15 more minutes, or until cooked through.

Cashew Chicken with cabbage

It's been about two weeks since I made this dish but I keep thinking about it. It may be time to make it again and soon! I LOVE chicken and I ADORE cashews so this was perfect!

Cashew Chicken and Cabbage-
1 T rice vinegar
1 T brown sugar
1/4 tsp chili powder
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp sesame oil
2 T soy sauce
1 T olive oil
2 chicken breast, diced
1 C green onions, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 C cashews
1/2 head cabbage

Combine the rice vinegar, brown sugar, chili powder, ginger, sesame oil, and soy sauce until sugar is dissolved.
Heat oil in pan and add chicken to brown about 5 minutes. Add green onions and garlic until cooked. Then add the sauce, cabbage and cashews. Heating until the cabbage has wilted. Enjoy!

Hawaiian Salad goodness!

My brother owns a cafe in Anchorage and he serves a salad that I am absolutely in love with. Funny thing is just months ago I proclaimed my hatred for salads and now I have at least 4 that I could honestly eat everyday. I guess it all depends on how they are made. Anyhow the salad he serves is a Hawaiian salad. He uses Vidalia Onion salad dressing that he gets at Costco. I tried to find it at the stores around here but could only find Ken's Steak house brand. Still REALLY good!

Hawaiian Salad Goodness

Combine according to how much you want:
Lettuce
Teriyaki chicken (you can use just plain chicken as well)
toasted coconut
pineapple
red onion

Top with Vidalia Onion dressing and you have a REALLY tasty lunch or dinner or whatever!!!

Chicken Pasta Salad with Artichoke Hearts

My husband likes to pick up recipe magazines as we walk through the checkout stands. This last time it was Food and Wine- funny since we don't drink wine! LOL I immediately wanted to try this recipe upon seeing it and so for lunch today I got the chance.It looks like it needs a little more color but I am not sure what else to add. What do you think? Plus it's a cloudy day and that always makes me want to cook. Enjoy!

Chicken Pasta Salad with Artichoke Hearts

3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
7 T olive oil
1 1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
3/4 lb fusilli
1 1/4 c drained artichoke hearts, rinsed and cut into wedges
3 scallions with green tops chopped
1/4 C leaf parsley
1 T red wine vinegar
2 T grated Parmesan cheese

Coat the chicken with 1 T olive oil and 1/4 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper. Cook on a grill or in a frying pan until until than let it set for 5 minutes to rest. After it has rested slice it into 1/4 in slices
In a large pot of boiling, salted water cook the fusilli. Once cooked drain and then toss with 1 T olive oil.
Add the chicken, artichokes, scallions, parsley, remaining olive oil, vinegar, remaining salt and pepper, and parmesan. Toss well and serve!

Spinach Artichoke Soup

If you like to order at a restaraunt, or even make for that matter, spinach artichoke dip than this soup is for you. It is so good I have been having it for lunch for three days.

Spinach Artichoke Soup

1 C leeks, sliced

1 T garlic, minced

2 C cooked chicken, chopped or shredded

1 can artichoke hearts in water, drained and quartered

2 T flour

3 C chicken broth

1 1/2 C milk

1/2 C heavy cream

6 oz fresh spinach
1/2 C grated parmesan

Saute leeks and garlic in oil. Cook until leeks are soft, then add chicken and artichokes. Saute 2 minutes then stir in flour and cook 1 min.

Add chicken broth, milk, and cream and bring to a low boil. Reduce heat to low and add spinach and parmesan. Stir until spinach wilts. Season with salt and pepper. Makes 8 cups.

Cream of Wild Rice Soup

Get ready for some serious comfort food! This soup was great the first day and even better as leftovers for lunch today. I wish I could send the taste through the screen.

Cream of Wild Rice Soup

1 lg onion, chopped

2 lg carrots, chopped very small

2 rbs celery, chopped

1/4 C butter

1/2 C whole wheat flour

8 C chicken broth

3 C wild rice, cooked

1 C chicken breast, cooked and cubed

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 tsp pepper

1 C fat free evaporated milk

1/4 C minced chives

In large saucepan saute onion, carrots, and celery in butter until tender. Stir in flour until it is blended and then slowly pour in broth. Stirring to make sure that no clumping occurs. Stir in the rice, chicken, salt and pepper. Bring to boil over medium hear and cook until thickened. Stir in milk and cook for about 3 minutes longer. Garnish with chives. Makes 10 one cup servings.

cal- 180, fat-6g, fiber- 2g, protein- 11g

Chicken Parmesan Salad with Olive Garden dressing

I am not a big fan of salads. Maybe it is the mental image that if I eat salads I am on a diet and therefore starving myself. But, besides the chicken fajita salad, this salad never makes me feel this way. The star of this salad is the Olive Garden copy cat dressing. It is as close as it gets- I know because me and my SIL compared the two. Simple salad, amazing dressing!

Chicken Parmesan salad

Chicken- as much as you like

Lettuce- several cups

Parmesan cheese- abt 1 Tablespoon

Olive Garden dressing

½ C Mayo

2 T Romano cheese
1/3 C vinegar

¼ tsp garlic salt
1 tsp Olive oil

½ tsp Italian seasoning
2 T corn syrup

½ tsp parsley
2 T parmesan cheese

1 T lemon juice

1 tsp sugar

Blend all ingredients together and store in the fridge.

Chicken Fajita Salad

This isn't a new recipe today, but one that we make a lot and LOVE alot. It has a ton of flavor and is good for you. The entire salad is only 225 calories!

Chicken Fajita Salad

3 c. lettuce, chopped

3 oz chicken, cut in thin strips

1/2-1 C sliced onion
1 c sliced bell peppers

1/2 c black beans

1 T sour cream

Fajita seasoning mix

In a skillet cook chicken strips with fajita seasoning mix and possibly a little water. We use our homemade fajita seasoning and need to add water. When chicken is cooked add the onions and bell peppers and toss until the seasoning is distributed to them. Cook until onions and peppers are soft.In a large bowl combine lettuce, beans, chicken/onion/pepper mix, and top with sour cream. You can also add salsa or an avocado which is really good too!

Homemade Fajita Seasoning mix

This recipe is enough for 4 servings of the fajita salad

1 T corn starch

¾ tsp chicken bouillon

2 tsp chili powder

½ tsp onion powder

1 tsp salt
¼ tsp garlic

1 tsp paprika

¼ tsp cayenne

1 tsp sugar

¼ tsp cumin

Combine all ingredients in a small bowl.

Crockpot Cream Cheese Chicken

Okay this is one of those recipes that will take it's place among the favorite recipes of our family. The kids all loved it and Dallin- my pickiest eater- said I should make it more often. It was really, really good! Crockpot Cream cheese Chicken

--1 can cream-of-something soup
--1/2 cup chicken broth
--frozen chicken pieces
--packet of Italian salad dressing mix
--2 cloves minced garlic
--block of cream cheese (to add later)

Put everything except for the cream cheese into the crockpot. Cook on low for 6 hours, or until the chicken is cooked through and begins to shred. Shred the chicken with two large forks, and mix in the block of cream cheese. Switch the crock to high and cook for another 30 minutes, or until the cream cheese is fully melted.
We served it with brown rice, but you could do pasta too. Just yummy and super easy. Plus if you are in an area where it is hot this summer it doesn't heat up your house! Try it and let me know what you think!