Lemon Butter Chicken

This recipe come from Damndelicious.net and that is a great description of this recipe.

I made it for Father's Day for my parents and they loved it as much as my husband and kids. It's SOOOO good and really good served with rice because the sauce is so flavorful. I always double it because the leftovers taste just as good.

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Fruity Lettuce Wraps

Do you love lettuce wraps?? ME TOO!!! And, these fruit/chicken/nut wraps are bomb diggity! (I am brining back bomb diggity, it's time) The recipe and photos are from CARLSBADcravings.com. I added blueberries to mine.

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Bacon Wrapped Rosemary Chicken

2 Chicken breasts (I cut mine in half)

Bacon

2 T Fresh Rosemary, chopped (I have a plant in my garden)

2 garlic cloves, chopped

Olive Oil

Salt & Pepper

Balsamic Vinegar

 

in a shallow dish combine Olive Oil, garlic, and rosemary then add chicken to marinade for about 10 minutes.

Remove chicken and wrap with one or two pieces of bacon.

Season with salt & pepper.

Bake on baking sheet lined with foil for 40 minutes at 375*

When done serve with a drizzle of balsamic vinegar.

My husband and kids really liked this :)

Chicken Gnocchi Soup

**pic and recipe from Jamiecooksitup.net

This recipe is just like the soup that my Mom and I always order at Olive Garden, it's DELISH!

The kids loved it as much as the adults & that my friends is what makes a good dinner.

 

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White Chicken Chili

Photo and recipe from http://www.roomag.com/simple-and-healthy-white-chicken-chili/

 

Seriously this is the BEST chili & the fact that it's healthy too is pretty awesome.

Now the cherry on top is that my kids liked it too--sweet!

Honey Lime Enchiladas

These are SOOOOO good! They have the sweetest taste and are very filling. The chicken would even be good in tacos.

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Lemon Garlic Chicken

http://www.thehungrymouse.com/2008/11/28/the-angry-chefs-garlicky-lemon-pepper-chicken/

click on link above for recipe

*I only used minced garlic & garlic salt, this recipe call for WAY too much garlic

This is a really yummy recipe!

Chicken chow mein

*photo from Light & Tasty

Kali and Kai LOVE chicken chow mein.

I found a recipe in a Light and Tasty cookbook and made it a little more kid friendly.

Chicken Chow Mein

1 box of spaghetti noodles, cooked

2 chicken breasts, cut in bite size pieces

1 large handful of sugar snap peas or snow peas

1 large handful of baby carrots, sliced diagonally in bite size pieces

1/4 sweet onion, chopped

2 T veg oil, divided

Sauce

1/4 cup soy sauce

2 T brown sugar

1/2 teaspoon of sesame seed oil

1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes

1/2 T vinegar

Heat 1 T oil in wok or skillet on Med heat. Cook chicken, remove from pan and drain on paper towel. Add 1 T oil to pan and cook carrots & onions until easily pierced with fork and add peas. I do not like peas mushy so I only cook a few more minutes. Put chicken back in pan and mix sauce ingredients. Add sauce to pan and heat through. Turn heat off and add (drained) noodles to pan and toss & serve!

Orange Marmalade Chicken

*photo from Cheeky Kitchen*

I saw this recipe on Cheeky Kitchen today and I decided to use my homemade marmalade & whip it up for dinner. It was really good & the kids liked it too. I served mine on white rice with a side of sugar snap peas that I boiled for a few minutes.

Yum!

Grilled Sage Chicken

7 drumsticks

2 heaping tablespoons of sage
4 T olive oil
salt & pepper

In large plastic ziplock bag combine olive oil and sage. Add chicken drumsticks and toss....sprinkle with salt & pepper.

Grill until golden brown & enjoy!

Chicken Puff Pastry Pie

Puff Pastry Shells from the freezer section, thawed

1 bag of mixed veggies from freezer section

2 cups chicken broth

1 can cream of chicken soup

3 potatoes (I like golden potatoes NOT russet)

salt

pepper

1 t cajun seasoning (more if you like, it's GOOD)

cooked chicken

Pop the potatoes in the microwave for about 3 minutes until they can easily be pierced with a fork

Cook pastry shells according to directions on box

boil chicken broth & add veggies until warmed through

drain 1/2 of broth

add cream of chicken soup to broth & veggies & stir

now that the potatoes are cooled off, dice those babies!

add to soup mix

add s&p...I LOVE salt so I use a lot

and add cajun seasoning & chicken

Stir chicken mix up & spon into shallow bowl....top with puff pastry

BAM! Dinner is served!

BBQ Chicken Pizza

I made this pizza last month & after searching for a good pizza dough recipe for nearly 2 years I am happy to say that this is the BEST one yet!! The pizza is pretty darn good too. I made half the pizza BBQ Chicken and the other half just sauce & cheese for the kids. The dough recipe is enough for 2 large pizzas so you can save the other half for the next day.

Chicken Gyros with Tzatziki

I have never had Greek food before so when I saw this recipe for Chicken Gyros I thought I would give it a try and I am SOOOO glad I did. I also made the homemade pitas rather than using store bought. And, instead of using the tzatziki recipe on the same website I made it the way my friend, Monika showed me.

Tzatziki

1/2 large cucumber or 1 whole small cucumber, peeled & grated into bowl

cover with 1 tsp. of salt (helps suck moisture out)

add 1 cup plain greek yogurt

1/2 tsp pepper

1 garlic clove minced or pressed

put in fridge at least 1/2 hour before serving

YUM!

It was so nice outside we had to eat al fresco!

and my kids LOVED it!

look at Kai chomp it up!

Kali brought out some blueberries & carrots to jazz hers up a bit.

Chicken Caesar Pasta

1 large chicken breast, grilled & seasoned with salt & pepper
Caesar salad dressing
tomato, diced
Asparagus, steamed or blanched & cut into bite sized pieces
Tri-color rotini pasta, cooked & drained

Toss pasta, asparagus, tomato, and chicken with Caesar salad dressing & serve!

Chicken Pesto Sandwich

Two chicken breasts sliced in half & grilled until no longer pink and brush with prepared pesto.

Top with:

tomato slices

muenster or provolone chees slices

avocado sliced

and serve on French bread (Safeway artisan is the BEST)

Pizza two ways

First, the dough.... dissolve 2 t active dry yeast in 1 cup of warm water. Add 2 3/4 whole wheat flour, 1 T olive oil, 1 T sugar and 1 t salt. (I have a kitchen aid mixer so I put on my bread hook and mix for 8 minutes) if you don't have one knead until the dough is smooth and elastic.Place in bowl coated with cooking spray, turn once to coat & cover. Let rise in a warm place (I turn my oven for a few minutes to warm and turn back off and leave dough in there) if its summer I just leave it out on the patio. Leave to rise until dough doubles, about 1 hour.
Punch dough down & roll into a 15 inch circle, transfer to pizza pan and build up a crust on edges. Bake at 400* for 5 minutes. Remove from oven and add toppings!

Chicken Pesto Pizza
1/2 lb chicken cut into 1/2 inch pieces
1 small onion halved and thinly sliced
1/2 red pepper or yellow pepper, julienned
3 T prepared pesto
1 1/2 c shredded mozzarella cheese
1/4 t pepper & salt

In large skillet over med heat, cook chicken, onion and pepper in 2 T olive oil until chicken is no longer pink & veggies are tender. Remove from heat and spread dough with pesto, top with chicken and cheese mixture. Sprinkle with pepper and salt.

Bake 400* for 15 minutes & ENJOY!!

Tomato Basil Pizza
2 T olive oil
2 cups mozzarella cheese (sliced or grated)
1 large tomato thinly sliced
fresh torn basil leaves

Drizzle dough with olive oil, top with tomatoes basil leaves and cheese. Bake 400* 15 min & enjoy!!!

Francis and I loved both of these pizzas but I figured the kids would not go for it so I divided the dough and made them a small pizza and they picked their own toppings of tomato sauce, mozzarella and olives. It was fun for them to top their own pizzas :)

Chicken Orange Pasta Salad

2 cups uncooked bowtie pasta

2 cups cooked chicken

2 celery ribs chopped

1 can (110z) mandarin oranges drained

1/3 c plain yogurt

1/3 c mayo

1/4 c orange juice concentrate

1 T white vinegar

2 t sugar

1/4t salt

1/4 t ground mustard

3 cups torn salad greens

Cook pasta. Drain & rinse with cold water. Combine chicken, pasta, celery, & oranges. In a separate small bowl mix yogurt, oj concentrate, vinegar, sugar, salt & mustard with whisk. Pour over pasta mixture and add greens...toss and enjoy!

* I also added a handful of chinese crunchy noodles for some texture. SOOO good!!!

Grilled Chicken Paillard

1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (1 lemon)

1 small shallot, chopped

1/4 Olive Oil

1/4 t ground black pepper

salt

4 chicken breasts pounded thinly

Whisk together first 4 ingredients in baking dish. Add chicken, coat & refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Preheat grill to high. Remove chicken from marinade, add salt to both sides and grill until no longer pink in the middle.

Yum! My kids loved it & we ate every bite. I served it with a simple salad, cherries, and roasted potatoes (recipe to come)

Chicken Roll Ups

These are sooo good, sooo yummy and best of all soooo EASY!
Chicken Roll-Ups

Filling:

1/4 c. butter 2 c. chopped, cooked chicken
6 oz. cream cheese 1/8 tsp. pepper

2 cans crescent rolls

Coating:

1/2 c. melted butter 1/4 - 1/2 c. finely chopped nuts
2/3 c. seasoned bread crumbs

Sauce:

1 can cream of chicken soup 1 c. sour cream


Mix ingredients for filling. Open crescent rolls and separate into squares. Press serrated seam to seal. Put 1/4 c. filling in the center of each square. Fold over sides and tuck in ends. Mix bread crumbs and nuts. Roll chicken rolls in butter and then in bread crumb mixture.

Place on ungreased cookie sheet, with folded side down. Bake for 30 minutes @ 350 degrees. Mix soup and sour cream together for sauce and cook in small pot. Add milk if sauce is too thick.

Yields: 8 servings

Orange Chicken

Ni-hao! Our family LOVES Chinese food, in fact my daughter will eat very few things but this girl will eat rice all day and with chopsticks! Here is a great recipe similar to PF Changs Orange Peel Chicken.

Orange Chicken

1/2 c veg. oil

4 chicken breasts cut into bit size pieces

1/2 c cornstarch

peel from 1 orange zested

Sauce

1 T veg oil

2 T minced garlic

4 green onions, sliced
1 cup tomato sauce (1 small can)

1/2 c water

1/4 c sugar

2 T chili garlic sauce (add less if you don't want it too hot)

1 T soy sauce

Prepare sauce, heat 1 T of oil in med. saucepan over Med heat, add garlic, green onions and quickly add tomato sauce & water because garlic can burn FAST. Add sugar, chili sauce and soy sauce and bring to a boil. Let simmer until sauce thickens (about 4 min)

Heat 1/2 cup oil in skillet or wok over med. heat, coat each piece of chicken with cornstarch. Add chicken to oil, cook a few minutes and then flip, when chicken is golden brown remove from pan & drain on paper towels.

Dump remaining oil from pan and place chicken back in pan and add orange peel. Heat for 20 seconds and add sauce, cook for a few minutes and stir gently.

Serve with white rice ( I use white jasmine rice--YUM)

Enjoy!