Wednesday, May 27, 2009

italian chicken and veggies

this recipe is super easy, and super yummy.  

4 chicken breasts
5 lg carrots
5 lg red potatoes
1 lg onion
2 stalks celery
salt and pepper
1 tsp garlic powder
1 cup italian dressing

place chicken breasts in the bottom of crock-pot.  season with salt and pepper.  add chopped up veggies, garlic powder, and the italian dressing.  cook on high until chicken is cooked through, and veggies are tender. enjoy!


Friday, May 1, 2009

Angel Chicken

4 0z. cream cheese, softened
1 can mushroom soup
1/4 Kraft Tuscan House Italian Dressing
1 1/2 chicken, cut into bite-size pieces
1/2 Ib. angel hair pasta
2 Tbsp fresh parsley

Beat cream cheese, soup, dressing with whisk until blended. Pour over chicken in crock pot. Cover and cook on high for 2-3 hours or low for 4-5 hours. Serve over cooked noodles and top with parsley.

We really like this and it is very fast to throw all together.

Rumbi chicken & Mango Salad & Zupa's Salad

1 romaine lettuce
½ c. feta cheese
3 tomatoes, diced
1 mangos, diced (or 1 can mandarin oranges)
2 chicken breasts, cooked seasoned with lemon pepper, heavily
1 T. sesame seeds
1 bag tortilla chips
*2 c. cooked rice


Dressing:
1/4 c. Dijon mustard
2 T. lime juice
1 t. chili powder
3/4 c. Mayo
1/2 c. white vinegar
1/4 c. soy sauce
1/2 c. white sugar
2 T. minced garlic
2 T. ginger powder


Blend dressing well. Layer salad with above ingredients and serve with dressing. Top salads with tortilla chips and serve immediately. *Optional: Serve with warm rice.

Ingredients
4 ounces mixed greens
2 fresh sliced
strawberries
10
dried cranberries
5
red grapes
1 ounce diced cooked chicken breast
1/2 ounce chopped
cashews
zupas strawberry vinaigrette (use 2 ounces)
1 cup
red wine vinegar
1 cup
canola oil
4
strawberries
1/2 teaspoon
salt
1/2 cup
sugar

Directions
1 In a medium sized bowl toss the mixed greens, dressing, and chicken. Transfer into serving bowl.
2 Top salad with dried cranberries, red grapes, and sliced strawberries.
3 Sprinkle chopped cashews on top to finish.
4 Dressing:.
5I n a medium sized container mix the strawberries, salt, sugar, and vinegar. Blend well in a blender.
6 While blending slowly add in all of the oil, blending until smooth.