Southwest Egg Rolls

Saw this Recipe on {Sisters Stuff} and I've had the appetizer at Chilis and really liked it, so I gave it a try.  They are REALLY good and REALLY easy!  I like them better than Chilis, because they actually seem healthy, too. :)

Southwest Egg Rolls
1 chicken breast
1/2 red bell pepper, minced
2 tsp dry minced onion
1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 can corn, drained
1 small can green chilis
1/2 tbsp parsley
1/2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp salt
dash cayenne pepper
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
tortillas

Cook and dice chicken.  Mix all ingredients except cheese and tortillas in a large bowl.  Saute in frying pan until warm.  Move back into bowl and stir in cheese.  Warm tortillas.  Place 1/2 - 1 cup of mixture in each tortilla.  Fold well so mixture can't escape.  Place in panini or George Forman grill and toast.  Serve with this sauce:

1 avacado
1 cup ranch
1 tsp minced onion
salt and pepper

Mash or blend all ingredients together.

Yum!

Chicken Coconut Curry

Ok, so I'm a huge fan of indian food, and I saw this recipe on {My Kitchen Cafe} and HAD to try it. 

It. Is. Divine!!

  So flavorful, but not too hot and spicy.  The coconut calms the heat down.  My son even likes it!!

Chicken Coconut Curry

2 lbs ckicken breasts, cut in 1/2" cubes

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

1 1/2 tbsp vegetable oil

2 tbsp curry

1 1/2 tsp paprika

1/2 onion, thinly sliced

2 cloves garlic, crushed

1 sweet potato, cut in 1/2" chunks

1 can coconut milk

1 can stewed tomatoes

1 can tomato sauce

6 tbsp sugar

Jasmine rice, cooked

Season chicken with walt and pepper.  Heat oil, curry, and paprika in a large skillet over med-low head for 2 minutes, or until it's fragrant.  Do not let it burn.  Turn heat to medium and add onions and garlic.  Cook 10 minutes, until onions are clear.  Add chicken and toss to coat.  Cook 7-10 minutes (I actually just put the chicken in with the onions and garlic to save time)  Add potatoes, coconut milk, tomatoes, tomato sauce, and sugar.  Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally for 30 - 40 minutes - until sauce thickens.  Serve over rice.  Garnish with cilantro.

You'll love it!

Apricot Chicken

This recipe is from a Rachel Ray cookbook. I'm not sure which one.

2 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil (evoo)

2 lbs. chicken tenders, halved on an angle

salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

1 large onion, chopped

2 Tbsp. cider vinegar or white wine vinegar

12 dried pitted apricots, chopped

2 cups chicken broth

1 cup apricot all-fruit spread or apricot preserves

2 Tbsp. chopped chives, for garnish

Heat a large skillet with a lid over medium high heat. Add evoo and chicken. Season with salt and pepper. Lightly brown the chicken on each side. Add onions and cook, 5 minutes. Add vinegar to the pan and let it evaporate. Add apricots and broth. When broth comes to a bubble, add preserves and stir to combine. cover pan, reduce heat and simmer, 10-15 minutes. Serve chicken with a sprinkle of chives as garnish.

I put this on top of rice.

Chicken Curry Fruit Salad

This is my own recipe. I love this dish.

3 Tbsp. chopped onion

3 Tbsp. water

2 Tbsp. butter or margarine

1 1/4 tsp curry powder

3/4 cup light mayonnaise

1 Tbsp. lemon juice

1/2 tsp. salt

Dash of cayenne pepper

3 cups diced, cooked chicken

1 can (20 ounces) pineapple chunks, mostly drained

1 red apple, cored and diced

1/3 cup almond slivers

1/2 cup purple grapes, halved

1/2 cup green grapes, halved

a few Tbsp. celery, sliced

Coconut

In a small bowl, mix onion and water, let stand for 10 minutes. Melt butter or margarine over medium heat. Add onions and curry powder, cook, stirring for 3-5 minutes. Set aside. In a large bowl, stir curry mixture, mayonnnaise, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Add chicken, pineapple, apples, almonds, celery, ad grapes. Toss gently then sprinkle with coconut.

Just Peachy Meatballs

I absolutely LOVE this dish! It's extremely easy to make and only has three ingredients! The only downside is the peach mix needed is hard to come by. If you look online at http://www.savannahcinnamon.com/ and go to the "where to buy" tab it will show you the stores near you where you can get a bottle or two the juice. Or you can order online. I usually just order a few bottles at a time. I also have an amazing recipe for a chex mix using the "southern praline mix" but I haven't made it in awhile so I don't have any pictures of that.

Anyway, here's the recipe:

1 bag frozen italian meatballs

1 jar of chili sauce

Southern Peach Mix

noodles or rice

Combine the meatballs and chili sauce in a crock pot.

Refill the empty jar with the "Southern Peach Mix" and add to the crockpot.

Cook on high temperature until heated through.

I usually serve the meatballs and sauce on noodles but you can eat with rice as well.

Pizza Dough

This is from Marilee Leishman. It was the lightest and yummiest pizza dough ever!

1 pkg. yeast or 2 1/4 teaspoons

2 Tbsp. sugar

3 cups flour (split in half)

1 tsp. salt

2 Tbsp. oil

1 cup warm water

In a seperate little bowl, combine sugar, yeast and the warm water. If the water is too hot, it will kill the yeast and if the water is too cold, it won't activate the yeast. After about 5 minutes of sitting the yeast should have started "growing."

While the yeast is activating, mix 1 1/2 cup flour, salt, and oil. Mix for 2 minutes. Then add the yeast mix and add the last 1 1/2 cup of flour. Once it gets hard to mix, use your hands to knead it. Don't overknead just make it into a ball and cover with a damp, warm towel. Let it rise for 15 minutes. Turn on the oven to 400 degrees. The dough may not rise a whole lot but it should be malleable to work with (easy to tug and pull on). Roll it out into the shape of your pizza pan.

Top the pizze with your sauce and toppings and bake for 10-15 minutes.

This usually makes enough for 1 large pizza. I usually double the recipe so we have a lot of leftovers.

Salsa Chicken & Cafe Rio Rice

This recipe comes from many different places. Someone gave me the recipe for Cafe Rio rice, chicken, and their cilantro ranch dressing, but I can't remember who it was! My step mom makes chicken like this all the time and I love it. But, I got this salsa recipe from Betty Crocker's Quick and Easy cookbook and I changed it a little. So...you tell me where I should say I got this recipe! :)

Chicken:

4 chicken breasts

1/2-1 cup flour

2 tsp taco seasoning mix

2 tbsp vegetable oil

Mix flour and taco seasoning mix together. Heat oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Dredge chicken in flour mixture and place in frying pan. Cook 3-5 minutes, turning once until brown on every side. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook about 8 minutes, turning once, until chicken is no longer pink inside.

Salsa:

1 can Mexicorn (whole kernel corn with red and green peppers), drained

1 medium avacado, chopped

2 tbsp chopped cilantro (I always use more)

1 tbsp lime juice

1 tbsp honey

2 tomatoes chopped

the remaining taco seasoning mix packet

While chicken is cooking, mix it all together. This is also an amazing chip dip. You can add a can or two of drained black beans if you'd like. And I don't usually measure any of this. I just eyeball it.

Rice:

1 cup rice

2 cups water

1/3 tbsp butter

1/3 cup chopped cilantro

1 1/2 tsp minced garlic

1 1/2 tsp chicken boullion

1/3 tsp cumin

1/4 tsp salt

1 1/2 tbsp chopped onion

Put rice, water and butter in a pan and bring to boil. Add rest of ingredients. Turn to low and cook 20 mintues, or until done.

Serve the salsa over the chicken. It's yummy!

Teriyaki Chicken Alfredo

I know teriyaki and alfredo NEVER go in the same title together, but that is just what this is called and having tasted it, I can't think of another name for it. It's one of my all time favorite dishes!! It may sound a little strange, but it is SOooo yummy!

Ingredients:
1 T butter
1 T olive oil
2 chicken breast halves cut in 3/4" strips
1/2 c chopped green onion
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 c milk (you can use cream to make the sauce thicker, but it may make you thicker too. ;)
1 pkg alfredo sauce mix
3/4 cup Very Very Teriyaki sauce (Yes, you need this brand. It is amazing!)
1 cup sliced mushrooms
2 cup broccoli
1 sliced green pepper
1 sliced orange pepper
1/2 sliced red pepper
1/4 c chopped parsley
2 T chopped basil
1/2 c parmesean cheese
1 lb fettucini, cooked

Directions:
Melt butter and oil in a skillet and add chicken, onions, and garlic - stir fry until the chicken browns - it takes a little while. Add milk, alfredo mix, any veggies you may be adding, and teriyaki sauce. Add salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium for 3-5 minutes, or until thickened (I always let it thicken longer). Add parmesean, parsley and basil and remove from heat once cheese is melted. Toss with fettucini and serve.

I got this from my step mom. It's seriously my favorite dish, I think. And I also really love it because it's really an all-in-one dinner: veggies-check, protien-check, grain-check, milk-check. Today I served some fruit with it because that's really all it's lacking. I hope you like it as much as I do!

Chicken Pot Pie!

So this is one of my favorites. I got it from Amy Openshaw....she is an amazing cook!!

Chicken Pot Pie

Thanks Amy

3 TBSP BUTTER

1 onion 1/2 tsp. salt

3 Tbsp Flour 1/8 tsp. pepper

¾ c. chicken broth 2 pie crusts

¾ c. cream

1 cup corn

1 pkg. carrots and peas

2 cups diced chicken

Cook chicken...either fry it right then or I usually put it in the crock pot for a bit while I do other things. Set aside. Brown onions, using the butter, in a frying pan, once browned to your liking add flour. Mix in. Add all other ingredients, stirring and heating. Place in bottom pie crust. Add the top and punch a few holes in the top with a fork. Cook at 400 degrees for 40 minutes or until cooked to your liking! Enjoy! We love this one!