by Dana | Feb 16, 2018 | Chicken, Recipes, Salads
Chicken Salad with Grapes, rotisserie chicken, sliced grapes, walnuts, and celery. Simple, easy, and delicious! Chicken salad, in general, is one of my all-time favorite lunches. It is super versatile, but yet light and refreshing… the perfect lunch! I’ve been asked a lot how to make chicken salad. The answer is easy, just chop up some cooked chicken, add any veggies you like, toss them in a yummy mayonnaise-based sauce and you are good to go! I made this version extra special by making this a chicken and grape salad. You can make chicken salad with red grapes, but this time I decided to use green. They were on sale at the grocery store, so I thought why not! You can serve this chicken salad with grapes on a bed of lettuce, with crackers, or even in sandwich form. The possibilities are endless! Chicken Salad with Grapes Recipe Directions: Dice cooked chicken, place it in a large bowl. Add sliced grapes, scallions, walnuts, and celery. In a small bowl make the creamy dressing including mayonnaise, parsley, dijon, and more. Stir to combine. Pour the dressing on top of the chicken salad ingredients and stir to combine, try not to break up the chicken too much. Serve and enjoy! I personally like my chicken salad more on the chunky side, with bigger pieces of chicken. If you like it more of a smooth spread consistency, I suggest shredding the chicken instead. Alternatives and Add-Ons: Again, this is one of those amazing recipes where you can make it your own. Add whatever grapes you want, if you like red grapes, add...
by Lisa | Jan 17, 2018 | Chicken, Salads
Alright, so this isn’t your typical southwest chicken salad recipe. Most other southwest chicken salads have corn and black beans in them. Well, since I can’t stand beans (I know I’m weird) and I didn’t have any corn on hand, I came up with this delicious and filling salad! The star of this salad is hands down the chicken. Letting the chicken marinate in the lime juice and other seasonings for 10-15 minutes is all you need to make some of the best chicken ever! This time around I decided to cook my chicken in a skillet, but you can totally grill it too! Either way will get you a nice flavorful outside and a delicious juicy inside. I opted to go for some favorite salad toppings this time that definitely give it a southwest flair. Chopped jalapenos- yes please! Red onions and tomatoes- you bet! Avocado- of course! Cilantro- no brainer! Olives- yum! I whipped up some avocado dressing and then called my husband in from working on the cars. He sure was hungry and he said this southwest grilled chicken salad was awesome! Win! I’m so glad he likes what I cook! When making the chicken, I made sure to pick out medium/small chicken breasts. They cooked quickly and were super juicy. Everything else was as simple as chopping up and putting in a big bowl! You can use any dressing for this salad. If you do happen to make the avocado dressing, I like to add extra olive oil to make it a little less thick and I’ve noticed the flavor gets even better if I...
by Kami | Nov 13, 2017 | Breads and Quick Breads, Chicken, Recipes, Side Dishes, Turkey
This savory classic stuffing recipe will be the perfect compliment to your Thanksgiving Turkey. The combination of just a few seasonings creates a flavorful, easy to prepare bread stuffing recipe. Full disclosure here: I have not always been the biggest fan of stuffing at Thanksgiving. It’s a staple though. Stuffing must accompany turkey at Thanksgiving. It’s a tradition! SO after several years of experimenting with stuffing, I discovered I like mine a little more crispy rather than moist and soft. In order to create more of a crunchy texture, I bake my stuffing instead of stuffing the turkey with my bread stuffing. Also, it’s pretty simple to adjust the texture of this recipe by adjusting how long you bake the stuffing uncovered. For softer more moist stuffing, bake uncovered for a shorter amount of time. For more crisp, crunchy stuffing, bake uncovered for a little longer time. No worries… I provide exact times and instructions in the recipe. When I was hunting for fresh bread crumbs, I asked one of the bakery employees at my local grocery store for help with my search. She was so kind to walk me directly over to the bakery and instruct the lady behind the counter to slice a fresh loaf of bread two ways! I had my choice of whole wheat, white, sour dough, and asiago loaves. The kind lady grabbed my whole wheat loaf, sliced that baby two ways, and made my fresh bread cubes! I’m excited to try the sour dough and asiago bread next. Most traditional stuffing recipes instruct you to use stale bread or to dry or lightly...
by Camila | Sep 1, 2017 | Chicken, Easy Recipe, Recipes
You guys, I love chicken! I think it gets a bad rap because it doesn’t have a ton of flavor, but I think that’s one of its best qualities! You can season this high protein and rather inexpensive meat any way you like it! I’ll admit, it did take me a while to learn how to cook chicken without drying it out but since then I’ve never looked back! What are some of your favorite chicken recipes? For my birthday a few years ago, my sweet husband got me a cookbook that is based off of one of my favorite book series. It’s called the Mitford Cookbook and Kitchen Reader and is so much fun to read through! The Mitford series is amazing too and they always cook up delicious meals in every book and I always imagine myself getting to try the savory treats! The books are about a little town called Mitford and it focuses on Father Tim who is the local priest. The series is all about living in a small town and the interactions with all the different people. I felt I could relate to the characters super well. The book makes you want to pack up and go live in the quaint little community. Just thinking about it makes me want to go reread the series! Seriously, you’ve got to go read it! Back to this recipe, it may not be fried but it sure is delicious and super simple! The smell coming from the crockpot is amazing and both my husband and I love eating chicken this way. The honey garlic...
by Kami | Jun 4, 2015 | Chicken, Gluten-Free, Recipes
We have a fabulous little hole-in-the-wall Thai place right around the corner from our home. I’m embarrassed to admit how often I think of their coconut chicken curry. I want to call up and request just a tall glass of their coconut curry sauce. Mmmmm Mmm. I could just drink it! Since I can only tame that temptation for so long, I have been in the kitchen tweaking and playing with this coconut chicken curry recipe for awhile now. FINALLY I can now daydream about my own coconut curry recipe. One of the most common questions I get about coconut milk is whether I use the canned or carton kind. Well… it depends on the recipe, and I’ll make sure to specify when I mean the canned coconut milk. For coconut chicken curry, definitely use the canned kind. Coconut milk is loaded with fat! Don’t be scared though, my friend, this fat actually helps with weight loss, reduces heart disease, and does many many more wonderful things for you. When purchasing coconut milk, purchase the full fat and NOT the light. The only difference is light canned coconut milk has added water which dilutes the coconut meat. It’s a waste of money, doesn’t taste as great, and this is one cream you can totally indulge in. I have 2 kids. I have busy days. Some days I don’t want to cook. Am I alone? I’m betting not. This is now one of my quick, go-to dinners. I start preparing the dish while the rice is cooking and everything is usually done at the same time. 30 minutes in. 30 minutes out. I have lots...
by Kami | Jun 1, 2015 | Chicken, Pasta, Recipes
Sometimes I want something light for dinner. And by light, I mean no heavy sauce but still rockin’ with flavor and satisfying. I played around with this light olive oil sauce a couple times until my husband actually requested it! Totally caught me by surprise since my steak-and-potato man usually doesn’t enjoy lighter dishes…. shows how amazingly tasty my garlic chicken pasta recipe turned out. Have you heard about the controversy between real and fake olive oil? Apparently the Mob or some really scary rich people have been producing olive oil for 20 plus years with less quality oils (canola, sunflower seed, etc.) and claiming it’s 100% olive oil. They might as well take out their huge wallets and smack us across the face! There are home taste tests, refrigerator tests, and other purity tests which can help you determine whether or not the brand of olive oil you’re using is the real deal. AND there’s also controversy within the controversy. So… what do I do with all the conflicting info? My best research and stick with a brand I feel is legit. Unless you want to spend $54 for a small bottle of the most expensive pure olive oil (I looked it up), here are four brands that have passed the standards established by the International Olive Council. Since I love my Costco, I usually go with Kirkland. You may have noticed that I’m a big fan of dinners that combine chicken and vegetables like my Chicken Fiesta Soup, Pineapple Chicken Fried Rice, and my Pasta Primivera recipes. I’m not against side dishes. Especially if the side dish is asparagus with coconut oil. However, I love the combination...
