Fiesta Lime Chicken

On Friday My good friend Sabrina and I went out for a girls night. (We had been planning it since Christmas and just never got around to it.) For dinner we went to Applebee's. And she ordered the fiesta lime chicken. She said she ordered it every time and she would be very happy if I could recreate it for her. So, in honor of Sabrina I give you wanna be Fiesta Lime Chicken! (We also went to the bead store and made watch bands it was really fun!)

Ingredients

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (grilled all the way through in the bbq)
2 cups ranch dressing (I suggest the homemade ranch packet kind because it doesn't seem to be as strong)
1/2 cup salsa (pureed in a food processor)
1-1 1/2 cup shredded cheese
about 1/4 bag crushed up tortilla chips
1-2 limes

Directions

1. Cook up the chicken on the barbecue and set aside.
2. On four individual plates, put a pile of crushed up tortilla chips.
3. Mix together ranch and salsa puree.
4. Put a spoon full of ranch mixture over each pile of tortilla chips, covering them.
5. Put one chicken breast on each pile of chip and ranch mixture.
6. Add more sauce (optional).
7. Cover with cheese.
8. Put each plate under the broiler in the oven for about a minute each plate.
9. Squeeze some lime juice over each dish (optional)

Jo's tips: Serve with rice. We found this dish to be really strong do it is good to serve with rice and I mixed the chicken with the rice, it toned it down a bit. If you like ranch you will love this dish! It was also REALLY good with the avacado so I would recommend that as well if you like them.

Curry Chicken

I first had a dish like this at a very good oriental restaurant called La Cai Noodle House, at 961 s State st. in Salt lake. It is one of my favorite places to eat. The food is delicious and the prices are reasonable. The Curry chicken was so good I had to try to make it at home. This recipe is one of my husbands favorites. I still go to La Cai to get their curry chicken, but when I want to score some brownie points with my hubby I make this! I hope you like this as much as I do!

Ingredients

2-3 chicken breasts (Cubed)
3 carrots pealed and cut into circles
1 onion sliced into long thin slices
2 cans chicken broth
1 can coconut milk
1-2 tsp curry powder (depending on how spicy you like it)
1tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
2 tsp. soy sauce
1 tbsp oyster sauce
2 Tbsp smooth peanut butter

Directions

1. In a large skillet add some oil and fry up the chicken breast until cooked through.
2. Take out chicken and set aside. Add some more oil to pan and add the onions and carrots. Fry on medium heat until onions are nice and brown. Take off burner and set aside.
3. In a large pot add last 8 ingredients. Turn on burner to medium high. Add the meat and vegies. cook until boiling.
4. In a small cup add 2 tbsp corn starch and a little water. About 5 tbsp, (it won't matter if you add too much water) stir the corn starch until it is all mixed with water and there are no lumps.
5. Add the corn starch to the curry chicken stiring until it comes to a full boil. Turn down heat and simmer on medium low until you are ready to eat.

Jo's tips: Serve this with rice. If it is too runny repeat step 4 until it is thick enough to put over rice. If you like it really spicy add more curry powder. All curry powder has different spice levels so find one that works for your family.

Chicken Stroganoff

I made this recipe last night for dinner and got really excited about it
because there is so much you can do with it!
It is so yummy and rich,and even the kids gobbled it down.
Beware this is not for the calorie counter.

Ingredients

3 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves -cubed
3 Tbsp butter
1 (.7 ounce) package dry Italian-style salad dressing mix
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup
1/2 can of water (use the empty cream of chicken can)

Directions

1. In a big frying pan add chicken, butter, and Italian seasoning packet.
2. Fry on med-high heat until chicken is cooked through
3. Add cream cheese, cream of chicken, and water to frying pan.
4. simmer until the cheese and soup are well mixed and melted.

Jo's tips: You can also make this in the crock pot. Add the chicken, butter and seasoning to the crock pot, turn on low for 6-8 hours. Add the soup, cream cheese and water to the crock pot. Turn on high and let cook together for about half an hour, until all cooked together and melted.
Serve with rice or noodles. I am going to make this recipe into a casserole. So as to have yet one more way to make the yummy dish. When I make it I will post the revised recipe!

Cheesy Chicken Tortilla Soup

This is a freezer meal! It is so easy and delicious! My friend Becky called me awhile ago to ask for this recipe, I just got the voice mail today, so, sorry Becky it took so long.
I don't have a picture yet I will post it later.
Make up 3- 4 lbs of cubed chicken breast. I just cut into chunks with my kitchen shears and fry the chicken up in a little oil with salt, onion powder, and garlic powder.

To prepare and freeze

3 divided portions cooked cubed chicken
9 cups tortilla chips (crushed)
6 cups frozen corn kernels or 3 cans of corn
largest pk. Velveeta cheese spread (cut in thirds and cubed dividing into three portions)
3 cans diced tomatoes
dash of cyane pepper (optional)

In three, gallon sized, ziplock freezer bags add all ingredients, one can or portion each. (even the tortillas!) put in freezer! It's so easy!

To finish and serve

pull out out bag from freezer, put contents of bag in large pot on med high heat. (you can thaw bag if you like first.) Add two cans (14 oz each) of chicken broth. Heat until hot and thick.

Garnish with crushed tortilla chips, sour cream, olives, tomatoes......anything you want!

*This is a Pampered Chef recipe
Jo's tips:
If you don't want to freeze this you can just make one batch up by just adding ingredients to the pot and continuing on to finish and serve. I just like making this as a freezer meal because you can buy the cheese in bulk at wall mart for a cheaper price.
You can also add cheddar cheese instead of Velveeta, It is still yummy.
I forgot to put the chicken in once and it was good that way as well.

Mandrine Chicken

I love oriental food! I am the type of person who will go to a restaurant and if I find something I really like I will try to recreate it at home, because let's face it eating out is expensive! This recipe is inspired by a chicken donburi dish at a very expensive Japanese restaurant I use to go to.

Turn on your oven to 350*

For the chicken
2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts cut into 2" cubes
1/2 cup flour
1 tsp. garlic powder
2 Tbsp. butter or oil

1. combine flour and garlic powder and put in a bowl.
2. add chicken to coat with the flour.
3. put the chicken on a cookie sheet in a single layer
4. drizzel melted butter or oil on the chicken
5. Put in the oven and bake for 30 minutes

For the sauce

2/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
1/2 tsp. minced garlic
1/2 tsp. minced ginger
1 Tbsp vegie oil

1/4 cup water

4 tsp corn syrup

1. combine all ingredients in a sauce pan.
2.bring to a boil
3. let it simmer on medium for 10 minutes


serve with rice and your favorite vegetables

Jo's tips
You can also make this meal with grilled chicken.

Sticky Chicken

Last night I had dinner at my sisters house, she made a dish she saw on Good Morning Utah or America something like that, but it was sooooo good. It was called Sticky Chicken.

-One cup of your favorite BBQ sauce
-one cup apricot jam, or jelly
-one packet of onion soup mix
mix all together and set aside
in a frying pan fry up boneless chicken breast or thighs until done. Add sauce mixture, simmer on med for 5 min. serve with rice.

Johanna's tip's
This sauce was so good! We had it with sticky rice, and just dipped the rice in the sauce.
You could also cook a pork roast in the crock pot and pour the sauce on top for a great pulled pork! If you are single and want to impress a boy just make this it if fool proof! I hope you enjoy.