Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Kathy's Bowtie Ceasar Pasta Salad

- MY WAY -

4-5 heads of romaine lettuce (shredded)
1 bowtie pasta pkg
3-4 chicken breasts
3/4-1 cup slivered almonds
1 pkg sliced swiss cheese (chopped into chunks)
1 cup shredded parmeson cheese
2 lemons (divided)
lemon herb seasoning (about 1 tsp)
salt and pepper
1 Cardini Ceasar dressing

 - Cook and chop chicken. Sprinkle with lemon herb seasoning, mix and chill.
 - Cook and drain pasta. Add to pasta: juice of 1 lemon, sprinkle with lemon herb seasoning, sprinkle salt and pepper, pour a little Cardini dressing, toss and refrigerate.
 -  Cut lettuce. Just before serving squeeze 1/2 of a lemon juice on lettuce. Add almonds, cheeses, season with salt and pepper and lemon seasoning.
 - Combine chicken, lettuce and pasta mixtures together. Add last 1/2 of lemon juice and toss. Add 3/4 bottle of salad dressing. Stir and continue adding dressing, lemon seasoning, salt and pepper as desired.


 - MOMS RECIPE -
3-4 heads romaine lettuce
2 blue box bowtie pasta
8 chicken breasts
2 cups slivered almonds
2 large shredded parmeson cheese
1 lb swiss cheese (slices)
3 lemons
Schilling lemon herb seasoning
salt and pepper
2 Cardinis Ceasar dressing

 - Cook chicken. sprinkle with lemon herb seasoning. Chill. Cook/drain pasta. Fresh lemon juice, lemon herb seasoning, parm. cheese, salt and pepper, dressing on pasta, toss and refrigerate  Just before serving squeeze lemon juice on romaine, add everything else to lettuce (almonds/cheeses) season with salt and pepper and lemon seasoning. Add more lemon juice and salad dressing and toss it.

Wednesday, May 8, 2013


Sweet and Sour Chicken

Soo easy and soo good!





















Chicken Breading:

3-5 chicken breast
salt and pepper
1 cup cornstarch
2 eggs, beaten
1/3 cup canola oil

Rinse chicken, trim off fat or extras and then cut into 1 inch cubes. season with salt and pepper. Dip chicken into cornstarch and coat all the way and then into eggs. Heat oil in large skillet. Cook chicken until browned. Place in baking dish. 3 chicken breasts can be in a 9x9 but 5 chicken breasts fits better in a 9x13.

Sauce:
3/4 cups white sugar
4 Tablespoons ketchup
1/2 cup white distilled vinegar
1 Tablespoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon garlic salt

Whisk until smooth. Then pour evenly over chicken. Turn chicken so the sauce gets on both sides and then put in the oven at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. turn chicken and then cook for 15 more minutes.