Honey Mustard Dressing

This is a great salad dressing recipe. I listed the ingredients I use for our salad with this dressing. This dressing is also great as a dip for chicken tenders (recipe on blog or frozen kind). For my family of 6 I double the recipe. -Kristin

green leaf lettuce (or something similar), chopped
purple cabbage, shredded
green onions, chopped
chow mien noodles
slivered almonds
grilled chicken breasts or frozen chicken tenders, baked

Salad Dressing Ingredients:

6 T. honey
3 t. vinegar
8 t. mayonnaise or Miracle Whip (I do a combo using both)
2 T. Dijon
1/2 t. olive oil

• Mix all together and serve as dressing over salad or as a dip for chicken.

Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad

This is a recipe I adapted and changed a bit from Cooking Light. This is a great, quick lunch or dinner or something a little different to bring to a potluck. For the Caesar dressing I used Aldi's Garlic Caesar. I think it is one of the best Caesar dressings around, so if you have an Aldi try to get that dressing. -Kristin

My family LOVES this!-Sarah

2 c. diced, grilled chicken breast
6 oz. uncooked penne pasta
1/2 c. diced green onion
1 pint grape tomatoes, halved
4 c. chopped green leaf or romaine lettuce
6 to 12 oz. turkey bacon, diced and fried (the amount depends on you)
5 oz. crumbled feta cheese
1/2 c. Caesar dressing

• Cook pasta according to directions.
• Combine all the rest in a large bowl and serve.

Shredded BBQ Chicken

This is so yummy! I love that it goes in the crock pot and makes a bunch. My family would eat this meal again and again. It's going to be a summer staple at our house. The website I found this recipe at is called realmomkitchen.blogspot.com, she has a ton of great recipes, check it out.-Sarah

4-6 chicken breasts (I also used some boneless chicken thighs)
18 oz. BBQ sauce
1/2 cup Italian salad dressing
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 T. Worcestershire sauce

• In a bowl mix 2/3 of the bottle of BBQ sauce, and the remaining ingredients. Pour over chicken in crock pot and cook on low about 6 hours or high about 3.
• Remove chicken when cooked through and pour juices into a bowl.
• Shred chicken and place back in crock pot. Pour remaining BBQ sauce over shredded chicken and add as much of the reserved juice as you would like.

Banana Blueberry Muffins

My family loves muffins. I try to always have some made for snacks or a quick breakfast. These are great, I love the banana and blueberry combo! -Kristin

1 c. whole wheat flour

3/4 c. all-purpose flour

1/4 c. wheat germ

1 t. baking soda

1/2 t. salt

5 T. butter, melted

1/3 c. sugar

1/3 c. brown sugar

2 eggs

3 mashed bananas

1/4 c. milk

3 T. applesauce

1 t. vanilla

1 c. frozen blueberries

• Mix together the flours, wheat germ, baking soda and salt; set aside.
• In a separate bowl beat together the butter and sugars until creamy.
• Add the eggs, bananas, milk, applesauce and vanilla; beating till creamy.
• Stir the wet mixture into the dry ingredients.
• Fold in blueberries.
• Paper line or grease a 12 cup muffin tin and bake at 375 for 25-28 minutes.

Peanut Buttter Reese's Pieces Cookies

YUM, YUM, YUM!!!!! We loved the peanut butter cookie with the yummy Reese's in there. The dough makes it a thicker cookie which I loved about this cookie. The dough makes it so much different then just a pb cookie with candy pieces. These are my new favorite cookie!...I think I say stuff like that a lot, but I just love new recipes! -Kristin

3 c. flour
1 t. salt
1 t. baking soda
11 T. butter, softened
1 c. sugar
1 c. brown sugar
2 eggs
2 c. peanut butter (creamy or crunchy or a combo)
1 t. vanilla
10 oz. package Reese's Pieces Baking Bits
1/2 c. M&M's (optional)

• Cream together the butter and sugars.
• Add the eggs, peanut butter and vanilla and beat until creamy.
• Beat in the salt and baking soda, mix well and then add the flour.
• Stir in the candy.
• The dough is thick so I used my hands and grabbed a ball of dough and flattened it on the cookie sheet.
• Bake at 375 for 12-15 minutes.

Mandarin Chicken

This is a new family favorite! The chicken and sauce is so wonderful, keeps you craving more! The sauce gets into every bite of the rice and the flavor is just so addictive! My family thought I was amazing for making this meal. I doubled this recipe for our family of 6. -Kristin

2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
2 T. sugar
salt
garlic powder

2/3 c. sugar
1/4 c. soy sauce (low sodium)
1 T. lemon juice
1 clove garlic, minced
1 t. ginger (the jarred kind)
1/4 c. water
4 t. cornstarch

cooked rice
green onions, chopped (opt.)

• Season both sides of the chicken with the sugar and sprinkle with salt and garlic powder.
• Grill until no longer pink inside.
• Remove from the grill and cut into bit sized strips and set aside.


• For the sauce, combine the sugar, soy sauce, lemon juice, garlic and ginger. Pour into a sauce pan and heat the mixture until almost at a boil.
• Combine the cornstarch and water.
• Once the sauce starts to boil add the cornstarch mixture and stir until thickened.
• Add the grilled chicken and simmer until thickened. It will get very thick, just keep stirring.
• Serve over rice and top with chopped green onions if desired.

Rhubarb Muffins

We love rhubarb and I am always trying to find new recipes to make with it. This muffin recipe is awesome! It is nice to have a recipe for rhubarb that is not a dessert. -Kristin

1 1/2 c. chopped rhubarb
1 T. sugar
1 c. flour
1 c. whole wheat flour
1 t. baking soda
1 t. baking powder
1/2 t. cinnamon
1/2 t. salt
1 egg
3/4 c. packed brown sugar
2 T. canola oil
1 c. milk
1 t. vanilla

• Preheat oven 400. Line muffin pan with paper liners or spray with nonstick cooking spray.
• Place chopped rhubarb in a small bowl. Sprinkle with a tablespoon of sugar and toss.
• In a large bowl, combine flours, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon; set aside.
• In another bowl combine remaining ingredients and whisk well.
• Add the wet ingredients to the dry and stir till just combined.
• Fold in rhubarb.
• Fill muffin cups 2/3 full. Bake for 15 minutes or until toothpick placed in the center of a muffin comes out clean.
• Makes 12 muffins.