Chicken Ranch Tacos

From: Pinterest...
3 chicken breasts cut up
1 pkg. of taco seasonings
1/2 cup ranch salad dressing
taco shells (soft are the best)
lettuce
cheese
salsa
olives cut up
sour creme
avocado's
Cook chicken in vegetable oil with the taco seasoning  Once it is cooked through add the ranch dressing, toss to coat and warm.  Serve with toppings.  The is so fast and so so good!

Satay Chicken

From: Pinterest/Real Simple...

• 1  cup  rice
• 2  tablespoons  peanut butter
• 2  tablespoons  soy sauce
• juice of 2 limes
• 1/3  cup  chicken broth
• 3  tablespoons  light brown sugar
• 1/2  cup  coconut milk
• 4  boneless, skinless chicken breasts (6 ounces each)
• 2  tablespoons  vegetable oil
• 1  long red chili, thinly sliced
• 1  1-inch piece fresh ginger
• 1  clove garlic, crushed
• 2  cups  snow peas
• 2  cups  broccoli florets
• 1/2  cup  fresh cilantro leaves

Directions

1. Cook the rice according to the package directions.
2. In a small bowl, whisk together the peanut butter, soy sauce, lime juice, broth, sugar, and coconut milk; set aside.
3. Cut the chicken into 1-inch-wide strips. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
4. Add the chicken, chili, ginger, and garlic to the skillet. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the chicken is golden, about 5 minutes.
5. Add the snow peas and broccoli and cook until the vegetables are just tender, about 1 minute.
6. Add the peanut sauce and cook until the mixture has thickened slightly and the chicken has cooked through, about 3 minutes. Serve over rice, sprinkled with cilantro.

This is so delish, I LOVE it!!!!

Chicken Diane

From: Marci Wentz...

4 boneless chicken breasts-pound thin
1/4 cup chicken broth
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
2 T oil
2 T butter
3 T green onions
juice from 1/2 lime
3 T parsley
2 tsp. dijon mustard

Cook chicken in oil & butter for 4 minutes, or until done, on each side.  Remove from pan and keep warm. Add remaining ingredients to the pan and stir well.  Pour over chicken and serve.

Beefy Nacho Soup

From: Me...
1 lb. lean ground beef
1 T taco seasoning mix
1 can condensed nacho cheese soup
1 can diced tomatoes and green chilies, undrained
1 1/2 cups milk
l/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 cup of frozen or canned corn
1 cup uncooked macaroni
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup crushed tortilla chips

In a large pot or non stick pan cook ground beef over medium heat seasoning with salt and pepper.  Drain, and add all the remaining ingredients except for the cheese, sour cream and chips. bring to a boil and cook until noodles are done.  Just before serving stir in the sour cream and top each bowl with the shredded cheese and tortilla shells.
Yum!  This is a huge hit at our house, especially for fall.  We double this at our house.

Chicken Stir Fry

From: Karen...
2-3 chicken breasts
1 cup sliced carrots
1 cup sliced celery
1 medium onion sliced
1 small head of broccoli chopped
Sauce: Mix this and set aside
1 can of chicken broth
2 T corn starch
1 T soy sauce
1/2 t. ginger
1 clove of minced garlic
Stir fry the chicken using 2T vegetable oil, until chicken is light brown, remove chicken from pan.  Add the vegetables and stir fry them for about 5 min. (make sure your stove is on high and your pan is very hot).  Add the chicken back to the pan and add the sauce, stir this constantly until the mixture boils & thickens.  Serve over rice or ramen noodles.
You can use whatever vegetables you would like to use, this is just what I usually have on hand.

White Chili

From: Andrea (Julie Jensen)...
2 cans Great Northern beans
1 small onion chopped
1 small can diced gren chilies
2 cups chicken (cooked and cubed)
1 T cumin
2 garlic cloves
1 cup chicken broth
1 T chili powder
1/4 t. salt


Mix together in pot and simmer for 25 minutes.  
Add:
1/2 cup sour cream
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
Serve with tortilla chips or cheese quesadilla's:)  So good, more like a wonderful taco soup!

Hekka

From: Nat's ward...


1 lb. ground beef
1 large onion, minced
2 cups sliced carrots
2 cups chopped celery
2 cups chopped cabbage
1/2 cup kikoman soy sauce
1/2 cup water
1/2 t. ginger
salt & pepper to taste
1-2T cornstarch
1T brown sugar
1 t. chicken bullion
Saute hamburger and onions together.  Add vegetables and cook till crisp tender, meanwhile mix together all seasonings including soy sauce and water.  Pour over cooked meat and veg. mixture and allow to boil until it thickens. Serve over rice.  This is a very good quick easy meal.

Garden Pitta Pizza

From: ?...
3 whole wheat pita bread
1 T olive oil or vegetable oil
1 1/2 cups fresh broccoli florets
3 medium carrots thinly sliced (about 1 cup)
1 large green pepper chopped
1 medium green onion chopped
1 cup pizza sauce
1 cup mozzarella cheese grated
-Split pita bread into two flat round making a total of 6 rounds.  Place on baking sheets, bake at 400 degrees for 5 minutes or until lightly toaster.
-In a large skillet over medium high heat add oil, broccoli, carrots, green peppers and onion. Stir and cook until tender crisp.  Set aside.
-Spread pizza sauce on each pita bread, spread over each one equally the cheese and the vegetables. Bake 5 minutes at 400 degrees, just till cheese is melted.

Fettuccine Alfredo Sauce

From: Shelly...
4 T butter
1 cup whipping cream
4 egg yolks
1/3 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 lb. smoked salmon (this is optional and can be used instead of chicken)
salt and pepper to taste
In a medium sauce pan melt butter and add your cream, simmer uncovered stirring over low heat for about 15 minutes (until it has reduced some).  Add a couple of tablespoons of cream to your egg yolks and whisk vigorously, then add this to your hot cream.  Add your parmesan cheese and salt and pepper, allow to thicken (continually stirring).  At this point you could add grilled chicken (my favorite) or salmon.  Serve over hot Fettuccine noodles.

French Dip Sandwiches

From: Me...
1 lb. roast beef (sliced from the deli)
hogi buns
4oz. cream cheese softened
2 green peppers sliced
1/2 onion sliced
mozzarella cheese grated or sliced
1 T butter
Saute together your green pepper with your onion and butter.  Add the meat and heat till warm.  Cut the hogi buns in half and spread over each one 1oz. of cream cheese and sprinkle this with mozzarella cheese.  Toast hogi buns and top with meat mixture.  Serve with Campbell's beef consomme soup.

Spicy Beef Quesadillas

From: Pillsbury, September 2002


1 lb. lean ground beef
1 cup green giant frozen corn
1/2 cup chopped green onions
2 t. chili powder
1/2 t. salt
1/2 t. cumin
4 (8-10 inch) flour tortillas
5 oz shredded hot pepper Monterrey jack cheese
1/4 cup salsa
1/4 cup sour cream

In medium skillet, cook ground beef, corn and onions over medium-high heat until beef is thoroughly cooked, stirring frequently.  Drain.  Stir in chili powder, salt and cumin.  Cook 1 min.

Spray large skillet with nonstick cooking spray.  Heat over medium heat until hot.  Place 1 tortilla in skillet.  Layer tortilla with 1/3 cup cheese and 1/4 cup of beef mixture  Fold tortilla over.  Cook over medium heat for 2 min.  Carefully turn Quesadilla; cook an additional 2 min.

Repeat with remaining tortillas and filling.  Cut each Quesadilla into wedges.  Serve Quesadillas with salsa and sour cream.

This is a fast, yummy dinner.  Serve with a green salad and you'll be eating in under 30 min.