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Sunday, April 17, 2016

BBQ Chicken Salad

BBQ Chicken Salad
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Yield 4 servings
This healthy, flavorful salad comes together so quickly and easily, and it is guaranteed to be a hit with your entire family!
Ingredients
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 boneless, skinless thin-sliced chicken breasts
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • 6 cups chopped romaine lettuce
  • 1 Roma tomato, diced
  • 3/4 cup canned corn kernels, drained
  • 3/4 cup canned black beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1/4 cup diced red onion
  • 1/4 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
  • 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1/4 cup Ranch dressing
  • 1/4 cup BBQ sauce
  • 1/4 cup tortilla strips
Carly is the one that first made this for us- I think it was when she lived in Redding, CA and we had gone to visit her.  It's definitely one of my favorites! My BBQ sauce of choice is Sweet Baby Rays. 

Saturday, April 16, 2016

German Chocolate Cheesecake

German Chocolate Cheesecake
I first tasted this dessert in Lyman, Wyoming from my friend, Sonya Buckner.  She shared the recipe with me and it quickly became one of Rex's favorites.
Crust
1 cube melted butter
1 cup flour
1 cup chopped walnuts
Spread/ press in a glass baking dish. Bake 15-20 min. @350
1 cup powdered sugar
8 oz. cream cheese
1 cup cool whip
Layer 1 - whip together- spread on fully cooled crust
1 small instant milk chocolate pudding
1 small instant vanilla pudding (or 2 milk chocolate puddings)
3 cups milk
Layer 2 - whip together- spread on top of cream cheese layer
Layer 3 is cool whip topped with grated Hershey chocolate bar.
Set for a couple of hours.
Yummy!