Our favorite summer salad

Chicken Curry Salad

Ingredients:

4 cups chicken, cooked, cooled and cut into bite-sized pieces.
4 cups red grapes.
3 celery stalks, diced.
1 can water chestnuts.
1 cup slivered almonds, toasted until light brown in oven.

Dressing:

1/4 cup sour cream
3/4 cup mayonnaise
3/4 tsp. curry seasoning
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
2 tsp. lemon juice.

1 head of iceburg lettuce, chopped or shredded.

Combine dressing ingredients and set aside. Combine all other ingredients and then dress right before serving. * this makes more than our family can eat in one night as a main dish, so we combine all the ingredients except the lettuce and dressing and then just make individual servings at dinner. That way nothing goes soggy if there are leftovers.

Tiffany-Ann's Bow-tie Chicken Pasta

Ingredients:
6-16 oz (depending what you like) bow-tie pasta
1 medium zucchini
2 large garlic cloves
1 tsp. Italian Seasoning
1-3 (depending what you like) boneless, skinless chicken breast
1 small onion
2 tsp. olive oil
1 tsp. salt
2 medium tomatoes
1 green bell pepper
1/2 cup frozen peas
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese

Cook pasta al dente- drain and keep warm. Chop tomato and onion. Slice zucchini and pepper into little pieces. Heat oil in skillet until hot, then press garlic into oil. Add chicken and then stir-fry for 5 minutes. Add onion, zucchini, bell pepper, peas and seasonings and stir-fry 3-5 additional minutes (or until veggies are slightly tender.) Add tomatoes and heat through (1-2 minutes.) Remove from heat and stir in warm pasta and cheese.

BBQ Chicken Pizza

For the crust- I am a simpleton and just use the roll out dough in the pop cans from the refrigerator section at the grocer.

Roll out dough to the size you want and then pre-cook you dough for 7-10 minutes depending on thickness.

Now the recipe:

Ingredients
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1 skinless, boneless chicken breast half
2 slices bacon-cooked and chopped
1/2 cup BBQ sauce, divided
1/2 cup marinara sauce
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1/3 cup thinly sliced red onion
2 Tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

Cut the chicken breast into small slices or chunks- whichever you prefer. Stir fry the chicken in the sesame oil and then mix in 2 Tablespoons of the BBQ sauce. Set aside when chicken is fully cooked.

Mix remaining BBQ sauce and marinara sauce. Spread evenly over the top of the pre-cooked pizza crust. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. Arrange chicken and onion slices over the top. Sprinkle on the chopped bacon.


Bake pizza 12-15 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly and crust is starting to turn golden. Remove pizza from oven and sprinkle on the chopped cilantro. Let cool until touchable and then serve and enjoy !