Fiesta CHicken Salad Wraps

I needed to come up with a quick recipe yesterday for lunch. I had some yummy cooked chicken in the fridge to use up so here's what I did. I recommend using more salsa or dipping your sandwich in it. All in all we thought it was pretty good. Hope you enjoy it as much as we did.

Ingredients:
2 tablespoons cream cheese, softened
3-4 tablespoons mayo
1/2 cup chicken
1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
2-4 tablespoons salsa
2 chives, chopped
pepper
flour tortillas

Directions:
Mix all together and place inside tortillas. Wrap up and enjoy!

Shish Kabobs and Rice Pilaf

Tonight's dinner was wonderful. On the kabob skewers we placed either steak or chicken with red peppers, green peppers and onions. My husband also used some kind of steak seasoning on them. Very simple and since my husband is the griller, hardly any work at all for me. The rice turned out amazing well. We used Jasmine rice in place of what it called for and used thyme for the spice. I was actually shocked how much like rice pilaf it actually tasted. The recipe also says it serves 4 but I would venture to say it serves 5-6. Enjoy!

***Update - dh has had this in his lunch 2 days in a row and says the rice is amazing! This from a man who does not like rice****

Ingredients:
2 Tbsp. olive oil
1 Tbsp. butter
1 onion, finely chopped
1 cup long grain white rice
2 cups chicken broth
1/4 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
1/2 tsp. dried thyme or basil leaves

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a medium saucepan, heat olive oil and butter and cook onion, stirring frequently, until translucent. Add rice and cook, stirring, over medium heat for 5-6 minutes until some of the rice grains look translucent. Transfer everything to a 1-1/2 quart glass baking dish. Bring the stock and seasonings to a boil and pour over the rice.
Cover dish and bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes, until rice is tender. Remove from oven and let stand 10 minutes before serving. Fluff rice with fork and serve. Serves 4

Hummus - smooth and wonderful!

I just found out today how to make smooth hummus. After you have drained and rinsed well the canned beans, put them in a towel. Cover and roll gently to remove the skins. I had to do a lot by hand since this didn't totally work. Let me tell you though, it made the smoothest hummus. This recipe is so far the best I've found online. Always make sure to use a good quality olive oil and don't skip the tahini when making this. Here's the recipe;)

Ingredients:
15 oz can chickpeas or garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed well
1/4 cup tahini (which is sesame paste)
1/4 olive oil
1/4 cup water
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1/4 - 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice - to taste
1 pinch cumin

Directions:
Blend all ingredients together in food processor or blender till smooth. Adjust seasonings to taste. Refrigerate for a couple hours and serve.

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Grandma Good's Peach Cobbler

This is some yummy stuff! It's not too sweet. Some people love ice cream on this out of the oven. I personally love it by itself. Make sure to refrigerate any leftovers;) The recipe below is halved. If you double it, only use 2/3 or 3/4 cup melted butter.

Ingredients:
1 cup flour
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1 large can peaches
1/2 stick butter, melted

Mix flour, sugar, baking powder and salt together well.

Put an egg in and mix it up with a fork like you're cutting butter into a flour mixture.

Pour peaches into the bottom of an 8x8 or 9x9 cake pan. Cut peaches into smaller pieces with a knife.

Pour flour mixture on the top and pour melted butter over top of this.

Sprinkle the top with cinnamon and pop in the oven anywhere from 1/2 hour to 45 minutes or till knife inserted in the top comes out clean.

On a break...

Just thought I'd let you know that since I"ve gotten pregnant I've been horrible sick. Until this passes, you will most likely not see any posts on here. It could be quite a long time. Sorry:(

Cheaters Cheese Ball

I needed some kind of protein snack and didn't have much to work with. I had about 1/4 - 1/3 cup shredded cheddar cheese. I took about 1/2 or more of a package of cream cheese and smooshed them quickly together. Then added just a bit of garlic powder. This is better than any cheese ball I've ever put together. Mmmm!

Chicken and Noodles w/Mashed Potatoes

This is definitely a country comfort food. Very simple yet amazingly good. I don't have exact measurements for the most part. Sorry:( It's very easy to make though. I am also not going to include how to make mashed potatoes as I figure most people already know how. The thing I learned from my husbands family is don't skimp on the butter when making them. That's where they get a lot of flavor.

Ok here goes.

In a large pot add 3-4 stalks chopped celery and one large chopped onion. Put in 3-4lbs boneless skinless chicken breast - I used frozen and it still came out just fine. Add plenty of water so that when your chicken is cooked through you still have room to add noodles.

Cook chicken through then take out and shred/chop. Add back to the pot and add in freshly ground pepper and chicken bullion/broth powder/soup base to taste. Bring to a boil and add in noodles. Boil till desired tenderness for noodles.

Make a quick thickening of about 2 tablespoons flour and 1/3 cup water (or a bit more). I like my thickening very thick. Pour slowly into pot of simmer noodles, stirring constantly. This will thicken up almost immediately.

Serve chicken and noodles over top of mashed potatoes. Salt each individual serving with sea salt to taste.