Peanut Curry Chicken and Rice

Courtesy of Rachael Ray!

Serves 4
- 1 cup Jasmine Rice
- 1 small bunch scallions, coarsely chopped
- 1 1-inch piece ginger, peeled and grated (I used dry ginger and did about 1 tsp to taste)
- 2 large garlic cloves, pressed/mashed
- 1 small red chili pepper, seeded and chopped
- 1/2 cup cilantro leaves (about 2 handfuls)
- 2 rounded TBSP curry powder
- 1 1/2 cups chicken broth, plus additional splash, divided
- 1 TBSP veg. oil
- 4 chicken breasts or 1 1/2 pounds tenders, cut into bit-sized pieces
- 1/3 cup chunky peanut butter (I used regular and it turned out fine)
- 1 cup Greek-style yogurt

Prepare rice according to package directions.
While rice cooks, combine scallions, ginger, garlic, chili pepper, cilantro, curry powder and a splash of chicken broth in a small bowl and process into paste (food processor).
Heat a large skillet over medium heat with oil. Add the chicken to the pan and brown for 2-3 minutes. Add the spice paste and stir for 1 minute to combine. Add the peanut butter to the pan and whisk in the broth. Bring to a bubble and whisk in the yogurt; lower the heat and simmer for 7-8 minutes. Serve over rice.

Very Yummy!!!

Beef & Macaroni Skillet

Beef and Macaroni Skillet
(tastes much better than it looks in the picture)

1 lb. ground beef
3-4 stalks f celery, diced
1/2 tsp. dried Oregano, crushed
1 can Cream of Mushroom soup
1 c. Salsa
1 can Corn, drained
2 c. cooked Elbow Pasta
Shredded Cheddar Cheese
1. Cook beef, celery and oregano in skillet until browned, stirring to separate the meat. Remove from heat and drain out fat.
2. On low heat add soup, salsa, corn and pasta to meat. Heat through. Top with cheese and heat until cheese is melted. Enjoy!

Olive Garden Breadsticks

These are the bread stick I made for the New moon Movie. I got the recipe from Mary Price. enjoy they are YUMMY!!!
Here is the recipe for the "best breadsticks"

1TBS yeast
1 1/2 C warm h2o
2 TBS sugar
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3 C flour
1/2 tsp salt
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let sit for 10 min
roll out and cut with pizza cutter into bread stick shape
(I use a 10X13 pan, or a 9X12 and a square pan)
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melt 1 stick butter and pour into a pan with edges (I use only a 1/4c. of butter and I think that is penalty. I put 1/8c melted of butter on the bottom of the pan and then 1/8c melted on top)

take bread stick pieces and lay out into the pan with butter
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let sit for another 10 min

bake at 375 degrees for 15 to 20 min

top with garlic salt and parmesan cheese (I topped them with this before I baked them)



Happy Bread Eating!!

Cafe Rio Recipes

I got this recipe from Audrey Martinez. It is so good I had to share.

Shredded Pork:

2-4 lbs pork roast

1 ½ cup Coca Cola

Salt (to taste)

Pepper (to taste)

Garlic Salt (to taste)

Cook roast in a Crockpot on high for 4-6hrs, discard juices and shred.


Sauce:

1 cup Coca Cola

1 cup Ketchup

Bring to a low boil and put on top of shredded pork. Cook on low until ready to serve.

Cilantro Rice:

2 Tablespoons butter

1 ¼ cup rice

2 ¼ cup chicken broth

¾ teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon pepper

Juice and zest of one lime

2 Tablespoons chopped cilantro

¼ tsp cumin (optional)

Melt butter and cook rice for 1-2 minutes. Then add broth and other ingredients, bring to a boil, cover (turn down heat) and cook for about 15-20 minutes.

Cilantro Dressing:

Equal amounts ranch dressing, salsa verde (I typically use the Mild salsa verde, but it is hard to find so when I use Medium salsa and put in a little more Ranch dressing so it isn’t so spicy)

1 handful of chopped cilantro

Put it all in a food processor and blend until cilantro is evenly chopped and mixed. Refrigerate before serving.