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Hot Legs with Spicy-Ranch Sauce
By Totlxtc
Recipe courtesy Sandra Lee
- 1 packet hot taco seasoning
- 3 tablespoons canola oil
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 2 teaspoons hot pepper sauce, divided (recommended: Tabasco)
- 4 pounds chicken drumettes
- 1 cup ranch salad dressing
- Celery sticks
Tarragon Chicken with Apples
By Totlxtc
* In a nonstick skillet, brown chicken in 1 tablespoon butter for 3-4 minutes on each side
- 4 * 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (4 ounces each)
- 2 * 2 tablespoons butter, divided
- 1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 * 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 2 * 2 medium tart apples, peeled and sliced
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup apple juice
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup 1% milk
- 1 * 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1 * 1 tablespoon water
- 1 * 1 tablespoon minced fresh tarragon or 1 teaspoon dried tarragon
- * Hot cooked long grain and wild rice, optional
Cool Couscous Salad
By Totlxtc
Recipe courtesy Sandra Lee
- 1 (10-ounce) box instant couscous
- 6 ounces marinated artichoke heart quarters - drain and reserve liquid
- 1 cup halved cherry tomatoes
- 3 scallions, thinly sliced on a diagonal
- 1 (15-ounce) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 1 large cucumber, peeled, seeded and cut into large dice
- 1/2 cup loosely packed mint leaves, roughly torn
- 1 store bought roast chicken
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Pinch cayenne pepper
Curry Chicken
By Totlxtc
* In a small bowl, combine the cornstarch, curry and red pepper flakes
- 1 * 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 * 2 teaspoons curry powder
- 1/8 * 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 * 1 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 1 * 1 tablespoon reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 1 * 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into cubes
- 2 * 2 teaspoons canola oil, divided
- 1 * 1 cup sliced fresh carrots
- 2 * 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 3 * 3 cups fresh broccoli florets
- 4 * 4 green onions, thinly sliced
Cranberry Vinegar
By Totlxtc
* In a saucepan, bring all ingredients to a boil
- 3/4 * 3/4 cup white vinegar
- 3/4 * 3/4 cup water
- 3/4 * 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 * 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 * 1 package (12 ounces) fresh or frozen cranberries
Citrus Chicken Fajitas
By Totlxtc
* In a small bowl, combine the first seven ingredients
- 6 * 6 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup lime juice
- 2 * 2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro
- 1 * 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 * 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 * 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into strips
- 1 each * 1 each medium green, sweet red and yellow peppers, julienned
- 1 * 1 large red onion, halved and thinly sliced
- 4 * 4 flour tortillas (8 inches), warmed
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup shredded lettuce
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup sliced ripe olives
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup shredded reduced-fat cheddar cheese
The Greater Tater Salad
By Totlxtc
Marinade 1. Wash potatoes (don’t peel) and slice into 1/4-inch-thick slices
- Marinade
- 3 * 3 pounds mini thin-skinned white potatoes
- 4 * 4 slices reduced-salt bacon, chopped small
- 1 * 1 cup diced yellow onions
- 1 * 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 2/3 * 2/3 cup finely diced carrots
- 2/3 * 2/3 cup finely diced celery
- 1 * 1 tablespoon minced fresh dill
- 2 * 2 green onions, finely chopped (with white parts)
- * Freshly ground black pepper to taste
- Dressing
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 3 * 3 tablespoons grainy Dijon mustard
- 2 * 2 tablespoons white balsamic vinegar
- 1 * 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 * 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1 * 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon celery seed
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon salt
Quick Ambrosia
By Totlxtc
* Combine coconut and confectioners' sugar
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup flaked coconut, toasted
- 2 * 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
- 1 * 1 orange, peeled and sectioned
- 1 * 1 firm banana, sliced
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup orange juice
- * Maraschino cherries, optional
Chicken and Julienned Veggies
By Totlxtc
* In a nonstick skillet, brown chicken in oil
- 2 * 2 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (4 ounces each)
- 2 * 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons reduced-fat reduced-sodium condensed cream of chicken soup, undiluted
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup fat-free milk
- 1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 * 1/8 teaspoon white pepper
- 1 * 1 medium carrot, julienned
- 1 * 1 cup julienned zucchini
- * Hot cooked spaghetti, optional
Fresh Fruit Salad
By Totlxtc
* Toss fruit in a large bowl
- DRESSING:
- 2 * 2 large cantaloupe, peeled, seeded and cubed
- 1 * 1 cup seedless green grapes
- 1 * 1 cup fresh raspberries
- 2 * 2 kiwifruit, peeled and sliced
- *
- 1/3 * 1/3 cup lime juice
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup honey
- 1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg