Sunday, April 5, 2009

Chicken Salad (just like café rio’s)

Dressing

1 buttermilk ranch dressing packet (make as per recipe)
2 tomatillos (tomato like vegetable with a husk around them)
1/2 bunch of cilantro
1 clove garlic
juice of 1 lime
1 jalapeno (use the seeds too if you like it spicy. You could substitute a few drops of green tabasco for the jalapeno.)

*use a food processor to blend all together well and refrigerate.


Chicken

1 small bottle Kraft Italian Dressing
1 T chili powder
1 T cumin
3 cloves garlic-minced
5 lbs. chicken breast

*cook all together in a crock pot for 4 hours, shred meat and cook 1 additional hour.


Rice

3 c. water
4 t chicken bouillon
4 t garlic-minced
1/2 bunch cilantro
1 can green chiles-or fresh equivalent
3/4 t. salt
1 T butter
1/2 onion
3 c. rice

*blend cilantro, green chiles and onion together in food processor. Bring water to a boil and add all ingredients, simmer covered 30 minutes.

I also like to add tomatoes, lettuce, black beans and tortilla chips to my salad.
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