Coconut lime Salmon or Chicken

Recipe from realsimplegood.com

Ingredients

• 1 shallot, diced
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tbsp fresh ginger, grated on a microplane  (I just used ginger powder)
• 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped (plus more for topping)
• 1/3 cup lime juice (about 2 limes)
• 4 chicken breasts (Substitute Salmon and it's soooo good!!! bake it in the oven and then break it up and add it)
• 2 tbsp avocado oil (or coconut oil)
• 1/4 cup chicken broth
• 1.5 cups full fat coconut milk
• Salt and pepper
• Lime slices for topping (optional)

You can put it over rice, I chopped up iceberg lettuce and it was very good. my kids LOVE this recipe

Instructions

1. Prep shallot, garlic, ginger and cilantro as noted. Juice limes and set aside.
2. Place the chicken breasts between two pieces of parchment paper and pound them down to make them even in thickness. Sprinkle each side of the chicken with salt and pepper.
3. Heat a large skillet over medium heat and add avocado oil.
4. Once hot, add the chicken to the pan (you may have to cook the chicken in 2 batches depending on the size of your pan). Cook, without disturbing for 3-4 minutes, until a nice brown crust has formed. Flip and cook another 3-4 minutes on the other side, until the chicken is mostly cooked through.
5. Remove chicken from the skillet and set aside. Lower the heat to medium.
6. Add more oil if needed and add the garlic and shallot to the pan. Cook, stirring constantly, for 1-2 minutes.
7. Add chicken stock, coconut milk, lime juice, ginger and cilantro to the pan. Stir to mix, scraping up any browned bits remaining in the pan from when you cooked your chicken.
8. Add the chicken breasts back to the skillet with the sauce. Cover and turn heat down to low. Simmer for 5 minutes, or until the chicken is fully cooked.
9. Serve with vegetables, potatoes, rice or cauli rice. 

Chicken Gyros...another favorite as of late

These are super yummy and come together pretty easy.

http://www.fortheloveofcooking.net/2013/08/chicken-gyros-with-tzatziki-sauce.html

I make them with this tzatziki sauce. This makes a ton, so I half the recipe.

So yummy!

Chick fil a nuggets

We really miss Chick Fil A up here in Alaska so this recipe made me sooooooooo happy and its sooooooooooooo good!

http://cincyshopper.com/copycat-chick-fil-chicken-nuggets-sauce-recipe/

I fry them in canola oil. Enjoy😘

Mustard chicken

INGREDIENTS

• 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 3 tablespoon whole grain mustard
• 3 tablespoons honey, or more, to taste
• 2 tablespoons chicken stock, or more, to taste
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 3 sprigs rosemary
FOR THE MUSTARD RUB
• 1 tablespoon olive
• 1 tablespoon whole grain mustard
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 8 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs

INSTRUCTIONS

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• To make the mustard rub, combine olive oil and whole grain mustard in a small bowl; season with salt and pepper, to taste. Using your fingers or a brush, work the mustard rub onto both sides of the chicken.
• In a large bowl, whisk together Dijon mustard, whole grain mustard, honey and chicken stock. Add more chicken stock as needed until desired consistency is reached; set aside.
• Heat olive oil in a large oven-proof skillet over medium high heat. Add chicken, skin-side down, and sear both sides until golden brown, about 2-3 minutes per side. Add mustard mixture and sprinkle with rosemary.
• Place into oven and roast until completely cooked through, reaching an internal temperature of 175 degrees F, about 25-30 minutes.

Peanut Ginger Chicken with Mango Salsa and Coconut Rice

Here is another recipe from Becca. She would always share this with us when she made it. It is soooooooooo yummy! :)

http://kariesrecipes.blogspot.com/2012/03/peanut-ginger-chicken-with-mango-salsa.html

Apricot Chicken

Okay this recipe is kind of made up, but Becky asked for it so here it is:

3-4 frozen chicken breasts
1 small jar salsa
1 packet taco seasoning
1 cup apricot jam

cook all of this in the crock pot until the chicken shreds. In the last hour add 1 can of black beans rinsed and 1 can of corn. And your done! Then I serve it like taco salad with chips, lettuce, tomato and all of the fixings.

Crock Pot Fajitas

I'm pretty picky about my crock pot recipes but this one is really good!

http://www.stacymakescents.com/fix-and-forget-friday-crock-pot-chicken-fajitas

Crock Pot Chicken Fajitas 

1 yellow onion, sliced
3 sweet peppers, sliced
1 ½ pounds boneless chicken breast or thighs
1/4 to ½ cup chicken broth, depending on preference (leave this out if you prefer a drier fajita filling)
½ teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons cumin
1 ½ tablespoons chili powder
Squirt of lime juice
Tortillas
Fajita fixings

Combine sliced onion and peppers in the bottom of a greased crockpot. Lay chicken on top of veggies. Pour chicken broth over top. Sprinkle everything with cumin, salt, and chili powder. Give a nice quirt of lime juice over the top. Cover and cook on low for 4-8 hours (or on High for 4 hours) or until meat is shreddable. When meat is done, shred with two forks and stir back into juices. Serve meat mixture with slotted spoon on tortillas with your choice of fixings.
- See more at: http://www.stacymakescents.com/fix-and-forget-friday-crock-pot-chicken-fajitas#sthash.tLDh8PtQ.dpuf

Crock Pot Chicken Fajitas 

1 yellow onion, sliced
3 sweet peppers, sliced
1 ½ pounds boneless chicken breast or thighs
1/4 to ½ cup chicken broth, depending on preference (leave this out if you prefer a drier fajita filling)
½ teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons cumin
1 ½ tablespoons chili powder
Squirt of lime juice
Tortillas
Fajita fixings

Combine sliced onion and peppers in the bottom of a greased crockpot. Lay chicken on top of veggies. Pour chicken broth over top. Sprinkle everything with cumin, salt, and chili powder. Give a nice quirt of lime juice over the top. Cover and cook on low for 4-8 hours (or on High for 4 hours) or until meat is shreddable. When meat is done, shred with two forks and stir back into juices. Serve meat mixture with slotted spoon on tortillas with your choice of fixings.
- See more at: http://www.stacymakescents.com/fix-and-forget-friday-crock-pot-chicken-fajitas#sthash.tLDh8PtQ.dpuf

This is a MUST Try!!

I made this recipe tonight for roast chicken and it was amazing!!! There is even a video to watch and she shows you how to do it. I used dried thyme and only half the garlic because I didn't want to use a whole clove. Also, I used quartered red potatoes and I didn't have any fennel. Anyway, it was amazing and you all should make this recipe. Lastly, I don't have any cooking twine so I looked up that you can use a heavy duty thread instead. Enjoy.

Chicken Tikka Masala

I got this recipe from a girl from my mission a few years ago and when I made it for Grandma Cindy she said I should post it.  It looks like a lot but is fairly quick and easy.  This is the girl's blog amysep.blogspot.com

1/2 c. Greek yogurt
1 1/2 tsp. lemon juice
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. cumin
1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper
3/4 tsp. freshly ground pepper
1 tsp. salt

mix together and marinade 2 breasts of chicken cubed for 1 hour
heat 1 tsp. olive oil in a pan and cook marinated chicken until the yogurt evaporates, set chicken aside.

1 1/2 tsp. butter
2 garlic cloves minced
3/4 tsp. cumin
1/2 tsp. paprika
1 small can tomato sauce
1/4-1/2 c. heavy whipping cream
2 Tbsp. fresh chopped cilantro
Naan bread or Basmati Rice

melt butter in the same skillet, saute garlic for 1 min.  Season with cumin and paprika.  Stir in tomato sauce and cream.  Simmer on low until sauce thickens.  Add chicken and cilantro.
Serve over Basmati rice or with Naan Bread (Both are at Trader Joe's) I like the brown Basmati rice or the whole wheat Naan Bread. This is a little spicy but so good!

Yummy Chicken

I made this last night it was so easy and so yummy!

http://www.southernplate.com/2008/10/grilled-chicken-tenderloins-without.html

Winger's Sticky Finger Wraps

Okay, out here in Payson, AZ we are somewhat restaurant deprived. I found a recipe for sticky fingers and we made copycat wraps tonight for dinner...all we were missing was the popcorn!

8-12 breaded chicken tenders
Sauce:
1 1/2 C. brown sugar
6 Tbs. Frank's hot sauce
4 Tbs. water

Bake chicken according to package directions.
Heat up ingredients for the sauce on the stove top.
Pour sauce over chicken tenders once they are baked.

Place sticky fingers in a tortilla and top with lettuce, tomatoes, cheese and ranch.
We had ours with baked sweet potato fries and celery sticks.

BFF White Bean Chilli

I first made this with Katie Halverson when I was up visiting Seattle. It has since become one of my favorites...and Corlan's too. Hope you guys like it!

Ingredients:
1 Tbs olive oil
1 C onion chopped
2 garlic cloves minced
2 chicken breasts baked and shredded
1 (14.5 ounce) can chicken broth (I normally end up adding more)
2 (16 ounce) can white beans
1 (4 ounce) can green chilies (I really like green chillies so I add more)
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp cumin
monteray jack cheese
cilantro chopped

1. Cook onions, garlic, and chicken in oil
2. Mix remaining ingredients together except cheese and cilantro
3. Cook on stovetop until flavors are mixed
4. Serve with cheese and cilantro and tortilla chips if you want.

Baked Parmesan Chicken

Also from Pinterest and also very easy

Ingredients:

1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 package Good Seasons Italian Dressing mix
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
6 boneless skinless chicken breast halves

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

2. Mix cheese, dressing mix and garlic powder.

3. Moisten chicken breasts with water; coat with cheese mixture. Place in shallow baking dish.

4. Bake 20 to 25 min. or until chicken is no longer pink in the center.

BBQ Chicken

This one is super fast, easy, and yummy! And you only need 3 ingredience!

4 (or so) Frozen chicken breast

1 can Pinapple chunks

BBQ sauce

Put it all in the crock pot at the same time on high 2-3 hours or low for 4-6 hours. I put it on rice and it was super good. You can also add veggies like canned corn or black beans, that is what Brandon did and he liked it.

This also came from pinterest

Orange Chicken...

 Orange Chicken is Corlan's favorite. Here is a recipe he really likes. Enjoy!

http://tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/orange-peppered-chicken/?print=1

My Favorite Chicken Pesto Pasta

So I have made this so often that I kind of just make up my own measurements and add however much I want of everything. You need:

Spagetti noodles

Chicken 1-2 pieces

1 Jar artichoke hearts (cut up)

1 Jar pesto

Sun dried tomatoes

Spinach

And last night I added bacon and it was way yummy!

Cooking instructions:

Start by cutting the chicken into cubes and then cooking them on a skillet. Once the chicken is fully cooked add the artichoke hearts, spinach, and sun dried tomatoes. saute it all together until the spinach in no longer fluffy :) Then add the jar of pesto to the noodles.

When I serve it I usually keep the noodles and veggies separate because it is easier to work with. I hope you like it!

Amy's Sticky BBQ Chicken Drumsticks...

Amy informed me that when she needs to make a meal for someone, these are what she makes. And without fail people tell her how much they love them. She has become famous in Ann Arbor for them. I tried them a couple of months ago and Corlan has been requesting them ever since.

There' a good summer meal!


Ingredients:
4 large chicken drumsticks
1/2 tsp vegetable oil
1 small onion chopped
1/2 c brown sugar
Juice of 1/2 a lemon
1/2 T Worcestershire sauce
4 T ketchup
1 T white wine vinegar

1.  Make marinade by heating oil in skillet, add the onion, and saute until soft. Stir in the sugar and cook gently for 1–2 minutes. Add the remaining ingredients and simmer for 5 minutes.

2. Pour the mixture into a glass ceramic bowl, add the drumsticks, and marinate for at least 30 minutes and up to 12 hours.
3. Transfer the drumsticks to a baking dish, baste well, and place under a preheated broiler. Cook for 20–30 minutes, turning every 10 minutes and basting with the barbecue sauce. Check that they are cooked through, wrap the ends in foil, and serve hot or cold