Spicy Coconut Chicken

Combine:

½ cup cornflake crumbs

½ tsp salt

¼ tsp pepper

¼ tsp cayenne pepper

½ cup coconut

Dip boneless chicken breasts in milk then crumb mixture.  Place on a greased, foil-covered baking sheet and drizzle with butter.  Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.

Serve with easy gravy: combine in saucepan 1 can cream of chicken soup, a little milk, a few dollops of sour cream, and a dash of lemon juice to the right consistency and taste.  Heat until warm.  Serve over mashed potatoes. 

Sweet and Sour Chicken

4-6 boneless chicken breasts, cut up into chunks.

Combine ¼ cup each flour and cornstarch, plus salt and pepper. 

Shake chicken pieces in flour mixture, then dust off with a sieve.

Fry chicken pieces in oil (heated over medium heat) for about 30 seconds on each side.

Meanwhile, combine the following in a saucepan over medium heat.

1 cup sugar

½ cup white vinegar

½ cup water

¼ cup ketchup

1 T soy sauce

½ tsp garlic salt

1 T cornstarch, mixed with 1 T cold water.

Place browned chicken in a baking dish; pour sauce over chicken and bake at 350 for 30 minutes.  Serve over rice.  

Cabbage Casserole

Sauté 1 chopped onion in 6 T butter.  Mix with 1 bag chopped cabbage, 1 can cream of mushroom soup, and 8 oz shredded cheddar.  Put in a casserole dish (round) and bake 30 minutes at 350.  

Shrimp and Cream Cheese Appetizer

1 brick of cream cheese (room temperature for easy spreading)

1 bottle of cocktail sauce

A good amount of cooked salad shrimp or small shrimp, rinsed and chilled

Serve with crackers of your choice.  

Baked Ziti

1 lb ziti, prepared

Mix the following:

16 oz ricotta cheese

8 oz mozzarella cheese, shredded

1 egg

¼ cup parmesan cheese

Spinach

Basil

Oregano

Layer pasta, spaghetti sauce, ricotta mixture twice, add a layer of mozzarella and parmesan cheese on top. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes covered and 15 minutes uncovered. 

Peanut Butter Chocolate Popcorn

½ cup light corn syrup

½ cup sugar

½ cup peanut butter

½ c chocolate chips

8 cups popped popcorn

½ cup salted or honey roasted peanuts

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Grease roasting pan.  Combine popcorn and nuts in roasting pan.  Melt sugar and corn syrup in a saucepan, add peanut butter and chocolate chips (or drizzle melted chocolate chips over after).  Pour over popcorn and coat.  Bake 30 minutes, stirring frequently.  

Meal Ideas

Shrimp pasta (Alfredo sauce)

Shrimp curry sandwich

Shrimp fajitas

Shrimp stir fry

Shrimp Cajun pasta

Chicken fettuccini salad

Chicken cordon bleu (regular or casserole)

BBQ chicken sandwiches

Marinated grilled chicken

Mediterranean baked chicken

Parmesan chicken

Fajitas (chicken, shredded beef or steak; can use Italian dressing as marinade)

Sweet and sour chicken

Spicy coconut chicken

Curry chicken (yellow or red, with spinach)

Indian chicken

Curry chicken salad sandwiches

Chicken with taco sauce in crock pot-over salad

Jambalaya

Moroccan chicken

Orange chicken

Buttermilk chicken

Chicken and artichoke casserole

Chicken azteca/SW crockpot chicken

Fried chicken

Teriyaki chicken

Italian chicken and vegetable skewers

Sukiyaki

Spicy honey chicken

Chicken enchiladas

Chicken pasta salad

Jerk chicken

Beef BBQ sandwich

Teriyaki Steak

Beef roast

Beef and broccoli stir fry

Hamburgers

Tacos

Sloppy joes

Marinated turkey tenderloins

Turkey breast

Pork roast

Poulsen’s pork chops

Pulled pork sandwiches

Ribs

Café Rio Pork burritos

Ham

                  

Salmon (lemon butter or teriyaki)

Calzones

Bean enchiladas (refried or black)

Spinach lasagna

Spaghetti

Pepper pasta

Pasta salad

Pizza

Spaghetti bake

Nachos

7-layer dip

Buffalo chicken salad

Spinach salad

BBQ chicken salad

Asian salad (Top Ramen)

Winter salad

Chicken tortilla soup

Taco soup

Potato soup

Chili

Chicken wild rice soup

Eggs (scrambled, goat cheese omelette)

Pancakes

Grilled cheese

Sandwiches

Frozen meals

Spinach Quiche

Sides

Rice-a-roni wild rice, others

Cous cous

Mashed potatoes

Rice

Pasta

Béarnaise sauce on salmon

Black bean salad

Roasted asparagus and red peppers

Roasted Rosemary potatoes

Sesame green beans

Spinach poppers

Cabbage bake

Roasted squash and sweet potatoes

Ranch potatoes

Potato salad

Cole slaw

Cheesey smashed potatoes

Greeky cous cous salad

Cucumbers and onions

Roasted veggies (mushrooms, zucchini)

Caesar salad

Chips and dip

Pasta salad

Broccoli salad

Appetizers

Buffalo wings

Shrimp

Shrimp, cream cheese, cocktail sauce, crackers

Fried cheese

7 layer dip

Spinach and artichoke dip

Ranch dip (with shrimp)

Hummus and pitas

Stuffed mushrooms

Buffalo chicken dip