Chicken Teriyaki Salad

Teriyaki Chicken:
1/3 C. soy sauce
1/3 C. brown sugar
1/3 C. water
1 Tbsp. oil
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 Tbsp. fresh ginger, minced
        Put 2 lbs. chicken tenders in a big Ziploc bag and pour marinade over chicken. Marinate for 2 days or at least 24 hours. Cook chicken on grill, or in oven.


Dressing:
3/4 C. oil
3/4 C. sugar
3/4 C. red wine vinegar
2 Tbsp. Soy sauce


Crunchy topping:
1/2 C. butter
1/2 C. sugar
2 pkg. ramen noodles, broken up into small pieces (discard season packet, or use for a different recipe)
1/4 C. sesame seeds
1/2 C. slivered almonds
          Fry all topping ingredients in a frying pan until the sugar has carmelized and the almonds and sesame seeds are toasted. Be careful not to burn the mixture. Pour out onto waxed paper until cool. Break into little pieces and store in an airtight container in refrigerator for up to 8 weeks. Use as desired on top of salads or ice cream.


For the salad:
 Use 1 pkg spring salad mix, 1 pkg romaine lettuce, 4 green onion, 2 cans mandarin oranges, 1/2 -1 C. shredded cheese, and cooked teriyaki chicken. Sprinkle desired amount of crunchy topping on and then dressing. Best served right away, does not keep well with dressing on it.

Savory Chicken Kabobs

My family really enjoyed these. Be sure and make them ahead of time so they can soak up the flavor of the marinade. Also, soak your wooden skewers in water so they don't catch on fire.

1 envelope dry onion soup mix
1/4 c. olive oil
2 Tbsp. peanut butter
2 Tbsp. brown sugar
1 lb. chicken tenderloins or breast chunks

Place all the ingredients in a ziploc bag and mix it around until the chicken is well coated in the marinade. Refrigerate for at least an hour and up to overnight. Grill until the chicken is cooked through.

Steak Rub Recipe

Because my husband loves me he made dinner yesterday. Yum. Why can't everyday be Sunday?

We tried out a new steak rub recipe too. It was very tasty and used simple spices we already had in the cupboard. So if you're looking to jazz up your steak routine try this one:

1 tablespoon garlic powder
2 tablespoons ground black pepper
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon mustard powder
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 tablespoon brown sugar
4 tablespoons ground paprika
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

I halved the recipe and we used it twice this week.