Chicken

Buffalo Chicken Eggrolls

For some people, Labor Day is depressing because it marks the end of summer. But not for me. Labor Day means the beginning of football season! Since college football started last weekend (Go Illini!) and the NFL starts tonight (Go Eagles! Go Bears!), I figured what a perfect opportunity to make these Buffalo Chicken Eggrolls. These could easily be an appetizer, a snack, a lunch or a dinner – perfect for whatever time your game starts. These cute little spicy eggrolls contain shreaded chicken (I used thin chicken breasts which cook faster than regular chicken breasts), buffalo sauce, light cream cheese and ranch seasoning. I prefer my buffalo chicken with ranch instead of blue cheese so the cream cheese/ranch combination was right up my alley. And they are baked, not fried so there is no reason to feel too guilty. There isn’t a set recipe for these so you can add as little or as much buffalo sauce as you want (just make sure to roll them up tightly so the sauce doesn’t ooze out as they bake). They pack up easily too which will make you the hit of the tailgate! Try them. Like now.

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Overall Rating: Love It

Source: Iowa Girl Eats Blog – Thanks, Kristin! 🙂

Chicken and Cherry Sandwich

I have my own recipe for chicken salad that I love so much, I don’t usually stray from it (I’ll share it one of these days!). But this Chicken and Cherry Sandwich recipe was in my recipe collection and is similar to my recipe so I had to try it. This sauce includes fresh taragon which, if you’ve never tried it (like I hadn’t), tastes slightly black licorice-y like anise or fennel. The dried cherries add a chewiness and slight tartness while the celery and walnuts provide crunch. To save time, I used precooked grilled chicken strips (like this) which makes this sandwich a quick and easy lunchtime bite.

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Precooked chicken for roasted chicken breast

Overall Rating: Love It

Source: Self Magazine

Adobo Chicken

Yes, this is yet another chicken recipe. As I mentioned before, I used to be a vegetarian (13 years!) and now I eat poultry and some fish but still no pork or beef. Therefore, you will see a LOT of chicken recipes here. That being said, Adobo Chicken is another one. I was happy to make this recipe because I actually had all of the ingredients on hand and didn’t need to run to the store. But…I didn’t love it. It wasn’t bad, but it reminded me of something that I used to eat as a kid that I didn’t like (the only thing that pops in my head is liver and onions – yuck!). This sauce was okay and the onions actually added a little something to the chicken but unfortunately I doubt I’ll make this one again.