Creamy Dill Dressing--Dana

A favorite gluten free dressing at our house...

1 cup mayonnaise
1 cup Greek yogurt
1 tsp salt
2 tsp garlic powder
1 Tbsp sugar
1 Tbsp dried dill weed

Combine ingredients and refrigerate!

From http://celiacfamily.com

Papa Bob's Stir-Fry--Dana

2 lbs. chicken, cubed and cooked
Broccoli, cut up
Cauliflower, cut up
Carrots, sliced
Water chestnuts, drained
Green onions, sliced
Cashews
Any other stir-fry items you might like.
For cooking club: Thaw the above items and stir-fry in some peanut or olive oil. Start with the chicken and add the items that take the longest to cook... Cook until the desired texture.
Serve with rice and any sauces you might like.

Our new favorite sauce:
Peanut Sauce (I doubled for 4 of us)
2 T. smooth peanut butter
2 T. soy sauce
1-2 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 cup water
1 T. brown sugar
juice from half a lemon, or less depending on taste
Combine all ingredients in a small sauce pan stirring constantly until peanut butter has melted and all is smooth.
(from Cooks.com)

Papa Bob's Fajitas--Dana

2 lbs. chicken
1 large onion, sliced
1 1/2 cup soy sauce
1 1/2 cup brown sugar

Cut up chicken into cubes. Mix 1 cup soy sauce and 1 cup brown sugar. Marinate the meat overnight in the soy sauce mixture. Cook the chicken in the marinade. Cook the onions the remaining soy sauce and brown sugar until caramelized (this takes a long time--usually takes mine about an hour).
For cooking club: Thaw chicken, onions, and cheese. Cook the chicken in a sauce pan until warm and the onions in another pan until warm.
Serve with favorite fajita items... tortillas, beans, guacamole, salsa, sour cream, cheese, olives...

Chinese Chicken--Dana

2 lbs. chicken (either tenders or cubed)
1 onion cut into large pieces
1 green bell pepper cut into large pieces
1 can pineapple chunks
Sauce (I always double this sauce recipe as Jim likes it saucy):
1 T. soy sauce
3/4 cup honey
1/4 cup pineapple juice
1/2 cup vinegar
4 T. ketchup
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. ground ginger
Cook the sauce ingredients until warm and combined. Cook the chicken until crispy. I like to coat the chicken in salt, pepper, and cornstarch and frying in a little olive oil to get it nice and crispy. In a 9x13 layer the onion, bell pepper, and pineapple chunks, and chicken. Pour the sauce over it all and bake at 350 for about 30 minutes until heated through and sauce is bubbling.
For cooking club: Thaw ingredients and then follow above directions for cooking.
Serve with rice and some steamed vegetables.

Montery Chicken Casserole--Dana

2 cups water
1 cup uncooked rice
1 T. chicken bouillon or 3 cubes
1 16oz. carton sour cream
1/8 tsp pepper
1/2 cup bell pepper (red or green)
2 cups cubed, cooked chicken
1 1/2 cups shredded Pepper-jack cheese
1 can (4oz.) chopped green chilies, undrained
Heat oven to 350... Combine water, rice, and bouillon. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer 15-20 minutes. Combine all ingredients except 1/2 cup cheese; mix well. Bake in 9x13 pan for 25 minutes. Top with remaining cheese and bake 3 more minutes.

Notes: I usually split this into two 8x8 pans and freeze one for later. I also season the chicken when I cook it with salt and pepper. We sometimes make it without the chicken for a yummy side dish.
For cooking club: First thaw and then bake according to the recipe. If it is still somewhat frozen, just cook longer. I find it is moister if you leave the tinfoil on it for the 25 minutes.
Serve with fresh bread and a big salad.

WW Points = 6 per serving (4 servings per dish)

Pinapple Pork - Alicia

Pork Chops
1/4 tsp. paprika
20 oz can pinapple tidbits
2 tbsp. dijon mustard

Thaw your marinade and throw it in the crockpot with the pinapple (juice and all). Slow cook in croc pot for 6-8 hours on LOW.

Cashew Chicken

Cashew Chicken
¼ c orange juice
1/3 c honey
¼ c soy sauce
1 Tbsp cornstarch
1 tsp. ground ginger
1 tsp. garlic powder
½ tsp. pepper
2 Tbsp vege. Oil
4 green onions, chopped
2 large carrots, sliced
4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, cut into strips
1 cup cashews
In a bowl, combine juice, honey, soy sauce, cornstarch, and seasonings.
In a wok or large skillet, heat 1 Tbsp oil until it smokes. Stir-fry veges for several minutes until onions become fragrant. Set aside and keep warm.
In the same skillet, heat another Tbsp oil and stir-fry chicken until brown and tender.
Add cooked veges, cashews, and sauce.

BECKY AND DANA: There is no cornstarch in the sauce...this is something I thought you might like to add to thicken as you are cooking....what i typically do when I am cooking..

WW Points = 9 points per serving

Pizza

Pizza

Dough : on your own

Canadian Bacon

Pepperoni

Cheese

Sauce (canned)

Browned meat 1 lb for all

Pinapple (small containers?)

Cook as directions on your choice of dough

Enchiladas

Enchiladas

Meat - turkey meat

Beans

Cheese

Corn Tortillas

Tomato Sauce (3)

La hot sauce

olives

Directions:

Heat at 350 for 30 minutes.

Add sour cream

Enchiladas

Enchiladas

Meat - turkey meat

Beans

Cheese

Corn Tortillas

Tomato Sauce (3)

La hot sauce

olives

Directions:

Heat at 350 for 30 minutes.

Add sour cream

WW Points = 9 per serving

Pork Chops - Alicia

Easy Pork Chops

Serves: 4

· 6 thick rib pork chops (2 1/2 lbs.)

· 1 tablespoon & 1 tsp. salt

· 1 teaspoon basil

· 1/2 teaspoon oregano

· 1 can Italian tomatoes

· 2 medium onions -- thinly sliced

· 2 tablespoons parsley -- chopped

· 1 tablespoon olive oil

Trim chops of all excess fat. Combine salt, basil and oregano, rub this herb-salt seasoning into the chops thoroughly. Remove as many seeds as possible from tomatoes. (Remove the whole tomatoes from the liquid, then strain the juice to clear it of seeds). Place the tomatoes and juice in shallow baking pan, (13 x 9 x 2 inches). Add layer of onions. Place the seasoned chops on top. Drip olive oil over the chops. Place pan in 350 degree oven for 1 1/2 hours. Remove fat from sauce. Serve with corn, sweet potatoes, baked noodles, baked apples and salad.

Becky and Dana - pour tomato on bottom of pan and then lay pork on top and bake to heat back up.

Sweet and Sour Meatballs

Sweet-and-Sour Meatballs

Basic Meatballs
1 tablespoon cornstarch
½ cup brown sugar (packed)
1 can (13 ¼ ounces) pineapple chunks I used a 20 oz can of tidbits in 100% juice
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1/3 cup vinegar
½ cup coarsely chopped green pepper

Prepare Basic Meatballs and set aside. Mix cornstarch and sugar in large skillet. Stir in pineapple (with syrup), soy sauce and vinegar. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. Add cooked meatballs; cover and simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in green pepper; cover and simmer until pepper is crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. My sauce was a bit thick, probably from using the tidbits instead of chunks which I think have more pineapple than juice, even though it was a larger can than the recipe called for. I just added a little water.

4 or 5 servings.

Basic Meatballs

1 pound ground beef
1 egg
1 small onion, chopped (about ¼ cup)
½ cup dry bread crumbs ¼ cup milk
¾ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

Mix all ingredients. Shape mixture by tablespoonfuls into 1 ½-inch balls.

Place meatballs in lightly greased baking pan. Bake uncovered in 400 degree oven until light brown, about 20 minutes. Drain off fat.

Makes 24 meatballs.

WW Points = 6 per serving