Chicken Caesar Pasta

Fun, warm pasta salad for lunch, or a great dish for a light dinner.

Serves 2-3

8oz bow tie pasta
2 boneless, skinless checken breast halves, thinly sliced
8oz bottle Caesar dressing, divided
2 green onions, thinly sliced
10oz frozen sugar snap peas
1 carrot, thinly sliced
1 c torn fresh spinach

Cook pasta according to pkg directions.  Keep warm!
Saute chicken in 3Tbs dressing in a lg non-stick skillet 4-5 minutes, or until almost done
Add sliced onions, frozen peas & carrot, stirring occassionally.
Add spinach, cook 1-2 minutes, or until wilted, stirring.
Toss mixture with pasta, serve immediately with remaining dressing.

Broccoli - Cauliflower Salad

This recipe comes from my husbands grandma.  He adores broccoli salad so this is one of his all time favorites any time of year.


1lb broccoli-bite size
1lb cauliflower-bite size
1lb bacon-cooked & cut up
1 sm red onion-diced
1 rib celery-diced
8oz shredded cheddar cheese

DRESSING:
1 c mayo
2 Tbs vinegar
1/2 c sugar
sunflower seeds

Mix salad ingredients in large salad bowl.
in a sm bowl mix together all the dressing ingred except the sunflower seeds
Combine the dressing with the salad & mix well.
Chill until ready to serve
Sprinkle top with sunflower seeds if desired

Sunny Fruit Fiesta

Fresh fruit...summer time...that combo says breakfast, lunch, dinner, and any time in between to our crew!

Serves 6

1 cantelope, halved & seeded
1/2 honeydew, seeded
1/4 c sugar
1/4 c fresh lime juice
2 Tbs fresh lemon juice
1 1/2 tsp grated lime peel
1 c sliced strawberries
1 c black or red seedless grapes

Using a melon baller, scoop flesh from cantelope & honeydew into balls; set aside.
In a lg glass or ceramic bowl, combine the sugar, lime juice, lemon juice, & lime peel.
Stir well to disolve sugar.
Add the cantelope & honeydew balls, strawberries & grapes.  Toss gently to combine.
Cover bowl with plastic wrap & refrigerate for at least 1 hour stirring once or twice.
Spoon the fruit into serving bowls or hollowed out melon halves, dividing evenly.
**can also use kiwi, pineapple, papaya, or mango.
**Add a touch of ginger & maybe coconut too

Be creative & have the kids help pick out fun combos of fruit!

Green Salad with Apples and Maple Walnut Dressing

This is a wonderful crisp fruit salad that will compliment any entree or sandwich!  Have the kids help to make it and watch as they devour their creation!

6 c. salad greens
1 c. julienned Braeburn or Honeycrisp apples
2 Tbs. cider vinegar
2 Tbs. maple sryup
2 tsp. dijon mustard
1 1/2 t. walnut oil
salt
red pepper

Combine salad greens & apples in a large salad bowl.
Combine all remaining ingredients, whisk together well.
Drizzle over salad, toss gently to coat once ready to eat!

Serves 4

our kids love this salad...we have added nuts, dried cranberries, etc...use your imagination & your own likes to make this a fun way to get the greens & fruit into your kids.