Cafe Rio Chicken

I actually got this recipe off of Candra's Family Favorites blog. It is definitely a keeper.

Café Rio Dressing
1 buttermilk ranch dressing packet (make as per recipe)
2 tomatillos (tomato like vegetable with a husk around them)
½ bunch of cilantro
1 clove garlic
Juice of 1 lime
1 jalapeño (Use the seeds too if you like it spicy. You could substitute a few drops of green tobasco for the jalapeno.)

Use a food processor to blend all the ingredients well. Refrigerate.

Cafe Rio Chicken
1 small bottle Kraft Zesty Italian Dressing
1 T chili powder
1 T cumin
3 cloves garlic—minced
5 lbs chicken breast

Cook all together in a crock pot for 4 hours, shred meat and cook 1 additional hour.

Café Rio Rice
3 c water
4 t chicken bouillon
4 t garlic –minced
½ bunch cilantro
1 can green chiles—or equivalent fresh
¾ t salt
1 T butter
½ onion
3 c rice (see note)

Blend cilantro, green chiles and onion together in food processor. Bring water to a boil and add all ingredients, simmer covered 30 minutes.

Oriental Chicken Salad

2 chicken breasts, cooked and diced
1/2 head cabbage chopped
1 pkg. chicken flavor Ramen noodle soup
1/4 cup vinegar
1 bag salad greens
diced almonds
2 green onions, chopped

Dressing:
1 Tbs. sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oilPublish Post
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
*combine all ingredients and shake until blended

*combine chicken, almonds, cabbage, green onions and uncooked noodles that have been broken up and mixed with Ramen seasoning
*serve over a bed of regular lettuce.

Caribbean Chicken and Black Bean Salad with Spicy Lime Dressing

2 c. cubed, cooked chicken
1/4 c. chopped fresh cilantro
1 large tomato, chopped (1 cup)
1 medium avocado, chopped
1 small yellow squash, chopped
1 can (15 oz.) black beans, rinsed and drained
Leaf lettuce

* Make Spicy Lime dressing
* Toss remaining ingredients except lettuce in large bowl. Pour dressing over salad; toss. Serve on lettuce.

Spicy Lime Dressing
1/4 c. lime juice
1/4 tsp. ground cumin
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. chili powder
2 Tbs. olive oil
1 Tbs. honey
2 to 3 drops red pepper sauce

* Shake all ingredients in tightly covered container.