Yummmies: Curry Chicken Chicken Salad!

Just made this for dinner tonight (plus some Caramel Turtle Brownies for dessert-- not diet friendly, but mm mmm good). Anywho, this is super delish, quick and easy:

Ingredients:
Chicken (sliced to grill for salad)
Curry powder
Salt
Pepper
Garlic (I used just a tbsp of the jarred kind you keep in the fridge)
Mayonnaise (I opted for the Kraft with Olive Oil, which I think is super tasty)
1/3 cup Lemon Juice
Celery (chop about 1 1/2 cups, leaves and all)
Raisins or Grapes
1 Red Apple (Sliced)
1 Avocado
1/3 cup feta cheese
Lettuce (I used green leaf lettuce)
1 Jalapeno (diced)
Pecans
1 Cucumber
Olive Oil
Dressing(s) of your choice

First, if you are starting out with whole chicken breasts like I did, sliced your breasts, as you would for any grilled chicken salad. Season your chicken to taste. I just threw some curry powder, salt, black pepper, tbsp of garlic and Adobo. Grill sliced chicken in a pan with just a little bit of olive oil. Once grilled to perfection (make sure they are grilled all the way through), throw strips into a mixing bowl. Taste one strip and make sure you are satisfied with the seasoning, if not, just dose it as you please :)

Now for your mix-ins: Throw in your diced jalapeno (if you can take the spice!), cup or so of pecans, cup of raisins (or grapes), 1/3 cup of lemon juice, celery, 1/3 cup of feta cheese and mayonnaise until you think it looks like chicken salad-- sorry I didn't measure. MIX IT ALL UP!!

Wash your cucumber and lettuce. Slice your apples and avocado (and remove avocado skin). Place a bed of lettuce on each plate you are serving. Alternately place slices of avocado and apples (see picture above), place your cucumber slices to the side and then dollop that chicken salad in the middle.

I ate mine with just a few dashes of balsamic vinegar across the top and it was mighty fine! Bon appetit!!

(Serves five people)

You N' The Cap'n Make It Happen

So, tonight, Chad and I had a movie night since it's raining all day and night here in Miami Beach. We made mashed potatoes, spring salad with pecans and blue cheese dressing, AND Chad's Cap'n Crunch Chicken!! It's sweet and crunchy and a fun dish to make. Something kids can definitely enjoy (even big kids like Chad and I).

Here's the recipe, from the chef himself:

Pound chicken breast with a mallet
Dust with flour
Douse in beaten eggs
Pour Cap'N Crunch into bowl and crush with muddler/pestle or tool of your choice
Roll battered chicken breasts in Cap'N Crunch
Fry in oil until golden brown and flip; repeat (this should be done on medium-high temperature so that chicken cooks all the way through)
Remove breasts from pan and set on paper towel to absorb grease
Optional: Make a butter sauce with white wine, butter and reduce with your choice of ingredient making it your own!

Voila, good and crunchy fun in your mouth :)