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Grilled Ranch Chicken

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So easy!! The hardest part is planning ahead as these succulent breasts need to marinade in the ranch dressing for at least 4 hours.

Ingredients:

  • 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • seasoning salt
  • fresh ground pepper
  • garlic powder
  • 1 bottle of ranch dressing

Directions:

First off pound the daylights out of your chicken!! We want them uniformly half-inch thick or so.

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Then sprinkle the seasoning salt, fresh cracked black pepper and garlic powder on your chicken, both sides and rub in. EASY on the seasoning salt you don’t want them too salty!

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Now put them in a gallon size plastic bag and pour the ranch dressing into the bag. I squeeze it all up to make sure all surfaces are covered with the marinade. 🙂

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Put this in the fridge and let marinade for at least 4 hours.

Once you are ready to cook them, fire up your barbecue medium hot heat and cook 6-7 minutes both sides. Do not move them around you will get really nice grill marks if you just flip them once. Cheers!

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Grilled Ranch Chicken

  • Difficulty: easy
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Ingredients:

  • 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • seasoning salt
  • fresh ground pepper
  • garlic powder
  • 1 bottle of ranch dressing

Directions:

First off pound the daylights out of your chicken!! We want them uniformly half-inch thick or so.

Then sprinkle the seasoning salt, fresh cracked black pepper and garlic powder on your chicken, both sides and rub in. EASY on the seasoning salt you don’t want them too salty!

Now put them in a gallon size plastic bag and pour the ranch dressing into the bag. I squeeze it all up to make sure all surfaces are covered with the marinade. 🙂

Put this in the fridge and let marinade for at least 4 hours.

Once you are ready to cook them, fire up your barbecue medium hot heat and cook 6-7 minutes both sides. Do not move them around you will get really nice grill marks if you just flip them once. Cheers!

Check out my video!! :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqfctbwk9xM&list=UUHTzK_rZboYpUFmCrmgrIQg

Heirloom Tomato Salad

This is so easy I think my pics will tell you the recipe 🙂

Fresh heirloom tomatoes chopped.

Fresh heirloom tomatoes chopped.

Add Salt and Pepper, drizzle of balsamic vinegar and EVOO

Add Salt and Pepper, drizzle of balsamic vinegar and EVOO

Add Fresh Basil

Add Fresh Basil

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Cheese of choice traditional Mozzarella or I used Feta here :)

Cheese of choice, traditional Mozzarella or I used Feta here 🙂

ENJOY!!

 

Pico de Gallo

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Fresh, simple and delicious!

There are such wonderful authentic Mexican restaurants here in Southern California.  I seem to always have tortillas on hand as a staple alongside my bread. My daughter likes cheese quesadillas  and the rest of us like beef and chicken fajitas, burritos, etc etc.

Pico de Gallo is basically an uncooked salsa, also known as Salsa Fresca.  Traditionally it is made with fresh tomatoes, onions and chillies.   Make this a few hours ahead of time to allow the flavors to blend.

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Pico de Gallo

  • Servings: 6-8
  • Difficulty: easy
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Ingredients:

  • 3 ripe tomatoes chopped small (sometimes I cheat and use  1 can of diced tomatoes well-drained)
  • 1/3 of a medium size red onion finely minced
  • 1 green onion finely minced
  • 1 jalapeno pepper finely minced
  • 1 clove of garlic finely minced
  • a bunch of fresh cilantro chopped medium.
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 2 tbsp of olive oil
  • juice from one lime.

Directions:

Mix all ingredients together, cover, refrigerate and let sit for a few hours before serving to allow flavors to develop.

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French Green Beans with French Fried Onions

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Fresh green beans! Your palette will thank you.

Green beans with French Fried Onions

  • Servings: 6
  • Difficulty: easy
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Ingredients:

  • 1 package of ready to go french green beans. (I’m guessing this would be about 4 cups worth)
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 2 tbsp of butter
  • 1/4 cup of French’s french fried onions
  • 1/4 cup of toasted sliced almonds (optional)

Directions:

Par boil your french green beans in 1/2 cup of water in your frying pan then drain the water. Just before you are ready to serve your green beans add 2 Tbsp of butter and your salt and pepper to taste. Toss to cook through aproximately 5 minutes and add your fried onions and sliced almonds at the end.   Toss well and serve.

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