Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad

Ingredients:

• 2 boneless, skinless, chicken breasts
• Mrs. Dash lemon pepper seasoning
• 1 head of Romaine lettuce, cut up
• ¼ cup of Caesar salad dressing
• ¼ cup of Parmesan cheese

Preparation:
Sprinkle the lemon pepper seasoning over the chicken breasts.
Grill on the indoor grill until done, about 5-8 minutes.
Toss the lettuce, dressing, and cheese.
Slice the chicken breasts into pieces.
Place on top of the salad.


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Caesar Salad Dressing

Caesar Salad Dressing

Caesar salad dressing is quick to make and the fresh taste is far better than the bottled kind.

3 tablespoons lemon juice
¼ teaspoon freshly grated black pepper
1 tablespoon of mayonnaise
1 teaspoon Dijon style mustard
2 chopped garlic cloves
¼ cup of grated parmesan cheese
2/3 cup of oil

Whip together all the ingredients in a salad dressing shaker. The Norpro salad dressing mixer is nice because it has other recipes with ingredient measurements right on the side of the bottle. It's hard to go wrong with that!

Shrimp with Feta Cheese

Shrimp with Feta Cheese
Caesar Salad

This is my favorite quick dinner for a hot summer day. It's a perfect way to use some of the tomatoes and basil from your garden. It makes a huge amount of food, so you might want to consider having some friends over for dinner when you prepare it. Serve it with a chilled, crisp, white wine and good conversation.

Ingredients:
1 pound of shrimp, (I usually buy the shrimp precooked so I don’t have to shell and devein.)
1 chopped onion
2 cloves of garlic, crushed
2 cups of chopped tomatoes (You can use a 28 ounce can, but fresh is most delicious!)
3-4 medium sized leaves of fresh basil, chopped
1 sprig of fresh oregano, chopped
1 small bunch of parsley for garnish
Juice of ½ lemon
1 Tbsp olive oil
½ cup of organic chicken broth
1 can of sliced black olives
Crumbled feta cheese
1 pound of angel hair pasta

Ingredients for the salad:
1 head of romaine lettuce
Grated parmesan cheese
Croutons
Caesar salad dressing (Homemade or store bought.)

Preparation:
Put water on to boil for the pasta.
Cook the onions and garlic in oil.
Add the tomatoes, the fresh chopped herbs, and the chicken broth. Cook for 15-20 minutes, until the herbs and tomatoes are soft.
Cook the pasta as directed on the package.
Cut up the romaine for the salad. Toss with dressing to coat the lettuce.
Add the shrimp and olives to the tomato mixture and cook for 3-5 minutes.
Drain the pasta. Serve the shrimp over the pasta and sprinkle with cheese.
Put the croutons on the salad and top with grated parmesan.

Baked Chicken Parmigiana Dinner

Baked Chicken Parmigiana
Green Beans
Romaine Salad with Homemade Caesar Dressing

This tasty Italian style dinner will have them asking for seconds!


Ingredients:

• 2 pounds of boneless chicken thighs
• ½ cup of Italian bread crumbs
• Cooking spray
• 1 jar of Italian pasta sauce
• 1 box of fusilli pasta
• ½ cup of mozzarella cheese
• 1 bag of frozen green beans
• 1 head of romaine lettuce
• ¼ cup of grated parmesan cheese
• Croutons

Dressing ingredients:

• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• ¼ teaspoon freshly grated black pepper
• 1 tablespoon of mayonnaise
• 1 teaspoon Dijon style mustard
• 2 chopped garlic cloves
• ¼ cup of grated parmesan cheese
• 2/3 cup of oil

Directions:

1. Wash and pat dry the chicken thighs. Place the bread crumbs in a brown paper bag, put the chicken thighs in two at a time, and shake to coat. Place in a baking pan that has been sprayed with cooking spray.
2. Bake for 20 minutes at 400 degrees.
3. While the thighs are baking, cook the pasta according to the package directions.
   Drain the pasta. Put it back into the pan and mix ½ the pasta sauce in with it. Pour the coated pasta into a casserole dish.
4. Remove the thighs from the oven and place them on top of the pasta. Pour the remaining pasta sauce over the top of the casserole, and sprinkle mozzarella on top.
5. Bake the casserole at 400 degrees for 15 minutes.
6. Chop the lettuce and place in a bowl.
7. Put the green beans in the microwave with ¼ cup of water.
8. Mix the dressing ingredients in a salad dressing mixer or blender.
9. Sprinkle the parmesan cheese and croutons over the top of the romaine.