What's For Dinner Tonight -- 2017 (grilled, mushroom, frozen, tuna)

[Dennis P]

Steak with brown rice
Kale, broccoli and mango salad

[Mikala43]

Originally Posted by sheena12

Some of you may have noticed the recent absence of Food Forum regular, No Kudzu.

As some of you know, she was preparing to move into her new house, with her husband and two middle school aged daughters.

She was very excited about a fresh start and the prospect of this move.

Unfortunately, on moving day, she twisted her ankle and fell to the ground breaking both of her legs. She is not recuperating in a rehabilitation facility. She is in a considerable amount of pain, and is very upset about being absent for the big move, and being separated from her family.

I think she's enjoy hearing from her City Data family. Your kind thoughts and prayers would be greatly appreciated!

Oh no! Poor thing.

[jade408]

We are in a heat wave. I didn't want to cook, so I took some shortcuts and picked up some shredded chicken from the grocery store.

I made zucchini noodles with chicken in a peanut-miso-ginger dressing. I added carrots, peppers and purple cabbage for color and crunch.

[Mike from back east]

Tonight we had Chicken Cream Cheese Chili (Makes 6 servings), made in the crock pot.

INGREDIENTS

▪ 2 chicken breasts (frozen or fresh)
▪ 1 (15 oz) can black beans; drained and rinsed
▪ 1 (15 oz) can white beans (Cannelloni), drained and rinsed
▪ 1 medium onion, finely chopped
▪ 1 (15 oz) can corn, undrained
▪ 1 (10 oz) can diced tomatoes with green chilies, un-drained (Rotel brand)
▪ 1 tbsp chili powder
▪ 1 tsp cumin
▪ 1 (0.4 oz) package ranch dressing mix (Hidden Valley)
▪ ½ bunch of cilantro; chopped
▪ ½ to 1 cup chicken broth (we use 2 cups from a quart-sized carton of Swanson's)
▪ 1 (8oz) package cream cheese (regular or reduced fat)

Optional (but highly recommended) garnish:
▪ Mixed Mexican cheese, sour cream and chives (we don’t bother)

DIRECTIONS

Put everything into the slow cooker in the order that it’s listed above:
1. Place 2 chicken breasts in the bottom of the crock pot.

2. Drain and rinse (rinse until water runs clear) black and white beans; then add them to the pot.

3. Add finely chopped medium onion, undrained can of corn, undrained can of diced tomatoes with green chilies

4. Top with 1 tbsp chili powder, 1 tsp cumin, 1 package ranch dressing mix, ½ bunch of chopped cilantro, ½-1 cup chicken broth (depending on how thick you want it; I used 1 cup) and finally place your 8 oz package of cream cheese on top. NOTE: For the chicken stock or broth we heat it in the microwave to where it's boiling hot before adding it into the crock pot, else putting it in at room temperature just slows down the cooking process by 30 minutes or more.

5. Cover and cook on low for 6 hours. After it’s been cooking 5 hours, break up the cream cheese into the rest of the mix. Cover and continue cooking the last hour (if you forget this step, it won’t hurt anything to mix it at the end).

6. After the 6 hours, remove the chicken breasts into a medium bowl and shred with two forks. Chicken should be fall-apart tender. Place the chicken back into the slow cooker and stir to combine.

7. Optional: Serve over baked potatoes topped with cheese and sour cream. It’s also great with tortilla chips or white rice. (We don’t bother with this, we just eat it from the bowl like it’s a bowl of soup or chili.)

8. Ice cream is a good dessert afterward, which we enjoy after spicy foods.

[cat1116]

Speedy recovery for no kudzu 🌮🍦🍕🍺🐱

Had left-over chicken fettuccine Alfredo and 1/2 bottle of Snapple mango madness iced tea.

[chessgeek]

Enjoyed 2 hamburgers earlier. 1 with cheese, 1 without. Drank Modelo Negra beer. French vanilla Ice cream with raspberries for dessert.b

[case44]

Tonight: Rockfish's Louisiana gumbo.

[TamaraSavannah]

A spaghetti with a white wine - tilapia-feta cheese-olives-olive oil-cayenne-paprika-Italian seasoning topping. Served over croutons, sprinkled with Parmesan and consumed with a red wine.

As it was, I had left overs so the latter meal were those left overs with the half of french bread left over from a previous spaghetti.......and a glass of milk.

[nmnita]

busy day ahead so dinner will by easy and light: We are having french dip sandwiches and cold slaw. That is it.

[Almrausch]

Tonight aloo ghobi Punjabi Aloo Gobi - Maunika Gowardhan with chapatis/rotis,homemade plain yogurt and lassi to drink. For dessert watermelon slices.

I hope everyone had a terrific long weekend