Tag Archives: pasta

Cooking, Salads

Chicken and Red Grape Salad

Chicken and Red Grape Pasta Salad – oh yeah

Gather the following ingredients:

1 small jar Mayo or 2 cups
1 tbsp. Sugar
1/2 tbsp. Mustard
1 tbsp. Heavy Whipping Cream
16 oz Rotelle noodles
Rotisserie chicken
1 celery rib
1/2 lb cheddar cheese
Seedless Red Grapes

large pot
large bowl
small bowl

Cook the noodles and let them sit until they cool to room temperature.

rotelle noodles

In the meantime mix together the Mayo, sugar, mustard, and Heavy whipping cream in the small bowl.  Put this into the fridge to cool.

Mayo, sugar, mustard, heavy whipping cream

When the noodles are cool and the mix is chilled start to put everything together.  Put the noodles in the large bowl.  Pull the chicken apart and add it to the bowl.

chicken and noodles

Chop up the celery stick and add it.  Cube the cheddar cheese and add it to the bowl.  Add some grapes.

rotelle, chicken, cheddar, red grapes, celery

Top with the dressing from the fridge and mix.

chicken and red grape salad

Put it back into the fridge until you are ready to serve it.

 

Cooking, Main courses

Hungarian Goulash

Crock Pot Hungarian Goulash

Gather the following ingredients:

16 oz frozen cut green beans, thawed
1/2 onion, chopped
1 1/4 lbs beef, cubed
1 can chunky tomato sauce, large or small can
1 can chicken broth
6 oz can of tomato paste
4 teaspoons paprika
cooked egg noodles

Ingredients for Hungarian Beef Goulash

Crock Pot
Medium bowl

Pour the green beans into the Crock Pot.  Chop half an onion and add it.  Cube the beef and add it.  I used a prime pot roast for the beef and cut that into chunks.

Combine the chunky tomato sauce, chicken broth, tomato paste, and paprika in the bowl.  Mix.  Add to Crock Pot.

Beef, onions, and green beans in Crock Pot

Put the lid on and cook on low for 6 -8 hours.

Prior to the beef finishing, cook the egg noodles.

Serve the beef mixture over the cooked egg noodles.

Hungarian Goulash dished