I know what you're thinking... mashed potatoes and chicken salad? Those can't possibly go well together... And it's because they don't. You're right. But I've tried two new recipes in the last week, and I was a fan of both of them, so I decided to showcase them here. I didn't actually make them on a Tuesday. And I'm probably going to go to Chipotle tonight so I won't make anything new tonight. BUT, I am writing about them on a Tuesday, so it'll work. Right? Right!
For Father's Day my dad requested that I make garlic mashed potatoes. We had all watched Pioneer Woman make them on her show a few weeks before and I guess they never left my dad's mind. For a family that is on a diet, the Father's Day meal was quiet un-diety. We had steak, cheesy corn, rolls, salad (thanks, Momma, for fitting a bit of health into the meal), cherry pie, and of course, garlic mashed potatoes. The recipe by Pioneer Woman is actually Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes. And they were packed with all sorts of unhealthy... amazing goodness: cream cheese, butter, half and half, salt, pepper, and roasted garlic. But y'all... they were GOOD. Worth every calorie.
Roasted Garlic (I didn't know how so I went to PW's blog)
Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes (she has one recipe where she bakes the mashed potatoes on Food Network's site, and one where she doesn't on her
blog. I went for the baked so I could make them a bit ahead of time.)
On Friday, I made
this recipe for Chicken and White Bean Enchiladas (which were awesome, btw.) It called for some pre-cooked chicken breast so I made extra so I could use it in a meal later in the week. A couple of nights ago I was planning out my lunch for the following day and I decided I was craving a chicken salad. So what did I do? Google "healthy chicken salad" and was given some lovely results. Cooking Light had a
collection of recipes and I went with the Curried Chicken Salad with Apples and (C)raisins. The recipe called for raisins but I don't absolutely love raisins. I do absolutely love craisins and had some on hand so I decided to go with those instead. I whipped up the recipe in 10 minutes. It was really easy and really tasty if you are into the curried chicken salad thing. I indeed am, so I was a fan.
Curried Chicken Salad with Apples and (C)raisins
Alright folks, keep tryin' it up! (Yeah... it's been a long day and I'm in a weird mood. Whatev.)
2 comments:
Where your potatoes garlic-y enough? I've made a couple different recipes and Unca Dave always wishes the garlic taste was stronger. I'm curious what you all thought of your recipe.
So what did I do? Google "healthy chicken salad." I don't know why but that line is cracking me up. I pinned the recipes. Yum!
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