Faux Fried Chicken

Ingredients:

• chicken legs
• 2 cups crushed butter crackers
• 1/2 cup cornmeal
• 1 TBS garlic salt
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 1 cup half-and-half
• 3 shakes of hot sauce

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Prepare a baking pan with olive oil or cooking spray.
2. Combine half-and-half with hot sauce in a shallow dish to coat chicken legs one at a time.
3. In a second shallow dish, combine brushed butter crackers, cornmeal, garlic salt, and black pepper. Mix well. Roll chicken legs in dry mixture after being coated in the wet mix first.
4. Lay coated chicken legs in prepped baking dish, side by side. Cover with any remaining dry mixture.
5. Bake for 1 hour, at 375 degrees F. Test to make sure chicken legs have reached an internal temperature of 175 degrees F.
6. Remove from oven and allow to rest for 5 minutes prior to serving.

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Mandarin-Cashew Salad

Ingredients:

• 12 cups of your favorite lettuce (or blend) torn
• 2 (11 oz) cans of mandarin oranges, drained
• 1 medium green pepper, chopped
• 1 celery rib, thinly sliced
• 1/2 small red onion, chopped
• 1 cup honey roasted cashews

Dressing:

• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1/2 tsp ground mustard
• 1 TBS lime juice
• 1/4 tsp paprika
• 1/8 tsp salt
• dash white pepper

Directions:

1. In a large salad bowl, layer the lettuce, green pepper, celery, red onion, mandarin oranges, and roasted cashews.
2. In a separate small bowl, or large measuring cup - mix the vegetable oil, honey, ground mustard, lime juice, paprika, salt, and pepper.
3. Drizzle dressing over layered salad, just prior to serving.

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Ooey Gooey Chicken *Nachos*

We mixed it up a bit last night and served our Ooey Gooey Chicken as nachos for dinner.

The chicken filling served over restaurant style tortilla chips - topped with guacamole, sour cream, and extra cheese. Delicious!



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