Tuesday, June 9, 2009

YUMMY RECIPES



Tonight for Enrichment I made Cafe Rio Salads. They turned out really good. I found these recipes online and thought I would share them with you all. Hope you enjoy as much as we did!!!

Café Rio Dressing
1 Ranch Dressing Packet (make as per recipe)
2 Tomatillos (remove husk)
½ Bunch of Cilantro
1 Clove of Garlic
Juice of 1 Lime
1 Jalapeno (use seeds if you like it spicy)
Use a food processor to blend all ingredients well, and then refrigerate.

Café Rio Chicken
1 (8 oz) Bottle of Zesty Italian Dressing
1 Tablespoon Chili Powder
1 Tablespoon Cumin
3 Cloves of Garlic (minced)
5lbs of Chicken Breast
Cook all together in a crock pot 4 hours on medium, shred meat, cook 1 more hour, and then enjoy!

Café Rio Cilantro Lime Rice
4 Cups Water
2 Cups Rice
4 Teaspoons Chicken Bouillon (or 4 cubes)
2 Cloves of Garlic
½ Onion (chopped)
1 Large Lime
½ Bunch Cilantro, Chopped Fine
1~Chop onion & garlic & cilantro (remove stems) small. Set aside.
2~In a 4 cup measure squeeze lime so that all the juice is extracted. Fill the container with water until it equals 4 cups total. Place liquid in a sauce pan, add bouillon and bring to boil.
3~When liquid comes to a boil, add onion, garlic, cilantro and rice. Cover and cook 25 minutes, or as long as instructed on the rice package.

3 comments:

Surrounded by boys!!! said...

oh man this sounds so yummy, thanks for sharing.

Shane's Angie said...

My oh my, this is dangerous information in my hands...and in my mouth! Thanks for posting this Diana! Perfectoyummo!

Meg said...

I have these recipes and cater using them... they are always a popular one!