Orange Vinaigrette Dressing

This is a recipe from my friend Carrian which I changed slightly

1/3 C. orange juice
2 T. Apple Cider vinegar
1/3 C. vegetable oil
2 T. sugar
1 T. Good seasons dry Italian dressing mix

combine Ingredients and pour over salad I like it over some of the following

-Mixed Greens salad bag with sliced strawberries. Sometimes I add feta cheese as well.

-Romaine lettuce with craisins, carrot slivers, and salmon (I like this for lunch)

If you want to make it clean you could use fresh squeezed OJ, olive oil and forgo the sugar. I haven't tried this yet so if you do let me know.

This is the original recipe I changed just a few things so I could use items I keep in my kitchen on a regular basis.

Ice Cream Dream Dessert

Ingredients

1/2 Gallon Vanilla Ice Cream
1/2 Gallon Raspberry Sherbet
1/2 Gallon Pineapple Sherbet
2 Pkg's Frozen Raspberries
6 Banana's Sliced
1 1/2 to 2 cans pineapple tidbits

Soften the ice cream and sherbet and stir together, then add the frozen raspberries, pineapple tidbits and banana slices. Stir together and freeze mixture at least over night. Serve in cups with pirouette cookies. Sorry guys there is no clean way about this!

Fruit Dip

Ingredients

1 small package of french vanilla pudding
2 cups cold milk
1 small container of cool whip
Almond extract to taste

Directions:
Make pudding according to package (most use about 2 cups cold milk) however, before you stick the mixture in the refrigerator to cool add the majority of the container of cool whip. Once this is combined add almond extract. I don't measure it I just add a bit at a time until the mixture has a nice almond flavor. If you are trying it by itself It has a stronger almond taste but it needs to be on the stronger side otherwise the fruit will over power it when used as a dip.

Combine with any of your favorite fruits. I love strawberries, bananas and pineapple

Grilled Salmon Salad with Orange Basil Vinaigrette

Ingredients

1/4 Cup Frozen Orange Juice Concentrate, Thawed

1Tbsp plus 1 1/2 tsp. Cider Vinegar

1 Tbsp. Chopped Fresh Basil or 1 tsp dried Basil

1 tsp Olive Oil

4 Cups Torn mixed Greens

3/4 Cup sliced Strawberries

10 to 12 Thin cucumber slices, cut into halves

1/8 tsp coarsely ground black pepper

Directions

whisk together OJ concentrate, vinegar, basil and olive oil. Set aside 2 Tbsp baste salmon with .

Grill Salmon brushing frequently the OJ mixture. Cool slightly

Toss together greens, strawberries and cucumber slices and divide evenly between two plates

Break salmon into chunks. Arrange salmon on greens mixture. Drizzle with dressing and sprinkle with pepper.

I really liked this salad it was delicious. It's not clean because of the OJ concentrate. To make clean you could try fresh squeezed OJ possibly and use extra virgin olive oil. Also, you can make the salmon have more flavor by using just OJ concentrate instead of the mixture.

Chicken Fried Rice

I stole this from Lindsay Nelsons recipe blog. Sorry I haven't tried to make it but I love fried rice. Unfortunately it's not clean so I haven't tried it. She says it's amazing so I recommend it.

Ingredients:

1 to 2 Chicken breasts or 10 Chicken Tenders (cut into small pieces)
3 Scrambled eggs 2 Carrots (finely grated)
1/2 White onion (finely chopped)
3/4 cup Frozen peas
1/2 cup Butter
1 to 2 Garlic cloves (Crushed) or 1 teaspoon of garlic Powder
2 cups White rice (not instant)

Marinate chicken in soy sauce, if you do not have much time, mix it with chicken before cooking In a large frying pan Cook chicken in small amount of olive oil, add carrots and onions and sauté until clear Add frozen peas and cook until soft. In a separate pan cook rice then add to the mixture In another pan, scramble three eggs, chop finely and add to mixture Melt 1/2 cup butter, add crushed garlic cloves to butter, stir and add to mixture Mix all together well, add soy sauce to taste and Enjoy.
*** She used half the garlic and butter... and used instant brown rice. She said it's still DELICIOUS!

Crockpot Chicken and Rice

Ingredients:

4 Breast of Chicken

1 Family size can cream of chicken

1 Pkg Italian dressing mix (not made up)

1 pkg cream cheese

8 servings of Rice

Directions:

In a crock pot combine chicken, cream of chicken, Italian dressing mix and cream cheese. Cook on low for 8 hours and enjoy over rice. Some people put it over noodles. Sorry I don't have a picture with rice.

Makes about 6-8 servings

Bow Tie Pesto Pasta

Ingredients
6 cups Bow Tie Pasta
12 oz of chicken (3-4 breasts)
1 Container Pesto
1 C Craisins
Parmesan Cheese (if desired)

Directions
Slice chicken into 1 inch chunks. Grill chicken breasts on the stove. Near the end add a little pesto. In a separate pan boil bow tie pasta. Combine cooked pasta, chicken, remaining pesto and craisens in large bowl

Makes 6 servings

If you want to make this clean substitute the pasta for wheat pasta! thanks Jess for the idea

Parmesan Chicken

Ingredients
1 C. Mayonnaise
½ tsp Garlic
Italian Seasoning (to taste)
Bread Crumbs
Parmesan Cheese
8 Chicken Breasts

Directions
Combine mayonnaise, garlic and Italian seasoning in a small bowl. In a separate bowl combine equal parts bread crumbs to Parmesan cheese. Use the mayonnaise mixture to coat the thawed chicken on both sides. Dip into break crumb mixture and place on greased cooking sheet.

Bake 350 to 375 for 45-60 minutes

Makes 8 servings

I love this with Mashed potatoes. It's super easy just be careful not to over cook it. I wouldn't necessarily brown it as much as this picture. Also, I don't use fresh Parmesan I use the bottled one that you would use on spaghetti. It's delicious but sorry NOT CLEAN