Wild Rice and Chicken Salad

This is a great salad to just make and have the in fridge for the week during these summer months, I took it to a 4th of July BBQ and everyone loved it!

Dressing:

2 garlic cloves, minced

1 Tablespoon of dijon mustard

1/4 teaspoon sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

1/4 rice wine vinegar

1/3 cup of vegetable oil

I put all of the ingredients into a mason jar and just let them all marinate together

4 cups cooked wild rice

2 boneless/skinless chicken breast, cooked and cubed

4 green onions, chopped

1 red bell pepper, sliced thinly

1 yellow bell pepper, sliced thinly

1 cup of snap peas, chopped

2 avocados, diced

1/2 cup of sliced almonds 

Put all ingredients into a large salad bowl and then mix well with dressing!

I have also taken to parties with a french baguette as well.

Enjoy!!!!

Slow Cooker Ranch White Bean Chili

In the summer months it is so much easier making dinner in the slow cooker, you don't have to eat up the house and you just come home to dinner cooked after you have been running around dropping and picking up kiddo's all day!

3 boneless/skinless chicken breasts
2 chicken bullion cubes (I use low sodium ones)
3 garlic cloves, minced
2-15.8 ounce cans of Great Northern white beans (drained and rinsed)
2-small cans of diced green chilies
1 yellow onion, chopped
2 teaspoons Oregano
1 bag of frozen corn
2 teaspoons Cumin
3 cups chicken broth (I use low sodium)
salt and pepper to taste
1 packet of Ranch dressing mix
sour cream and cilantro for topping

In your slow cooker, as the bottom layer put the broth, cumin, onion, garlic, oregano, bullion cubes and ranch dressing packet.  Then place your chicken in and then the corn, green chillies and beans.  About 30 minutes before you are ready to eat you can take the chicken breasts out and shred them and return them to the slow cooker.

Everyone loved it and there was even enough to freeze for a random night.

We topped ours with sour cream, cilantro, shredded cheese and the kids did crumbled chips on top!

Enjoy!!!!