My beautiful niece, Julie is preparing for a new baby in July. I hosted her baby shower this weekend and was asked to share some of the recipes I made so here it is! I made Chicken Salad, Pimento Cheese, and Strawberry Spinach Salad which everyone seemed to really enjoy. Here are my recipes:
Chicken Salad
1 cup of red seedless grapes, quartered
2 cups of chopped chicken breast (I use the ready prepared kind you can buy sliced up in packages in the store, but I'm sure it's better with fresh chicken.)
1/2 cup of chopped pecans
1 chopped large Vidalia or other sweet onion
1 tbsp of minced jarred garlic
1 tbsp fresh ground pepper
1 tbsp dried parsley
1 tsp dried basil
1 cup Mayo
(I made twice as much for a larger batch)
Mix all ingredients in a bowl and chill for at least an hour to allow flavors to blend.
Strawberry Salad
2-3 cups of fresh sliced strawberries
1 cup of chopped pecans
1/2 cup sesame sticks
1/2 cup hulled sunflower seeds
1/2 cup hulled roasted pumpkin seeds
1 cup of dried cranberries
1/2 cup sliced almonds
Large bag of spinach, spring mix or other ready made salad mix with darker greens
1/2 bottle of Ken's Steakhouse Sweet Vidalia Onion Dressing
Feta cheese if desired (I don't use it any more and it's just as good)
I layer all the ingredients like a lasagna to keep from handling and tossing the salad too much. Let it chill for a wile before serving and the strawberries will give up a bit of their juices and really make the flavor something amazing!
Pimento Cheese
One giant block of white sharp cheddar cheese - chunked and put through a food processor (Don't use pre-shredded, it doesn't work, trust me.)
2 small jars of diced pimentos
1-1 1/2 cups of Mayo
1 tbsp minced garlic (I use the jarred kind)
1 tsp dried minced onion
1 tsp dried parsley
a ton of freshly ground pepper
1/2 tsp salt
I mix in the mayo a little at a time until it reaches the right consistency. Chill for an hour to let the flavors blend before serving. The freshly ground pepper is really key here - the pulverized pepper that comes in a little metal tin is just not sufficient. You can buy pepper and salt grinders now right in the spice section of the store and salt grinders. Freshly ground is really the way to go for these seasonings! It makes such a huge difference in the richness of the flavors.
Mom's Pasta Salad
One package of tricolor spiral pasta
One bottle of Italian Dressing
Salt and Pepper to taste
One Onion
Fresh Veggies from the garden (Tomatoes, squash, cucumbers, whatever else is growing.)
Pepperoni
Cheese
Cook pasta, then combine all ingredients, chill, and serve.
Chicken Salad
1 cup of red seedless grapes, quartered
2 cups of chopped chicken breast (I use the ready prepared kind you can buy sliced up in packages in the store, but I'm sure it's better with fresh chicken.)
1/2 cup of chopped pecans
1 chopped large Vidalia or other sweet onion
1 tbsp of minced jarred garlic
1 tbsp fresh ground pepper
1 tbsp dried parsley
1 tsp dried basil
1 cup Mayo
(I made twice as much for a larger batch)
Mix all ingredients in a bowl and chill for at least an hour to allow flavors to blend.
Strawberry Salad
2-3 cups of fresh sliced strawberries
1 cup of chopped pecans
1/2 cup sesame sticks
1/2 cup hulled sunflower seeds
1/2 cup hulled roasted pumpkin seeds
1 cup of dried cranberries
1/2 cup sliced almonds
Large bag of spinach, spring mix or other ready made salad mix with darker greens
1/2 bottle of Ken's Steakhouse Sweet Vidalia Onion Dressing
Feta cheese if desired (I don't use it any more and it's just as good)
I layer all the ingredients like a lasagna to keep from handling and tossing the salad too much. Let it chill for a wile before serving and the strawberries will give up a bit of their juices and really make the flavor something amazing!
Pimento Cheese
One giant block of white sharp cheddar cheese - chunked and put through a food processor (Don't use pre-shredded, it doesn't work, trust me.)
2 small jars of diced pimentos
1-1 1/2 cups of Mayo
1 tbsp minced garlic (I use the jarred kind)
1 tsp dried minced onion
1 tsp dried parsley
a ton of freshly ground pepper
1/2 tsp salt
I mix in the mayo a little at a time until it reaches the right consistency. Chill for an hour to let the flavors blend before serving. The freshly ground pepper is really key here - the pulverized pepper that comes in a little metal tin is just not sufficient. You can buy pepper and salt grinders now right in the spice section of the store and salt grinders. Freshly ground is really the way to go for these seasonings! It makes such a huge difference in the richness of the flavors.
Mom's Pasta Salad
One package of tricolor spiral pasta
One bottle of Italian Dressing
Salt and Pepper to taste
One Onion
Fresh Veggies from the garden (Tomatoes, squash, cucumbers, whatever else is growing.)
Pepperoni
Cheese
Cook pasta, then combine all ingredients, chill, and serve.
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