My Little Secret

Has anyone else tried the Lawry's Marinades?

They have become my little secret to great tasting food. Jacob and I got a recipe from a coworker of mine that asked you to use the mesquite with lime. The chicken tasted wonderful so it made us wonder how great the other flavors were. Each time we have used the marinades, we have not been unimpressed. It is something simple that you can use to make your food tastes like it comes from a restaurant. A few weeks ago we tried the Sesame ginger with orange on some pork. We marinated it and then grilled the pork. We couldn't get enough of the pork and wanted to keep eating it. We put a little bit of the marinade on the rice for the side dish and it tasted good even on that. So far we found that you may slow cook your meat in the sauce on low for 4-6 hours or do a quick grill of it. We are excited to try some more. You can find them in most grocery stores and they aren't that expensive. We are excitingly waiting for the time to use the other flavors we have.

BBQ Shredded Chicken and Caramelized Red Onion Ranch Spaghetti

1 lb thin spaghetti noodles

4 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

1/2 large red onion, peeled and finely chopped

2 Tablespoons dry Ranch Dressing Mix

3/4 Cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves

Shredded BBQ Chicken

1. Cook spaghetti noodles according to package directions; drain and rinse with cold water to stop cooking. Place olive oil into a large pot over medium heat. Saute red onions until softened and golden. Add cooked spaghetti to onions; mix and add dry Ranch Dressing seasoning and cilantro leaves. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper to taste. Place noodles onto serving plates and top with warm shredded BBQ chicken. Garnish with cilantro leaf and serve.

6 servings

I saw this recipe and thought it sounded super good and I told Jacob about it. It was awesome...really flavorful and we want to make it again. We even made our own bbq sauce that we have fallen in love with. We used the bbq chicken in a chicken taco salad and we both thought that we had died and gone to heaven. Really you need to try this one. It is very easy and full of flavor. It makes a great twist on your normal spaghetti with red sauce.

Spinch Chicken Alfredo Lasgana

1 jar alfredo sauce
9 lasgana noodles, cooked
2 chicken breasts, cooked and shredded
1 small container ricotta cheese
1 small bag (2 cups) mozzarella cheese
spinach
1 can of sliced mushrooms (optional)
salt and pepper to taste
Spread a little bit of the sauce on the bottom of the pan. Place one layer on top of the sauce (a few tablespoons will do the job.) Then add a 1/3 of the chicken in layer, then a layer of 1/3 of ricotta, then a layer of spinach (enough to cover the layer), next a layer of 1/3 of the sauce last a layer of 1/3 of the mozzarella cheese. (add in mushrooms into a layer if desired) Repeat until ingredients are gone. Bake at 375 for about 35-45 minutes or until lightly brown on top.

What a great twist to the classic lasagna. If you love alfredo then you will love this.

Easy Lasagna

9 lasanga noodles
1 lbs ground beef
1 jar (26oz) spaghetti sauce
1 container (16oz) cottage cheese
4 cups grated mozzarella cheese

Brown meat and add sauce. In greased 9x13 pan, lay 3 uncooked lasagna noodles side by side. Cover with 1/3 meat-sauce, 1/3 cottage cheese, then 1/3 cheese. Repeat until all ingredients are used. Cover and bake 375 for 40 minutes. Remove cover and then bake 5 more minutes.

• We like to add a can of mushrooms to the sauce. I am sure you could add other items like peppers or onions.
  

This is a meal that I got out of a missionary cookbook while on my mission. I never could make it on my mission because we didn't have the all ingredients there in Hungary. When I got home I was excited to try it. I always thought lasagna was really hard to make and took tons of time. To my surprise, it actually is a really easy meal to make. It is now a favorite meal for us.