Chicken Caesar Wrap

2 cups cubed or shredded rotisserie chicken

3 cups shredded lettuce

3/4 cup cherry tomatoes - halved

1 cup shredded carrots

1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese

1/2 cup Caesar dressing (or more to taste)

salt and pepper

Large flour tortillas

Other options:

shredded red cabbage

cubed cucumbers

Mix and spoon into tortilla.  Roll it up and serve.  Can also be served as a salad.

Dill Pickle Chicken Salad

Ingredients

(Serves 4)

1 can of chicken (can use 2 fresh cooked chicken breasts also)

1/2 cup fresh diced cucumber

1 cup diced dill pickles

1/2 cup mayonnaise or 1/4 cup may and 1/4 cup yogurt

2 T dill pickle juice

2 T fresh chopped dill (I have never used this though since I don't have it)

Combine and chill in fridge.  Tastes great wrapped in lettuce as well as in a croissant.

Cheeseburger Sliders

 These were a huge hit with our kids! I actually increase it by 1.5 for the 8 of us, and we had a few leftovers.  The leftovers were really good just heated up in the microwave, and they were all eaten by the next day.

2 lb ground beef

1/2 Tbsp olive oil

1 tsp salt

1 tsp black pepper

1 tsp garlic powder

1/2 large yellow onion finely diced

1/4 cup mayonnaise

8 slices medium cheddar cheese

6 oz medium cheddar shredded

24 dinner rolls (we used hawaiian sweet rolls)

2 Tbsp butter melted

1 Tbsp sesame seeds

Preheat oven to 350.  Butter the bottom of a rimmed baking sheet.  

Place a large skillet over medium/high heat with 1/2 Tbsp olive oil.  Add diced onion then 2 lbs ground beef and break up with a spatula.  Season with 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp black pepper, and 1 tsp garlic powder.  Sautee over medium/high heaat breaking up the beef and cooking until cooked throught.  Remove from heat.  

Drain grease from meat.  Stir in 1/4 cup mayo.

Cut buns in half.  Place bottom half of dinner rolls on buttered baking sheet and line bread with sliced cheese.  Spread ground beef mixture evenly over the sliced cheese, using the back of a spatula to square of the edges.  Cover the ground beef with 6 oz of shredded cheddar.

Place the top of buns, cut side down, over the burgers.  Brush tops with melted butter and immediately sprinkle tops with sesame seeds.  Bake at 350 for 15 minutes, or until cheese is melted and tops are golden brown.

Turkey, Bacon, Guacomole Wraps

3 ripe avocados
1 T. lemon juice
1 tsp garlic salt (more or less to taste)
1/2 tsp Tabasco sauce (more or less to taste)
1 pkg. large flour tortillas
1 - 2 pkgs. thin sliced turkey
1 pkg bacon, fried and crumbled
chopped lettuce
sliced tomatoes

Mash avocados and add lemon juice, garlic salt, and Tabasco sauce.  Spread about a tablespoon on one half of a tortilla.  Add bacon, tomato, lettuce and about 4 slices of turkey.  To roll the wrap, tuck sides in and roll from front to back tucking in all ingredients.  Slice in half.

Chicken Salad Sandwiches

2 cans chicken
¼ cup diced celery
¼ cup diced green onions
¼ cup sour cream
1/2 to 1 cup mayonnaise
1 ½ tsp. ground Tarragon
Salt & pepper to taste
Almonds (optional)

Drain the chicken. Mix all other ingredients together. Makes 12 sandwiches/croissants or approx 20 small croissants. (It really makes a difference if everything is finely chopped)

Ham and Cheese Sliders

Here are the yummy sandwiches we had at Jenna's shower.

For the sandwiches:
24 rolls
24 slices honey ham
24 small slices Swiss cheese
Mayonnaise

For the sauce:
1 1/2 T yellow mustard
8 T butter, melted
1 T finely minced onion ( or 2 tsp dried minced onion)
1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
Poppy seeds for sprinkling

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350. Split the rolls and spread the insides lightly with mayo. Fold a slice of ham to fit on each bun, and top with a slice of cheese. Replace the top bun and place on a baking sheet.
To make the sauce, combine all ingredients except the poppy seeds in a small bowl and whisk to combine. Drizzle the sauce over the tops of the buns. Sprinkle with poppy seeds. Cover with foil and bake 10 minutes, until the cheese is melted. Remove the foil and bake 2 minutes longer. Serve warm.

French Dip

• 1 pkg Lipton Onion Soup Mix
• 1 pkg AuJus seasoning
• 2-3 cups of water
• 1 roast (I buy boneless, cheapest)

Cook on low for 24 hours. Meat falls apart, serve meat on hard rolls and use the juice for dipping.

BBQ Pork Sandwiches

• ¼ Cup brown sugar (divided)
• 1 Cup chopped onion (1 large)
• 1 ½ T Mexican seasoning
• 3 T Worchestershire sauce
• 3 T Cider vinegar
• 3 T molasses
• 1 tsp dry mustard
• 1 6 oz can tomato paste
• ¾ tsp pepper
• ¼ tsp salt
• 1 (2lb) boneless pork loin roast

Combine 3 T brown sugar, onion and next 6 ingredients in crock pot, stir well. Combine T brown sugar, salt, pepper and rub pork roast with mixture. Cut pork roast into 4 large pieces; add to slow cooker, turning to coat with sauce. Cover and cook on high 1 hour. Reduce heat to low; cook 7 hour or until roast is tender. Remove roast and shred with 2 forks. Return to crock pot and stir well.