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Tuna Caesar Salad

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You know those days when you don’t have enough time for anything? Well, here’s something quick to whip up (assuming you like eating vegetables). This really is a no brainer meal, meant for the nights or days that you don’t want to wash a million dishes. The tuna is loaded with protein to keep you full until the next meal. For once… something without a stick of butter! Hey, I can be healthy, sometimes.

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Tuna Caesar Salad

Ingredients

  • 1 head of romaine lettuce, washed and chopped
  • 1 can of tuna, drained
  • 1/2 avocado, sliced
  • 1 tomato, sliced
  • 1 tablespoon freshly grated parmesan cheese
  • 1 lemon wedge, squeezed
  • 2 tablespoons caesar salad dressing (more or less, according to your liking)

Directions

  1. Toss all of the ingredients together in a mixing bowl until evenly coated.
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Chicken Bacon Pasta

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I’m having Disneyland withdrawals. So naturally, what do I do? Start planning a trip for a Disney World trip in May! My DB and I have never been, so it’ll be a fun celebration after my DB’s first year of law school. I started researching hotels and trip plans, and my goodness.. there’s a lot to plan! Does anyone have any tips on hotels to stay at or places I must see/eat while in Orlando? Or any tips on how to save on admission? Thanks in advance!

Here’s an easy weekday meal that takes 20 minutes to prepare. You can never have enough pasta recipes in your life. True story. In all honesty, the cream cheese makes the pasta quite heavy.. a little too heavy for me. That’s coming from a girl that’d be fine with a bit of butter and parmesan cheese on her pasta. Recipe from Plain Chicken.

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Chicken Bacon Pasta

Ingredients

  • 1/2 pound bacon, cooked and roughly chopped
  • 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 pound penne pasta
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1/4 cup cream cheese
  • 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
  • 2 whole eggs
  • 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
  • 2 grilled chicken breast, sliced

Directions

  1. Cook the pasta according to the package directions.
  2. Heat heavy cream and cream cheese in a small saucepan over low heat until melted and smooth. Remove from heat.
  3. Add the parmesan cheese, eggs, garlic powder, red pepper flakes and pepper and whisk until blended.
  4. Drain pasta (reserving 1/2 cup of hot water) and return to pot. Immediately add the sauce and gently fold until the pasta is coated. The hot pasta will cook the eggs. Stir in the bacon, and add some reserved pasta water to loosen the sauce. Serve with grilled chicken.
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Crockpot Chicken Adobo

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Man oh man oh man oh man. While making this recipe, I realized that I’m afraid of something else in my life… a fully uncooked chicken. I’m terrified of it. I don’t even know where to start. How do people deal with the skinning, the emptying, the pulling, all the extra stuff? My mom cooks meat all the time and nothing phases her. Eyeballs? Gone. Beaks? More flavor. I have no idea how she does it. She’s a miracle worker.

I, for one, have cooked my first and last whole chicken. The prepping process took me over half an hour. Is that normal? I’ll be sticking to my precut chicken breasts from now on. I’m really not meant for the cooking world.

Aside from the chicken parts, this recipe was full of flavor. It had a kick to each bite with quite a bit of tart. My favorite parts of the dish were the cooked onions and carrots. Recipe from who else, but Crockpot365!

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Crockpot Chicken Adobo

Ingredients

  • 3 to 5 pounds of chicken meat (I used a whole chicken. Next time I will use boneless pieces.)
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce
  • 4 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup white vinegar
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded carrots
  • 1 large yellow onion, sliced in rings

Directions

  1. Marinate the chicken overnight in the refrigerator with the salt, pepper, soy sauce, garlic, and vinegar.
  2. In the morning, dump the chicken on top of the carrots and onions in the crockpot. Make sure the crockpot is big enough for your chicken!
  3. Cook on low for 7-8 hours, or on high for 4-5. Make sure the chicken is thoroughly cooked before serving.
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