Sweet & Sour Chicken

Sweet & sour chicken is actually pretty easy to make with the right batter. I have a recipe for an amazing vinegar batter that is exactly like what the Chinese restaurants use. I've used this same batter when deep frying Morel mushrooms, try it, you'll love it!

Ingredients:

• 1 lb. chicken breast, cut in 1 in. x 3 in. slices
• Oil for frying

Vinegar batter:

• 4 eggs, slightly beaten
• 1 cup water
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 tbsp. baking powder
• 1/2 vinegar

Directions:

In an electric skillet pour oil to 2 inches deep and preheat to 375°. In a medium-sized bowl, mix together eggs and water. Scoop flour and baking powder on top of egg mixture without stirring. Pour vinegar all at once over top of ingredients and incorporate with a whisk.

Dredge chicken pieces through batter and place in oil and cook for 3-5 minutes on each side. Let fry until golden brown. Remove from oil and place on paper towels to drain excess oil. Serve immediately with your favorite sweet and sour sauce.

Chicken and Mushroom Alfredo

We had a lot of leftovers from my son's graduation party, one of those leftovers was grilled chicken. Instead of just reheating the chicken and adding a few sides, I created a new meal with a few extra ingredients and made it easy.

Ingredients:

• 2 pkg. Pasta Sides® (Alfredo)
• 3 cups water
• 1 cup milk
• 2 tbsp. margarine
• 2 chicken breasts, sliced on the bias
• 1 cup mushrooms, sliced
• 1 tbsp. chives, chopped
• 1 cup water

Directions:

Fix Pasta Sides® according to package directions. Add chicken, mushrooms, chives, and extra cup of water. (When adding extras to packaged meals, it is necessary to add extra water to keep from drying out.) Serve warm and with a side of garlic bread.

Tequila Lime Grilled Chicken

Ingredients:

· 2 oz. Tequila
· ¼ cup lime juice
· 2 tbsp. olive oil
· 2 tbsp. chives, chopped
· 2 tbsp. cilantro, chopped
· ¼ tsp. cayenne pepper
· 1 tsp. coarsely ground salt
· 1 tsp. coarsely ground pepper
· 5 lbs. chicken leg quarters, separated

Directions:

Mix all of the ingredients together except the chicken in a large bowl. Place the leg quarters in the bowl and cover each piece with the tequila mixture. Allow chicken to sit in tequila mixture and marinade for 30 minutes covered with plastic wrap and refrigerated.

Heat grill and place chicken fat side down on hot grill surface and close lid. Grill for 10-12 minutes on each side. Check often not allowing to burn. Remove from grill and serve.