October 7, 2007

Cafe Rio Salads

CHICKEN

Ingredients:

  • 5 lbs Chicken Brest – boneless, skinless
  • 1 small bottle Zesty Italian Dressing
  • 1 Tbsp Chili Powder
  • 1 Tbsp cumin
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced

Directions:

Mix all ingredients together in a large crock pot. Cook on high for 5-7 hours. Remove chicken and shred with fork. Reserve a small amount of juice and pour over shredded chicken to keep moist. Keep warm.

PORK

Ingredients:

  • Pork Roast
  • 1 bottle of honey barbeque sauce
  • 1 Tbsp honey
  • 1 liter of Coke

Directions:

Place all ingredients in large crock pot and cook on low all night. In the morning take the roast out leaving the juice in the crock pot, shred the roast. Then place the shredded roast back in the crock pot and leave it on low.

LIME RICE

Ingredients:
In a sauce pan, sauté:

  • 2 Tbsp butter
  • 1 yellow onion, chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced

In a large pot, bring the following to a boil:

  • 6 2/3 cup water
  • 8 tsp chicken bullion½ bunch cilantro, chopped
  • 2 tsp cumin
  • 2 small cans diced green chilies
  • 1 Tbsp lime juice
  • ½ tsp salt

Directions:

Add onion and garlic to boiling water. Add 3 cups long grain rice. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 30 minutes.

PICO DE GALLO

Ingredients:

  • 4 fresh tomatoes, chopped
  • 1 white onion, chopped
  • ¼ bunch cilantro, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • ½ tsp lime juice
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper

Directions:

Combine ingredients together in a medium bowl.

TOMATILLO DRESSING

Ingredients:
  • 1 pkg of Hidden Valley Buttermilk Ranch Dressing dry mix
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 1-2 tomatillos (peeled) peel
  • ½-1 clove garlic (minced)
  • ½-1/3 bunched cilantro (chopped)
  • ½ tsp lime juice
  • ½ - 1 small Jalapeno, seeds removed

Directions:

Blend ingredients together in a blender. Add additional mayonnaise if dressing is too thin. Keep refrigerated.

Serve in the following order

  • Tortillas
  • Shredded cheese
  • Chicken or Pork
  • Black or Pinto Beans
  • Lime Rice
  • Red and Green Leaf Lettuce (shredded)
  • Pico de Gallo
  • Guacamole
  • Fresh cilantro
  • Parmesan cheese
  • Fresh lime slice
  • Tomatillo dressing

1 comment:

Andrea said...

I've been looking for the dressing recipe! I love it! Thanks :)