Chicken Salad Sammies, with a tingle...

Hello Everyone,

"With a tingle?", you say? Yes, this is when you add just enough heat (from peppers, not temperature) to notice a "tingle" after you are done eating, but not get burned WHILE eating it. I put this salad on fresh baked toasted hoagie rolls from the bakery department at my local grocery store. (Hy-Vee here in KC) This salad was so good that my mother said it was BETTER than her favorite chicken salad from her favorite deli! So here it is:

Ingredients:
1 large chicken breast (fully cooked and diced 1/2to 1/4 in. cubes)
2 Jalapenos (stems and seeds removed and minced)
1/3 onion minced
1/2 apple diced 1/2 in. pieces (use a very crisp variety i.e. granny smith, honeycrisp, pink lady)
2 bacon strips (pork or turkey, crumbled or minced, fully cooked)
1 carrot minced
1 tsp celery seed
1 1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup ranch dressing
1 Tbs Apple cider vinegar
2 tsp Sugar
3-5 leaves of "leaf lettuce" (Romain, butter leaf, etc...)

Directions:
Salad: Make sure all ingredients are chopped minced or diced accordingly. with a wooden spoon or rubber spatula fold together chicken, jalapenos, onion, apple, bacon, and carrot in a large bowl. Set aside.
Dressing: In a smaller bowl with a whisk mix mayo, and ranch well. Next add the apple cider vinegar and celery seed, mix well. let this mix sit for 1 minute, stirring just before resting and just after. now add the sugar and stir until the sugar is dissolved.
Combining: Pour the dressing into the salad and mix well with the wooden spoon/rubber spatula. Place mix in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
Serve on toasted bread, hoagie roll, in a wrap, or in a pita with leaf lettuce.

Just a note this is GREAT for left over chicken. you could also us your left over turkey from (insert major holiday here), or pick up a grilled chicken sandwich or two from your local fast food joint. Just make sure if you opt for the last option, order it "plain". Enjoy it, I know you will!

Bry

Put a little heat in between your buns! Jalepeno Popper Burger!

Hey Everyone,
Short and sweet tonight just wanted to share this AWESOME, and EASY recipe. Hope everyone is blessed!



Ingredients: (8 burgers)
2 cups seeded and chopped jalapeno pepper
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
2 pounds ground beef
1/4 - 1/3 cup bread crumbs
8 hamburger buns, split
8 Slices American Cheese


Directions:
In a medium bowl, stir together the 2/3 of the jalapenos and all of the cream cheese. Mix the Ground beef and the bread crumbs then divide the ground beef mixture into 16 even sized patties. Spoon some of the cream cheese mixture onto the center of 1/2 of the patties. Place the remaining patties on top of the mixture/patties, pressing them together well at the edges.
Grill or Broil until well done, DO NOT not to press down on the burgers as they cook. This will make the cheese ooze out. After the 1st flip on the grill, or as soon as they are finished out of the oven, evenly sprinkle the tops with the remaining 1/3 of the Jalapenos, and place a slice of American cheese on top. Serve on a bun with your favorite toppings.

Enjoy!
Bryant