Best Chicken Marinade

This yummy marinade makes enough for 4 chicken breasts and can easily be adapted for more.

1/2 cup vegetable oil
3 TBS soy sauce
2 TBS Worcestershire sauce
2 TBS red wine vinegar
Zest & Juice of 1 lemon
1 tsp grainy mustard (Dijon will do)
Salt & Pepper to taste
3 TBS chopped fresh parsley
pinch of red pepper flakes or several sashes of Tabasco sauce
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 shallot, chopped fine

1. Combine all ingredients and reserve 1/4 cup, pour remaining over chicken in ziploc bag. Let marinate at least 30 minutes.

2. Grill 6 minutes per side until chicken registers 160 degrees. Remove from grill and tent with foil, let rest 5 minutes. Before serving brush reserved marinade over chicken and serve.

I made a yummy spinach salad using almonds, oranges and sliced chicken and then I drizzled a bit of reserved marinde over the top for a dressing, just a little will do! The chicken is crazy moist and soooo good!

Creamy Alfredo

I found this recipe at allrecipes.com. It is delicious and quick! I am tired of using Ragu......yuck! So I did some searching. This was just what I was looking for. It was rated 4 1/2 stars by approx 800 people!

Creamy Alfredo

1/2 cup butter
2 tsp. garlic powder
1 8oz. pkg. cream cheese
2 cups milk
6 oz. grated Parmesan

In a saucepan melt butter and stir in garlic powder. Mix in Cream cheese with a wire whisk until melted and blended (It will be a little separated because of the butter). Add milk, whisking vigorously. Mixture should become smooth. Bring to a boil stirring constantly. Add cheese and stir until melted. Let simmer, stirring occasionally until thickened.

Tips: I used about 2/3 block of cream cheese. I used whole milk. I used the good ol' Parmesan from kraft out of the can. I am sure it would have been smoother with the fresh grated, but nonetheless it was delicious! And I was able to use what was on hand. I served it with French bread, chicken, and broccoli. Start your noodle before your sauce. This is a fast recipe. I love the steam fresh veggies, throw them in the microwave and in 4 minutes you have steamed, tenderly crisp veggies! I also used frozen Tyson grilled chicken strips. This entire meal took me about 20 minutes from start to finish. Enjoy!