BYU Creamery Homemade Ranch Dry Mix

Ingredients:
1/4 c Black Pepper
1 1/2 c Parsley Flakes
1/2 c Garlic Salt
1/4 c Garlic Powder
3/4 c Onion Powder
2 T kosher salt
2 T Dill weed

1. Combine all ingredients, store in an airtight container. Makes about 3 ½ cups of dry mix (This refilled my 16oz ranch mix bottle perfectly!)
2. To Make Dressing, whisk together 2 T of mix with 2 Cups each of mayonnaise and buttermilk 1 ½ Cups sour cream, & 1 t Lemon Juice. Refrigerate for 2 hours. Makes 1 ¾ Quarts (I half this and put it in a ketchup bottle for easy access)

Millie's Salad Dressing

This is another family recipe. This was Cole's grandma Millie's own recipe for salad dressing. I was SHOCKED when she told me what was in this. Give it a chance, it's a lot better than you think. It's very good on a green salad with shredded cheese, boiled eggs, tomatoes, carrots and cucumbers.

2 cups Miracle Whip (If you sub mayo you need to add 1-2 t. more mustard and up the sugar a bit)
1 T ketchup
1 T A1 sauce (or similar steak sauce)
1 T sugar
1/2 t. pepper

Mix all together and toss over salad right before serving.

Costa Vida CopyCat Chicken

What's for dinner at the Arnold house tonight? Costa Vida Shredded Chicken burritos and/or Shredded Chicken Salad. Yum!

Costa Vida Chicken

1 sm bottle zesty italian dressing (I use Kraft)
1 T chili powder
1 T cumin
3 cloves garlic-minced
4-5 lbs of chicken breast
Optional: I also added a can of tomatoes w/ green chilies and a hand full of cilantro

*Cook all together in crock pot for approx 4 hrs, shred then cook another hour

CILANTRO LIME RANCH
3 fresh medium (golf ball size) tomatillos cut into quarters
juice of 1 lime
1 c fresh cilantro - i usually just use half the bunch in the dressing and half in the rice
5 stalks of green onion with ends
2 cloves crushed garlic
1/4 to 3/4 t salt
1/2 c buttermilk
1/2 c mayo
1/2 c sour cream
1 pkg dry ranch buttermilk dressing mix or 3 T of the bulk
1/4 t crushed cayenne pepper
1 jalepeno chopped

*Mix ingredients in blender and serve.


GREEN RICE
Juice of 1 lime
4 t chicken bullion
2-3 minced garlic cloves
1/2 bunch cilantro
1 can green chilies
2/4 t salt
1 medium onion, chopped

*Chop above coarsely and then fry in 1 T butter or oil
Add 1 1/2 c rice and fry
Add 3 c water, bring to rapid boil, turn down as low as possible, cover and simmer.
If you don't want the rice to stick together much, do not stir and cook on very low heat. If you want stickier rice, stir occasionally and cook on higher heat.

*Serve in tortillas or over lettuce with toppings of your choice. 

Topping suggestions: Black or pinto beans, cheese, pico, sour cream, guacamole