Chicken on a Stick

I like to try new tastes in food, spice things up, keep the flavors interesting.  I get tired of eating the same old things over and over again.   I marinated chicken tenders, in this Thai Peanut Sauce, for dinner the other night then skewered them up.  I used bamboo skewers, you have to soak them before you use them so they don't burn on the grill.

 Skewered chicken tenders and onto the grill.

Grilled French Greens Beans are soooo good....... Olive oil, garlic, salt and pepper is all it takes. Sometimes I use the Finishing Butters from Wegmans.  When you take them off the grill, just toss with the green beans and serve.

 Skewers all done, serve with extra peanut sauce for dipping.  Grilled French green beans, yum!

All together now!  And served up with an Asian inspired salad with ginger sesame dressing.

Chicken Satay

8 - 10 bamboo skewers

4 skinless, boneless, raw chicken breasts, thawed

1 bottle of Thai Peanut Ginger Sauce

Place bamboo skewers in a shallow pan and cover with water.  Trim chicken breasts of fat and any leftover skin.  Cut into tenders.  Marinate the chicken tenders in 1/2 cup of the peanut sauce in a large ziploc bag.  Put the bag in the refrigerator and let marinate for up to 4 hours.  Remove from refrigerator and using the skewers, pierce the chicken on the ends and thread on the skewers.  Place skewers onto a heated grill and brush with marinade from the bottle.  DO NOT USE THE LEFTOVER MARINADE FROM THE BAG.  Cook on one side for about 8 minutes, using tongs turn them over, brush again with the marinade, and cook on the other side for 8 minutes. Serve with warm leftover peanut sauce for dipping.

Grilled French Green Beans

1 bag French Green Beans, washed and patted dry

3 Tbsp. Extra Virgin Olive Oil

3 cloves garlic, minced

salt and pepper

Toss green beans with the olive oil, garlic and salt and pepper.  Put into a grill pan that you use on an outside grill.  Toss and cook until lightly browned and blistered.

Salad

Toss together:

2 heads of romaine lettuce, washed and  chopped

1 cup of Craisins

1/2 cup of sliced toffee almonds

1/2 English cucumber, sliced

1/2 cup of match stick carrots

Pour on:

Ginger Sesame Salad Dressing, Marketside is a good one

Top with:

1 cup of won ton noodles