Week 17 - Marinated Ranch Chicken plus a bonus appetizer!

This week we are vacationing in New Jersey and I've been able to make a few fun dishes. The first dish is for Marinated Ranch Chicken - http://allrecipes.com/recipe/marinated-ranch-broiled-chicken/

Ingredients: (I doubled the recipe)

• 4 chicken breasts
• 2 packets of dry ranch style dressing mix
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar

I did this a little different than the recipe stated:

Combine the dressing mix, oil and vinegar in a bowl and mix together. 

Place the chicken on a baking sheet and coat evenly with the mixture.

Refrigerate to marinate for at least 1 hour (overnight if possible). Preheat oven to Broil/Grill.  Broil for 10 to 15 minutes or until cooked through and no longer pink inside.

This chicken had a really nice taste. Next time I will try to marinate it longer so the marinade can really soak into the chicken.

The second dish was a ringer for Ben! It is for Bacon Cheese Puffs - http://allrecipes.com/recipe/bacon-cheese-puffs/

Ingredients:

• 1 pound bacon (I used the already cooked bacon)
• 2.5 cups shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 cup mayo
• 2 tablespoons prepared mustard
• 1 pound party rye bread

Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside.

Preheat oven to broil.

In a medium bowl combine the bacon, cheese, mustard and mayonnaise. Stir well.

 Arrange party bread on a cookie sheet. Spoon mixture onto each slice of bread.

Broil for 5 minutes, or until bubbly. ***When I broiled this it actually burned because the oven was too hot. It was better just toasting it in the toaster oven and keeping a close eye on it. This was definitely a tasty hit!