Thursday, September 4, 2008

Cafe Rio Chicken

1 small bottle Kraft Zesty Italian Dressing (8 oz.)
1 Tblsp. Chili Powder
1 Tblsp. Cumin
3 cloves minced garlic or 3/8 tsp. garlic powder
5 lbs. chicken

Cook chicken in crock pot in water for 4 to 6 hours until done. Drain water. Mix the dressing, chili powder, cumin and minced garlic together. Shred chicken and put back in crock pot and add dressing mixture and cook for 1 more hour. Serve with rice and tortilla chips.

Cafe Rio Rice
3 cups water
4 tsp. chicken bullion
4 tsp. minced garlic
1/2 bunch cilantro
1 small can green chilies
3 cups rice
3/4 tsp. salt
1 tblsp. butter
1/2 onion

Blend cilantro, green chilies and onion in food processor. Bring water to a boil and add all ingredients. Simmer covered for 30 minutes.

Cafe Rio Dressing
1 buttermilk ranch packet
2 tomatillos
1/2 bunch cilantro
1 clove garlic
1 lime, juiced
1 jalepeno, seeded

Make ranch packet according to directions. Chop tomatillos, and jalapeno in food processor. Add garlic and lime juice. Blend well.

2 comments:

Gilbrides said...

Thank you for posting this recipe. I made it for my family and they ALL LOVED it! (Even Katelyn ate tons of the chicken and rice) I will definitely be making this again--it is a keeper!

Angelina said...

We love it too. Except we ate it too often last year and so now we can't eat it very often any more. So don't over indulge.