Cafe Rio Recipes

I always have to go back to Kara's blog to find these (since I think the recipes she found are the best copycats I've made), so I thought I would link them here to make it easier for me!

http://opp-family.blogspot.com/2007/08/cafe-rio.html

Curried Coconut Chicken

I've adapted a allrecipes.com recipe for the crockpot.

2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts (whole, frozen works great!)
1 teaspoon salt and pepper, or to taste
2 tablespoons curry powder (maybe start with 1 tbsp then add more if needed)
1/2 onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 (14 ounce) can coconut milk
1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes
1 small can tomato paste
3 tablespoons sugar

Throw everything into the crockpot. Cook 6-8 hours on low. About an hour before serving, shred your chicken into more manageable pieces and so they will soak up more of the yummy sauce! Serve over rice.

Chicken Cashew Salad

12 oz Small salad macaroni (d'italini), cooked according to package
3 Chicken breasts, cooked and cut up
2 cups red grapes, halved
2/3 cup Chopped green onions
2 cup apples
1 cup Mayonnaise, I use low fat!
1/2 cup Coleslaw Dressing
1/4 cup Milk
1 cup Cashews
Salt & Pepper to taste

Wisk together the mayo, dressing, and milk. Combine everything except cashews and then stir in the dressing mixture. Chill.
Add cashews right before serving. We add the cashews to our individual servings mostly, they get soggy after a day or two (ew!).