| You may feel that that there just isn't enough spare | | | | sandwich, chucked on top of a bed of lettuce and |
| time to cook three full meals each day. Don't | | | | drizzled with ranch, or simply spread on Ritz crackers. |
| worry—many people all over the world can | | | | To serve one person as part of a meal, or two for a |
| sympathize with you! If you have about half an hour | | | | snack, you'll need: 1 can of chicken chunks (found near |
| free on the weekend, you can easily make a number | | | | the canned tuna), 1/2 cup of chopped celery, 1/3 cup |
| of cold dishes that you can store in the fridge to use | | | | chopped sweet pickle or relish, 1 chopped boiled egg, 1 |
| as a meal or to munch on throughout the weekdays. | | | | 4 cup of ranch dressing, and 1/4 cup of mayonnaise. |
| Below we have a few recipes for cold pastas and | | | | To prepare, simply break up the chicken chunks in a |
| salads that will send your taste buds into a frenzy | | | | bowl using a fork until the chicken is shredded. Add the |
| without a great deal of time spent on preparation. | | | | remaining ingredients and mix well. Best if served |
| If you're a big fan of tuna, try whipping up a tuna and | | | | chilled. |
| bean salad. For this, you'll need: 3 cups water, 2 cans | | | | If you want something with a little Oriental flare, here's |
| cannellini beans, 1/3 cup olive oil, 3 teaspoons red wine | | | | a great recipe for a Chinese pasta salad. The |
| vinegar, 1 teaspoon salt, fresh pepper to taste, 1 | | | | ingredients consist of: 1 and 1/2 cups of snow peas, |
| medium red onion, 12 ounces tuna (drained). To | | | | 250 grams of vermicelli rice, 1 thin-sliced red pepper, 1/2 |
| prepare, simply mix together the oil, vinegar, salt, and | | | | thin-sliced cucumber, 6 ounces of cooked shrimp, 130 |
| pepper. Pour this mixture over the beans and onion in | | | | grams of crabmeat (chopped imitation crab sticks |
| a shallow bowl. Cover and refrigerate this for at least 1 | | | | work well, too), 1 tablespoon fine-chopped ginger, 1 |
| hour. When you're ready to eat, transfer the bean | | | | chopped garlic clove, 2 tablespoons of sesame oil, 1/2 |
| mixture to a serving platter with a slotted spoon, then | | | | teaspoon of black pepper, 1 and 1/2 teaspoons of salt, |
| break the tuna into chunks and arrange it on the bean | | | | 2 tablespoons of lemon juice, 3 teaspoons of |
| mixture. You can either leave it in the fridge to chill for | | | | vegetable oil, 1 teaspoon of red wine vinegar. First you |
| a bit, or you can eat it straight away. | | | | need to wash and trim the snow peas. Put them into a |
| Greek salad is wonderful at any time of the year, but | | | | bowl and add just enough boiling water to completely |
| especially so in the summertime. To make your own | | | | submerge them. Let that stand for about 10 minutes, |
| Greek salad, you will need the following ingredients: 2 | | | | then drain and set aside. Boil water in a pot and cook |
| chopped green bell pepper, 1 peeled and chopped | | | | the vermicelli for about 3 or 4 minutes. When the |
| cucumber, 3 chopped tomatoes, 2 stalks of chopped | | | | vermicelli is cooked, drain them and rinse with cool |
| celery, 1/4 pound of feta cheese chopped into half inch | | | | water, then set aside. In a large bowl, combine the |
| cubes, 1/2 red onion (sliced), 1/2 teaspoon of kosher | | | | vermicelli, snow peas, red pepper, cucumber, shrimp, |
| salt, pepper to taste (freshly ground is best), 3 | | | | and crabmeat. In a small bowl, mix the ginger, garlic, |
| teaspoons of vinegar, 1/4 cup of oil, 1/2 teaspoon of | | | | sesame oil, salt, pepper, vegetable oil, lemon juice, and |
| oregano, 1 teaspoon of fresh minced basil. To prepare | | | | vinegar. Once this has been mixed thoroughly, pour it |
| this, simply mix the peppers, cucumber, tomatoes, | | | | over the ingredients in the large bowl, mix thoroughly, |
| celery, feta cheese, Season the mixture with salt, | | | | and allow it to chill before serving. |
| pepper, oil, vinegar, basil, and oregano. Serve | | | | As you can see, it doesn't take hours in the kitchen to |
| immediately. | | | | make a tasty dish. Most of these dishes will last in a |
| Many people have a special place in their heart (or | | | | sealed container for a few days if kept refrigerated, |
| should I say stomach?) for chicken. Poultry is timeless, | | | | which means that you have a great snack on hand for |
| and you don't necessarily have to have hours of time | | | | when you're feeling a little peckish. These recipes are |
| on your hands to enjoy a nice chicken meal. Cold | | | | very flexible, so don't be afraid to mess around a little |
| chicken salad is a cinch to make and can be slathered | | | | with the ingredients to better suit your taste. |
| between two pieces of bread for a chicken salad | | | | |