Chicken Soft Tacos

Chicken Soft Tacos

We rated this recipe as excellent. I used the recipe for the crunchy coleslaw recipe that was included with the Grilled Fish Taco recipe on page 262.  It's cabbage, cilantro, vegetable oil and lime juice - how easy and low calorie, too.  I served our Chicken Soft Tacos with store-made pico de gallo and spicy rice.   Easy, quick weeknight meal.  

Turkey Taco Salad

Turkey Taco Salad

I realized about half way through dinner that I forgot to add the tomatoes but it was still delicous.  We rated this salad as "excellent".  Please note that I did not make the taco bowls as shown in the Cooking for Two cookbook.  I subbed homemade corn tortilla chips instead of the flour tortilla taco bowls.  The salad was great.  

Thai Style Green Curry with Tofu, Snap Peas and Mushrooms

 Thai Style Green Cuarry with Tofu, Snap Peas and Mushrooms

I have to admit, I made this dish twice and neither time did I use tofu.  The first time I couldn't find tofu at the market so I used some left over grilled tuna.  The dish was excellent.  The second time I made the dish, I used chicken thighs.  Again, the dish was excellent.  I am sure the tofu would also be good.  One thing that we didn't like were the strings in the snap peas.  The first time I used fresh snap peas and it took forever to trim the peas.  The second time I used frozen snow peas - all trimmed and ready to go.  Not much difference in taste but a lot of difference in prep time.  Target had frozen snap peas for less than $1.50.  

Sesame-Crusted Tuna with Wasabi Dressing

Sesame-Crusted Tuna with Wasabi Dressing

Another "excellent" entee.  This was also rated "fast" by the America's Test Kitchen folks.  Take care not to overcook the fish.  The fish cooked really fast and was overdone the first time I made this dish. The second time I made the recipe I cooked the fish to medium-rare.  Much better and even faster.

Tortellini Salad with Bell Pepper, PIne Nuts and Basil

Tortellni Salad with Bell Pepper, Pine Nuts and Basil

I served this salad as a side with Chicago-style Italian Beef sandwiches.  This salad got good reviews for family members.  A new twist to pasta salad. The second time I made the salad I used meat tortellini, because that's what I had in the freezer, it was also "very good."  This recipe was very easy to make.  Be sure to toast the pine nuts for extra flavor.

Tandoori Chicken with Yogurt Sauce

Tandoori Chicken with Yogurt Sauce

We rated this entree a "very good."  This recipe was easy to make.  Cooking for Two recommended serving the chicken with rice and chutney.  I used the tomato chutney recipe that can be found on page 88.  The spices were the same - it was really good.  I served the chicken with rice noodles, we had already had rice once this week.  The noodles were an easy addition to dinner.  Be careful not to over cook the chicken.  My chicken was well done in just 30 minutes.

Chicken Tikka Masala

Chicken Tikka Masala

We rated this entee as "excellent."  According to the Cooking for Two Cookbook, this tomato sauce spiced with garam masal, ginger, and cilantro gives this Indian dish authentic flavor with minimal fuss.  This recipe was easy to make.  The only change I made to the recipe was that I served the chicken pieces whole, not into one-inch pieces like the recipe suggested.