Youngs Family Recipes

Directions: 1 cup vegetable oil 1 cup soy sauce 1/4 tsp. garlic powder 1 Tbsp. Horseradish (optional) 2 cups 7-up Preparation Instructions: Slice chicken breast as thin as possible. Marinate for at least 8 hours or overnight. Grill. Will marinate as much as 6 pounds of sliced breast.

BBQ Chicken Salad {best salad ever!} Ingredients 4 chicken breasts 1/4 cup water 1 1/2 cup BBQ sauce I like Famous Daves 1 recipe black bean salsa http://www.iheartnaptime.net/black-bean-salsa/ 5 cups lettuce/ spinach 11/2 cup ranch dressing 1/2 cup cilantro 1 juiced lime 1 small tomatillo tortilla strips Instructions Place chicken breast with water in crock pot over low heat. Pour BBQ sauce over the chicken. If I have onions on hand, I will put a few slices on top of the chicken. Cook chicken for 6 hours or until it shreds easily. Shred chicken. For the dressing: Combine ranch dressing, cilantro, lime and tomatillo in a blender. If you like it spicy, you could throw half a jalapeno in there. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. Place desired amount of lettuce on your plate. Then add a few spoonfuls of chicken and black bean salsa. Pour on dressing and top with tortilla strips. This is the recipe I used, except I didn't make the black

Ingredients: 1/2 Bushel of tomatoes (5 gallon bucket), peel and cored 8-10 Jalapenos, chopped and seeded 15-25 Anaheim chili peppers, chopped and seeded 2 garlic cloves, minced 5 large onions, chopped 1/2 cup non-iodized salt 1 Tbs cumin 1 Tbs oregano 1 cup vinegar 12 oz tomato paste 2 Tbs Sugar Preparation Instructions: Blanch tomatoes by placing in boiling water for 30-60 seconds and then removing them to ice water.  Peel and core tomatoes.  Seed and roughly chop the peppers.  WARNING!! Wear gloves to cut the peppers to avoid burning your hands!!!!  Peel and roughly chop onions.  Use a food processor or blender to chop salsa to desired consistency or you can mash or cut with a knife if you don't own a food processor.  Place all of the ingredients in a large sauce pot.  Bring mixture to a boil.  Let simmer for 10 minutes.  *Some people I know let their salsa simmer for and hour or two so that it is thicker.  You don't really have to do that, but you can if yo

I never buy pancake mixes, because this is much better. Ingredients : 1 cup flour 1 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 1 TBS sugar 1 cup milk 1 egg, lightly beaten 1/4 cup oil or melted butter (it tastes better with butter and the pancakes get a bit crispier)  Directions : 1. Combine dry ingredients in a mixing bowl. 2. In another bowl, mix milk, egg, and oil.  Add to flour mixture and stir just until blended.  (It is normal for some small clumps to remain in batter.  In my experience, the batter is usually pretty thin.) 3. Preheat griddle or skillet to medium-high heat and grease with oil. 4. Pour approximately 1/4 cup batter onto hot griddle for each pancake. 5. Flip pancake over when bubbles form and edges are set.  Flip only once and do not flatten pancake while cooking. 6. Cook until golden brown.  Serve with syrup, jam, or whatever topping your heart desires. Makes 6 (5") pancakes This usually makes the perfect amount of pancakes for two adults and one chil