Asian Chicken Mandarin Salad

Blog Friends,
I have an AMAZING salad to share with you. You have probably eaten something like it at a restaurant and paid lots of money for it. I've had similar salads at Panera, Houlihan's and at Macy's. Now you can make it for yourself, and make leftovers for lunch the next day! Am I the only one that gets excited when you know you have a wonderful lunch waiting for you in the fridge at work?

This salad is easy peasy and can be adjusted to whatever you like.  Here's what I put in it:

-romaine lettuce
-red pepper slices
-green onion
-toasted almonds and sesame seeds
-mandarin oranges
-wonton strips (found near the salad dressings at the store)
-Panera Asian Sesame Dressing
-chicken

I began by putting some chicken in a frying pan, along with olive oil and salt and pepper. When the chicken was done, I ripped it up into small pieces. Then I combined all of the ingredients to make the salad. I don't have measurements here because it is all about taste and the amount you want to make. Enjoy!

Black Bean, Corn and Zucchini Tacos

I might have made the same thing for dinner two nights in a row. They just tasted so good and I can justify it because they are healthy. Plus, I had all of the ingredients and it is so much more economical to use everything that I buy. Sometimes I feel like I throw a lot of partial things away.

Anyways, back to the tacos. There are no measurements here, all estimates.

Ingredients
Canned black beans
Canned corn
Fresh zucchini
Tomatoes
Salsa
Lettuce
Sour Cream
Taco Seasoning
Soft Shell Tacos

I sauteed the chopped up zucchini in olive oil and seasoned with garlic powder, salt and pepper.

I heated up the corn and beans and let it simmer in taco seasoning combined with water. (The second time I made this meal, I did all of this in the same pan as the zucchini. I have no dishwasher, so I'm all about saving dishes.)

Then, add toppings to your desire.  Enjoy!