This Rachael Ray recipe I thought looked good enough to try. My husband is a huge buffalo wings fan, so I like to make them in different ways. We’re not red cabbage or slaw fans, but I thought it wouldn’t hurt to give that a try either. The chicken was a hit, the slaw was a miss. This took a long time to cook, so make sure your chicken is thawed before you cook it!

Recipe: Buffalo Chicken

Buffalo Chicken with Slaw

Cookbook: Just In Time

Total Time: 1 hour

Husband Says: “I don’t like red cabbage, I’m not going to try that. The chicken is good, moist, it isn’t hot though.”

Notes: I only made chicken breast for this recipe, and maybe I didn’t add enough hot sauce, or it wasn’t hot enough, not really sure. You could see the color in the marinade, just wasn’t spicy. I also forgot to get carrots, so our slaw was carrot-less. I thought the slaw wasn’t bad, but I couldn’t eat too much of it because the red cabbage is such a strong flavor. Overall, it was an okay meal. The chicken was very moist, after cooking for so long I was surprised.

Ingredients

marinate chicken in buffalo sauce

combine mayo, blue cheese, and lemon juice

add red cabbage, celery, and scallions

bread chicken in breadcrumbs

bake until done

I always pick Rachael Ray recipes that I make based on the ingredients, not the directions. Well, this is one wake up call, and I know I’ve said this before, I really need to read the directions on the recipes. But, for this one it had shrimp and peas; I don’t like shrimp, my husband doesn’t like peas, so I thought I’d half it and we’d both be happy without the ingredient we didn’t like. I didn’t realize the peas made the sauce, oops! Overall, I think we both liked it alright, not the best pasta dish I’ve ever had, but it wouldn’t be the worst either.

Recipe: Shrimp with Pancetta, Peas, and Shells

Pancetta, Peas and Shells

Cookbook: Just In Time

Total Time: 20 minutes

Husband Says:“It’s okay, I like grilled shrimp with Cajun seasoning better.

Notes:Well I followed the recipe, except I cooked the shrimp in a different pan, and reserved some of the pasta and served that topped with Parmesan cheese, then I left the shrimp off the rest of the pasta and covered it with the sauce. I did use bacon oven pancetta. I thought the sauce was okay, its not my favorite. It is different, but when you’re cooking a different recipe every day, what do you expect?

Ingredients

cook bacon in EVOO

add garlic and onions

blend peas and parsley

cook shrimp with bacon, onions, and garlic

add pasta shells to the sauce

without shrimp or without peas