The Home Version of Cheesecake Factory's Chicken Marsala

HERE is the original recipe I found on Allrecipes.com  they called it Chicken, Asparagus, and Mushroom Skillet Below is how I made it.

Ingredients:

3 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons olive oil 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley 1/2 teaspoon dried basil 1/8 teaspoon dried oregano 1 1/2 cloves garlic, minced 1/4 teaspoon salt

1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice 1 1/2 teaspoons Apple Juice  1/2 Red Wine Vinegar 2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, pounded thinly 1/2 pound fresh asparagus, trimmed and cut into thirds 1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms Shredded Mozzarella Cheese

Directions:

1.	Melt butter in skillet over low-medium heat. Add oil, parsley, basil, oregano, garlic, salt, lemon juice, apple juice and red wine vinegar to skillet.
2.	Turn heat to medium- high heat. Add the chicken  asparagus; cook until chicken is mostly cooked and the asparagus is bright green and just starting to become tender, about 4-5 minutes. Stir in the mushrooms and cook an additional 3 minutes to let the mushrooms release their juice.Add Mozzarella cheese to the top of the chicken pieces and place lid over skillet until melted.  Serve hot.

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Printed from Allrecipes.com 8/4/2011

Copy Cat Auntie Anne's Pretzels

1 1/2 cup warm water
1 1/8 tsp active dry yeast (1 1/2 pkg)
2 tbsp brown sugar
1 1/8 tsp salt
1 cup bread flour
3 cups regular flour

2 cups Warm water
2 tbsp baking soda

to taste coarse salt
2 - 4 tbsp butter (melted)

Sprinkle yeast on lukewarm water in mixing bowl; stir to dissolve. Add
sugar, salt and stir to dissolve; add flour and knead dough until smooth
and elastic. Let rise at least 1/2 hour.

While dough is rising, prepare a baking soda water bath with 2 cups warm
water and 2 tbsp baking soda. Be certain to stir often.

After dough has risen, pinch off bits of dough and roll into a long rope*
(about 1/2 inch or less thick) and shape. Dip pretzel in soda solution and
place on greased baking sheet. Allow pretzels to rise again. Bake in 450¡
oven for about 10 minutes or until golden. Brush with melted butter and
enjoy!

Toppings:

after you brush with butter try sprinkling with coarse salt.

or for Auntie Anne's famous Cinnamon Sugar, try melting a stick of butter
in a shallow bowl (big enough to fit the entire pretzel) and in another
shallow bowl make a mixture of cinnamon and suagr. Dip the pretzel into
the butter, coating both sides generously. Then dip again into the
cinnamon mixture. Enjoy!

* The longer and thinner you can make the dough rope, the more like Auntie
Anne's they will be.

I found this recipe online a couple years ago, and of course I forgot to copy and paste the website. So the glory goes out to you unidentified baker! :O)

Copy Cat Costa Vida Sweet Pork Burritos

To make a Sweet Pork Burrito, add the following (in this order) to your tortilla (recipes below):
• Black Beans (or Pinto if it suits your fancy)
• Cilantro Lime Rice
• Sweet Pork
• Green Chile Enchilada sauce
• Mozzarella Cheese
Smother with additional sauce and cheese if desired. Throw it in the oven or microwave to melt the cheese.
And on the side:
• Green Leaf Lettuce
• Pico de Gallo


Sweet Pork
The size of the roast is approx. - A little bigger/smaller should be fine.
4 lb. pork roast (I used a rump)
2 cups brown sugar
1 (12-14 oz.) jar salsa
2 cans Coke (24 oz. or 2 1/2 cups)
Place roast in crock pot, fill half way with water and cook for 6-8 hours
Discard water.
Shred meat and return to the crock pot
Combine sugar, salsa, and coke in a separate bowl.
Add mixture to the meat in the crock pot.
Cook an additional 3 hours. Stir occasionally.


I Have Cilantro Lime Rice on this blog too!
Also, This is not my recipe and I forgot to get the website. I'm sorry to the actual owner of this recipe

Copy Cat BOB EVANS SAUSAGE GRAVY

1 pound bob evans original recipe roll sausage
1/4 cup all purpose flour
2 cups milk
salt and pepper to taste
8 prepared biscuits
Crumble sausage into large skillet. Cook over medium heat until browned,
stirring occasionally. Stir in flour till dissolved. Gradually stir in milk.
Cook until thick and bubbly. Season with salt and pepper. Serve hot over
biscuits. Refrigerate leftovers.
When I made this I found that a cast iron skillet is best, I also used
evaporated milk (carnation) this made the gravy richer, creamier and thicker.

Copy Cat Costa Vida Cilantro Lime Rice

3 cups cooked rice
juice of 2 small limes
zest of 1 lime
1/2 cup cilantro
1 teaspoon salt

Mix all ingredients together and enjoy.
This is SO yummy! We love to make this! It makes taco salad at home a little different!

Copy Cat Costa Vida Ranch Dressing

1/2 jalepeno- (remove seeds)
1 clove garlic
1 tomatillo
1 handful cilantro
1 lime (zest of it and the juice)
1 cup milk
1 cup mayo
1 pack Hidden Valley Ranch mix

Blend all ingredients except the mayo in the blender until all green is very tiny
Add blended ingredients to bowl with mayo and whisk
Chill

Jed and I made this once and it called for 1 jalepeno and didn't say to take the seeds out. It was TOO hot!! This works better