Teriyaki Chicken Salad with Berries

I got this idea from a picture in a magazine I saw, it has been going through my head ever since. It is a wonderful summer meal. It had a lot of wonderful color in it. It also had a great flavor combination.

I also made some brown rice to go with it. I like to mix my foods. I ended up mixing my rice into my salad and loved the combination. I liked not having the lettuce over power the salad, It just complemented the other ingredients. I made extra chicken. It is handy to have it all ready to got for lunch or another dinner. The grilled chicken flavor can't be beat. I love teriyaki chicken. :)


Ingredients: Serves 6
Sauce
1/3 C reduced sodium soy sauce
1/4 C water
2 T honey
1/4 C orange juice
2 garlic cloves minced
1 T grated peeled fresh ginger
2 lb chicken tenders chopped there will be extra (You could use 3 chicken breasts if you don't want leftovers)
1 1/2 -2 C fresh blueberries
1 C fresh or frozen strawberries sliced up
2 C romaine lettuce washed and torn into small pieces or spinach
3 C cooked Brown rice


Directions:

1. In a bottle or small bowl mix the first 6 ingredients together set aside. Pour chicken into Pyrex. (My chicken was frozen. I let it sit for about 20 min) Turn to make sure it is all covered. You could make it in the morning and let it sit covered in the fridge.

2. Heat up the barbecue. Grill the chicken making sure not to over cook. Save the extra sauce.

3. Then pour sauce into a sauce pan on the stove. Cook on medium-low heat. You could add 1/2 tsp cornstarch to thicken up. (I did not either way works.) Let cool.

4. Pour the berries into a bowl with the chicken and pour the sauce in. Toss until all covered.

5. Then lightly toss in the lettuce. Serve with brown rice.

Teriyaki Marinade with Chicken and Brown Rice

A few years back, I would always order teriyaki chicken when we went out. I always knew I could count on it to be good. I still order it from time to time now too. I just love teryaki flavoring, on any kind of meat. It is always a winner. This marinade could be used on any kind of meat.
I asked my son what he wanted for dinner, and this is what he requested. He is a fan of teriyaki too. He had 3 servings, so I think he liked it. I love being able to whip up my own marinades. It is better for you because you add what you want, and a great way to save money too. I do notice when I eat teriyaki, I am really thirsty afterwards. All the salt in the soy sauce causes that I am sure. That is why it is nice to get the reduced sodium soy sauce, and add a little water. It cuts down the salt. You could add cooked vegetables to this as well. It would add some extra nutrition. Serve them on the side or add directly to the meat.

Ingredients:Sauce
1/3 C reduced sodium soy sauce
1/8 to 1/4 C water
2 T honey
1/4 C orange juice
2 T brown sugar or coconut sugar
2 garlic cloves minced
1 T grated peeled fresh ginger
Optional* green onions chopped up, onions, peppers, carrots, broccoli, etc...
2 lb chicken tenders
3 C cooked Brown rice
1 Toil

Directions:

1. In a bottle or small bowl mix the first 7 ingredients together set aside. (You could use this on any kind of meat. :)

2. In a skillet heat up oil. Cook chicken till light golden.

3. Then pour sauce over the chicken. Let cook together on med-low heat 10 min. If you want to add vegetables, add them in the last couple minutes, so they don't get over cooked.

4. If you have a bosh mixer, you can use the cookie paddles, and pour in the chicken into the bowl, and it just shreds the chicken in a couple minutes. If you don't have one, you can cut it in small pieces, or shred it with 2 forks.

5. Serve over cooked rice.