This is a delicious salad that is served warm. It's not only pretty and inviting; it warms you up on these cold winter nights. My family enjoyed it and has asked for it on more than one occasion.

Menu Tonight: Wholesome Chicken Pasta Salad Granny's Apple Cake

Wholesome Chicken Pasta Salad

• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 1 green pepper, cut into chunks
• 1 red pepper, cut into chunks
• 1 lb fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into cubes
• 4 cups cooked tube pasta
• 4 cups torn romaine lettuce
• 11 oz can mandarin oranges, drained
• 8 oz can pitted ripe olives, drained

In a bowl, combine vinegar, soy sauce, half the oil, sugar, and garlic. Stir well and set aside. In a skillet, sauté onion, peppers, and mushrooms in remaining oil until tender. Remove and keep war. In the same skillet, sauté chicken with more oil until no longer pink; drain. On a large platter, layer the lettuce, pasta; top with vegetable mixture; add chicken; spread oranges over top and then the olives. Stir the vinegar mixture and sprinkle over top of all the ingredients. Serve warm or cold.

Granny's Apple Cake

• 1 2/3 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• ½ cup unsweetened applesauce
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ¾ teaspoon salt
• 4 apples peeled and chopped
• ½ cup walnuts chopped

Frosting: * *4 oz cream cheese * 2 tablespoons butter, softened * 1 teaspoons vanilla * 1 cups powdered sugar

In a mixing bowl, combine the sugar, eggs, applesauce, oil, and vanilla. Beat for 2 minutes on medium speed. Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt; add to applesauce mixture and beat until combined. Fold in apples and nuts. Transfer to a 13 x 9 x 2 pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 40 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool on rack. For Frosting: Combine cream cheese, butter, and vanilla in a small mixing bowl until smooth. Gradually beat in powdered sugar (mixture will be very soft). Spread over cooled cake.

Shopping List:

• wine vinegar
• soy sauce
• olive oil
• sugar
• garlic powder
• onion
• green pepper
• red pepper
• fresh mushrooms
• boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• tube pasta
• romaine lettuce
• 11 oz can mandarin oranges
• 8 oz can pitted ripe olives
• eggs
• unsweetened applesauce
• canola oil
• vanilla
• flour
• cinnamon
• baking powder
• salt
• apples
• walnuts
• 4 oz cream cheese
• butter
• powdered sugar Drop me a line at info@alle-kiskitoday.com and tell me how your family likes the new meals you've fixed.