Hawaiian Haystacks

Sauce:

1 sml onion

4 cubes of butter

2 C flour

3 Quarts of 2% milk

1/4 C fresh lemon juice

1/3 C Yoshida Gourmet Sauce (found @ costco or sams club)

around 8 chicken breasts cooked (I usually boil them in water) and cut into cubes

Brown onion in a little bit of the butter, then add the rest and melt. Slowly add flour to make a RUE. Let RUE bubble for a minute then slowly add milk, lemon juice & Yoshida's sauce, constantly stirring. Stir for a while until it warms and thickens, then add chicken. Stir, salt to taste and add small amounts of more milk at a time, depending on how thick you want the sauce. This recipe makes a huge amount so I usually half the recipe. It's easier to control that way :)

Rice - I love sticky rice!

Toppings:

mandarin oranges

pineapple chunks

green peppers

chopped celery

shredded cheese

olives

Chinese noodles

shredded coconut (broiled for a min)

almond slivers (broiled for a min)

Swai Fillets with Strawberry salsa

Credit for this recipe goes to the cute Walmart sample lady. She sold me on these yummy frozen Swai fish fillets topped with this salsa (which I'm sure would be good with chips or other fish or even other meat). It was yummy and fresh and healthy!! Perfect for the up-coming swimsuit season (for me anyhow)!

Strawberry Salsa:

Dressing-
1/3 C zesty Italian dressing
1/4 C cilantro
2 1/2 T jalapeno
*blend well in a blender or food processor

Salsa-
2 lb. diced strawberries
1 med orange, diced
1/4 C chopped purple onion
1/4 C cilantro, chopped
*stir dressing in, let sit for 2-12 hrs. in fridge. This makes alot!

Swai fillets-
Thaw, pat dry, and pan sear with a little salt, pepper, & olive oil. Or you can coat with salt, pepper, egg wash and panko bread crumbs and pan sear in olive oil. Top with salsa.  I tested it w/o the bread crumbs but the sample lady says she does it w/ the crumbs at home, so that's how I will try it when I make it.