Olympic cocktail
Top a frozen lemon-lime margarita with red and blue. How to do it:
- The white ice of the margarita gives the "white" effect.
- Use a few drops of food coloring to give the margarita a blue tint. (I omitted because I don't generally use food coloring but a blue frozen drink would achieve same effect.)
- Then top the margarita with a few maraschino cherries and run some cherry juice down the sides for effect!
Olympic Entree
Fire up the grill and cook up a batch of red, white and blue chicken burgers. You won't miss the beef in this burger, I promise!
Recipe for red, white and blue Chicken Burgers:
1 lb ground chicken
Diced onion, 1/3 of small white onion
Diced red pepper, 1/4 of pepper
Drained, chopped black olive pieces
Pinch of ground garlic spice
Dash of lemon juice
Salt and pepper to preference. I use fresh ground salt (kosher) and peppercorns (mix of colors).
Bread crumbs and/or egg to your preference of thickness for the burger
The "perfect ten" ingredient that gives this burger a "gold" finish: Add 2/3 cup Shredded mac n cheese blend cheese (New at Giant): A blend of New York Sharp Cheddar, American, and Swiss Cheese (Serving size 1/4 cup, Calories 110)
There is only one word for this burger..... Delicious!
Olympic side
Every athlete needs their veggies. It's not blue but it's veggie!! To make it blue, you might top with crushed "blue corn" tortilla chips.
Cook shredded broccoli, shredded cabbage, diced onion and handful of rice or egg noodles in chicken broth. Use just enough broth to cover the vegetables and pasta so that it will boil down as the food cooks. Add salt and pepper. Once it is boiled down, lower heat and stir in Philadelphia Cream Cheese. Stir in some more of that Mac and Cheese shredded blend of cheese, between 1/2 to 2/3 cup. Top with diced fresh tomato.
Olympic dessert
Nothing says summer or red-white-blue like Shortcake, of course! Top with mixed berries (Strawberry or Raspberry; and Boysenberry or Blackberry).
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