Eating Out At Home - Steak and Ale Style

Tonight's Eating Out At Home menu was inspired by this yummy recipe Donna, one of my readers, sent me earlier in the week. I haven't eaten at Steak & Ale in years, but this was my favorite entree. The restaurant serves it with rice pilaf and your choice of salad, so I've included links to tried and true recipes for both rice pilaf and an excellent wedge salad. And for dessert, try some fantastic french silk pie. Enjoy!

Steak and Ale Hawaiian Chicken

Ingredients:
6 boneless, skinless chicken breast
2 cups pineapple juice
2 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 tablespoon sugar

Instructions:
In a bowl combine all ingredients except for chicken. Stir. Using a fork, poke about 5-8 sets of holes in each chicken breast. Put chicken in marinade, making sure it is covered in the mixture. Add more pineapple juice if necessary. Cover and refrigerate for 24 hours. Grill as you normally grill chicken. Top with grilled, sliced pineapple if desired.

Rice Pilaf My kids really like this recipe.

Iceberg Wedge Blue Cheese Bacon & Tomato Salad So refreshing during the hot summer!

French Silk Pie This is just so smooth and chocolaty. I am not that great at pies, but this one was easy enough for even me.

Frugal Friday: Eating Out, Staying In

We like to eat, but often dining out just isn't in the budget. So, what do we do? We cook at home! I have found recipes for copycat versions of some of our favorite restaurant meals. You would be amazed by all the recipes you can find on the internet and how good they are!

Here are some of our favorites:
Like Applebee's Tequila Lime Chicken
Almost Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuits
Copycat Pizza Hut Cavatini
I also have quite a few Johnny Carino's copycat recipes, but they are on the other computer. If you' like them, leave me a comment or an email.

And the kids love these magic milkshakes. They are very much like Wendy's Frostys.

I also make our own deep dish pizza. We are still trying bread stick and buffalo wing recipes to find one we all enjoy.

By cooking these at home, we get the same yummy dishes we crave at a fraction of the cost. Plus, we tend to all work on these meals together, so we get the bonus of extra family time. So, try looking up your favorite dish and see if you don't find a good copycat recipe. The results can be quite delicious!