Chicken Wings and Pesto Pasta Salad

Andy's family loves chicken wings, and even though they are not my favorite, I decided to try a wing recipe with Andy last weekend. He doesn't get excited very often, but he sure was excited about those chicken wings. Our first attempt at cooking them was pretty good, I must admit. I pieced together a couple of different recipes and came up with something like this for Meal #2:

Grilled Chicken Wings:

1. I combined the following spices in roughly these amounts:

3.5 tablespoons Mrs. Dash South West Chipotle

2 tablespoons each of garlic powder, chili powder, and seasoning salt.

Pepper (not sure how much)

2. After mixing the spices in a bowl, divided the chicken wings between two gallon sized ziplock bags and then divided the spice between the two bags. I shook the bags to coat the wings evenly and then put the wings in the refrigerator for the rest of the day (probably 5-6 hours).

3. When we were ready to start cooking, Andy grilled the wings for about 20-30 minutes.

Creamy Cilantro Wing Sauce:

1. Combine the following:

1/3 cup fresh cilantro leaves

1/4 cup light sour cream

1/4 cup mayonnaise

1/4 cup plain yogurt

Juice of 1/2 a lemon

Kosher salt and black pepper

2. Enjoy as a dipping sauce!

FYI - This was good, but I think ranch dressing would have been better.

Pesto Pasta Salad

1. Cook 1 box of bow tie pasta.

2. Combine it with one jar of pesto, halved cherry tomatoes, and one container of feta cheese.

Very tasty!

Summer Salad: Bought premade at Fresh Market - the dressing in the picture is truly yummy and worth the extra cost (recommended by Marianne Cox).