{cafe rio salads}

i'm pretty sure i could eat cafe rio salads everyday. no exaggeration. it's got to be the cilantro mixed with those delicious tortillas. well, i found a recipe for it on pinterest {http://www.the-girl-who-ate-everything.com/2008/10/missing-cafe-rio.html} and decided to try it yesterday! 

Here was the other tip from pinterest I used (i didn't have time to do the crock-pot chicken recipe, so i improvised and boiled it):  throw the cooked chicken into your Kitchen Aid mixer with the cookie paddle attachment. Turn it onto speed 4-6 and in just 20 seconds you'll have perfect, restaurant style shredded chicken.  Tip: Make sure the chicken is warm/hot before you shred it. Refrigerated chicken is harder and may harm your mixer.

this is genious! It shreds it perfectly. I just boiled a few chicken tenders and a breast until they were done, added some italian dressing, then put it straight in the kitchen aid.

thank you pinterest and cafe rio for the inspiration. 

can't wait to keep perfecting this recipe!! it's delicious!