Lolo's Chicken & Waffles

The Reason To Visit ARIZONA!!

Touched down in Phoenix and I felt like I might burst into flames!!!

Have you ever experienced 114 degree weather? 

Oh not to mention, it stayed that hot for the entire 2 weeks! 

Top that off with being surrounded by only Mexican restaurants and no TUMS in your purse...

Yeah... It took me a few days to adjust.

But one day in our air conditioned training center, I regained consciousness, 

and the words
LOLO'S CHICKEN & WAFFLES
were spoken..

I haven't been the same since!

Walked in and saw this...

HELL YEAH!

KoolAid makes everything better. Order up your favorite flavor and get in a huge mason jar!

Flavors consists of RED, BLUE, PURPLE... And so on...

If you don't know your KoolAid Flavors, shame on you!

Oh and by the way.. they will add a shot of liquor if you so please.

There are two locations in AZ. 

One is Scottsdale, where I was training and one in Phoenix, the original. 

It's southern fried chicken at it's best and I would recommend this in a heartbeat!

The menu it just plain hilarious. Written for only those with a sense of humor!

The food is AMAZING... Hence the reason for this post. 

Looks messy? It is! 

But I had no shame waddling out of there with butter on my face!

Just sayin'

If you have the pleasure of eating here, Order up the waffles and obviously the fried chicken. 

My side of choice would be the Mac and Cheese but in all honesty, it all tastes like heaven!

The waffles are HUGE and don't you dare say "hold the butter"!

After all, what would a ginormous waffle be without an entire POUND of butter on it?

Just kidding.. it's more like half a pound... No dieters allowed! ;)

They have a row of waffle irons so you won't be waiting too long 

but to be honest, I'd wait hours for one of these... 

Well maybe like 20mins..

Oh did I mention the cornbread? I thought I would be getting just a standard sized corn muffin...

WRONG!!!

My meal came with a fist sized, over the top corn muffin with.. you guessed it..

More butter...

Like Honey BooBoo says.. Mo' Butta Mo' Betta...

Oh boy.... I'm quoting Honey BooBoo now...

This can't be good.

If by the end of your meal, somehow, someway, you have room in your tummy...

Well...

Red Velvet Cake it is! 

Sweet, Moist, Heaven sent....

Food Coma is 3...2...1

If you're ever in the area...

Check them out!

I promise you won't be disappointed!

And when you wake from your food induced slumber...

Feel free to thank me! 

Chicken Alfredo

Chicken Alfredo

Hello strangers!! 

I don't even have an excuse for not blogging in over a month.. 

So lets skip that part! 

As I type now, I'm about 30,000 feet in the air somewhere between
Boston, MA and Pheonix, AZ. 

I got super excited that I could use wifi on the plane until I realized

 that Netflix is not supported and well... 

Here I am with $14.99 worth of wifi and nothing much to do with it...

l mean there's only so much of Pinterest that can keep me entertained... 

I looked through my Instagram and found a picture of a dish that I've been meaning to blog about... Now since I'm limited to my iPad and and only one picture... 

This isn't going to be like my usual "step by step with a picture" recipes. 

Sorry about that! 

But hey, me thinking of you at 30,000 feet should count for something right? 

Forgive me? 

So here we go....

I've been making this dish for some years now and I swear, 

every time I make it , it gets better. 

You might recall that in my first post, 

I was a little embarrassed that I was using a store bought Alfredo sauce... 

Well this recipe is why. 

You'll never buy another bottle of that a average stuff again... 

It's just too easy to whip up this one from scratch!

Alfredo Sauce Recipe

1 stick of unsalted butter

1 package of cream cheese

1 cup of milk

1 cup of Parmesan cheese

2-3 table spoons of minced garlic or garlic powder

Chicken 

4 large chicken breast cut into small cubes

Garlic

Vegetable oil

Basil or dried Italian seasoning

Salt

Pepper

The Rest

1 box of pasta

3 cups of broccoli florets (optional)

Shredded carrots (optional)

Baby spinach (optional)

Dice up the chicken, season and cook until golden brown. Set aside. 

If you're in a rush to make dinner, 

you can always buy a rotisserie chicken, 

take the meat off and chop up. 

I've done is in the past and it works just fine! 

See that? 

I'm being such a good helper! 

Remember that the next time I don't blog for months on end... ;)

Lets get to the sauce. 

You can boil the water and cook the pasta in a separate pot while making the Alfredo sauce. 

It's pretty quick to whip up. 

When the pasta is almost finished, toss in the broccoli and cover. 

You just need a quick blanch on the broccoli so using a whole separate pot would just be silly. 

Tip #2.. You're welcome! 

In a medium/large sauce pan, melt the butter and cream cheese. 

If you are using fresh garlic, add that in before the cream cheese and let it sauté. 

If you're using garlic powder, which i would recommend, save that for the end. 

Use a whisk to mix and melt thoroughly. 

Your heat should be on low/medium to avoid burning and you should be constantly whisking. 

This mixture will not "become one" in the pot, if that makes sense. 

You will basically have a melted butter and melted cream cheese concoction... 

Don't be alarmed! 

Add the milk, turn up the heat and continue to whisk. 

It should all begin to blend together. 

At this point, add the garlic powder, of that was your choice and the Parmesan cheese. 

Keep mixing until it is creamy and smooth. 

Turn down the heat and let it simmer. 

Toss in the chicken, pasta, broccoli, baby spinach and shredded carrots and mix all together. 

Transfer to a pretty bowl and serve up with a side of garlic bread! 

It will thicken as it cools and believe me when I say, it tastes even better the next day!!

Sorry again about the lack of pictures and for neglecting you all for so long! 

I'll try my best to keep keep up when i get back. 

Two weeks will fly by :) 

ENJOY!!!!