Every week when I'm planning meals for my family I try to include some of my kids' favorite dishes. This week my daughter got to pick one of her favorite dishes which is Saturday's Chicken. I first learned of this recipe from one of my Mom's friends a few years back. Since then this dish is on our calendar a couple times a month and usually at family gatherings as well. It's really good! Saturday's Chicken Ingredients:1 Pound chicken tenders (or as many will cover the bottom of a 9x13 … [Read more...]
1 Chicken, 3 great meals!
I hate cooking!! Sometimes I like to bake, but cooking is my enemy! I envy women who like to cook. I’ve tried to like it, but I can’t! (Which is what my 3 yr old says about yogurt with fruit in it, “I just can’t like it mom!”) So one of my lovely shortcuts is to roast a chicken (or if I’m feeling even lazier than usual, I just buy one from the Wal-Mart deli!) and use it to make several different meals. Here are my 3 favorites! And you can make them all, and more, with one single … [Read more...]
Cilantro-Soy-Lime Chicken Legs with Mexican-Style Grilled Corn
Disclosure: This posts contains affiliate links. If you choose to purchase something through my link I will receive a small commission. Thank you for supporting my site! I love when eMeals sends me recipes to share with you. This delicious meal is from their Clean Eating Meal Plans. If you aren't familiar with eMeals it is a meal planning service that really caters to your families dietary needs. There are a variety of meal plans from traditional, slow cooker, Paleo, low fat … [Read more...]
7 Easy Freezer Chicken Meals
I recently received 40 pounds of fresh chicken breasts. I wanted to make my life easier for a while so when my husband and I were cleaning, cutting and packaging the chicken, I turned half of it into chicken freezer meals! I have been sharing those recipes over the past little while on my site, but wanted to compile them for easy use in one place! Each link will take you to the recipe on my site. Be sure to "pin" the recipes you like so you will have them for later.Here are my 7 Easy … [Read more...]
Pineapple Chicken – Slow Cooker Meal
This recipe is part of my Freezer Meal series from my Zaycon Foods chicken I received. I have been scouring the internet looking for freezer meals and slow cooker meals to make with my 40 pounds of fresh chicken from Zaycon Foods. This Pineapple Chicken recipe comes from This Mom's Heart and her freezer recipe post.Slow Cooker Pineapple Chicken 5 boneless skinless chicken breasts ¼ C. low-sodium soy sauce ¼ C. teriyaki sauce 20 oz can pineapple chunks (with juice) ½ tsp … [Read more...]
Bajio Chicken – Slow Cooker Meal
This recipe is part of my Freezer Meal series from my Zaycon Foods chicken I received. When I got my 40 lbs of chicken from Zaycon Foods I start searching my favorite blogs for some easy freezer meals. This one comes from Six Sisters' Stuff! I didn't know there was a restaurant called Bajio's but this chicken is sweet and reminiscent of the sweet pork at Costa Vida and Cafe Rio. You can eat this chicken as a salad with black beans, cheese, lettuce, avocado, tomatoes, and other … [Read more...]
BBQ Cranberry Chicken – Slow Cooker Meal
This recipe is part of my Freezer Meal series from my Zaycon Foods chicken I received. When I got my 40 lbs of chicken from Zaycon Foods I start searching my favorite blogs for some easy freezer meals. This one comes from Six Sisters' Stuff!Slow Cooker BBQ Cranberry Chicken2 lbs chicken breasts 1/4 cup dried minced onion 1 (16 oz) can whole cranberry sauce 1 cup barbecue sauce Directions: Combine all ingredients in a resealable gallon-sized freezer … [Read more...]
My favorite summer salads!
My sister and I just had a conversation about our favorite summer “salads” and it inspired this post of 5 of my favorites! Sorry I don’t have any delicious looking photos to add, but these recipes are fabulous! Enjoy!! 1. Berry Spinach Salad- The easiest by far is just filling your plate with spinach, slicing berries (strawberries are my favorite) on top, and adding almonds or your favorite nut. Top it off with poppy seed dressing and you’ve got a quick and easy salad! 2. Veggie … [Read more...]
