As we head into fall and back-to-school or back to work I know in our house we want quick meals that come together easily and have tons of flavor. If my family won’t eat it why do I bother cooking? I love these super easy dishes that are made with frozen chicken strips or chicken…
Category: Chicken Dishes
Back to School: 5 Easy Casseroles for Busy Days
Casseroles are one of my go to meals when life gets busy. I especially like slow cooker casseroles because they can cook while I am busy doing other things. Even the Spare Rib casserole is part of a cook once eat twice meal. Spare Rib Casserole (click for link to recipe) This is one of…
7 Great Grilled Dinners
This has been our “Summer of Grilling” but we have loved grilled foods for years. Here are 7 of our favorite grilled dinners. Hope you find one you like! Grilled Chicken Piccata (click for link to recipe) All the lemony salty flavors of Chicken Piccata with the delicious addition of grilled chicken. Served over rice…
Grilled Chicken Teriyaki Bowls
I know this says it is a bowl but my picture is of a plate. I love having my food spread out rather than in a bowl like the rest of my family so I can get the perfect forkful of each piece. Plus you can easier see all the parts of the meal. Why…
Top 5 Recipes for July 2020
Ground Beef Enchilada Verde (click for link to recipe) This has been in the top 5 recipes on the blog for several months and it is no wonder why. It is super easy to make with canned enchilada verde (green enchilada sauce) and browned ground beef. Want a dinner done easily? Cook the ground beef…
Anchor Bar (The Original) Buffalo Wings
Having lived in Western New York for almost 20 years we love our Buffalo wings. The problem is that outside of Western New York few wings live up to our standards. The crispiness, the tang of the sauce, the slight but not overpowering heat is the sign of a good medium wing. Verdict: We love…
Chicken Cordon Bleu Sliders
We are still waiting for Covid test results. I think it was easier waiting for our children to be born than it is waiting for these test results. At least then we had the anticipation of something good coming. Right now we are in kind of this limbo. Can we go get groceries on Thursday?…
Grilled Mexican Chicken with Cheese Sauce
I love cheese! Grilled chicken with cheese sauce? Even better. We use this cheese sauce on lots of things – Nachos, warm pretzels, and now chicken. Verdict: This is a delicious warming dish. It felt like a big comfort food hug. My son added lots of hot salsa to the top of his chicken (see…
Grilled Sweet Asian Chili Chicken
We are still in the high 80s and low 90s here. It has been a weird summer in that we live less than a mile from the beach and we haven’t been at all this summer. We are still staying away from most people which means lots of family time. We have always been close…
Grilled Mediterranean Chicken with Dill Sauce
Have you noticed a chicken theme to my recipes lately? Boneless, skinless chicken breasts has gone back down to about $1.88 a pound after raising in price right after the pandemic started. We are buying more chicken again so I am trying to find ways to make it slightly different so my family doesn’t get…
Orange Chicken
When we order Chinese takeout I know that my daughter will choose Orange Chicken, Sesame Chicken, or Honey Chicken depending on her mood. With the Covid-19 shutdowns the two Chinese restaurants in our little town were closed for several months. There are only two things that my kids think that I don’t make better than…
Grilled Caprese Chicken
This year since we have been home we started a container garden off our back deck. We tried this once before but we are normally gone every weekend and a few weeks in June, July, and August except for maybe one or two. Not good for a garden. Needless to say, our last attempt ended…
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