March 30 - April 5, 2014

Sunday:  Dinner With Our Church Family

Monday:  Meredith’s Chicken and Veggie Tacos with Brown Rice & Quinoa & Corn

Meredith’s Chicken & Veggie Tacos

This is definitely a favorite in our house, and it’s a wonderful recipe to make when having company, or if it’s just our family.  I love dicing all the vegetables up ahead of time (I dice mine super small).  When it’s time for dinner, it’s so simple to just throw everything together over the stove and have a delicious, healthy meal in no time!

-           -Ground Chicken  (1-2 pounds depending on how many people you are serving or whether or not you want leftovers)

-           -Finely chopped/diced veggies of your choice (I used 1 zucchini, 3 big carrots, & 2-3 big handfuls of spinach.  I use my mini food processor to chop everything really small.)

-           -1 Can Rotel or Petite Diced Tomatoes, drained

-           -Taco Seasoning  (I use a homemade recipe from One Good Thing by Jillee)

-         - Olive Oil

-          -Minced Garlic

Heat olive oil in a large pan, then add garlic and cook it just a minute or two.  Then add your veggies and cook until they start to soften…about 10 minutes.  Yum!!  Look at all those colors!!

Pour the veggies in another bowl and set aside.  Using the same pan, cook the chicken with olive oil until no longer pink.  Drain chicken if necessary. Add back in your cooked, diced veggies, Rotel, & taco seasoning.  Mix it all together until everything is heated through.  

Season with salt or garlic salt and pepper to taste.  Serve with tortillas or chips of your choice.  We used corn and flour tortillas and topped them with some shredded cheese and sour cream.  I always make quesadillas for the kids so it’s not such a mess.  J

This ground chicken is delicious and healthy and very easy to freeze and have on hand for other meals.  I always make more than we need because it’s such a good leftover and great to freeze.

Tuesday:  Pizza Night

·          We had a day full of preschool, ladies Bible class, and appointment for allergy testing, and t-ball practice, so pizza from Papa Murphy’s was a MUST!  J

Wednesday:  Dinner at Mom’s

·          I took our leftover chicken and veggie tacos to Mom’s so we could have dinner with her.

Thursday:  Breakfast for Dinner

·          I mean…it’s almost a weekly tradition now any time Chad is gone for the night.  It’s fast, easy, and my kids LOVE it!

Friday:  Hot dogs, Fries, & Fruit with Friends!

·          Some of our dear friends came for dinner, so we decided hot dogs on the grill would be great for everyone.  J

Saturday:  Pineapple & Teriyaki Chicken Meatballs, Macaroni & Cheese, & Roasted Veggies

·          This meal was ridiculously easy.  I had a headache most of the day, and we had these meatballs from CostCo in our fridge ready to go.  I warmed them in the oven while I roasted diced zucchini, sweet potatoes, and mushrooms at 400 degrees.  Then, to make the kids even happier with one of their favorite meals…I made macaroni and cheese too!  Easy and tasty for all of us.