Sunday: Chicken and Vegetable Stir Fry
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I helped
hostess a baby shower this afternoon, and there were quite a few veggies
leftover. My friend, Dana, mentioned
they would be great in a stir fry! So, I
grabbed a bag full of carrots, snap peas, broccoli, and cherry tomatoes and
brought them home. I had some rotisserie
chicken in the freezer that I had already pulled off of the bone, so I took
that out of the freezer to thaw. Then,
Chad did the rest of the work!
I had some Asian-inspired sauces on
hand from making slow cooker beef and broccoli a few weeks back. Chad warmed the chicken in a skillet and
poured in a small amount of Hoisin Sauce (a teaspoon-ish) and a little sesame
oil. Meanwhile, he sautéed the
vegetables as well as thinly sliced apple with sesame oil and oyster sauce (2-3
tablespoons –ish). He also added a brown
rice and quinoa packet (that we buy from Costco) to the chicken after it was
heated through with a splash of rice wine vinegar. When it was time to serve, he put them
side-by-side on our plates. It was all
so, so delicious!! Adding the Asian
sauces to it made it quite yummy.
Monday: Chili’s To Go J
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I drove
the boys over to Richardson to stay with Chad’s parents for the week and go to
VBS, so when I arrived home, Chad pulled in right behind me with take out from
Chili’s! That’s 2 nights in a row he’s
taken care of our dinner!
Tuesday: Pioneer Woman Chicken Mozzarella Pasta
with Roasted Broccoli, Asparagus, and Tomatoes
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With the
boys gone, I am taking the opportunity to potty train Payton. So, we were a little low on groceries, but I
wasn’t about to venture out to the store on day 1! But, I took a look around at what I had, and
then I went straight to Pioneer
Woman’s site. I saw this recipe and
realized that I had everything on hand to make it…yay! Not only was it super simple to prepare, but
it is absolutely delicious. Chad and I
both loved it! We had just a little broccoli, just a little asparagus, and just a few cherry tomatoes, so I tossed them
all on a baking sheet together and roasted them until they were golden and
yummy. J
Wednesday: Sautéed Duck with Orange Sauce, Rice, and
Roasted Caramelized Brussels Sprouts
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Chad
still had some duck in the freezer from last season, so he thawed it and made
something ridiculously delicious for dinner.
I have no idea what he did, but he made some kind of orange sauce and sautéed
the duck in it. I’ve only had duck once
before, and I didn’t care for it, but this changed my mind about trying duck in
the future. Yum-o!
I also had some frozen Brussels sprouts,
which I’ve never tried roasting before.
It worked out! I set the bag out
on the counter for about 30 minutes to thaw just a bit. Then I roasted them on a foil-lined baking
sheet at 400 degrees with a little bit of cut up butter, salt, and pepper. After the first 5 minutes, I tossed it around
to make sure the melted butter was spread over all of the Brussels
sprouts. I roasted them for another 15
minutes or so, then I pulled them out and added a couple of small spoonfuls of
brown sugar and some crushed walnuts. I
tossed that all around, then threw it back in the oven to roast and caramelize
for another 7-8 minutes. They were quite
tasty! It was completely different from
a fresh Brussels sprout, but I really liked it.
They were also still good reheated the next day for lunch!
Thursday: Leftover Night!
Friday: Dinner at Grammy and DadDad’s
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We drove
over to pick up the boys after being with Chad’s parents all week, and they
even made us dinner. J
Saturday: Pioneer Woman BBQ Chicken, Smashed
Cauliflower, and Salad
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I’m a
sucker for a Pioneer Woman recipe,
and this one seemed easy enough! It was
definitely easy, although I will say HOT!
Having to open my oven 4 times to add more sauce made me work up a bit
of a sweat on a 102 degree day. But, we
all enjoyed it! My mom was over, so in
addition to chicken thighs, I also made a chicken breast since she prefers
white meat. I just took it out of the
oven sooner so it wouldn’t dry out. J
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This
recipe looked so yummy, I had to try it!
I’ve actually never mashed cauliflower before, but I know many people do
all the time. I must not have allowed
mine to get quite tender enough because it didn’t really mash down to the right
consistency. It still tasted good, but
it was more like cauliflower “rice.” I’ll
try again with another method!
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