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BBQ Chicken 3 Ways

Chicken, Healthy, Recipes

It’s summer and I don’t know about you, I always feel like a kid in the summer.  I sit at my desk working, look outside the window and wish I was at the beach or the pool.  We are lucky, we have a pool, so I try to finish my work early and make simple dinners so that we can maximize the pool time as soon as the work day is over.  I love making dishes that do double and triple duty so I can lounge on my lounge chair instead of being stuck inside cooking dinner.  Here’s a great way to get multiple meals (Dinner and next day Lunch, Dinner, next day Lunch and next day Dinner, etc.) out of one main recipe.

Day 1, make BBQ Chicken

BBQ chicken

Day 2, Make BBQ Chicken Salad for Lunch

BBQ chicken salad

Day 2, Make BBQ Chicken Quesadillas for Dinner

BBQ chicken quesadilla

Day 3, look for something else good to make on my site!  cookeatrun.com

 

Grilled Shrimp with Grilled Tomato Cocktail Sauce

Appetizers, Fish, Healthy, Recipes, , ,

grilled shrimp cocktailThis is one of my favorite summer go to recipes, from my all-time favorite Summer grilling cookbook, Boy Meets Grill.  Have you ever fallen in love with a cookbook so much that the pages are all dirty, the binding breaks and you have sticky notes on every other page of all the recipes you just have to try?  Well, this is that cookbook for me, no lie see below! Continue reading Grilled Shrimp with Grilled Tomato Cocktail Sauce →

Pistachio Pesto

Pasta, Recipes

pistachio pesto

I have mentioned many times how much I love pasta.  Pesto is just another excuse to eat pasta (not that I need to work hard to find an excuse to eat pasta!~).  Once you get the hang of making pesto, you can easily create your own recipe anytime.  The basic premise is herbs, a little garlic, some type of toasted nuts, olive oil and a little cheese.  I have also found that a tiny drizzle (I do mean tiny!) of very good sherry vinegar adds a nice touch. Continue reading Pistachio Pesto →

Southwest Chicken Salad

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Southwest Chicken SaladI love salads.  This is one of my favorites and I make it a lot in the summer.  You can work with whatever you have on hand.  If I have left over corn on the cob in the summer, I will slice it off the cob and add it to salads.  I also like to have some black beans in as well.  You can add any vegetables you like, use up what’s in that produce drawer!

You want to make sure you season the chicken really well so that each bite has some of the Cajun seasoning on it.   Enjoy! Continue reading Southwest Chicken Salad →

Banh Mi-Pork Meatball

Pork, Recipes, Sandwiches

banh miLast Friday the sandwich of the night was a Banh Mi Pork Meatball Sandwich.  Banh Mi is a Vietnamese street food staple.  It’s on a classic french baguette, with a creamy spicy siracha sauce, savory pork meatballs and a crunchy sweet & spicy slaw made with carrots and daikon radish.  All the flavors come together in a totally delicious sandwich!

I used the recipe from Bon Appetit and followed it exactly.  It was perfect!  Get the recipe here Banh Mi Pork Meatball Sandwich.

Chicken Enchiladas

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chicken enchiladas

This recipe is an oldie but a goodie.  It is super easy to make and the sauce tastes really rich and creamy but it’s still light from just using low-fat cream cheese.   I will make this the day ahead when I know it will be a busy day and just pop it in the oven for a quick dinner.  Add a salad and you are good to go.  The leftovers are great too (if you have any) 🙂 Continue reading Chicken Enchiladas →