Wednesday, September 7, 2011

BBQ Chicken Quesadillas

Here's what ya need to make a quick and easy dinner on a busy weeknight!

Flour tortillas
Shredded chicken, I usually use leftovers
Shredded cheese, shred your own, it melts so much better!
Onion, sliced thin, you can leave it out for the kiddos...
BBQ sauce, as little or as much as you like.

On one side of a flour tortilla, spread desired amount of bbq sauce.

Top with desired amount of onion, cheese and chicken.


Place in a skillet heated over medium heat.

Cover with second tortilla and cook till bottom is golden and cheese begins to melt inside.

Carefully, so you don't loose the filling, flip the whole thing over and brown on the other side.

Once both sides are golden brown and the filling is heated through, remove from skillet and cut into wedges. Pizza cutter works great for cutting.

Serve as is or with extra bbq and a dollop of sour cream.

Quick, easy and yummy!
Change it up to suit your tastes, or what you have in the fridge.
The possibilities are endless...the results are delicious.

Sunday, September 4, 2011

Menu Week 2

Monday:
Creamy Taquitos
Crunchie Salad
Watermelon
Apple Salad
Do you ever spend $4-$5 and get a bad watermelon? It's happened to me several times this summer...

Tuesday:
Grilled BBQ Chicken Tenders
Twice Baked Potatoes
Broccoli Salad
Jonah has a pasta feed after football practice, but will probably eat again later in the evening. This meal will reheat easily...plus the fact that he might leave home if we had twice baked potatoes and he didn't get one!

Wednesday:
Hotdog Casserole
Layered Salad
Fresh Fruit

Thursday: (Game night-will make earlier in the day and heat up)
Sour Cream Noodle Bake
Hawaiian Rolls
Green Beans

Friday:

Jonah out to eat with the guys
Doug and I enjoy a Chicken Bacon Artichoke Pizza from Papa Murphy's

Saturday:
Dinner out!

Sunday:
For Jonah and his friends: 
Burgers on the Grill
Mac and Cheese
Brownies w/ powdered sugar for dessert

For Doug and I:
Taco Soup and all the fixins


Notice we had several salads this week. I am making a real effort to up our veggie intake and salads are a great way for me to do that, plus it's fun trying new ones! The Crunchy Salad  was a big hit!




Friday, September 2, 2011

Apple Salad



2 apples, peeled (if desired) and cubes
1/4 cup chopped celery
1/4 cup mini marshmallows
2 tablespoons sunflower seeds

Add all ingredients to bowl.

1/2 cup mayonnaise, or miracle whip (I use light)
1 Tablespoon milk

Whisk mayo and milk together to make dressing.

Pour dressing over salad and gently stir to coat.

Chill till ready to serve.

This is a great little salad with lots of meals. I first had it when my sweet mother-in-law made dinner for Doug and I when we were dating. We had roast and potatoes and this was a great accompaniment. She is such a wonderful hostess and I have learned many things from her.