The weekly Menu

One of our sweet girls (it's for you, Brandy!) asked me for some idea to put on their menu. I thought I would post it so I could see what we have been eating too and be reminded of some yummy food choices. The photo above is one of Katie's all time favorites. Chicken Fingers!

Our dinner menu from this past week-simple recipes:

One big pot of chili and cinnamon rolls (or sometimes corn bread)
Homemade pizza, topped with whatever was in the fridge at that moment.
-tried some new sauce, delicious!
Baked Chicken with sweet potatoes and peas
Chicken Tortilla soup with guac (leftover chicken from day before)
TJ's potstickers and fried rice
Breakfast egg wraps with leftover sausage from the pizza and a few veggies sauted
Chicken fingers, potatoes, carrots and honey mustard sauce.

Lunches, almost always leftovers:
-left over pizza, left over chili turned chili-dogs, ham rolls around pretzel sticks, hummus and crackers, pbj, left over tortilla soup, fried rice, picnic lunch, muffins

One Recipe to share:
I wanted to post the recipe for-
Homemade chicken fingers, Honey Mustard Sauce and Roasted Veggies.
Incredibly easy.
The nice thing about this meal.
1. Easy 2. kid friendly 3. fast 4. homemade-healthy 5. easy on the budget.

What you need for the entire meal:
2 or 3 chicken breasts
bread crumbs
dried herbs-basil and oregano
salt and pepper
2 eggs
bag of tiny potatoes
1/2 lb baby carrots
olive oil or coconut oil
Honey mustard sauce (homemade-you need honey, spicy mustard and mayo)

And if the budget is even tighter then mine was when I went to the store. Instead of buying tiny potatoes which are easy, just chop up a few potatoes into cubes. You could also cut up carrots and not use baby ones to save a few cents as well. You can buy breadcrumbs or you can make some with leftover bread-just put a few slice in the blender/food processor and pulse into crumbles. And the honey mustard sauce-either buy some from the store or make it at home.

First,
Make veggies

Put all potatoes and carrots in a large zip lock bag, pour some olive oil in and shake around. Coat veggies completely with oil.
Pour veggies onto a cookie sheet making sure to have only one layer.
Grind a good amount of pepper and salt on top of veggies.
Place in an oven at 375 for 45ish minutes.
**And if you make extra's then heat them up for breakfast some morning with your eggs and toast!
(Oh, I did buy one extra chicken breast and cooked it with the veggies in the oven, coated with oil, salt and pepper and dill to use later this week to top a salad, just a thought!)

Second,
Make honey mustard sauce

Mix ingredients together:
4 T Mayo
1.5 T Spicy mustard
1.5 T honey
Taste it and decide if it is yummy. If not add a bit more of those three ingredients. This sauce is simply to your specific taste. Put in fridger until ready for dinner.

Third,
make Chicken fingers-(serves 4)

2 chicken breasts--cut into strips and place in a bowl
2 eggs and 2 T water--beaten together in a large bowl
1.5 cups of bread crumbs mixed with 1 t each of dried basil and oregano, in a large bowl
2+ T coconut oil or olive oil poured into your cooking pan

Make a line, chicken strips bowl, egg wash bowl, bread crumbs bowl, cooking griddle

Place strips into egg wash, coat completely
Place strips into seasoned bread crumbs, coat completely
Place strips onto hot oiled griddle and fry for about 3 minutes per side at medium heat

And now it all comes together!
By this time the veggies should be about cooked, your chicken fingers have come off the griddle hot and the Honey Mustard Sauce is waiting for dipping.

Enjoy and if you want other recipes, just ask. I love sharing and gleaning from you all too!
What's your go to recipe these day?