You’re gonna thank me for this post! Seriously, I swear. I made four great recipes this month as part of my duties on the Shared Tastes Panel for ReadySetEat.com. They were all WONDERFUL but there were two in particular that I want you to go make immediately. First, you might want to stop at the store and get some ingredients. And since ReadySetEat.com is aweeesome it will tell you at which of your local stores you can find the ingredients on sale! But anyhoo, here’s what you need to make FIRST:
This was the easiest meal to make that I’ve reviewed so far, AND it was AM.AZ.ING. Also, it’s served cold so it was perfect for this rather irritating HEAT WAVE we’ve had these past few weeks! Here’s what you do: Mix canned chicken with mayo and LaChoy Orange-Ginger marinade, dump on top of cole slaw mix, snip a few green onions on top. YUM, YUM, YUM! Bobby and I both had seconds and we both gave it a big FIVE STARS! I will definitely make this again SOON. Next time though I think I will crock pot the chicken overnight and shred it because I am cheap and that is what I always do for chicken salad.
The next recipe you will want to put on your menu plan for this week is the Italian Chicken-Zucchini skillet. My CHILDREN ate this. My four- and seven-year-olds, who barely eat enough to stay alive, and then eat mostly peanut butter and fruit, ATE THIS! And they liked it! It is so tasty with chicken, zucchini, peppers, pasta, and yummy seasoned Hunt’s tomatoes. (I adore the Hunt’s with Basil, Garlic, and Oregano!) It cooked up pretty quickly and was easy to clean-up. The leftovers were great the next day too.
Finally, I couldn’t resist sharing this one with you also. Turns out I really, really LOVE zucchini! Who knew? This is an awesome meatless dish, the Zucchini, Black Bean and rice skillet. Sometimes I just don’t feel like preparing meat and this will be a great, easy, go-to dish for those nights! Tons of veggies and protein from the black beans, and it was sooooo good!
Those were my fave recipes from ReadySetEat.com this month! Log on to save them to your recipe box, find out nutrition information, and see where you can get the ingredients on sale. Then make them and THEN, after you enjoy them immensely, sit down and write me a thank-you note. 🙂 Enjoy!
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I am being compensated for my role on the ReadySetEat Shared Tastes Panel. The reviews and opinions are all mine.
That last recipes looks great. I’m not a vegetarian, but I do love beans as a meat substitute. My little boys LOVE black beans and so do I, because they’re tasty, cheap and very good for you. I’ll have to try this soon. Did your kids like it? I bet it would be even better with yellow rice.
Jenn, my kids were at VBS when I made the black bean recipe. And Bobby and I did NOT save them any!! I bet at least Joshua would have liked it though. Sophie’s a tougher nut to crack, but if I could have gotten her to try it, I bet she would have liked it. Hope you make it, it’s so good!
I’m making it for dinner tonight. However, I’m not using instant rice, just regular white rice. So I’ll probably just stir in cooked and drain the tomatoes a little. I’m excited to try it.
The 1st recipe looks delish! — I’m a new reader to your blog & a Dayton-ian as well … I love your site!
welcome Ashley! Thanks so much for reading! I love our local readers. Maybe I will get lucky and you will see me looking like crap out and about like some of our other readers have. 🙂 LOL.