Who doesn't love a delicious, healthy dinner that only takes 20 minutes to make!? All plates were empty in this house after this meal that will remain in our meal rotation from now on. It was so simple and so flavorful! Before we get to the meal, I will give a run-down of our meal plan for the next week and our grocery trip today.
Our family is a family of 6; the hubby, me, three constantly hungry boys, and our little princess. When I sat down to plan our menu, I planned all meals and snacks for the next week, along with 3 freezer meals.
Breakfasts (in no particular order)
Sausage Balls (making a double batch to freeze for another morning's breakfast later this month)
Eggs, yogurt, and fruit (Repeat meal) (Will need to buy all ingredients)
Pancakes and fruit (I already have our favorite Birch Benders pancake mix on hand)
Homemade Blueberry Muffins (I already have all baking needs on hand, I only need the blueberries)
Breakfast "hash" (Will use leftover hash to make breakfast burritos to freeze for another breakfast)
Homemade Brown Sugar Oatmeal with fruit (Already have the oats on hand)
Lunches
Sandwiches most days but rotating turkey and ham with pb&j along with raw carrots and broccoli and some fruit (will need to purchase all ingredients but PB and J)
Leftovers some days
Dinners
Roasted Chicken and Veggies (Will need to buy meat and all veggies, I have rice on hand)
Tacos (Will need to buy meat, tortillas, and all 'fixings')
Taco Salads (Will use leftover taco meat, will need to purchase salad ingredients)
Chicken Fried Rice (Will need to purchase eggs, frozen peas and carrots, and onions, everything else on hand)
Chili Petros (Will need to purchase meat, bell peppers, onions, and corn chips, everything else on hand)
Homemade Lasagna (Make in two pans, freeze one for a meal later in the month) (need to purchase all ingredients)(Serve with salad)
Leftover night
Snacks (all are options and they can choose what they would like)
Apples with Peanut Butter (need to purchase apples)
Granola Bars (purchase this time)
Organic Fruit snacks (need to purchase)
Almonds (already have)
*Also need to purchase milk, oregano, ended up purchasing a bag of organic cheetos and daddy's favorite cereal as treats
I was really shocked at the outcome of our shopping trip, especially since we were buying multiple rolls of natural sausage, 3 lbs of beef, 3 lbs of chicken breast, and sweet Italian Sausage... I thought for sure we would be at $200 or so... I was wrong and pleasantly surprised when my total was only $131.80! That's with mostly organic products with fresh fruits, veggies, and other items to make "whole food" meals. And don't forget the freezer meals!
So now for delicious meal from tonight! This meal came up on my Pinterest feed from GimmeDelicious but I added garlic which I think enhanced the flavor even more and next time we will omit the cherry tomatoes and add a little more broccoli.
20 Minute Roasted Chicken and Veggies
2 Chicken Breasts
1 cup chopped Bell Pepper (I used green)
1/2 of a chopped onion
1 zucchini chopped
1 cup broccoli
1/2 cup halved cherry tomatoes ( I will omit this next time, we're not a fan of the texture)
2 Tbs Olive Oil
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp garlic powder or fresh minced garlic
1 tsp Italian Seasoning
Paprika sprinkled lightly on top
1. Preheat oven to 500 degrees. Chop all veggies into chunks and put in a glass pyrex dish. Next, cube the chicken and combine raw chicken with raw veggies by stirring into the pyrex dish.
2. Stir in olive oil making sure it gets to all ingredients in the dish. In a separate small bowl, mix together all spices then sprinkle over the chicken and veggie mixture, stirring to combine. Sprinkle lightly with paprika.
3. Roast in a 500 degree oven for 15 mins. ENJOY!!!
We served ours with a side of wild rice and it was a hit!
