It was this past Monday that I made the salads in the Mason jars so it’s been a week. Tonight I added sliced strawberries, which had been in separate jars but whole, toasted almonds, carrots, Parmesan cheese chunks, grilled chicken and homemade croutons and we had a delicious, oh so easy to prepare and healthy meal. Perfect after working outside and being tired and hot!
Dinner
Early this afternoon, I poured some balsamic dressing over three chicken breasts and stuck them back in the fridge. Vince grilled them but I only cut up one for the salads. Why is it that if we were eating chicken breasts for dinner, along with a salad, I would have had one and Vince would have had two but we each had half of one with the salad and were satisfied?
Dinner
The salads were pretty, as well as delicious and healthy!
Dinner
Hardly any mess to clean up — really just two bowls and two forks.
Leftovers
Two leftover chicken breasts went into a Mason jar. One will be sliced and served with carmelized onions, cheese and guacomole on flour tortillas tomorrow for lunch. I have borracho beans to go with that. The other will be made into chicken salad for lunch on Tuesday.
How’s that for stretching the food budget and cutting my time in the kitchen?
Joan in NE says
Everything sounded really good. Love that salad in a jar. Thats what we had today too.
Dar in MO says
Judy, you get the award for the most efficient lady in the kitchen. Dinner sounded so good. I don’t have my salads made for the week, but I’m in good shape with breakfast (thanks to you). Love the sound of your red and white stocking bunny. Can’t wait until you finish your Dreambird so we can see how the bunny looks. Hurry up girl!
Sherrill says
That’s awesome that you can plan ahead like that and follow through. I always thought that was so hard, planning what to fix for dinner. So much easier going out–that way everyone got something they liked!
JudyL says
I often wish I enjoyed eating out but I’d so much rather eat at home. There aren’t many places that have better food than what we get here.
Linda H says
Every Sunday I roast a chicken … some for the pooch with her kibble during the week and always, always, always have cold chicken on hand … it is probably THE most versatile ingredient to have in your fridge. You can do SO many things with it … salads, pot pies, quesadillas, add to soups … just to name a few. LOVE our chickens!
Doreen says
Judy, Could you refresh my memory on how you put together the Mason Jar salads?? I know you gave us/me the directions a while back but I can’t seem to locate them. Thanks…….
JudyL says
There’s a link in one of the recent blog posts.
Deb k says
Hey, Judy. Have you tried HEB’s borracho beans (in a can) ? They are really good. Now I could cook them on the stove and they would be maybe a tad better but for convenience sake, and not heating the kitchen and cost….HEB borracho beans are the bomb.
JudyL says
I have tried them and they’re not bad but I don’t think they compare to homemade. I keep them in the pantry for when I can’t make homemade but every time we eat them, we say we like homemade better. I keep home canned pinto beans and can open a jar of those, add cooked bacon, jalapeno powder, a bit of cumin, a bottle of beer and a handful of cilantro and they’re much better than storebought.