Easy BBQ Chicken Sandwiches

Seriously these are SO easy!

And not to mention really good ;)

They're so easy that I didn't even have to take step by step pictures this time.

We're having soup tonight (recipe to come soon) but even though I've been excited about it all day, I suddenly want one of these ;)

Ingredients:

• 4-5 cooked and chopped chicken tenders
• BBQ Sauce (I like sweet baby ray's)
• Tomato
• Onion
• Avocado
• Cheddar Cheese
•  Hamburger Buns

Directions

1. Cook Chicken in a skillet. Once it's done add about 1/2 cup BBQ sauce. A little more or less depending how much you like BBQ.
2. Put bottom bun on baking sheet and layer chicken, onion, tomato, avocado, then cheese.
3. Put top bun on baking sheet but not on top of the sandwich.
4. Stick under the broiler until cheese is melted and top bun is golden brown.
5. Serve with corn on the cob (or anything else) and you're good to go!

ps I always add a little more sauce after it has been in the oven

Enjoy! :)

All my love,

Aleigh Joy

BBQ Bacon & Pineapple Pizza Recipe

For a long time I never cared to make my own pizza and would just throw a frozen one in the oven and be done, but ever since I've started making my own I haven't bought ONE frozen pizza since! It's so much tastier homemade. 

My pizza has evolved over the past several months. I got the idea from The Country Cook to do a BBQ bacon type of pizza, but I changed a lot of ingredients and wanted to at least make it a little bit more healthy and more tangy with the pineapple. 

This one here is by far the best I've ever made it! 

Jensen gets so excited when I make this. You can't go wrong when it's got bacon in it :-)

Ingredients:

1 tube of refrigerated pizza dough (or make you own dough!)

1/2-1 cup of BBQ sauce

1/2 pound of bacon, cooked and crumbled

1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

1 green bell pepper, chopped

1 1/2-2 cups spinach (Sorry, I don't really measure, I just know that I put a good amount on there!)

1 8oz. can of pineapple chunks 

garlic powder

Directions:

Preheat oven. If using the your refrigerated pizza dough, follow the directions on the back of the tube. I used the Pillsbury classic dough and I have a pizza stone so I preheated my oven to 425. 

Spray your pan or pizza stone with non-stick cooking spray. Spread out the dough and make sure it's all at an even thickness. Spread the BBQ sauce on. Sprinkle 1/2 cup of mozzarella cheese, then the bacon, pineapple, bell peppers, spinach, then the last 1/2 cup of cheese in that order. Lightly dust the garlic powder all over. 

Bake according to the package (basically until the crust is golden brown and cheese is melted) My gas oven is lightning fast so I actually only bake it for about 9 minutes. Enjoy!!

Stay Classy,

Simple Baked Potato Bar

This is one of those dinners that I think is pretty common, but just in case you forgot about it here is my version! I altered my mom's recipe. There are lots of ways to go about potato bar! 

Ingredients:

-6-7 red potatoes

-1/4 cup chopped green onions

-salt and pepper, to taste

-1/4 tsp. garlic powder

-1/8 tsp. cumin

-1/8 tsp. paprika

-1 tbsp. olive oil

-1 can of chili

-2 cups steamed broccoli

-shredded cheddar cheese

-sour cream

-bacon bits (optional)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Wash and cut up the potatoes into halves. Place all the potatoes inside a gallon ziploc bag. Pour in the olive oil and season with salt and pepper, garlic powder, cumin, and paprika. Seal it shut. Shake the bag until everything is mixed well and potatoes are evenly coated in seasonings. 

Create a foil packet out of aluminum foil leaving enough overlap on the sides to completely cover all the potatoes. Pour the ziploc bag of potatoes into the foil packet. Sprinkle all of the green onions on top of potatoes. Wrap up your potatoes in the foil and make sure all the sides are sealed well so nothing can fall out. 

Bake for about 40mins or until fork tender. 

Top the potatoes with warm chili, steamed broccoli, cheese, sour cream and bacon bits. Yum! Enjoy!

Stay Classy,

Pita Pockets: A Healthy Dinner For a Busy Schedule

Between football, my job, Hunt's school schedule, doctors appointments, and errands to run... things easily get pretty busy around here.

I like to spend time in the kitchen.

I always have.

But there are days that just feel longer than others and i wish something would just magically appear on our plates.

For those days, pita pockets are that magic something.

There's a million different variations of this meal.

You can switch up the meat, the sauces, and the veggies and still like what's going in your mouth... and your stomach.

I really like doing lemon chicken and then topping the whole thing with Greek dressing but that wasn't in our fridge so this time I'm sharing the simplest way to do this.

Ingredients:

• Cooked and chopped chicken in whatever seasoning/dressing you fancy
• Any chopped veggies you please (also cheese! cheddar is good but we had provolone on hand)
• Pita Pockets (White or wheat. Both are good, my grocery store was out of wheat this time around so white was my pick)
• Dressing to top it with

(Sorry, but I don't know how to do measurements for this one... just make how much your family will eat!)

Directions:

1. Cook your Chicken in whatever dressing you want. I chose Italian because it was in our fridge and tangy sounded good.

2) Chop all the veggies you desire

3) Serve buffet style and let everyone decide what to put in their pita! We topped ours with a good amount of ranch and had pickles and rice as our sides... oh pregnancy cravings.

That's it!

This is also perfect for lunch the next day!

All my love,

Aleigh Joy