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

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

Homemade Meatball Marinara Sandwiches

Growing up, I don't think my mom ever bought a bag of frozen meatballs.

Really. Like ever.

She always made homemade meatballs and they always tasted like they took 10 hours to make.

Little did I know how easy these bad boys really are to make.

I've chosen to post my recipe for making them in sandwiches but really once you make the meatballs, the possibilities are endless.

My mom used to put them in a crockpot with marinara sauce and let it soak in all day til dinner time.

You can put them on spaghetti, make sandwiches, eat them plain... whatever your heart desires!

Hunter totally approves of these. He eats three sandwiches per sitting.

Good thing the recipe makes a lot!

So thanks for passing this recipe down mom, it's a fav over here!

Ingredients:

Meatballs:

• About a pound and a half of ground beef. (a little less or a little more is totally fine)
• 1 Large egg
• A Heaping half cup Italian seasoned breadcrumbs (I usually put a little more in depending on how much ground beef I have)
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 tsp italian seasoning
• 1 tsp garlic salt

Sandwiches:

• Completed meatballs
• Hoagie rolls
• Marinara Sauce
• Provolone cheese

Directions:

1) Put all ingredients in medium mixing bowl

2)  Mix all ingredients together. Using your hands works best, just make sure you take your rings off!

3) Take a little meat at a time and use your hands to make them in a ball shape. Put them in a lightly greased cupcake tin.

4) Bake them at 350 degrees for 18-20 minutes.

Ta Da! All Done!

Now to turn them into sandwiches:

5) Set your oven to Broil. While it's heating assemble 3 meatballs on the bottom roll. Layer marinara over that. Then add a slice (cut in half) of provolone cheese. Butter the top half of your bread and stick under the broiler for a few minutes. (until slightly browned)

6) Put the top roll on top and eat up! :)

That's all folks!

Super easy and super delish.

Happy eating!

All my love,

Aleigh Joy