Ever heard of wanting to face plant into your dinner? Apparently it's a 'thing' and this is the kind of meal that makes me want to plant my face right into the bowl. Because YUM. LOL I love the contradictions that happen with this soup. Like, it's soft but chunky. The sour cream and milk give it a soft consistency, but the beans and shredded chicken make it chunky. It's … [Read more...]
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Salsa Verde Chicken Enchiladas
Yes...4 ingredients. (Not including the side dishes you might serve with these.) Shredded chicken. Salsa Verde. Corn tortillas. Shredded cheese. That.IS.ALL. Enchiladas might seems cumbersome...the rolling, the placing perfectly into the baking dish, the rolling...but when it's just a few ingredients, these are a cinch to prepare. HIGHLY recommend making a second … [Read more...]
Shredded Beef Tacos with Mango-Avocado Salsa
During the summer months, I get a bit obsessive about tacos and fresh toppings. Flour tortilla or corn tortilla. Shredded chicken, or shredded beef, or shredded pork. Those are the "base" options for my tacos. Then I have fun playing with different toppings for the tacos. Mango and Avocado is one of my favorite combos - both for these tacos, as well as guacamole, or … [Read more...]
Shredded Hawaiian Chicken Sandwiches
All you need is 4 ingredients to make this amazing pile of shredded chicken. This is my kids' favorite kind of chicken because it's a little sweet with a touch of tang. (I add the red onions at the end because I like raw red onions and the crunch they give to the sandwiches. But you could cook them with the chicken too!) Find out what these ingredients are: recipe for … [Read more...]
Mango Avocado Salsa
I love fresh foods. I love whole-ful foods. I love playing the game of getting great food and whole ingredients on a budget...and then playing the game of mixing and matching in the kitchen to end up with amazing meals...or in this case appetizer or taco topping! I originally shared this as a super bowl treat, but it would also be an amazing topping on some shredded chicken … [Read more...]
Green Chicken Burritos
It seems that I just can't get away from the shredded chicken recipes. If you haven't heard yet, we just finished up a month of sharing shredded or rotisserie chicken recipes every day! {31 Days of Rotisserie Chicken Recipes} Welp, we're back with another one...this time using tomatillo salsa and other green tex-mex-y toppings, like cilantro and avocado. These are some … [Read more...]
Shredded Salsa Verde Chicken
If you've spent any time on $5 Dinners in the past, then you know that I'm all about recipes that are quick, easy, simple, family friendly and budget friendly. I'm all about hacking the grocery shopping experience, so I (really, we!) can spend less money on groceries. This Salsa Verde Chicken recipe is super versatile and here's why... 1. It only uses 2 (maybe 3) … [Read more...]
Homemade Chicken & Spinach Macaroni and Cheese
I've got one more brand new recipe to share with you as part of this month's 31 Days of Rotisserie Chicken recipes. I adore homemade macaroni and cheese. I love 'fiddling' with the cheese sauce. I love mixing and matching cheeses and this one just might be my favorite...I'm still drooling over this combo of white cheddar and sharp cheddar. The Homemade Bacon & Spinach … [Read more...]
BBQ Chicken Nachos
I might be a little obsessed with the flavors on the California Pizza Kitchen BBQ Chicken Pizza. I've made the mini pizza version. And the street tacos version. And now...the nachos version. There's something you must know about these nachos...an ingredient that is essential and I h.i.g.h.l.y. recommend that you use. Shredded Gouda cheese. It exists. My … [Read more...]
Wedge Cobb Salad
Gosh...as we continue to move through this series on recipes that use rotisserie chicken, I'm continually reminded of how quick and simple meals can come together easily when using pre-cooked and shredded chicken. (Remember, it's easy to make your own shredded chicken...here's how I recommend doing so.) Whenever we go out to "fancy-schmancy" restaurants (which is not all the … [Read more...]