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What Are We Making Monday? ~Chicken and Summer Veggie Hobo Packs

This weeks what are we making Monday, is our Chicken and summer veggie hobo packs! This is a brilliant no mess, easy clean up, delicious summer meal! Whether you are using fresh produce from your own garden, a farmers market or even the grocery store, it’s a great way to add in seasonal vegetables to your meal. Bonus point, you don’t have to fire up the oven on a hot summer day! (unless you want to) Feel free to add or subtract any veggies to cater to your tastebuds. Let me know how it goes for you!

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Chicken and Summer Veggie Hobo Packs

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Servings 2 packs

Ingredients
  

  • 1-2 medium potatoes
  • 1 medium zucchini
  • 1 handful of garden fresh green beans
  • 6-7 cherry tomatoes
  • 2-3 mushrooms
  • 4 chicken breast tenderloins frozen is fine
  • Balsamic vinegarette
  • garlic salt, pepper, parsley, basil, turmeric

Instructions
 

  • slice the potatoes evenly, about a 1/4 inch thick and layer on an oil sprayed foil sheet, about 10-12 inches long
  • slice the zucchini about 1/2 inch thick and layer over potatoes
  • Rinse and snap off ends of the green beans and lay on top
  • slice mushrooms and add to stack
  • add in whole cherry tomatoes
  • nestle 2 chicken tenderloins on top
  • season with garlic salt, pepper, basil, parsley, and turmeric
  • drizzle with a moderate amount of balsamic vinaigrette
  • Seal the pack starting with the ends lengthwise, fold together and crimp. fold in ends and crimp
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  • Grill (or oven) at 375 for 40 minutes, seam side up, no need to flip
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What Are We Making Monday? Burger in a Bowl

What are we making Monday? This recipe is full of flavor, light, refreshing, and screams summer BBQ. We love this dish so much, especially when you want something light but filling.

I apologize that my measurements aren’t always exact. I am definitely a measure-with-my-heart kind of cook. At the same time, I’m not a professional recipe blogger either, so I’ll cut myself some slack. HaHa. I hope you will too. I trust you can rely on your senses to create what you like, using my loosely guided directions 😉

What are we making monday burger in a bowl

Burger in a bowl

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Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound ground beef, or turkey or leftover grilled hamburger
  • 1/2 yellow onion chopped
  • seasonings of your choice: salt, pepper, parsley, basil, garlic powder, turmeric, paprika, etc.
  • 1 head romaine lettuce (or bagged lettuce) tear into bite size pieces
  • 1 avocado sliced
  • 1/2 red onion sliced
  • handful cherry tomatoes halved
  • sprinkle of cheese cheddar or colby jack
  • crumbled bacon optional
  • 1 cucumber sliced
  • pickles optional
  • tator tots or fries optional
  • 1/4 Cup mayo
  • big squeeze ketchup
  • spoonful pickle relish

Instructions
 

  • Cook beef and onions until browned. Add in seasonings
  • Meanwhile, make your dressing. Mix together the mayo, ketchup and relish. Keep refrigerated until ready to use.
  • Create your salad on a plate or in a big bowl
  • Tear up Romaine, add a section of sliced avocado, a section of tomatoes, a section of cucumbers, and pickles.
  • Add a heaping amount of the meat.
  • Top everything with a sprinkle of cheese, bacon, and red onion slices
  • Drizzle the dressing over the top. A little goes a long way, keep in mind
  • Enjoy! You won't even miss the bun!
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What Are We Making Monday? BBQ Chicken Salad

This weeks What Are We Making Monday delight, is BBQ Chicken Salad. The flavors of this salad come together igniting all your taste buds! A little salt, a little sweet, a little tangy, a little savory…it’s a party in your mouth!!

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BBQ Chicken Salad

a refreshing salad with the taste of summer
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Ingredients
  

  • 2 chicken breasts, cooked, baked, boiled, grilled, or rotisserie
  • 3/4 Cup BBQ sauce (Traeger sweet heat is delicious)
  • 1/2 Cup Ranch dressing see link in notes for homemade version
  • 1 head romaine lettuce spring mix works well too, use your favorite
  • 1 Can Black beans rinsed and drained
  • 1 tomato chopped
  • 1 Cup shredded mexican blend cheese Colby jack and cheddar is also a good option
  • 1 can Corn drained
  • 1 Cup tortilla chips crushed
  • 1/4 Cup red onion finely chopped

Instructions
 

  • Cook chicken to your liking, or use leftover chicken and warm up
  • Make dressing if you are making that homemade
  • In large bowl, combine chicken, lettuce, beans, tomatoes, corn and onion. Toss to mix evenly
  • Serve into bowls or plates
  • Top with cheese, crushed tortilla chips, and a drizzle of both the BBQ sauce and the Ranch.
  • Enjoy!!

Notes

Make your own Ranch dressing, here’s the link .
**This recipe is for a thick ranch dressing, to thin it out add 2/3 Cup Buttermilk
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Chicken and Summer Veggies Foil Packs

chicken and summer veggies foil packs

Summer nights, cooking on the grill, and fresh veggies from the garden. Is there anything better? This meal is the ultimate taste of summer. Not only is it delicious and healthy, it is easy, with little to no clean up! Especially if you transfer it onto paper plates! Summer just got even better.

I was fortunate enough to start my garden early this year. If the weather stays warm like they predict it will, I will be enjoying the fruits (well in this case, veggies) of my labor well into fall.

The balsamic vinaigrette used in this recipe is my absolute favorite. It is so versatile too! I use it for marinade on fish and chicken, splash it on my salads, use it in an amazing pasta salad, and in my deliciously easy spaghetti sauce recipe you can find here.

I hope you enjoy this recipe. Let me know. In the meantime, here’s to summer, growing your own garden and eating healthy, delicious meals!! Enjoying all the simple pleasures of life! Stay healthy and eat well.

chicken and summer veggies in a foil pack

Chicken and Summer Veggies Foil Packs

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A great way to utilize your fresh, garden grown, summer veggies. An easy, no mess clean up, using foil packs. Throw it on the grill and enjoy those summer nights!
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 1 person

Equipment

  • grill (or oven)
  • 20-24 inch foil sheet per pack

Ingredients
  

  • 1 medium potato thinly sliced
  • ½ medium zucchini washed and thick sliced
  • 1 small handful of green beans
  • 6-7 cherry tomatoes
  • 2 tenderloin chicken breast thawed, bigger breasts will take longer to cook
  • 4 Tblsp Balsamic Vinaigrette adjust to taste
  • 1 tsp Fresh or dried parsley
  • ½ tsp Fresh or dried basil
  • 1/4 tsp Tumeric
  • Pepper to taste
  • Salt (or garlic salt) to taste

Instructions
 

  • Spray foil with non stick spray
  • Layer in order: potatoes, zucchini, green beans, tomatoes, and half of amount listed above of salt, pepper, parsley, basil and balsamic.
    summer veggie foil pack
  • Add chicken and the rest of all seasonings, including tumeric.
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  • Seal up, starting with the longest length of foil, seal tight.
    foil packs first fold
  • Take one end and push ingredients in to be able to fold in and seal.
    Foil packs side fold
  • Stand upright on the end you just sealed and seal other end.
    chicken and summer veggies final fold foil pack
  • Place on grill, (or in oven on cookie sheet) potatoes down at 375° for 45 minutes.
  • Chicken should reach a temperature of 165°
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