VERDE CHICKEN ENCHILADA BAKE ~ BLOG 365.157

VERDE CHICKEN ENCHILADA BAKE
3 cups green enchilada sauce
12 small corn tortillas, lightly fried
2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, pan fried until cooked through
FRESH ground sea salt and black pepper, to taste
2 tablespoons butter
2 cups shredded Taco blend Monterey jack cheese
1 cup sliced scallions
1/2 cup sliced or chopped black olives (OPTIONAL)
1/4 cup FRESH chopped cilantro
Crumbled queso fresco or Cotija cheese
lime wedges

  • Preheat oven to 375°.
  • Spray a 9 inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
  • Heat butter in large skillet until melted.
  • GENEROUSLY season to taste the chicken breasts with FRESH ground sea salt and black pepper.
  • Add chicken breasts to skillet, searing 3-4 minutes on both sides until cooked through.
  • Remove chicken, reserving drippings. Add a small amount of avocado oil as necessary.
  • Cool chicken slightly and shred into pieces.
  • Add the tortillas to the skillet in a single layer and fry until crisp, allowing to dry on paper towels.
  • Pour verde sauce in shallow bowl.
  • Pour 1/2 cup sauce on bottom of baking dish.
  • Dip four of the tortillas in sauce and place in a single layer on the bottom of the baking dish.
  • Top with half of the shredded chicken and about half of the shredded cheese, about half of the scallions and olives if using. Sprinkle a pinch of the cilantro on top.
  • Dip four more tortillas in enchilada sauce and layer onto the chicken.
  • Top with the remaining chicken, and most of the remaining cheese, olives, and scallions and another pinch of cilantro, saving a small amount of each for garnish. Set that aside.
  • Top with remaining tortillas.
  • Drizzle remaining verde sauce over top.
  • Bake 20 minutes until warmed through and bubbling.
  • Remove from the oven.
  • Allow to cool for 5 minutes.
  • Top with remaining chopped cilantro, scallions, queso fresco.
  • Serve with sour cream and lime wedges.

HAPPY HOMEMAKER MONDAY with MENU PLANS week 23 of 2023 ~ BLOG 365.156

Good morning sweet friends. I hope you all had a wonderful weekend with plenty of rest and lots of fun. The weather has been absolutely beautiful here and we’ve been out enjoying it.

Be sure to join us for Happy Homemaker Monday and link up with our host, Sandra at Diary of a Stay at Home Mom

The “Strawberry” Moon this past weekend was absolutely beautiful! The weather has been just about PERFECT around here with high 70’s and a cool breeze. I’m actually wearing short sleeves and flip flops.

Hubby and I were going to be working on isolating the sprinkler issues this morning, but it looks like stove shopping will be taking a precedence and he’ll be on his own with the sprinklers.

Hot water and a black cherry yogurt.

THIS WEEK’S TO DO LIST, PROJECTS & APPOINTMENTS
  • LAUNDRY & CLEANING Laundry is up to date and other than a few odd things all is in place.
  • GROCERIES & ERRANDS I have an appointment in town tomorrow so will be making a more detailed list this afternoon for groceries. Once again there have been many things we can’t get here so I’m on the search for a few specific ingredients.
  • PAPERWORK, PHONE CALLS, PROJECTS & TRAVELS I have a bunch of paper sorting to do and am still trying hard to get some contracts in place with non-responsive people for next year’s family reunion and am hoping to get that finished and out of my hair!
  • RECIPE RESEARCH & MENU PLANNING Need to do a bit of a re-work on the menu to accommodate the lack of an oven, but in good shape otherwise.

WHAT’S ON THE DVR/TV
  • NETFLIX We watched DEVOTION about Jesse Brown the pilot and it was a GREAT movie.
  • TUBI Hubby found an old British “comedy” called Doc Martin and we’re in season 3.
  • AMAZON PRIME We finished the Marvelous Mrs, Maisel
  • CABLE NASCAR and cooking shows

these are the menu plans, but the oven took a dive last night so I will be adjusting it a bit later…
MONDAY 6/5
TUESDAY 6/6
WEDNESDAY 6/7
THURSDAY 6/8
FRIDAY 6/9
SATURDAY 6/10
SUNDAY 6/11
DINNER
 CARIBBEAN CHICKEN & 3 CHEESE HASH BROWN BAKE
 YOYO
 CHICKEN with CREAMY JALAPENO SAUCE with  ZESTY GREEN BEANS
 STICKY ASIAN CHICKEN with SALAD with SHALLOT VINAIGRETTE
 YOYO
 NORWEIGIAN MEATBALLS with CRANBERRY ONION RICE
 LEMON CHICKEN & BEER CHEESE GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE
DESSERT
 
 
CINNAMON STREUSEL COFFEE CAKE
 

We had a first of hopefully many charcuterie board contests at the Eagles yesterday. We had 16 entrees full of wonderful talent and tasty foods. It was a GREAT success. The boards were made by local high school students and were a HUGE hit. My girlfriend Diana won 1st place and I placed 2nd. We were both stunned and thrilled 😀

CHICKEN WALDORF SALAD ~ BLOG 365.152

CHICKEN WALDORF SALAD
1/3 cup walnut pieces
2 Granny Smith apples, chopped
1 LARGE lemon, juiced
1 bunch green onions, sliced
2 stalks celery, diced
3/4 cup vanilla Greek yogurt
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
FRESH ground sea salt and black pepper, to taste
1 tablespoon poppy seeds
2-3 cups shredded rotisserie chicken
6-8 cups torn romaine lettuce
4 hard boiled eggs, sliced optional

  • Coat the apple pieces in the lemon juice.
  • Whisk together the yogurt, apple cider vinegar, poppy seeds, FRESH ground salt and pepper together.
  • Toss together the lettuce, onions, celery, chicken, apples and walnuts.
  • Drizzle with dressing and toss together.
  • Serve immediately.

BLACK BEANS & RICE with CHICKEN ~ BLOG 365.150

BLACK BEANS & RICE with CHICKEN
1 cup uncooked Basmati rice
1 cup water
1 cup chicken broth
2 teaspoons chili powder
FRESH ground sea salt and black pepper
2-3 cups rotisserie chicken pieces
1/4 cup minced scallions or red onions
1 can seasoned black beans, rinsed
1/4 cup chopped cilantro leaves
FRITOS

GARNISHES: sour cream, grated cheese, minced onions, salsa, avocado chunks, lime wedges…

  • In a LARGE non-stick skillet, combine water, chicken broth, chili powder, FRESH ground sea salt, black pepper and rice.
  • Bring to a boil.
  • Cover and reduce heat to low, cooking 15-20 minutes until tender.
  • Add beans during the last 5 minutes.
  • Remove from heat and add chicken.
  • Recover and let sit 5 minutes until chicken is heated through.
  • Add a scoop of fritos to the plate and top with a spoonful of the rice mixture.
  • Top with garnishes of choice.

HAPPY HOMEMAKER MONDAY with MENU PLANS week 22 of 2023 ~ BLOG 365.149

Be sure to join us for Happy Homemaker Monday and link up with our host, Sandra at Diary of a Stay at Home Mom

It’s been absolutely lovely since we’ve been back. We’re looking at lots of sunshine and perfect temperatures just under 80 for the next week and no rain in sight! I’ve finally packed away the flannels and brought out the flip flops.

I was super busy Saturday helping with lunch for the Cribbage tournament that descended on our Eagles lodge. By late afternoon I was exhausted. By yesterday morning I was even more exhausted and had a sore throat so spent the day lingering in bed and sleeping.

Theraflu in my hot water and a black cherry yogurt.

THIS WEEK’S TO DO LIST, PROJECTS & APPOINTMENTS
  • LAUNDRY & CLEANING I only have one more load of laundry from out trip.
  • GROCERIES & ERRANDS I need to sit and make my list for this week and will do the groceries when I go for my pedicure Tuesday.
  • PAPERWORK, PHONE CALLS, PROJECTS & TRAVELS I’m trying desperately to get the family reunion set up for next year, but the resort is not cooperation – no return emails or phone calls so I’m getting a bit peeved, but will try again this morning and tomorrow and Wednesday… I also have to get the WORDPRESS and DREAMHOST compatibility issues resolved as soon as possible.
  • RECIPE RESEARCH & MENU PLANNING We went antiquing on our way home and I scored 4 more antique recipe boxes! Menu is made until mid June and then I’ll get at it again.

WHAT’S ON THE DVR/TV
  • TUBI We found a British sitcom, DOC MARTIN, that we sat and watched multiple episodes of yesterday.
  • CABLE The DVR has so many things on it, but we’ll get to that later in the week.

I’m reading FORTUNE TELLER from the Miss Fortune series #25 by Jana Deleon. It’s one of her better stories.
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
DINNER
?? OUT
 CHICKEN MARSALA with PARSLEY MASHED POTATOES & SALAD
 CHICKEN ENCHILADA BAKE & SALAD with SW FRENCH
 HAWAIIAN SPARE RIBS & ONION SLAW
 SUNDAY MEATBALLS (on Friday) with GOLD MEDAL POTATOES
 MARSALA PORK CHOPS with 3 CHEESE SOUFFLES
 YOYO (YOU’RE ON YOUR OWN)
DESSERT
 
 STREUSEL COFFEE CAKE
 

I just LOVE these wild irises at SIL’s house. And my niece brought my newest niece up to the family reunion to meet me. Tori is absolutely precious!

GOOD FENCES MAKE GREAT NEIGHBORS!