Super Easy Spicy Chicken Stuff

I was off work yesterday and neither of us wanted a sandwich for lunch so I whipped up a concoction that turned out very well.

I skillet cooked two chicken breasts, took the meat off the bone, and chopped the chicken into bite sized pieces. Then I put it back in the skillet with a little over a cup of homemade white sauce (canned cream of whatever soup would work, too), some canned mushroom stems and pieces and a can of green chiles. I added about 1/4 cup of water and some chopped garlic, mixed it well, and heated it throughout. That's it! We had it over brown rice with a salad and some spinach and it was very tasty and light.

There's just enough left for me to take for my lunch today so that's the plan. We're trying to really cut back on expenses and taking my lunch is just one thing I can do in that department.

Tuesday Thoughts...

I was going to have today off but another cashier was needed where I work so I picked up an 8 hour shift for today. That's a long shift for me but since I'm only scheduled for 29 hours this week I can use the extra money. I didn't realize it until after I clocked out but the 5 hours and 22 minutes I worked yesterday were time and a half! Wooo, go me, more extra money!

We had our brisket and red beans and rice for supper last night and it was tasty, indeed. Since I'll be at work at dinner time tonight, the man person will more than likely have a brisket sandwich or some similar, easy to make meal. I think I'll stir fry some green pepper and onion, roll it with chopped brisket in a low carb tortilla, wrap it all in foil, and take it to work for my lunch. That and a nice big glass of tea sure sound good. It's been hot lately and the tea is refreshing and the brisket roll up should be fairly light eating.

Speaking of eating light, I noticed that yesterday Scribbit posted a great sounding lemon bar recipe. Now I'm not much of a lemon bar fan (I prefer date nut bars) but the man person likes lemon bars, the recipe sure sounds good, and the picture looks great! I think I need to bookmark that or save the recipe to try when I have an oven. In the meantime I settle for desserts that can be made in a slow cooker and I add recipes for others to my collection of dessert recipes for 'some day'...

Okay, time to make breakfast and think about getting the day started. Peace!

Another Menu Plan Monday

This is my third post in the Menu Plan Monday meme hosted by I'm An Organizing Junkie. This week's menu is fairly strong on brisket because we got two large briskets for $.97 a lb. One weighs 15.33 lbs. and the other 17.59 lbs. That's almost 33 pounds of brisket for less than $33!

I cut the larger one in quarters Saturday night and pressure cooked two of those quarters. The other two were pressure cooked yesterday. The meat was either chopped, shredded, or sliced, and put into quart or gallon freezer bags, some with barbecue sauce and some without, labeled with the contents and date, and frozen. The remaining whole brisket is in the freezer and I'll do the same thing with it in a few weeks.

So, without further ado, here's this week's menu in no particular order other than tonight's dinner, which is first.

Barbecued sliced brisket with leftover red beans and rice from the freezer (I'm trying to use up some things in there so I can put new stuff in)

Egg and beef pie made with chopped brisket, salad and green beans

Chicken and wild rice skillet dinner made with chopped cooked chicken from the freezer, salad and fresh wilted spinach

Slow cooked chicken wings and drums, salad, green peas, and fresh fruit

Turkey sausage, scrambled eggs, and toast

Beef and cheese quesadillas made with shredded brisket, pico de gallo, quacamole, and chips

Leftover chicken and wild rice skillet dinner with whatever leftover side dishes need to be eaten

Yum, yum!!!