What's for Dinner @ Taylors

What's For Dinner? Sharing creative, seasonal, healthy, simple meal ideas

Have you ever struggled with what to serve for dinner and wondered what your neighbors were having? Well, here is your chance to find out! As a Relief Society, we will be sharing our meal ideas with our "What's For Dinner?" project. On a regular basis, we will hand out a seven-day meal plan by one of YOU, with recipes and notes included. Our objective is to provide a variety of ideas, from the expertise and talent within our own Relief Society, to help us improve our meals at home. Let someone in the RS Presidency know if you have some ideas that you want to share!

Here is the first edition: What's for Dinner @ the Taylor's

What's for Dinner - Pizza

For dinner last night I made pizza. For a twist I tried adding some thyme to my crust (about a Tbsp)

Crust:
1 c warm water (about 80 deg)
1 pkg yeast (2 1/4 t)
1 t sugar
1 t salt
2 t oil
2 1/2 - 3 c flour

mix all together in a bowl and let rise 15 min. kneed in more flour if too sticky to work with and stretch out in a pan - I use a cookie sheet oiled with olive oil.

add pizza sauce and toppings (I used a can of hunts spaghetti sauce and added cheese, pepperoni, green pepper, olives, and diced tomatoes).

Bake at 350 for 20 - 25 min until cheese is melted. for a crispier crust you can bake it closer to the bottom burner for the first half of the time.

What's for - Chicken Salad

since I have leftover chicken from last night and I still have lettuce to use up...

Chicken Salad:
romaine and iceberg lettuce
chopped olives
tomato
grated mozzarella cheese
green onion
leftover chicken (pan fried with salt, pepper, olive oil, and thyme)
I wish I had an avocado, I would add it.

On the side:
oven roasted carrots (see recipe box)

Prep time/Cook Time:
salad: 10 min prep, 20 min cook (for chicken)
carrots - 10 min prep, 40 min cook

What's for Dinner - Chicken Tacos

Call me corny but I thought this could be fun... This is what I made for dinner tonight.

Chicken Tacos

Pan fried chicken breast (salt, pepper, and olive oil - with a little thyme cause it smelled good)

cook on med or medium low for about 8 - 10 min per side until the chicken feels firm not squishy when poked. cut into chunks after cooking - it cooks slower than cutting it up then cooking but I think it is moister.

shredded cheddar cheese
lettuce
diced tomatoes
salsa (Peterson Salsa recipe found in the canning section:)
ranch dressing

wrap in tortillas and serve:) yum and fast. if your chicken is thawed this only takes about 30 min from start to eat.