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When my hubby and I got married we were gifted money to purchase a grill for our new house. That first winter was especially cold and harsh and the grill money was used to pay for an urgently needed snowblower (which we named Murray). We have now been married 17 years and finally, FINALLY we are purchasing that grill. It was worth the wait because it has transformed our patio and summer dining options. And if you are wondering, good old Murray is still running strong and our best friend in the winter months.
So ta-da, our brand new Weber Spirit II E-210 Grill is here! There were SO many great grill options to pick from. We thought this was the perfect size grill for our patio. We've already cooked out three times this week! Today I thought I would share a recipe for a quick summer meal. A friend brought this meal over after the birth of our second baby and it has been a family favorite ever since. It's so simple and easy to make!
The first step is to simply grill chicken breasts on the grill. I cut my chicken breasts in half so they aren't as thick and season with pepper.
Next, place chicken on a baking pan and top each piece with barbecue sauce, shredded cheese, and dice tomatoes (optional bacon bits and green onion as well). Bake in oven at 400 degrees until the cheese melts, about 5 minutes.
Monterey Chicken
Ingredients:
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1/4 cup barbecue sauce
1/4 cup bacon (real or bacon bits)
1 cup Colby and Monterey Jack shredded cheese
1 can dice tomatoes with green chilies (drained)
sliced green onions
pepper
Steps:
1. Grill chicken, season with pepper
2. Place chicken on baking pan and top each chicken breast with 1 tablespoon of barbecue sauce, 1/4 cup of cheese, 1/4 cup of tomatoes, green onions, and 1 tablespoon of bacon.
3. Place in oven at 400 degrees and cook 5 minutes or until cheese melts.
Serve with the most delicious baked corn ever. This corn bread also goes very well with chili.
Baked Cornbread
Ingredients:
1 can of whole kernel corn
1 can of cream-style corn
1/2 cup sour cream
1 cup of melted butter
2 eggs
2 (8.5 ounce) packages of Jiffy corn muffin mix
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine both cans of corn, sour cream, melted butter, corn muffin mix, and lastly the eggs. Mix and pour into a 9 x 13 baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 35- 45 minutes.
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1. Invite a small group of people over, more room to spread out. We always tell our guests who else we have invited ahead of time so that can decide if they are comfortable coming.
2. We nixed bowls of chips and pretzels for individual snack bags. Our guests can grab a bag rather than lots of hands in one bowl.
3. Skip the good dishes and opt for paper plates and plastic silverware. I know, we are wasting here but clean up is much easier and safer.
4. Have sanitizers, hand soap, tissues, and wipe handy front and center so guests do not have to ask where you keep your supplies.
5. Minimize foot traffic in your house by asking guests to use the closest bathroom to get to, rather than going through the entire house or upstairs. I clean the bathroom before guests arrive and immediately after.
6. Pull out lots of outdoor games to play, such as corn hole, giant Jenga, horse shoes, etc... always guaranteed to be fun and keeps the kids from running inside to play video games (or is that only my kids that ask?)
Hope you have a wonderful, safe summer everyone!
