8.03.2010

pepper jack bbq chicken

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August is a busy month for us. Lots of birthdays to celebrate, way too much shopping for school clothes and supplies and last minute getaways and activities before summer ends. I find that I'm not in the mood to figure out a dinner plan or even put together a shopping list. I need someone to do the thinking for me.

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Light. Bulb. (Despicable, Me reference. tee hee)! I headed over to Eat at Home and left the work to Tiffany. Eat at Home is such a wonderful blog. There are weekly menus to choose from that include a complete shopping list and recipes for each meal. Each meal is economical and easy to prepare with easy to find, everyday ingredients. Right up my alley! I couldn't get over the savings at the market either. I had a few things at home already, which was great. I shopped at a large warehouse grocery near me for 2 weeks worth of menus and picked up other things I needed as well and only ended up spending around one hundred thirty-five bucks. Awesome!

One of our favorite recipes so far is this fantastic Pepper Jack BBQ Chicken. It's quick and delicious and I love that there are only 4 ingredients. Four! How great is that?!

Barbecue Pepper Jack Chicken
from Eat at Home

-Boneless skinless chicken breasts
-Seasoned salt
-Sweet Baby Ray's or another BBQ sauce
-Pepper Jack cheese slices (I used Tillamook)


Sprinkle chicken with seasoned salt and place on the grill. Cook them until they are nearly done. Baste with BBQ sauce. Top each chicken breast with a slice of cheese, letting it melt before removing the chicken from the grill.

Tiffany suggests serving this chicken with roasted potatoes and a favorite steamed vegetable and that's just what I did.

Note: I learned a cool trick from Chef Ira on preparing roasted potatoes. Parboil the potatoes before roasting. They come out tender in the center and crisp on the outside. I always do it this way now.

Go on over and check out Eat at Home. I know you'll love it!!




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23 comments:

Sarah@AlpinePoppy said...

Oh, thanks for the potato tip, I will definitely try that! The meal looks delicious and healthy, a great combination.

Chiara "Kika" Assi said...

I love simple recipes! Now, if I could only find pepper jack over here... I really miss it, it's one of my favorite cheeses!

Joyti said...

I always parboil my potatoes too. I like to parboil fingerlings, and then pan-fry them...they're healthy too.
The dinner looks so pretty, and simple too.

Faith said...

August is super busy for me too, but I'm hoping after that it slows down (fingers crossed :) ). Wow, 4 ingredients is pretty amazing, Kim! Especially since it looks so incredibly delicious!

Claudia said...

I am a great believer in the five and under ingredient list for the weekday! Gorgeous meal.

Tiffany @ Eat at Home said...

Thanks for the shout out! I'm so glad that the shopping trip was economical and easy. I'll have to try the parboil tip. I've never done that before.

Kim said...

I know exactly what you mean about doing the run around right before school starts. It's such a busy time and I always appreciate meals like this, plus I LOVE pepperjack cheese and so does my husband. Great recipe. Off to check out Eat at Home.

Heidi said...

August is busy for me too! This sounds very yummy and easy. PERFECT :)

Jeannie said...

I love easy meals and I don't think that there are still anything easier than this! Looks delicious too!

Randi Troxell said...

oh wow!
this looks amazing... if i could i would crawl through the screen to get it.. lol

MaryMoh said...

A delicious meal! I love it simple and easy.

Alicia The Snowflake said...

Sounds yummy and easy...a recipe must for me. Thanks for sharing!

Pam said...

This looks easy and good. And what's not to like about pepper jack! Way to go with the grocery shopping. I heard on the news yesterday that Illinois is having a back to school tax break holiday all next week for school clothes and supplies. That certainly helps!

Joanne said...

August is proving to be pretty busy for me too! And I don't even have kids. Yikes.

This dish looks so tasty! And simple! More exclamation points!!!

teresa said...

this is just perfect, i actually have all the ingredients ready! it was fun catching up on your blog, everything looks so delicious, as always!

pigpigscorner said...

I like how little ingredients it involves! and the melted cheese...yum

Nana said...

Mmmmmmmm.

The Blonde Duck said...

Simple, easy, cheesy. Perfect. My two favorite things--BBQ and pepper jack cheese.

Velva said...

Amen sister :-) Your Summer sounds like my Summer. This dish is a good one.

Julie said...

Tiffany is great...this chicken looks worth repeating!

Reeni said...

Delicious and easy! And what a great tip on the taters! Can't wait to put that idea to use.

Valerie Harrison (bellini) said...

This is my kind of dinner!!!!!

Chats the Comfy Cook said...

Looks like the perfect meal. It has everything on that plate to make for good eating.

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