Menu Monday

Here's what we're eating this week!

One dish dinners excite me (and the kitchen staff Andrew), so I'm happy to be trying two new ones this week.

And, now, in no particular order:

• Chicken Teriyaki Meatballs with Edamame and Snow Peas over Rice
• California BLTs with Tomato Bisque
• King Ranch Chicken Casserole*
• See note
• Roasted Chicken over Lemon-Garlic Green Beans and Potatoes
• Spinach & Ricotta Dumplings in Marinara with Salad & Garlic Bread (FN Mag)

(fyi: I have a lot of great beef recipes, but we've been trying to eat less of it lately.)

The rigatoni with roasted broccoli and sausage was last week's "Winner, Winner, Chicken [Sausage] Dinner!" Definitely give it a try if you like to eat delicious food after exerting minimal effort. We like to use Al Fresco Sundried Tomato and Basil Chicken Sausage. (But, a word of warning: Stay away from the Sweet Italian variation unless you like torturing yourself eating licorice chicken. The fennel seeds are huge.)

*Don't tell Daisy that I'm only using her for her recipe. Viva la Publix sour cream! I've also had to abandon the beloved Ranch dressing mix because it contains MSG. We got a packet of Good Seasonings Garlic & Herb instead, but you can also make your own Ranch version.

Note: Updated to add that we ended up making this last night. Have you ever followed along with a recipe thinking, "Hmm...this doesn't seem right..." and then kept going? The 1/2c sour cream and 1c chicken stock ratio was way off, which I could tell while I was mixing it up, so we had a delicious casserole soup. Next time, I will probably swap those amounts to get a thicker sauce to start with. Soupy consistency aside, it tasted great!