Drumsticks and Broccoli

February 11, 2019 9:00 AM

Chicken drumsticks were on sale at Aldi for $.69/lb so I wanted to make something using them.

*This image features my mismatched oven mitts.*

Budget Bytes is always my go to place for recipes, so I looked up ones with drumsticks and I decided to make Cilantro Lime Chicken Drumsticks. We doubled the recipe since I bought a value pack that came with 12 pieces of chicken.

*You know I'm always down for more cilantro recipes.*

I think the recipe is great, but next time I'll marinate the chicken in a bowl instead of a bag. It's too much of a pain to try and scrape off the marinade inside a plastic bag. I only broiled it for 3 minutes, and next time I'll go with 4. Some of the drumsticks could have used a bit of crisping up on top.

And because I think vegetables are important, I also bought broccoli and roasted it, just like in this Chili Roasted Broccoli recipe. This is my absolute favorite way to prepare broccoli.

*See that green blur in the corner? That's cilantro.*

To be extra fancy, we added chives to the mashed potatoes.

Filed under: chicken broccoli i love cilantro

Leftovers and Chicken

January 28, 2019 4:31 PM

I had a lot of rice in the fridge with no protein to go with it, and I also had chicken in the freezer.

I made Sweet and Spicy Glazed Chicken Thighs from Budget Bytes. It was super easy to make, and it tasted pretty good, but I thought it was missing something: fish sauce. That would have made it so much better.

White rice, broccoli, and chicken — *That broccoli just keeps looking yellower.*

Chicken, broccoli, and a side — *When you're running low on cilantro, and all you have left are the stems.*

Filed under: chicken needs more fish sauce

Odds 'n Ends

January 26, 2019 3:02 PM

Because not every meal has a story. At least not one I can remember.

Sheet Pan Greek Chicken and Vegetables from Budget Bytes

Can't remember all the things I changed in this recipe, but I know I used cilantro instead of parsley.

Greek chicken and vegetables on a plate

Shrimp Scampi Florentine from All Recipes

The shrimp in the pan wasn't as aesthetically pleasing, so we only took one type of photo. This is probably my favorite recipe from All Recipes, so I might make a full post about it in the future.

Spanish Chickpeas and Rice from Budget Bytes

We made this the other day since my sister mentioned really wanting some Spanish rice. As you can see in the photos, I replaced the artichokes with green bell peppers because that's what I had on hand. And I used chicken broth instead of vegetable.

Spanish chickpeas and rice on a plate — *We make a lot of rice dishes.*

And yes, everything in this post is garnished with cilantro.

Filed under: chicken i love cilantro parsley is kinda gross shrimp scampi florentine go-tos skillet rice

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