Time Saving Meal

Since I knew that Rene would be home late tonight I planned on using this afternoon to whip up a quick and easy make ahead meal for later this week. I knew that I would need a break between working on homework and I could kill 2 birds with 1 stone! 1. Get a break from homework and 2. Make dinner for Wednesday (the night I have my live lecture) so that I didn’t eat dinner at 10 at night! Win-win situation there!

So what’s on the menu?

Cilantro Lime Chicken Tacos! Yum! I saw a similar recipe online for a cilantro pesto chicken with Asiago cheese but I decided cheese didn’t sound appealing to me so I added in some lime and make tacos instead!

Ingredients:

**Please note: this one is a big eyeball and taste type of recipe!**

1 lb chicken tenders (boneless and skinless) chopped up

1/4 cup chopped onion

2-3 cups of chopped fresh cilantro

2 Tablespoons of diced garlic

2 Tablespoons of Olive Oil

3 Tablespoons of lime juice (I used a little more to make it more limey)

1/4 cup chicken broth

Kosher salt

Prepare:

Combine all (except chicken and onion) in blender and blend into a saucy liquid

Taste and decide if you need more cilanto, lime or salt for your personal taste!

Pour sauce over the chicken* and allow to sit for 5-10 minutes

*use your judgment on this I had some extra and didn't want too much extra sauce on the chicken

While chicken in marinating add the chopped onion to a hot pan until semi-soft

Add in the chicken mixture and allow to simmer

As the chicken cooks and simmers the sauce will thicken.

To make ahead:

Once cooked transfer to a tupperwear container, or ziplock freezer bag. Allow to cool then toss in the freezer. When you are ready to make it allow to thaw and re-heat on the stove.

Or…eat it right away with flour tortillas, lettuce, and tomatoes and all the other taco toppings!

I’ll be having mine later this week, but I must say I snagged a “sample” piece of chicken and it’s pretty tasty!

Do you know what is even better? I have about a 1/3 cup of the sauce left over so I figure why not make cilantro lime rice for my dinner tonight – perfect!