Sunday Dinner on a Monday

Week 12: Crispy Onion Chicken with Green Beans



This week's Sunday dinner is a day late, but for good reason! Yesterday was a fantastic girls day out to see the Rockettes, followed by dinner at Atrias. This all day event kept me out of the kitchen, but I made up for it today. Kim (who was one of the 5 lovely ladies out yesterday) actually gave me this quick and easy recipe.

Crispy Onion Chicken

Ingredients:
-Chicken Breast (cubed)
-1 (2.8 oz) can French fried onions
-Honey mustard
-1 Cup Italian bread crumbs

Directions:

1. Cube chicken and coat with honey mustard.
2. Crush french fried onions and combine with bread crumbs. Combine in bag.
3. Add chicken to bag and shake until fully coated with the dry mixture.
4. Bake in oven at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes.

My commentary:

Fast, easy, and tasty! I made this with some green beans (with the left-over onions that I had.) Because I was in a hurry, I did not cube the chicken, which caused it to take longer to cook. I think smaller pieces of chicken would make the breading taste even better. Since I hate to cut up raw chicken, I think I'll try this in the future with thin sliced chicken breasts.

This was a wonderful week full of good food, fun, and family. I have yet to cook my own Thanksgiving dinner, but I'm working up to it. I am happy to report, though, that for the few smaller gatherings that we hosted, all of the food turned out very well! I used one of my previous Sunday dinner recipes (the Italiain Roast Beef) for the Pitt football crowd we had here on Friday night. Not a drop was left!

This week, I've thought about all that I'm thankful for, and the list is very long. I'll end this week with I piece that I found that helped to put things into persepective:

Be Thankful (Author Unknown)

Be thankful that you don't already have everything you desire. If you did, what would there be to look forward to?

Be thankful when you don't know something, for it gives you the opportunity to learn.

Be thankful for the difficult times. During those times you grow.

Be thankful for your limitations, because they give you opportunities for improvement.

Be thankful for each new challenge, because it will build your strength and character.

Be thankful for your mistakes. They will teach you valuable lessons.

Be thankful when you're tired and weary, because it means you've made a difference.

It's easy to be thankful for the good things. A life of rich fulfillment comes to those who are also thankful for the setbacks.

Thankful for the good and the not-so good, and looking forward to this holiday season!