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Monday, June 23, 2008
Three cheers for easy dinners!
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Somehow I thought things were going to slow down once summer came. That presumption has turned out to be completely incorrect. For many families, like my own, summer sports take up even more time than those during school. Many swim teams practice almost every evening. My son’s travel baseball team seems to have practice or game at least 4 nights each week.
Since we are often eating on the run or taking our dinner with us I have started experimenting with “transportable” food, especially sandwiches.
Grilled thin-sliced chicken breast sandwiches have become my “go to meal.” But my picky family won’t go for just a plain sandwich. Oh no. To qualify as “dinner food” it has to be spiffed up so I have been trying different toppings.
I recently made one for my 5:30 Challenge column with an Italian spin that was a huge hit. I grilled pancetta, a rolled spiced Italian bacon, along side the chicken (adding it to the grill once I flipprd the chicken). Plain mayo got a boost of freshness from adding minced basil from my herb garden. A fresh Kaiser roll made the meal complete.
Another favorite is coating the chicken with barbecue sauce and topping it with shredded cheddar cheese after flipping, so it gets all gooey and melted. If I have leftover bacon I’ll add that too. Another great option is Barbecue Chicken with Cole Slaw. If we need to eat them at a game, I just wrap them up. They travel extremely well.
What turns your chicken sandwiches from simple to spectacular?
