Honey-Garlic Chicken and Veggies

Need a quick one dish meal for dinner tonight or later this week? Here's your inspiration! This meal was a perfect mix of sweet and savory and my family is already asking me to make it again (we JUST had it this weekend!)

Plus-- clean up is easier when you are just using one dish! Ingredients and recipe are on the picture--

Coconut Chicken Curry

If you're anything like me, your meals have to be quick to prepare and easy for the whole family to enjoy. This chicken dish blew our minds with flavor! The chicken was prepped ahead of time in the crockpot and for dinner I added it on top a bed of rice. It was just right for a busy week but a home-cooked meal!

Ingredients
2 medium – carrot
1 medium – onion
2 clove – garlic
1 medium – bell pepper, green
1 medium – bell pepper, red
1 pound – chicken breast
1/4 cup – tomato paste, canned
1 cup – coconut milk
1 teaspoon – salt
1/8 teaspoon – black pepper, ground
1 tablespoon – curry powder
1 tablespoon – garam masala spice
1 cup – brown rice, raw

Directions
Peel and chop onion and carrots. Mine garlic, chop bell peppers, and cube chicken.
Add onion and carrots to the bottom of your slow cooker; add in garlic and peppers.
Layer chicken on top of veggies.
In a medium bowl, whisk together tomato paste, coconut milk, salt, pepper, curry powder, and garam masala.
Pour sauce over chicken and veggies, place lid on slow cooker, and cook on high for 3 1/2 hours or on low for 5 hours.
Serve over brown rice.

Grilled Lemon Chicken

Grilled Lemon Chicken-

Husband Tested. Kid Approved. This chicken was incredibly flavorful-- you HAVE to try this one! This is going to be an ongoing family favorite in the Zelenak house!

Ingredients
1 pound – chicken breast
2 tablespoon – olive oil
2 medium – lemon
1 tablespoon – lemon peel, raw
1/4 teaspoon – salt
1/4 teaspoon – black pepper, ground

Optional Dipping sauce (Although the chicken has so much flavor itself, you don't even need a sauce!)
1 cup – Greek yogurt, plain
2 clove – garlic
1 tablespoon – mustard, dijon
1/2 medium – lemon
1/8 teaspoon – salt
1/8 teaspoon – black pepper, ground

Directions
-In a large mixing bowl, whisk together olive oil, lemon juice (about 1/4 cup), lemon zest, salt and pepper.
-Place chicken in the bowl and marinate in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
-To make the dipping sauce (optional), in a medium bowl, whisk together yogurt, garlic, Dijon mustard, lemon juice and lemon zest. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
-Prepare grill for direct grilling over medium-high heat.
-Brush and oil the grill grate.
-Place the chicken on the grill directly over the fire and cook until the juices run clear and the chicken is cooking through, about 5 to 8 minutes on each side.
Serve grilled chicken with your favorite side dish (I love grilled asparagus and fresh berries).