A future family goal of ours is to all sit together at the dinner table and have a family dinner. The reason we don’t do it yet is because our children still go to bed much earlier than we can have dinner prepared for ourselves. Therefore I usually make the boys’ dinner, feed them, and while i’m bathing them, Orlando typically gets home and makes our dinner. Then we use the leftovers from our dinner for their lunch or dinner the following day. This routine is soon to change but as anyone with children can vouch….routines are constantly changing when you have little kids at home.
Yesterday I whipped this up relatively quickly and thought I should share it with you moms and dads who are always struggling with ideas for the kids.
I had some left over chicken in the fridge and some fresh broccoli from our box.
- I steamed the broccoli for less than 5 minutes so it could have a nice crunch.
- On a pan, I heated a little coconut oil.
- I chopped a little bit of ginger and green pepper and tossed it in the pan.
- Then I tossed in the leftover chicken which I chopped up into tiny pieces.
- I sauteed the ginger, green peppers and chicken with a splash of liquid aminos
- I heated up a packet of whole grain brown basmati rice
- And I served.
The meal came out delicious and the boys loved it. I noticed as I was feeding Justin that the meal was a little dry so I grabbed my olive oil spritzer and sprayed a little olive oil to moisten it up and add some good fat to their meal.
On the items I used:
Liquid Aminos is a little gem to have at the house. It is a healthy alternative to soy sauce and it has 16 amino acids. The ingredients are Vegetable Protein from Soybeans and Purified Water. I use it in small quantities because I think it has a powerful taste but it really adds a nice touch to stir fries, or when you want to revive leftover grilled chicken or something like that.
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I found this rice at Publix and tried it yesterday for the first time. It is a Whole Grain Brown Basmati Rice. Orlando and I don’t eat rice regularly but my doctor did tell me that kids need more whole grains than adults so I want to make sure to give them a balanced meal. I thought this was great because it was microwaveable and has very low sodium 10mg. I tried it and will confess that its a little flavorless, but with the combination of the liquid amino chicken and vegetables and a spritz of olive oil, it was delicious.
We took this genius idea from Alton Brown’s Good Eats episodes. Olive oil is a tough one because its easy to drizzle too much on the plate. I bought this spray bottle at bed bath and beyond for less than $2.00 and it lets us control how much olive oil we want to put in our meals. In yesterday’s case, I only wanted a spray or two just to add a little moisture to the meal and it worked like a charm!
