Citrus Broiled Chicken / This Week's Menu

First and foremost: I'm better, but that's not nearly as exciting as... I'm HUNGRY again!! Best news ever!

So I've really been trying hard to shop based on the weekly ads, which has made my bill cheaper and actually introduced a lot more variety into our menu. A lot of things are on sale constantly (like country style pork ribs?? 3 weeks in a row!). This week is Harmon's 5 meat packages for $20 mix and match, which is super exciting. Love it! Stock up and freeze, friends! (Find their weekly ad here.) I also find that a lot of things are on sale but not in the weekly ad, so if I splurge, I ONLY splurge on things that are also on sale.

This week's menu is:
- Classic Lasagna with salad
- Cuban Pork (Jenn Golden's recipe from my summer cookbook compilation) with potatoes fondantes and steamed broccoli
- Chicken Pot Pie
- BBQ Baked Potatoes (can't resist - ribs AND potatoes are on sale!) with steamed broccoli (broccoli is Jacob's favorite, gotta get him veggies any way I can!)
- Citrus broiled chicken with stir fried veggies (yep, including broccoli)

I'm also making some great breads and desserts: Cream Cheese Banana bread (yummmm!), Pumpkin Spice Cake, Oatmeal Raisin cookies, Apple Crisp.

I'm going to post the Citrus Broiled Chicken recipe. This is a great low-carb recipe if you don't serve it with rice, but I love the rice so I go for it. (Boil it in chicken stock rather than water - you'll be amazed at the difference in flavor.) It's seriously easy and delicious, and it's easy to adapt it to whatever veggies you have in your kitchen. The broiling creates an incredible crust and the marinade is out of this world (despite how easy it is!). Try it - I KNOW you'll love it!

Citrus Broiled Chicken

2/3 c. soy sauce
1/4 c. orange juice
2 Tbsp. lime juice
Zest of one orange
Zest of one lime
2 large cloves garlic, chopped
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts

Combine soy sauce, orange and lime juices, orange and lime zest, and garlic. Pour mixture over chicken in large plastic food storage bag. Press air out of bag; close top securely. Turn bag over several times to coat chicken. Marinate for one hour, turning bag over once. Remove chicken from marinade; discard marinade. Broil chicken 5 inches from heat source for 8 minutes; turn over and cook an additional 6 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink in center.

A great side dish for this chicken is a vegetable mix of sliced red, yellow, and green bell peppers, red onions, carrots, snow peas, broccoli, and garlic, quickly sautéed in olive oil with extra marinade. Serve with hot cooked rice, if desired.