One dish meal: Roasted Chicken, Carrots and Potatoes

In my quest to find meals that my family will eat, I discovered a meal by accident. I am a huge fan of one-dish meals, because quite frankly, who likes to do the dishes? So, one night, I was trying to make a chicken dish (I honestly forgot the name of it), and I didn't have the white wine that the recipe called for. So, I decided to just wing it. Usually, this turns out badly, but it didn't this time.

I honestly eye-ball this recipe, but I am going to try to give measurements.

3-4 boneless chicken breasts
4 red potatoes, diced
1lb baby carrots
1/4 cup olive oil
1-tsp Tumeric
1-tsp ground thyme
1-tsp garlic powder
1-tsp onion power
1-tsp poultry seasoning
1-tsp seasoned salt
salt and pepper to taste

-Preheat your own to 400 degrees.
Dice up your potatoes and set them aside. - In a small bowl, combine the olive oil and all the seasonings and spices and mix them well. Season your chicken with salt and pepper on both sides. Place the potatoes and carrots in a 9x13 baking pan/dish (I line mine with tin foil for easy clean up). Put the chicken on top of the veggies, and pour the seasoned mix over the veggies and over the top of the chicken coating evenly. I use a rubber spatula and mix the veggies in with the oil mix really good and make sure it is all coated well. I then season with salt over the top, then put it in the oven for about 35 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through and the veggies are tender.

My husband and kids really like this meal and so do I. We usually have it once a week.

A Recipe

I am not a cook.Very truly, I am not. My kids are beyond picky, my husband is not a big fan of my cooking...so we stay in a slight rut of the same foods every week. Our menu usually consists of a makeshift tomato "sauce" and pasta, maybe spaghetti...flank steak, tacos...yea. It's boring. So, I ventured out into a recipe my husband found on WholeFoods.com,so I thought I'd share my experience with it.

Honey Glazed Pepper Crusted Roast

Honey-Glazed Black Pepper Roast Beef

The roast after it was seasoned with salt and pepper

The ingredients. Balsamic vinegar, pepper, coarse salt, and honey

 Serves 6 to 8

Enjoy this sweet and peppery beef with baked sweet potatoes or roasted broccoli. Leftover beef makes great roast beef sandwiches.

Ingredients

2 tbsp	coarsley ground black pepper
1 tbsp	coarse sea salt
1 (4 lb)	beef top round roast
6 tbsp	honey
3 tbsp	balsamic vinegar
1 tbsp	expeller-pressed canola oil

 Method

Preheat oven to 400°F. Rub beef all over with pepper and salt and place on a rack in a roasting pan. Roast beef, undisturbed, for an hour.

Meanwhile, whisk together honey, vinegar, and oil in a medium bowl. After 45 minutes of roasting, brush beef all over with honey mixture. Continue to cook 15 minutes then reduce oven temperature to 350°F. Roast 10 to 30 minutes more, until roast has reached desired degree of doneness, brushing it every 15 minutes with glaze. Note that the meat will continue cooking while it rests after being removed from the oven and the temperature will rise another 5 or 10 degrees. Let meat rest 15 minutes before slicing thinly. Serve with pan juices drizzled over the top.

It was pretty yummy!

**I followed the recipe exactly. The downfall, I am not sure if my oven is the culprit (sometimes it is), or what, but the meat came out over cooked. The flavor was really good, and I made smashed potatoes and green beans with it. Next time, I will cook it at 375 degrees for 45 minutes.

Halloween Part Deux

Halloween 2013 was a wet, windy evening that caused our city to decide to hold off on any festivities. So this evening, Brian and I decided to take L and A to Middletown, with another couple and a friend of ours and their kids. How fun it was! Now, there weren't a ton of houses giving away candy, but seeing my two year old run with his big brother and the other kids was just gave me joy. A is on the autism spectrum, and he managed to see his Spiderman mask on for a good chunk of the evening {which is a huge accomplishment!!} Having that time together with my family and friends was just awesome.

The next eight weeks will be interesting to see how they work out. I ended up in four classes for this term, and two are quite extensive {math and biology...gulp!}. I am also taking on babysitting my youngest nephew, Dalton whom will be eight weeks old, as well as my other nephew who is 14 months. I am tellin' ya, I don't know what I was thinking. :) It's gonna be crazy in the Williams household.

Still working my Thirty-One business, and loving it. It's starting out slowly, but if you love something, you can share it with others and God led me there so I trust His plans are going to be good for me. My long term goal is to become a Director with Thirty One.

So, I am going to link my Blog on Thirty One to this one, and you guys can keep up with all the awesome offers that Thirty One has to offer,