Cleaning Day Chicken

Tuesday was supposed to be my “buckle down and bust out some serious studying” day. However, when studying at home, I can usually find something to distract me from getting my work done. And Tuesday, I found a heckuva distraction. Since it was a beautiful 50 degree day, I went to open all the windows to get some fresh air inside, and that is when I discovered mold on our bedroom window sill. Ewwww!!! I am highly allergic to mold (what am I not allergic to though?!), not to mention it is NASTY, so the next four hours of my “study” day were spent bleaching all my windows and cleaning an already (fairly) clean house. Ugh.

Anyhow when I felt the cleaning frenzy coming on, I rummaged through the fridge and threw this in the oven so dinner would be covered. It turned out really yummy so thought I’d share. J

“Cleaning Day Chicken”

I used:

5 small boneless skinless chicken breasts

2 potatoes, peeled and roughly chopped

3 large carrots, peeled and roughly chopped

1 zucchini, sliced thick

½ red bell pepper, chopped

¼ cup chopped onion

¼ cup BBQ sauce

½ can chicken broth

Pinch of salt and pepper

Starting at the bottom of my “bean pot”/deep casserole dish I layered the potatoes, zucchini, chicken, BBQ sauce, carrots, bell pepper, onion, salt, pepper, and then I poured the chicken broth over it all.

I baked it at 350 for about 3 hours, and PRESTO!

Feel free to substitute whatever vegetables you and your household will actually eat. I figure most any kind of squash or potato would fit right in with this dish. My favorite part was the carrots. Cooking in that little bit of BBQ sauce all afternoon definitely did those carrots a favor! J