Here are the recipes I used:
Fajita-Stuffed Chicken
Spicy Mexican Street Corn Salad
Easy Lime Vinaigrette
Here is the finished product:
This one was very time consuming, but I wanted to do something other than "one pot blablabla" for a change. It started with the fajita chicken recipe, and since it was Mexican-ish, I wanted to stay thematic for veggie side. I did some googling for Mexican Street Corn recipes, but without corn on the cob, decided to go with a street corn style salad.
I made a few modifications for personal tastes. I added some taco sauce to the fajita chicken stuffing for a little flavor in addition to just cheeses and peppers (I also am not a huge pepper fan, so a little extra flavor was desired). I also used only cheddar, because it is by far the superior cheese. The corn salad called for a mayo-lime combo for a dressing. I am not a big fan of mayo, so I looked up a lime vinaigrette instead. I omitted the jalapenos, because I plan to give some to baby. I also hate cilantro. Really hate it. But it kind of plays an important role in the salad, so I substituted parsley for it, instead of just omitting it.
As is always the case when I try these types of recipes, the chicken exploded into stuffing everywhere. I more or less expected it. The recipe made an obscene amount of stuffing, so I kind of piled it around the chicken with the rest of the exploding mess. The corn salad was easy enough to make.
Chopping took FOREVER. So, besides the forever chopping and the explode-y chicken, it all worked out. In the end, it was really tasty! Husband liked it, the chicken particularly. Again, he licked the pan clean. He liked the corn salad too, but REALLY liked the chicken.
Fajita-Stuffed Chicken
Spicy Mexican Street Corn Salad
Easy Lime Vinaigrette
Here is the finished product:
This one was very time consuming, but I wanted to do something other than "one pot blablabla" for a change. It started with the fajita chicken recipe, and since it was Mexican-ish, I wanted to stay thematic for veggie side. I did some googling for Mexican Street Corn recipes, but without corn on the cob, decided to go with a street corn style salad.
I made a few modifications for personal tastes. I added some taco sauce to the fajita chicken stuffing for a little flavor in addition to just cheeses and peppers (I also am not a huge pepper fan, so a little extra flavor was desired). I also used only cheddar, because it is by far the superior cheese. The corn salad called for a mayo-lime combo for a dressing. I am not a big fan of mayo, so I looked up a lime vinaigrette instead. I omitted the jalapenos, because I plan to give some to baby. I also hate cilantro. Really hate it. But it kind of plays an important role in the salad, so I substituted parsley for it, instead of just omitting it.
As is always the case when I try these types of recipes, the chicken exploded into stuffing everywhere. I more or less expected it. The recipe made an obscene amount of stuffing, so I kind of piled it around the chicken with the rest of the exploding mess. The corn salad was easy enough to make.
Chopping took FOREVER. So, besides the forever chopping and the explode-y chicken, it all worked out. In the end, it was really tasty! Husband liked it, the chicken particularly. Again, he licked the pan clean. He liked the corn salad too, but REALLY liked the chicken.
Limey bastards
Making the lime vinaigrette. Juicing limes took a lot of effort. It was a little heavy on the lime, so I added some more mustard and syrup.
Non-corn ingredients for salad: red onion, garlic, chopped parsley, and chili powder
Adding the feta
Mixing in the dressing
cooking the frozen corn
finished corn salad
Chopping veggies for the chicken filling
Sauteing the veggies
cheese mixture with taco sauce
Adding the veggies, then mixing it up to finish the stuffing
Smashing up the chicken to make it easier to fold the stuffing in (feat. husband's hands)
Stuffing the chicken and adding the spices (I decided not to roll it in the spice blend...because reasons)
Cooking the chicken, complete with explosion
adding some of the extra sauce to the chicken
finished meal, chicken and corn salad
plated chicken and corn, yum!
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