Air Fryer BBQ Chicken

 

How's your Thursday going Friends? And by the way happy leap year! 

Life here is humming along. Looking forward to more warm weather in the forecast as today is overcast and chilly. I sure hope this early Spring is a thing, because I have cabin fever in a bad way already! 

But that aside, I wanted to share this recipe with you today. I found it on pinterest and it's pinned under my "air fryer" board. Which you can go directly to by clicking here. Do you have an air fryer? It has become something I can't live without. It was a gift Matt got me for Valentine's Day 2 years ago and I love it and use it for so many things, besides just reheating things. It has several modes - like bake, roast, and even dehydrate. I think I may need to do a "things I can't live without" post in the future, and my air fryer will definitely be on there! 

Recently I made this air fryer BBQ chicken for dinner and it was so fast and easy and juicy and yummy. 

This was the only pic I caught of it - but I basically took chicken breasts and rubbed a spice mixture on them. Air fried them. And then towards the end brushed BBQ sauce on them and fried them some more. I will definitely make them again until we're back to grilling season. Not only because they were so tasty, but they were also so fast and easy. 

Here's the recipe:

If you don't have an air fryer, I hope you get one and love it as much as I do. And then I recommend trying this recipe. :) 

Enjoy xo

Air Fryer Pork Chops and Asparagus with Cheese Sauce (plus a bonus recipe)

 

Hello there and Happy Thursday! 

I had mentioned earlier in the week that I made pork chops in the air fryer and that they turned out AMAZING! I absolutely recommend trying them this way. I had also shared that when I made the pork chop dinner for Matt & I, that had put together a really yummy asparagus dish too. And so here are the recipes for them both. I'm also going to share a bonus recipe...and it's another air fryer one, because I recently made baked potatoes in the air fryer. And they also turned out great! I guess the air fryer is becoming my new favorite toy. 😉

                                      

I didn't take a picture of the pork chops I made, but this is the photo from the pinterest recipe I used. If you want a direct link to any of these recipes & their sources, just click on my pinterest account in the right hand column and you can find them under my boards "air fryer" and "favorite recipes". I was really surprised that raw pork chops could turn out so well in only 10 minutes! I used a meat thermometer to be sure and I suggest you to do the same.  I followed this recipe exactly, other than doing 10 minutes instead of 9 and they were so good!

And this asparagus I made was definitely not WW friendly, but a keto person's dream. Lol I did have some, though, and it was heavenly. Another keeper for sure! This is not an air fryer recipe to be clear. I baked this dish in the oven in my glass 9x13 dish as you can see.

Taking the time to make the homemade cheese sauce portion is absolutely worth it. The only place I cheated was using store bought bacon crumbles on the top instead of frying up my own bacon. Here's the recipe:

If you make the above meal I recommend doing what Matt did with the leftovers the next day, and fry up leftover pork chops, asparagus, some other veggies and eggs & cheese in a skillet. It made it a wonderful brunch! 😋 

And I recently made some baked potatoes in the air fryer. I poked holes in the potatoes. Rubbed olive oil all over the skin and then also rubbed in some sea salt, pepper, garlic & onion powder. Air fried them at 400* for about 40 - 45 minutes. The middles were perfect and the outside tasted like potato skins you order in a restaurant. Crispy like that. Also SO GOOD and I recommend you give it a try. 

Enjoy! xo

Happy Homemaker Monday

HAPPY HOMEMAKER MONDAY

Hello and Happy Monday!

I'm getting to this a little late and will probably be pretty brief. But still wanted to check in with you all. I hope you had a nice weekend and that this week is starting out beautifully so far. It's almost March...Yay! Spring is closer with every step 🌸 

It was a fun weekend here. Matt came up for the weekend again. I had a meal all ready when he got here and I made pork chops in the air fryer and they turned out AMAZING! If you have one, have you made any raw meat in it? I have a ninja air fryer and they cooked perfectly in only 10 minutes! And they were juicy and not dry at all. I also made the yummiest asparagus dish and I'll share both recipes in a different post this week. Added a salad and it was such a yummy meal. 

We played games with Annie and a friend she had over. And then even when her friend left we played more games with Annie and visited a lot. I love that she is so comfortable with Matt too and seems to like him a lot. Makes my Momma heart feel so full. I have been doing church online but will probably go back again soon. And Matt said he'd love to go with me - so I look forward to spending some Sunday mornings that way. This past Sunday we enjoyed brunch, ran an errand, played some cards together and just enjoyed hanging out doing nothing but being together ❤️ 

THE WEATHER OUTSIDE IS:

ON THE BREAKFAST PLATE THIS MORNING:

some vanilla yogurt with granola, coffee

ON MY TO DO LIST:

renew end of life doula certificate, passport things, projects, errands, hospice work, Ash Wednesday, might be going out to lunch with a friend

AS I LOOK AROUND THE HOUSE   

Overall nice and tidy. Listening to Celtic music. Sun pops in and out. Ruby is outside barking to see if any neighborhood dogs will chat back. 😊 

CURRENTLY READING

 Finishing up The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth 

ON THE TV TODAY:

The Good Doctor, The Resident, Amazing Race,  Greys Anatomy, New Amsterdam, This is Us, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Ghosts, Shark Tank 

ON THE MENU THIS WEEK:

MONDAY - leftover pork chop, salad

TUESDAY - maybe breakfast for dinner? (pancakes, breakfast potatoes, fruit)

        WEDNESDAY -  baked potatoes with toppings

THURSDAY - whole wheat penne pasta with pesto, garlic bread,roasted broccoli 

FRIDAY - ??

   

TO RELAX THIS WEEK I WILL:

snuggle Ruby and read, watch a movie, look at gardening book and plan what I want to plant for Spring, craft

TIPS OR SOMETHING TO SHARE:

FROM THE CAMERA:

Somebody got her overdue haircut the other day and she's good for a quick photo op and then she says "ok Mom now get these bows off of me" 

This is the asparagus dish I made - how can you go wrong with a homemade cheese sauce, more shredded cheese and bacon on top? It was Matt's keto dream dish. 😋 I'll share recipe later in the week.

The next morning Matt took some leftover pork chop, asparagus, a bunch of other veggies, eggs and different seasonings and made the best breakfast scramble! SO GOOD!!

He now officially has some drawer and closet space here and I was laughing over the size of our shoes. He sometimes wears a 13 and I wear a 6.5-7. Just a little difference. 😃 But I guess that seems right for 6'2" vs 5'3"

Still dreaming and thought you might like this little lily flashback. 💕 

PRAYER LIST:

Prayers for gratitude and thankfulness for so many blessings. I pray for an end to the virus.  For health care workers, first responders and all those who work so hard to take care of others. For Ukraine and peace in our world. 🙏 

PRAYER, INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE OR DEVOTIONAL:

I hope you have a wonderful week ahead. I'm linking with Sandra of Diary of a SAHM for Happy Homemaker Monday.