BBQ Ranch Grilled Bounty Bowl

Ingredients:

1 cup cooked White Jasmine Rice 

Dash cumin 

Dash Turmeric 

Dash sea salt 

1 Chicken Tender per person/serving (10 oz cooked (13.5 oz raw) for 4 ppl) 

Small Zucchini, sliced into wedges (7 oz)

Bell Peppers, seeded cut into strips (7 oz)

2 ears of Corn (1 cup) 

Black pepper 

1-2 avocados, chopped (120 g)

Bolthouse Farms Ranch dressing (4 Tbsp)

Stubb’s BBQ Sauce, any variety (2 Tbsp)

Shelled Sunflower Seeds (2 Tbsp)

1 Juice of a Lime

Directions:

1. Cook rice according to the directions on the package. Season with a dash of cumin, turmeric and sea salt once cooked.

2. Heat grill to medium. Place chicken, zucchini, bell peppers and corn on the grill. Spray corn liberally with cooking spray and make sure to rotate it frequently. Spray tops of other veggies with cooking spray and sprinkle sea salt, pepper and cumin over everything. Cook chicken and veggies for about 5 minutes per side or until chicken is fully cooked through and veggies are tender.

3. Cut all the corn off the cob and set aside.

4. To each bowl add grilled chicken,  zucchini, peppers, cup of corn, cup cooked rice, chopped avocado, ranch dressing, BBQ sauce, sunflower seeds and a squirt of lime juice. Enjoy warm.

Makes 4 servings

Macros:  350 calories / 12F / 34C / 27P / per serving – Clean Simple Eats

Pull-Apart BBQ Chicken Sliders

Ingredients:

• 2 tbps olive oil
• 1 small onion (sliced)
• 2 cloves garlic (minced)
• 2 1/2 cups shredded roast chicken
• 1/2 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 cup BBQ sauce
• salt to taste
• pepper to taste
• 12 dinner Hawaiian rolls
• 12 slices American cheese or cheddar cheese

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350.  Coat a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray
2. Add butter, garlic and parsley in a medium bowl and microwave till melted. Set aside.
3. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat.  Cook onions until soft (about 2 minutes).  Add garlic and cook until fragrant (about 30 seconds).  Add the chicken, paprika, Worcestershire sauce and BBQ sauce.  Season to taste with salt and pepper.  Stir to combine and cook until everything is heated through (about 2-3 minutes).
4. Cut the slider buns in half. Place the bottom halves of the slider buns in the baking dish.  Layer half of the cheese on the bottom buns. Top with bbq chicken mixture, then layer with the remainder of the cheese.  Place the top halves of the buns on top.
5. Brush the tops of the buns with the melted garlic parsley butter.  Bake until the cheese melts and everything is warmed through, 10-15 minutes. Serve warm.

Orange Chicken

Sauce Ingredients:
1 Cup BBQ Sauce (Sweet Baby Ray's)
1 Cup Sweet Orange Marmalade (Smucker's)
2 Tbsp Soy Sauce

Chicken Ingredients:
3-4 Chicken Breast
1 Cup Flour/1 Cup Cornstarch (use both or either/or)
2 Eggs
Oil

Instructions:
1. In a sauce pan, add the BBQ sauce, Marmalade, and soy sauce.  Turn the heat on low and let it simmer for 20 minutes, stirring a few times.
2. Meanwhile, cut up your chicken breast into cubes.  In one bowl beat 2 eggs, while the other bowl should be the mixture of flour & cornstarch.
3. Dip pieces of chicken in the egg and then cover in flour/cornstarch.  Set on an extra plate.
4. Add a thin layer of oil to a frying pan and turn your store on medium/high heat.  Once it sizzles, add chicken to the pan. Let it cook for 3-5 minutes each side until it's brown and cooked on the inside.
5. Set the oily pieces on a paper towel and let drain.
6. Add the chicken to the sauce and toss!
7.  Eat it on top of white rice and enjoy!