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Oh man, you'd think after a month of being "back to school", I'd get the hang of it again, but it's so hard. I feel like I'm always running around. Running from school to home, running out to the store get get whatever we've run out off, running back into the house to get dinner and bedtime done each night. I sometimes worry that I'm not being "enough" of a mom, because I'm so bogged down with errands and schoolwork, there are nights that I barely have time to make dinner, or I'm so exhausted from the day that I do't want to spend the time making a healthy dinner.
Just last week, I was super stressed over the National Honor Society Induction at my school. As an adviser, I was busy. Every single night I was running out to the store to grab one more thing we didn't realize we needed. On Wednesday, I had to run in to Walmart and grab spoons for the cake we had ordered and figured I would just grab some fast food on the way home. I hate the drive thru but sometimes it's just too easy to say no to!
As I ran into Walmart, I was immediately drawn to the smell of rotisserie chicken and warm pizza. It's amazing how good it smells, especially after a 9 hour work day and another 2 hours of errands. When I saw the sign advertising their amazing price, I decided to forgo the drive thru and grab a rotisserie to make an easy, healthier, dinner. The pizza also smelled delicious so instead of grabbing a Hot and Fresh pizza, I grabbed one from by the deli to have on Thursday night, since I knew Thursday would be hectic also!
So we headed down the soda aisle and grabbed Sprite and some maraschino cherries. We went back towards the deli and grabbed the pizza, a fully cooked rotisserie chicken, and a 2 lb tub of coleslaw to go with!
The bright red Effortless Meals signs made it really easy to find the components for dinner! So easy!
Our favorite effortless meal with a rotisserie chicken is just some chicken with some veggies and a side of potatoes or pasta salad, but that night I really wanted something barbeque, so I decided to make our BBQ Chicken Quesadillas that the kids love! They are so easy! A side of coleslaw made it a perfect, effortless meal.
Effortless BBQ Chicken Quesadillas
Need: 1 Rotisserie chicken
BBQ sauce
Cheddar cheese
Tortillas (I like wheat!)
1. Remove chicken from the rotisserie and shred with fingers.
2. Place a spoonful of BBQ sauce on the tortilla and spread on one half.
3. Add 1/2 cup of shredded chicken on top of the bbq sauce.
4. Sprinkle a 1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese over the chicken and fold in half.
5. Cook in oven at 350* for 10 minutes or until cheese is melted and edges start to brown.
You can play with the ratios of your quesadillas! I don't like much cheese but you can add more! want more chicken, add it! I like to dip my BBQ Chicken Quesadillas into Ranch dressing but it's up to you!
It might seem strange, but I also love dipping pizza into ranch dressing!
On Thursday, I made Walmart's super easy, super delicious cheese pizza for dinner. I paired it with some raw veggies and a cup of ranch dressing, of course, and the kids loved it!
I don't cut my pizza the normal way either... we make pizza dippers! So much easier for the kids to hold!
Two, simple, effortless, delicious dinners that were easy to make with only 1 trip to the store! With our busy back to school schedules, I know I'll be making both meals more often!
There are so many more ideas on their website, which do think you'll try first?
I've never tried BBQ Chicken Quesadillas. They look delicious and perfect for one of those hectic days! And, awesome tip on cutting the pizza for little hands to be able to hold the slice better - definitely going to try that for my youngest! #client
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