Lunch today was fairly uneventful. I ran home to let the tiny puppins out (she didn’t get much of a walk this morning thanks to the monsoon) and enjoyed my food whilst finishing last night’s episode of the Real Housewives of the OC. I really don’t know why I keep watching that show, the OC seems to have gone to the dumpster.
I heated up leftover artichoke crusted chicken, some overly roasted (burnt) broccoli and cauliflower and some delicious canned green beans.
The Spread
Canned cut green beans are the only canned vegetable I can tolerate, not exactly sure why, but I sure do love ‘em.
Canned goodness.
And some veggies I enjoy best drenched in garlic and burnt to a crisp. And sprinkled with cheese.
Beneath the black exterior it really is broccoli and cauliflower. I swear.
For my artichoke crusted chicken I mostly followed this recipe. I traded mayo for Greek yogurt and white cheddar cheese for romano because that’s what I had on hand. Next time I’ll probably make sure I make it with the cheddar, my version was more tangy than creamy thanks to the Greek yogurt. I’ll probably broil it a bit longer, too. I kept it on the short side since I knew I would be reheating the chicken and I did not want to dry it out.
Beige-y
Am I the only one that has an irrational fear of canned vegetables? I normally go for frozen if I don’t get fresh produce.
Are you hooked on the Housewives? Sadly I watch them all. I never got into Miami, but apparently no one else did either since they brought the season to an early end. Allegedly.
I’m a sucker for the housewives as well! Not the NYC and Jersey ones though, but the OC was def my original fav until Atlanta came along. That chicken looks goooooood btw!
I looove ATL… I wish they played those ladies year round.
We always had canned green beans growing up so I don’t mind them either! Everything else I generally buy frozen because I’m a lazy bitch AND I don’t want the veggies to go bad before I get to use ‘em. Your lunch was better than mine.
I feel your pain, I’ve wasted hundreds of dollars in produce gone bad. Oops.
Blech on canned veggies. I grew up with them, but can’t stand them now. Frozen are healthier anyhow.
I can’t stand frozen broccoli and cauliflower though… I like those firm, not mushy.
Artichoke chicken sounds delicious!!!!!
I’m drooling over that chicken and am totally making it next week! We don’t buy too many canned veggies – it kind of freaks me out that they can sit in cans FOREVER and not go bad. Green beans is the only one we buy I think, with the exception of corn sometimes, but we usually buy that fresh or frozen depending on season.