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Easy Salt & Pepper Chicken

Easy Salt and Pepper Chicken

When I was a new wife and then a new mom, I had time to plan dinners. I would shop several times a week, creating fun new recipes for each and every family dinner.

Now that I have three kids and own my own business, time is something I no longer seem to have. Instead of creating a fresh from-scratch dinner every night, I cut come corners. I make large batches to freeze for later meals and make multiple recipes from one ingredient whenever I can.

Because I don’t have time to shop several times a week, it’s important for me to get everything I need in one trip. I won’t be able to head back to check for something that’s out of stock or try a couple different grocery stores because I can’t find the ingredients I need. To save time and money, I head to our local Harris Teeter, where I know I can find everything I need – including all of our favorite organic foods – at prices I love. 

Meal Planning with Harris Teeter Organics

One of my favorite ingredients to use for our family recipes is chicken. It’s super simple to make, tastes great, is healthy, and is so versatile. I can add it to dozens of our favorite recipes, serve it with a salad or sandwich, or create my own recipe.

For meals this week, I planned to make a basic chicken recipe with salad and then use the leftover chicken in several more meals. I found everything I needed at Harris Teeter, including fresh chicken breast tenderloins, Harris Teeter Organic salad greens, Mexican cheese, and flour tortillas. Without even spending $20, I had enough ingredients to make several different meals for the next few days.

To start the week, I made simple Salt & Pepper Chicken to serve with salad greens.

Easy Salt and Pepper Chicken Simple Recipe

Easy Salt and Pepper Chicken

Ingredients:

Chicken Tenders
Freshly Ground Black Pepper
Kosher Salt or Flake Sea Salt
1 teaspoon olive oil

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.

2. Using a mallet, rolling pin, or the flat bottom of a glass or bowl, flatten the chicken pieces so they will cool evenly and more quickly.

3. Salt and pepper both sides of the chicken pieces

4. Add 1 teaspoon of olive oil to a medium sauté pan over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook until very lightly browned on the both sides.

5. Place the chicken pieces into an oven-proof pan. Cook chicken in the oven 350°F until the juices run clear (about 10-12 minutes). Remove from oven and serve.

Enjoy!

For a couple of lunches afterward, I used the chicken sliced over a fresh salad.

Salad Greens with Salt and Pepper Chicken

Finally, that same leftover chicken was perfect in Chicken Quesadillas for family dinners two nights – once with a bit of ranch dressing and once with a little BBQ sauce. Easy, delicious, and inexpensive meals – I love it!

Barbecue Chicken Quesadillas Easy Recipe for Weeknight Dinners

Harris Teeter has over 350 organic products, making shopping for affordable and delicious organic foods easier than ever before. HT Organics are all free from GMOs, synthetic fertilizers/herbicides/pesticides, artificial preservatives/colors/flavors, antibiotics or growth hormones.

As with their private label brands, Harris Teeter guarantees satisfaction on all HT Organic products. And because HT Organics are priced competitively, even sometimes below conventional, non-organic brands, eating healthy no longer has to be expensive.

Find HT Organics products for your family at your local Harris Teeter.

 

 

Comments

  1. Sounds like a simple and tasty recipe. I love the idea of serving the chicken on top of salad.

  3. I like simple and fast recipes that can be used for several meals. It saves so much time.

  6. This sounds like a great recipe for “on hand” chicken in the fridge. Tacos, sandwiches, pasta…etc

  11. Today is grocery store day. I will be making this. I love east recipes.

  20. I love this recipe. It’s so easy and looks so amazing. This is something I can see myself making for me and mine.

  22. Thank you for sharing the recipe. I usually don’t like my chicken so plain but it looks good.

  25. My husband and I enjoy chicken because its lean and versatile. Sounds like a good recipe that we could pair with a lot of different sides.

  33. This recipe looks and sounds yummy thanks for sharing the recipe. I’ll have to pin the recipe for later use.

  36. I like how it doesn’t require many ingredients to make such a delicious-looking dish!

  38. I love how easy! Harris Teeter is my favorite grocery store, always satisfied!

  43. This looks like a great chicken recipe. I’m always looking for new recipes and ways to prepare chicken. Thank you for sharing.

  44. I love how you re-purposed your chicken leftovers into a completely different meal instead of wasting them! 🙂 Wraps are such a great idea!

  45. I’ve never shopped at Harris Teeter before. This recipe looks delightfully simple and fresh to me.

  46. Not a store we have here in Colorado. King Soopers/Kroger has great private label brands.

  48. That chicken looks delicious and so easy to make as well. I’ll definitely be trying this recipe out.

  51. I miss Harris Teeter! Great recipe for summer dinner and bonus ideas for the leftovers — brilliant!

  53. Because the Easy Salt and Pepper Chicken looks as delicious as it does, I can’t wait to try this special recipe out. I only hope I will be able do as good as you did in the heartwarming photos.

  56. This sounds like a real good easy meal. We eat a lot of chicken. So I’m always looking for new ideas. This definitely on my list now.

  57. Yes! I work full time and have an hour commute each way. I need to get in and get out at the grocery store. This is a fantastic recipe that even my picky kid would eat. Thank you for sharing.

  58. Thanks for sharing this recipe! I’m going to make this week 🙂 It doesn’t look too difficult.

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