OK, so even though I was awful last week as far as my diet was concerned I managed to lose 1lb, now just remember small regular weight loss is easier to keep off, therefore I am aiming at 1lb a week so this morning I did a little victory dance around my scales and air punched (yes people I really did stand on my own in my bathroom and punch the air in victory).
I then set about in robot mode, pack lunches prepared, uniforms ironed, then I prepared dinner for that evening. Now tonight I chose a new recipe I have never tried before. It is from the Weightwatchers 'One pot meals' book. Mainly chosen for its simplicity. It took me 15 minutes this morning to prepare. It was 'Tray baked chicken and sweet potatoes', and was literally chicken and vegetables all together in a roasting dish that you pop in the oven. The most difficult part was the marinade, it stated to put the chicken in the marinade then leave in the fridge for an hour, but I decided as I was going to leave the whole thing in the fridge all day then I may as well give each piece of chicken a really good coating then put them straight in the tray. Then I just had to chop the various veg and throw those in with the chicken, I wrapped the roasting dish in cling film popped it in the fridge and then off I went to work.
Pretty good day all in all at work today, managed to strike some things off my to do list always a bonus. Left nearly on time..... give or take 30 minutes..... then called my husband on my way home to ask him to take the dinner out the fridge, give all food in the tray a good soaking with olive oil spray and put into the oven. By the time I got home 45 minutes later, it was cooked and as I opened the front door the smells that greeted me were gorgeous :-)
I really enjoyed it, the chicken was juicy as was the vegetables, roasted and sweet and juicy from cooking in the chicken juices. However my children loved the chicken but were not so keen on the vegetables, they ate them but under duress. My eldest told me the chicken was yummy but she thought the vegetables were too sweet and didn't like it, my youngest said the chicken was great but the rest yucky (she never holds back), when I said she could not have anything else to eat the little monster replied "well if you made food I liked then I would eat it"..... she gave a giggle and ran away... got to love her honesty! So I let her have an orange :-) My husband liked it too, he loved the vegetables but thought the chicken a little bland, which I think he has a point with.
So would I cook the meal again?... yes!
Would I cook it the same way?.....no!
I think next time I will mix normal potatoes in for the children as they were not keen on the sweet potatoes, and maybe some tomatoes for them. I will also add more spice into the marinade (paprika), to give it a bit more punch. It was a good hearty healthy meal that was very simple to prepare and easy to cook, perfect for busy families.
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