Recipe & a thank you!

Hey guys! 

I thought I'd share with you a super easy delicious meal I made the other night. 

For lack of a more creative name, I'll call it:

Creamy Broccoli Chicken & Rice. 

What you'll need:

1. Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts: I get the thin sliced to make it easier.
Plus, it helps ensure that the chicken is cooked entirely through.

2. One Fresh Lemon

3. Rice - you can choose whichever rice you want.

4. Italian Bread Crumbs

5. Black Pepper

6. 1/2 cup of Milk *optional*

7. Campbell's Cream of Broccoli Soup

8. Broccoli

9. Olive Oil *optional*

Instructions:

1. I started by putting the rice in my rice cooker because that takes about 25 minutes to cook. 

2. *Optional* Coat the chicken in vegetable or olive oil (you can always squeeze some of the lemon in the oil) & then dipped it in the breadcrumbs. You can use egg, water or whatever kind of seasoning you'd like.
3. Then, I cooked it in a pan of oil on medium heat, 7 minutes each side. Since every stove and piece of chicken is different, use your judgement to make sure the chicken is completely cooked.
*You can always cook it in the oven if that's your preference. From my personal experience, I think it tastes better on the stove and it keeps the chicken from getting dry.

4. Steamfresh is amazing because you just pop it in the microwave for about 6 minutes and voila amazing broccoli. 

5. In a separate pot, I mixed the cream of broccoli, 1/2 cup of milk (optional - just wanted to make it creamy), squeeze of the lemon and black pepper and brought it all to a boil.

All that's left is putting it on a plate! I layered mine because I love the taste of it all mixed together.
Enjoy!

My dinner last night was not quite as fun.

Unfortunately, a cold decided to pay me a visit so I was passed out by 8:30.

Here's to kicking this annoying cold before my trip this weekend!

You might remember that I did a guest post for Kristen over at Life's a Beach.

My Momma dropped off some of my mail last night. 

Imagine my surprise when I found a gift card to Starbucks from sweet Kristen for simply doing that post. 

How sweet is she? That definitely made my night. 

Thank YOU, Kristen. It was my pleasure :)