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Chicken Scampi with Buttery Potatoes

Posted by Courtney Lopez on

This is a sponsored post with LunchBox, all opinions are our own.

Chicken Scampi with Buttery Potatoes is the perfect meal for your family.  Juicy chicken, a buttery scampi sauce soaked into red potatoes making everyone ask for seconds.

chicken scampi with buttery potatoes

Looking for a quick and easy meal for your family?  How about a delicious appetizer for your friends?  My family is loving I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter!® Spread recipe for Chicken Scampi Bites.  I’ve tweaked it a bit to our liking and we’ve had it several times over the holiday weeks.  It’s simple to make and a delicious meal to eat.  I really only made a few tweaks to the original recipe, like removing the tomatoes and citrus peel that hubby would most likely push aside, baby girl too (I make her recipe too using pork!).  Actually we’re pretty exited about CHICKEN this month.  Tomorrow we’re heading to the Food Allergist for Kay’s FPIES annual check up.  This month makes 20 months since she has failed chicken and that means it’s time to RETRIAL!   What does that mean?  We get to be admitted to the hospital and watch Kay eat chicken.  Hopefully she passes the food trial and we can cross chicken off the triggers lists!

chicken scampi with buttery potatoes

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#ad Fresh Wings and 10 Minute Sesame Ginger Noodles with General Tso’s Boneless Wings #GameTimeHero #CollectiveBias #Shop

Posted by Courtney Lopez on

Delicious General Tso’s Chicken with Sesame Ginger Noodles – This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone.  #GameTimeHero #CollectiveBias

#ad Fresh Wings and 10 Minute Sesame Ginger Noodles with General Tso's Boneless Wings #GameTimeHero #CollectiveBias #Shop

Hot and fresh fried wings are a staple for any super bowl or sports party. I recently went to our local Super Walmart Deli to do a test run and see how we could compare their fresh and ready deli wings from Tyson to homemade.  In addition to the Bone-in Hot Wings I purchased General Tso’s Boneless Wings for the guys and gals!  I have a great recipe to share using them!  For dip ins we picked up some Kraft Ranch and Kraft Creamy Italian Dressing.  The prepared wings will save so much time, and they’re still fresh wings!   You can purchase in a Pick 3 Bucket, Plated, Meal, or by the pound!

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Homemade Italian Balsamic Vinaigrette with Heirloom Tomato Salad #SpiceUpYourLife

Posted by Courtney Lopez on

Homemade Italian Balsamic Vinaigrette! This is a great salad dressing and easy to whip up. I  was given a gift card to order spices as compensation for this post, however as always all thoughts and opinions are my own.

homemade italian balsamic vinaigrette

Have you ever wondered where you could get quality spices for all of your cooking and baking needs?

Look no further than The Spice House!  The Spice House opened its doors back in 1957, and today has both a robust online business as well as 5 locations throughout Chicago & Milwaukee.  They carry over 600 products from at least 50 different countries, including pure spices and herbs, spice blends, salts, and extracts and have caught the admiration of many home cooks across the country as well as some heavy hitters in the food world, including Alton Brown & Julia Child!

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