Family Dinner Ideas – Layered Chicken {Monday Meals}

Are you looking for family dinner ideas? I made up this recipe in a jiffy…and it is so yum-o!

Do you ever change your mind on what to fix for dinner, at the last minute?

That’s what I did. And I created this new family dinner recipe you can make in a jiffy.

I planned on frying some chicken and making mashed potatoes. After putting a pot of water on the stove for potatoes, I decided I wanted something easier.

So, I cleaned the potatoes and put them in the oven at 400 for baked potatoes.

Should I keep the fried chicken? Nah!

I found a recipe, but didn’t have the bacon or the right cheese. Instead I had hard salami and mozzarella cheese. Here’s what I made:

Cut hard salami into 3 strips for each piece. Crisp up in a tablespoon of olive oil. Drain on paper towel.

Cut off fat from chicken breast & then split horizontally. This makes more pieces and your cooking will be more even.

Sprinkle chicken with salt & pepper. Brown both sides in skillet. If the insides are still pink, add a little water and simmer until just done in center. If you overcook, they will be tough.

While the chicken is cooking, gather the fixings for your potato bar. I grated cheese for the potatoes & the chicken. My family loves black olives.

This reminds me of many years ago when Steve would work late one night a week. Most of those Mondays (yes, he worked very late on Monday nights), I baked potatoes for the kids. We loved potatoes, but Steve prefers rice. My kids would always ask me to slice black olives for the potatoes. Thus, I still have black olives for our baked potatoes.

You can put whatever you like . . . green onions, tomatoes, mushrooms, green olives…as long as it is EASY to fix!

Oh yeah, the chicken is ready, so let’s put this family dinner together.