Southwest Chicken Skillet

Southwest Chicken Skillet! Chicken breasts are cooked in a creamy, southwest-inspired sauce in this quick and easy dinner.

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Time-saving items are essential around here these days, especially when it comes to cooking dinner. If you have a kid or two {and even if you don’t!} you probably know what I mean. That last few hours of the day can get pretty hectic as everyone gets home, gets settled and gets hungry.

We seem to have our routine down {for now}, but even so, I find myself standing in front of the refrigerator looking for solutions to completing our meals. The “main” part of dinner isn’t usually a problem as we tend to rotate between chicken, fish, ground turkey, lean pork chops, etc., etc. But filling the space on the plate next to the entree is usually where it gets tricky.

Almost on cue every night, you can hear me ask, “What do you want as a side?”, to which my ever-so-helpful husband replies, “A vegetable.”

Yeah… thanks, dear.

Meanwhile, the growling stomachs and hunger meltdowns begin and soon we find ourselves venturing into very crabby territory, which doesn’t help my kitchen creativity. The result? Plain, sauteed veggies. Drab, unappealing side dishes. Lackluster, uninspired add-ons.

Unless, of course, you find something that can swoop in to the rescue and be ready in minutes…

Enter Birds Eye® Protein Blends. I found these at Walmart and thought they’d be worth a try, and boy was I right.

Last week I found myself in a pinch as the day was winding down, dinnertime was approaching and my toddler was trying to eat crayons. {Non-toxic, sure, but definitely not nutritious.} And then I remembered this was in the freezer. Score!

Since the veggies were seasoned with a Southwest Style sauce, I went with the theme and made a quick, simple chicken and creamy sauce to go along with the side. Everything was so zesty and flavorful that I’m sure this meal will become a regular on rotation.

Now the only thing my husband will hear me yell from the kitchen is, “Dinner’s ready!” Music to our ears!