Day 24 - 28, Teriyaki Chicken, Leftovers, Hot Dogs, Hamburgers and Frittata

My niece has been staying with us for the last week so this week's menu had to be kid friendly.  Bonus, the weather has been just awesome so we cooked outside twice, roasted smores and simply enjoyed the backyard.

https://showmetheyummy.com/slow-cooker-teriyaki-chicken-recipe/
Slow Cooker Teriyaki Chicken
I defrosted the chicken in the microwave just long enough to soften it enough to cut it into large chunks, I chose to cook it on high and it was shreddable after four hours on HIGH.
Serves 4-6

Ingredients:
1/2 Cup Chicken Broth
1/2 Cup Soy Sauce
1/4 Cup Seasoned Rice Vinegar
2 Tbsp Honey
2 Tbsp Brown Sugar
2 Cloves Garlic, minced
1/2 tsp Red Pepper Flakes
1/4 tsp Ground Ginger
1/4 tsp Black Pepper
2 lbs Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breast
1/4 Cup Water
2 Tbsp Cornstarch

Cilantro, Red Pepper Flakes, Green Onion and Sesame Seeds for garnish.

Rice or Pasta for serving.

Instructions: 
1. Spray crockpot with cooking spray.
2. Whisk together broth, soy sauce, vinegar, honey, brown sugar, garlic, red pepper flakes, ginger and pepper.
3. Pour half of sauce into prepared crockpot.
4. Add in chicken and top with remaining sauce.
5. Cover and cook on HIGH 4 hours or LOW 8 hours.
6. Remove chicken and set aside.
7. Whisk together water and cornstarch in a small bowl, then stir that mixture into the crockpot.
8. Place chicken back in, at this point I shredded chicken with hand mixture. cover and cook on HIGH for an additional 30 minutes or until sauce has thickened. 
9. During this time prepare rice or pasta for serving.
10. Enjoy!


Frittata
Serves 6-8

Ingredients:
1 lb Frozen Shredded Hash Browns
1 pint Eggs or Egg Substitute
1 Cup Milk
1 lb Shredded Cheddar Cheese
1 tsp Black Pepper
5 oz Frozen Spinach, thawed and excess moisture squeezed out
1 lb Chopped Ham

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350*
1. Spray 13x9 baking dish with cooking spray.
2. Layer bottom of baking dish with hash browns.
3. Mix eggs, milk, 3 cups of the cheese, pepper, spinach and ham in a large bowl.
4. Pour over hash browns.
5. Bake until knife inserted comes out clean, about an hour.
6. Sprinkle remaining cup of cheese and bake an additional 5-10 minutes.
7. Enjoy!

Hot dogs and hamburgers are pretty self explanatory so I won't bore you with that, we didn't do anything special.  Roasted the dogs over the fire and hubby BBQ'd the hamburgers. 

We did however enjoy Smores with a very special twist, stay tuned to find out what.