Sunday Supper, 3 Favorite Shortcut Meals
I know people think HHjr and I cook a lot, and we do,
but we also have some favorite short cut meals
made with a little help from all ready prepared ingredients
Here are our 3 favorites
Let’s start with Chicken Cordon Bleu
*boneless breast of chicken, stuffed with ham and cheese,
and coated with fine breadcrumbs and baked
Looks like a nice fancy dinner doesn’t it?
Here’s how easy this is!
First of all, I buy the chicken cordon bleu from Fresh Market ,
an upscale grocery store chain
It is prepared daily in the store
and can be wrapped and frozen for convenience
{thaw before baking}
If you don’t have Fresh Market check at grocery stores near you,
more and more are offering freshly prepped meals
in the meat department
I serve it topped with a generous amount of Maple Dijon Sauce
which can be made in under 2 minutes
3 ingredients, maple syrup, mayonnaise and Dijon Mustard
This combo is also used for another easy favorite
I cooked the asparagus in my air fryer, in 10 minutes, so easy!
Rinse, break off the tough ends,
place in the air fryer, season with salt and pepper,
spray with olive oil and top with Parmesan
{You can also prepare it like this and bake in the oven
at 400 degrees for 15 minutes}
I served the chicken and asparagus with Ben’s Ready Rice
It cooks in the microwave in 90 seconds and comes out perfectly
Our second favorite is Saving Time Salad
The time saver here is using chicken nuggets from Chick FilA
The salad base is crispy romaine lettuce,
topped with warm chicken nuggets, bacon pieces, grapes
and optional cucumbers, tomatoes,
blanched asparagus and pecans
dressed with homemade
Fleming’s Bleu Cheese Dressing
HHjr and I both love this salad and have it about once week
If you’re not a fan of bleu cheese, use any dressing you want
Our 3rd favorite gets a head start with prepared tomato soup
and frozen gnocchi
The gnocchi and spinach cook right in the soup while it is heating
A few stirs and it’s ready!
Maple Dijon Sauce
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup mayonnaise I like Duke's
- 1/2 cup Dijon mustard
- 1/2 cup real maple syrup
Instructions
- Put all ingredients in a measuring cup or mixing bowl and stir to combine
- If you are using this sauce for chicken, heat in 30 second intervals in the microwave on high until desired temperature is reached then pour over baked or grilled chicken
- If using on sandwiches or salads use sauce cold or at room temperature
- Store covered in the refrigerator
This sauce is wonderful on baked or grilled chicken,
and sandwiches too like these
Everything Ham and Swiss Sliders
Air Fyer Asparagus
Equipment
- air fryer*
Ingredients
- fresh asparagus spears
- olive oil spray
- salt and pepper
- Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Rinse asparagus and snap off tough ends
- Place asparagus in the air fryer, season with salt & pepper, spray with olive oil and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese
- Set air fryer temperature to 400 degrees and cook for 8-10 minutes. Time will depend on size of the spears and your machine, so check at 7 minutes and continue to cook until desired doneness is reached. Mine were perfect after 10 minutes
Notes
Do you have a favorite short cut recipe?
Please share!
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I am always looking for a tasty shortcut. thanks for these quick recipes.
Thank you Bernadette, some days we need short cuts!
The maple Dijon sauce look so creamy and tasty. That’s a really lovely meal.
Thank you Angie, the sauce is so simple, yet so good!
Jenna, your shortcut recipes look delicious. I wish we had a Fresh Market. Our Chick-fil-A just reopened after a three month remodel. It has been so packed you could not even get in. I love a quick but tasty meal. Thank you and HHjr for the recipes. Yay, for cooler temps this week!
Thank you Pam, I love Fresh Market, their produce is always outstanding! It was delightful to wake up to rain this morning!
No rain here, hopefully we will get some later today.
We all have these little time savers! The mustard sauce looks delicious.
Thanks Dorothy, the sauce is so simple but so good!
No air fryer here but that dijon sauce looks great and I’ll be glad to try it. A delicious dinner. I bought my first Due’s mayo the other day. I’d never heard of it til you. Haven’t tried it yet but will soon!
Thanks Jeanie, I love an easy to fix dinner!
We all love shortcuts! That tomato soup is right up my alley. I may add basil instead of spinach. I have a lot of basil!
Thanks Nancy, basil would be wonderful!
Jenna, you are making me hungry! All of these recipes look yummy! I love Fresh Market. We have one about 30 minutes away from us. When I am in Tulsa for appointments, I always stop by. They have such a nice meat counter. The deli has some delicious items, too. Wishing you a blessed week ahead!
Thank you Shannon, yes I love all the goodies in Fresh Market and their produce is outstanding!
Yummy! Nice shortcut recipes, Jenna, thank you!
Thanks Ricki, do you ever shop at Fresh Market, they have wonderful food and produce!
This all looks so good. I am impressed with how healthy some of the convenience foods are these days. We have started using the rice packets too. Costco sells some brown rice and quinoa packets. It is hard to beat 90 seconds cook time for brown rice.
Thanks Linda, yes the convenience of the rice is amazing!
Oh, I like your time saving recipes!
Thank you Mary, I love short cuts!
I’ve never tried making asparagus or any vegetable in the air fryer.Love this idea and all your time saving recipes.
Thanks Judee, I have done roasted red potatoes in the air fryer too and they were great. I want to try Brussels sprouts next, the asparagus turned out great 🙂
Mmmmmmmm – LOVE that dinner, especially when it’s so easy! Thanks for the wonderful ideas!
Thanks Barbara, who doesn’t love help in the kitchen!
Yum, yum, and yum Jenna – all these recipes look delicious! And shortcut is even better. I always have to eat before I check out your recipes or who know what would happen lol. We have everything here to make the cordon bleu so maybe I’ll try that tomorrow. The sauce looks fantastic. Thank you for sharing and happy Monday down there!
Thank you Kim, the sauce is really good, I hope you try it!
Tasty shortcut meals Jenna! I wish we had a Fresh Market closer to us. Ben’s Ready Rice is a huge time saver and comes in so many varieties and flavors. ♥
Thank you Mary, the Ben’s Ready Rice is hard to beat~
I always love your ideas and thinking, Jenna! I got my mustard that I ordered and used it in a chicken rarebit dish. It was good!
Thank you Kitty and I’m so glad you like the mustard!
Thanks for sharing with us I’m featuring you this week when the next To Grandma’s house we go Wednesday link party starts!
Thank you Taralynn, see you then!