Y'allll...easy weeknight dinners are something that I cannot live without. They have to be ready in under thirty and have to be easy enough to be cooked with a toddler distracting me at every turn. Yesterday, for instance as I was making this very dish on Instagram Live, mid-video I had to run outside and chase Parks down the side of the house because he had escaped outside. He also proceeded to try and dump a large amount of salt into my pan, needed a new snack every second, and needed to make sure his voice was heard talking over me every chance he got! Days like yesterday (most days) can be a little stressful when all I want to do is get dinner on the table. Enter Healthy Sweet and Sour Grilled Chicken Quinoa Bowls...
We've been on a taco kick lately. Tacos for breakfast, tacos for lunch, and tacos for dinner. Matter of fact, we are having tacos for dinner tonight too! I can't get enough of creating different flavor combinations to throw into a taco shell and call it a day. For a while now I have been making banh mi bowls for dinner and my guys go crazy over them. I got to thinking, wouldn't these be amazing in taco form too? Why yes, yes they would...and they are! My slow cooker beef banh mi tacos are just the easy weeknight meal that you have been waiting for to spice up your weekly meal routine!
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Monday whipped my booty y'all. I am not going to lie, it was a little rough. I didn't sit down until well after 7:00pm (but for real) and then when I attempted to take a bath, my toddler hijacked it. Like straight up, "mommy Parks take bath too." And I mean of course I couldn't tell him no, so I took a cold bath and he swam in a sea of bubbles and was the happiest kid on the block. Which, in turn made me the happiest mama on the block too, but man I had been looking forward to that bath. When I put him to bed, I yawned really big and he said "Mommy sleepy"...yes buddy mama was super sleepy last night. I totally get it now why my mom would fall asleep as soon as she would sit down my whole life! This mom stuff is no joke! So while we are on the topic of days where you literally don't have energy to think about dinner, let me help you out! My 30 minute gluten free cilantro pesto chicken pasta is a cinch to make on any day of the week, (even the exhausting ones.)
So yesterday Parks started preschool y'all...I mean it's only two days a week, but it was still a huge day for him (and me) if I am being honest! I was full of mixed emotions as I dropped him off for his first day and you know what, he did great! The day ended up flying by for me and it was one of those days where dinner needed to be simple and fast! My easy chicken and veggie sheet pan dinner came to the rescue and is a regular around our house for just that reason!
Currently I am about to watch This is Us and I know I have to get this post written before hand because if I try to watch it while I write this post, my computer keyboard will be covered in tears. Can anyone else relate? What is it about that show? One minute you are laughing, the next...a puddle full of tears. I love it though, I am not going to lie. But the real reason you are here is not to hear me go on about how emotional I get while watching a TV show, but it's because you are looking for a quick, easy, and healthy dinner to feed your family this week am I right? Okay, okay...I hear you and I've got the perfect dinner for any night of the week! My 30-Minute Shrimp Curry is one of my go-to weekly dinners, is full of flavor, and couldn't be any easier to prepare!
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