Cream Cheese Chicken Chili, apples, figs, pears and a pepper crusted pork tenderloin bridge the seasons and offer several ways you can feed your family this week!
This Week’s Secret To Success
We might be transitioning into fall, but there is still plenty of ways to take advantage of in-season/end-of-summer fresh produce. This week’s menu capitalizes on that!
- Look for mint, blackberries, apples, zucchini, squash, pears, molasses and figsat your farmer’s markets for this week’s fresh food haul!
- Use a rotisserie chicken to make quick work of the white chicken chili recipe.
- 2 chickens if you want to use white meat only. 1 chicken if you don’t mind using the white and dark meat.
- Toss apples and pears in 1-2 tablespoons of lemon juice to keep them from turning brown after slicing. Use them for the tea, the salad and as dippers for the peanut butter fruit dip.
Getting The Most From This Menu
- Not interested in making the fruit tea for meal time? That’s ok! Save it for the weekend when you’re taking things a bit slower and want something a little special. Invite over a friend and serve it with the Apple Muffins or fruit dip for a snack to share.
- Serve the salad with the chili, make enough rolls for both meals, and this menu still works great for feeding the family!
How I’m Setting My Table
Tasty & convenient recipes are only half of any dinner equation!
Having a few things at the ready that you really love to set the table with is THE KEY to making meal time enjoyable and inviting others over stress free.
Here are a few of my favorites I use year round!
Menu 1- Cream Cheese Chicken Chili
This easy recipe for White Chicken Chili is loaded with flavor and made wonderfully thick and creamy using rich cream cheese, creamed corn, shredded chicken, white beans and salsa verde. Make it in the crock pot or on the stove top. Either way, when served with easy pull-apart rolls and apple mint tea, this creamy white chili is bound to make it to your table again and again!
Menu 2- Pepper Crusted Pork Tenderloin
This easy-to-follow Pepper Crusted Pork Tenderloin recipe uses a simple, wonderfully aromatic cracked peppercorn rub, plus Dijon mustard, to create a delightful main dish that is perfect for family meals or holiday dinners. First, seared in a cast iron skillet to seal in the juices then baked in an oven, this Perfect Pepper Crusted Pork Loin is melt in your mouth tender with a fiery little pepper kick! Serve it with a dark green pear & fig salad and zucchini squash casserole to make the most of the in-season produce this time of year!
Dessert This Week
It’s official! S’mores aren’t just for campfires anymore! Not since you’ve come across these No Bake S’mores Bars. Lucky you! Enjoy gooey, chocolatey S’mores indoors anytime of the year with this easy no bake recipe using Golden Grahams (or any honey grahams cereal), chocolate chunks and mini marshmallows.
Breakfast Made Easy
These are the BEST apple muffins! They are completely, 100%, leisurely Saturday morning with a cup of coffee, coffee cake kind of extra- warm, cozy and everything an apple recipe should. But most importantly, these apple muffins are easy to make! With a recipe similar to Monkey Bread, these pull-apart apple muffins bake up in their own caramel sauce & are filled with apple pie filling, cream cheese & pecans.Â
Snack of the Week
If you have some serious peanut butter lovers at your house like I do, then you are going to fall in love with this quick and easy Fluffy Peanut Butter Fruit Dip. Whipped peaks of sweet peanut butter clouds are just waiting for apple slices, celery, carrots, strawberries, pretzels… whatever you you have a mind to dip!
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