Easy Summer Chicken and Rice

This chicken has SUMMER written all over it.

It's been super hot in south Florida. This week we got into the mid 90's.

This is a plate to take out to the gazebo and have an ice cold lemonade with.

What you will need:

• 1 lb. chicken (boneless, skinless)
• 4 tomatoes (mine were on the small side)
• 1 carton mushrooms
• 1 onion (diced)
• 1 cup uncooked brown rice
• 1 orange
• garlic salt
• lemon pepper

Slice your chicken in either chunks or slivers. I did a little of both.

--(If you know us, you know mushrooms and onions are a staple in our home. We have them with almost every meal.)--

Add the mushrooms and diced onion to a medium pan with olive oil. Cook until mushrooms are soft and onion is translucent. I started the rice at this time also. If you got the "boil in a bag" like I did, it only takes 10 minutes to cook.

A picture of our new range. Isn't it a beaut ;)

Mushrooms and onions in one pan, chicken in the other and rice going in the back.

Add a generous amount of garlic salt and lemon pepper to the chicken. Zest the orange over the chicken.

While that's going, I had to make myself a cup of deliciousness (coffee, it was early afternoon). Isn't this the cutest cup? Mom got it for me it says: A daughter is a little girl who grows up to be a friend. She's the best.

Slice the tomato and remove the seeds. Add it to the mushrooms and onions just to warm them up a bit.

mMmmmM..

I didn't drain the chicken or the veggies. Add the veggies and cooked rice to the pan with the chicken. Give it a stir and serve with an orange wedge (use the one you used to zest, it may not be as pretty but at least it doesn't go to waste).

This has been one of my favorites and I will definitely be making it again.

It's been too long since I've posted a blog (late January was the last one).

I have been cooking a lot (as usual) but have been so busy with school and work that I haven't had a night to show what my favs lately have been (like the most recent filet mignon I have perfected-- stay tuned for that one).

The boyfriend is in training these next few months so I will be doing a lot of cooking for 1 (I'm not very good at that). I see lots of leftovers in my future; thankfully he will be all mine again soon.

Updates on life:

Mom came to town for her summer break and we had a blast like always but we ended up getting into a car accident on the way to the airport. A man fell asleep behind the wheel on the interstate and floored it right into the back of us sending us spinning twice on the pavement and down into the grass median. We praise the Lord we came out without a scratch. Chino was in the back seat but also seems to be doing okay. I pray this gets out to someone: Don't drive drowsy! We possibly saved this person's life since he was on his way to the other side of the road into the trees, but hit us along the way. Who knows what could have happened had we not been in his path. I always say God is a funny man.

Craig and I have been attending church and I have to say, it is the best church I have ever been to. It's called Exponential Church and it's in Tradition in Port Saint Lucie, FL. If you have never been and are close by, please give it a shot. The pastor Christian is amazing. He's a younger guy with long hair, jumping around teaching about the bible. I can't pick out one thing that he could do differently. We have so much fun every Sunday thanks to the team there.

Chino has been limping around the past week so we took him into the vet. All is A-Okay! No broken bones, the silly boy just needs to run a little slower when he's chasing the rabbits (he never catches them anyway).

WELL, thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoy the chicken recipe ;)

God Bless.