Amazing Summer Grilling Meal!!

What an amazing dinner! Noah and I are notorious for making a menu for the month. When we first got married, we would go to the grocery store and literally buy WHATEVER we felt we would need/want. This is problematic for 3 reasons.

1. We spent WAY too much money! Not only were we buying stuff that just "looked" good but we would buy just based on what was "name brand". 
2. We had so much un-used food! We would buy produce that would never get eaten, canned goods that have since expired, and frozen stuff that would get completely freezer burned. What a waste!
3. So much time was wasted. What I mean is that we would spend forever in the grocery store and then when it was time to make dinner, we couldn't decide on what to do. Nothing was ever planned, thus taking forever to decide what to make, making it, cleaning up, and storing leftovers.

What a mess! So the only solution was to plan out what we were going to do each night for mealtime.

Last night, on the menu was Tangy Grilled Chicken. This was a new recipe for us and to say the least I wasn't really excited about cooking and cleaning up and storing leftovers. So the time came that we were both hungry and no leftovers were available so there was no choice but to make this new meal. Am I glad we did? YES!! So here is what we did for dinner.

• Noah grilled eggplant and squash. This is something we had at a friend's house and decided it might go well with our meal. First, he sliced up the squash and eggplant. After putting them into a giant bowl, drizzled EVOO on them and tossed the veggies around. A little salt and pepper and grill time! 
• Uncle Ben's 90 Second Rice!!! This is one of the best inventions ever! The bags of rice may not be the healthiest thing ever but it's a time saver and a huge help. We tried the Whole Grain Medley (Noah was skeptical) and it turned out to be very good.
• Tangy Grilled Chicken

• 4 Chicken breasts
• 4 Tbsp. red wine vinaigrette
• The following are all for the Salad portion:
• 2 cups cucumber, peeled and diced
• 2 cups tomatoes, diced
• 1/4 cup green onion, sliced
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
• 3 Tbsp. red wine vinaigrette
• Put chicken and vinaigrette in a zip lock bag, place in refrigerator, and let marinade for at least 30 mins.
• While chicken is marinating, create the salad by combining cucumber, tomatoes, onions, parsley, and vinaigrette in a mixing bowl. Cover and let sit in refrigerator.
• Remove chicken and grill until golden in color and until fully cooked.
• When ready to serve, top with salad.

This entire meal took about 30 minutes to cook (after marinating). Everything was AWESOME!!! I highly recommend this meal to anyone that is looking for a grilling meal and wants to have something that is moderately healthy. Happy grilling!