The young wife's lifesaver meal

[bluemouse]

This is so easy it shouldn't taste near this good.

I keep a bag of frozen chicken breasts and a bag of frozen mixed veggies in my freezer, and I almost always have potatoes on hand.

Boil and mash the taters, add butter, salt, milk, whatever you like.

Boil the frozen veggies for 3 minutes with a pat of butter, drain and put on the plate with the potatoes.

While the potatoes are boiling, get out two defrosted (although I've thrown them in frozen and it's worked) chicken breasts and put them on a plate. Sprinkle both sides liberally with onion and garlic powder, Chef Paul Prudhomme's Magic Seasonings Poultry Magic, and (if you can find it) a dash of Tex-Joy seasoning. (It's good without it, but the Tex-Joy adds a little zing to it.)

Toss those two breasts in a frying pan with just a little bit of olive oil to cover the bottom of the pan, and cook until thoroughly done. Serve with the taters and veggies. Fast, easy, absolutely delicious, not too expensive, and has saved my butt on more than one occasion. ;D

[Mary Ann]

Gosh, that really does sound good! Although we don't have Tex-Joy up here, I think I can fake that part. Or maybe use Old Bay seasoning?

[bluemouse]

I don't know this Old Bay of which you speak, but you can try paprika as well - gives it that zing too.

[Trailpal]

Old Bay is a classic in the Mid-Atlantic states! I think it started as a crab-boil seasoning, but I always had it on shrimp. Utz Potato chips (a very local company) makes "Crab Chips" which are potato chips with Old Bay. Much zingier than straight paparika!
www.old-bay.com/content.cfm?id=11526

I make coleslaw - shredded cabbage, a little vinegar, lots of Old Bay, and Real Mayo to taste.