Chicken plan

I predict I will get all chickened out after this week -- and in fact I'm only going to do a partial week as I will get to go enjoy my Mom's wonderful cooking this weekend -- but here's the plan:

Grocery list: 6 chicken breasts, 2 sweet potatoes, salad greens, walnuts, salsa verde, flour tortillas
Price:

Meals: Chicken Piccata (3); Popcorn Chicken (3); Quesadillas Verdes (2) = 8 = 4 days.
Price per meal:

Difficulty.... predicting moderate. Tastiness... probably also moderate.

Slice 3.5 of the chicken breasts into thin medallions, 2.5 into popcorn chunks.
---Put the popcorn chicken in a bag with breadcrumbs and refrigerate.
---Flour half the chicken slices; simmer the rest in chicken broth for 10 min. Leave 1/2 cup broth for next recipe. (est 30 min)

Cook enough angel-hair pasta to thinly back 3 piccata entrees. (5 min)

Chop the cooked chicken and assemble quesadillas. Microwave them to melt the cheese? (10 min)

Brown the floured chicken slices in 2 Tbsp butter + 3 Tbsp olive oil.
Remove chicken, lower heat and add 1/3 cup lemon juice, 1/2 cup chicken broth and some capers.
Bring to a boil and add the chicken. Simmer 5 min.
Plate the chicken, add 2 Tbsp butter and whisk. Pour sauce over chicken to serve. (10 min)

Second night: Fry the popcorn chicken and peel, chop, boil & mash the sweet potatoes. Divide into 3 small side portions, and make 3 small salads with cranberries and walnuts (items assumed to be in the pantry).

So, I estimate about an hour's worth of cooking the first night, and about 30 minutes the second night.


(Another possible dish from this grocery list is Rosemary Garlic Chicken, but Mom and I are going to narrow down the hunt for a homemade replacement for Lipton Lemon Herb Soup mix, and I will try that out then.)