what we cooked for dinner during August

August was a busy month! School started again. During the first week of school we also had a sick child. Over time I’ve learned there are a few times of the year that call for easy recipes and sometimes recipes on repeat. This month was one of those! Below are a few recipes we enjoyed this past month.

CROCK POT CHICKEN PHILLY CHEESESTEAK SANDWICHES

These were SO good. And So easy! The recipe makes a ton of chicken. We had this for two nights in a row without doubling the recipe and there was still a lot leftover for lunches or to freeze for another time.

We served these on brioche hoagie rolls. The last step of putting the sandwiches under the broiler to melt the cheese really adds an extra touch.

• Fruit
• French fries

SLOW COOKER BBQ CHICKEN

Another crock pot favorite! This recipe also makes a lot of shredded chicken with plenty for lunches or to freeze for later. Most recently we used this chicken to make BBQ chicken sandwiches. But, occasionally, we’ll use this recipe for shredded BBQ chicken in tacos or pizza.

• Cole Slaw
• Baked Beans
• Fruit

HONEY MUSTARD CHICKEN

This is a new favorite and a keeper. We actually made this twice this past month. The marinade takes just a few minutes to put together. My 9 year old loved helping with that part. You can freeze the marinade as well. So we went ahead and made a double batch and it made dinner the next time that much easier. The flavor is SO good. As usual, we made enough chicken for two nights and had different sides each night.

• Salad
• Annie’s Mac and Cheese
• Broccoli
• Fruit
• Roasted potatoes

ONE POT BEEF STROGANOFF

This was a new recipe for us to try. I was nervous that the kids would object because of the mushrooms. To be honest, those aren’t something we have very often nor do they usually like them when we do. What helped was cutting up the mushrooms when I filled their bowls so they were really small and everything blended together.

This was so easy to make and I even went ahead and cooked the ground beef the evening before to save a step. This recipe had such good flavor. We’ll keep this in our rotation for sure.

• Rolls
• Cantaloupe/watermelon