Welcome back to Sunday Strategy
One day a week I try to gather some dinner ideas and recipes for  the coming days.  This makes it much easier to stay on a healthy track.  I don’t meal prep everything, although try to pick one big item a week to cook up that will provide more than one days worth of food.   A big roast, a bunch or pork chops, basically whatever bulk buy was on sale at the grocery is my pick.

This week is chicken.  Every couple weeks I cook up 4-5 pounds of boneless skinless chicken breasts in the crock pot.  Since I will be making several meals out of this batch I only use basic seasonings.  Salt, pepper, garlic, onion powder and about a cup of water.   If I am cooking a grilled chicken dinner I prefer the bone in skin on chicken.  Although for my prep weeks I do boneless skinless.  Also, to make my prep life easier I am loving the crock pot liners.  Local grocery stores have them, and amazon.  I always get mine from Alison’s Pantry.

Once the chicken is done I put in an airtight container in the refrigerator with the liquid.
Now, the fun and recipe ideas can begin!

Chicken Salad – One quick go to for a pot of chicken. My goal is to have a jar of chicken salad and/or egg salad handy in the refrigerator weekly.  These two items which are full of protein and fats make a great full meal with some additions, or just a quick snack by themselves.  Drizzle a little avocado oil over avocado with salt ,pepper and the chicken salad is a wonderful lunch or dinner.

Chicken Stir Fry – This is another easy meal to make with the cooked chicken.  I always have frozen vegetables in the freezer I just grab what everyone is in the mood for.  Combinations of broccoli, cauliflower are perfect low carb choices.  Higher carb, will be the green peas, green beans, carrots, or brussels sprouts.  I defrost the veggies in the microwave, (yes, I plan enough to cook the chicken for the week, yet don’t plan enough to put the veggies in the refrigerator when I get up in the morning). Heat the chicken in a skillet with butter, add veggies then top with Chinese Five Spice Seasoning, ginger, and Bragg’s Coconut Teriyaki Amino’s.  Once cooked add a splash of sesame oil, and sesame seeds if you like that extra crunch.

As for the liquid base for this there are several options.  Some soy base, non soy base, and different flavors.  Here are my choices for the base of the flavors.
Soy Sauce – the most basic for that salty taste.  When using this I just add more butter, because a little goes a long way and I like to have a saucy style stir fry.
Bragg Liquid Amino’s – this is soy based, it has the salty flavor and I like this on many foods. Even on scrambled eggs.
Coconut Aminos – for those who prefer to avoid soy products, or if you are just looking for a different flavor, this is one of my new finds.  It still has the salty flavor, yet a little sweetness to it.
Coconut Aminos Teriyaki Sauce – Another new find and what I used in our stir fry this week.  It is a thicker sauce like teriyaki, and higher carbs than the plain coconut Aminos.  Although, because not much is used, it still fits into our daily low carb meal plan.

Chicken Broccoli Cheese –  a must on a chicken week menu.  Our favorite before low carb, and still a favorite low carb.  There really wasn’t much of an alteration to make except for the sauce.  I will be working on my recipe this week and post.

Yes, I know, you can only eat so much chicken in one week..
so here are some of my other plans for dinner.

Hamburgers – Always on the menu one day or another, or another and another.  Easy version, cheese and bacon, ham over lettuce, or just over a plate.  Yet, when I get started adding this and that, and this and that..  I can get a little out of control with the additions, although it is always a yummy dinner. This can tend to be super high protein.  So best options to get a more keto high fat, buy the highest fat hamburger, I generally find it in the tube at the grocery.  I cook bacon in a cast iron skillet, cook the burger and egg in the bacon grease, and add a little butter if needed.  Then mayo, lots of mayo is my favorite.

Sausage – Smoked sausage links were on sale at the grocery this week.  I am excited to try a new recipe!  I am hoping it turns out so I can share… if it doesn’t… well I will have to perfect it.

I hope you have a great week!

Next week will be keto/low carb Thanksgiving recipes.