First things first. I have a super busy quarter coming up. I just got a part-time job and between that and school, I’m gonna be gone until at least 8pm during the week. I’m looking for some casserole recipes that I can make ahead and freeze to make dinner a little easier for the next couple of months. Any links/recipes/suggestions would be appreciated!!
Moving on 
After crab cakes and quesadillas, chicken sandwiches are probably my favorite thing to order when we go out to eat. I’ve had some pretty good ones lately. I also like making them at home…see here and here…
After the Diet Pepsi disaster, I put some chicken in the fridge to thaw because I couldn’t get the frozen pepsi off of it! I decided tonight would be a good sandwich night and I started thinking about what kind to make. Remember when I posted this Tandoori Chicken and Spinach Salad? I loved it and had been thinking about making it again, but I decided to change it up a little and turn it into a sandwich.
I used the same recipe for the marinade, but instead of dicing the chicken I left it whole. After about 3 hours in the marinade, I stuffed some spinach inside and baked them in the oven at 425 for about 20 minutes.
When the chicken was done cooking, I sliced it a placed it on an Arnold Sandwich Thin along with some more fresh spinach. I topped the chicken with some red pepper slices and red onion.
Now here comes the best part….
While the chicken was cooking, I also diced up a sweet potato for my fav curried roasted sweet potato side. I started thinking about how it would taste ON the sandwich and decided it would be delicious. I left a few slices of sweet potato whole instead of dicing them and popped them in oven, flipping them once.
When they were finished, I put a few slices on top of my sandwich and voila! Deliciousness.
Do you see the smiley face in the sweet potato? It was happy to be a part of my sandwich
Have you ever put sweet potatoes on a sandwich?
Enjoy!
–Lindsay–
Shockingly, I don’t think I’ve ever actually put them IN my sandwich…but perhaps now I’ll try? Although I must say I used to love to put chips in my sandwich, and I just thought of how tasty a sweet potato chip + chicken salad combo might be…
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you should def try it. AMAZING!
This chicken looks fantastic. I have not added sweet potatoes to my sandwiches, however, I love sweet potatoes anytime, anywhere!
Rachel @ The Avid Appetite recently posted..DIY Weekend Birthday Brunch
me too!! you should give it a try!
That sandwich looks amazing! I’ve never put sweet potatoes on a sandwich, but it sounds great!
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it is, my friend
give it a try!
can you open a restaurant and make this for me because i’m too lazy to make it myself but i REALLY want it? k thanks!
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haha i would love too!
First, you know how I feel about sandwiches. Then Indian food. Then the toppings. GLORIOUS!!
Susan (Oliepants) recently posted..Spring Forward
haha…i had a similar thought
Wow a Tandoori Chicken Sandwich sounds SO good right about now. Especially with some smiley face sweet potato fries
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That looks amazing! I’m a huge fan of a chicken sandwich…i bet the sweet potatoes tasted so good on there.
P.S. we have the same plates
awesome! aren’t those plates the best?! I love them
This is my kind of meal. Anything with Indian flavours are great in my books! (and in my stomach) Can’t wait to give this a go. PS: I’m behind in my blog reading and just saw the pepsi freezer incident! Oh DEAR!!! (and I admit, I cracked up at the dog lapping it up!) Have a great week.
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hope you enjoy it! and yes, the dogs did indeed enjoy the pepsi incident
sweet potatoes on a sandwich may be a little genius!
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why, thank you
i thought so too!
You ideas and recipes continue to amaze me! I don’t have many casserole ideas, but soup always freezes well and is super good heated up again. Congrats on the new job!
thank you!! good call on the soup. that’s def on my list!
That sandwich is mouth watering! I’m definitely putting sweet potatoes on my next sandwich
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awesome! let me know what you think!
YUMMM! Great sandwich and I’m totally making sweet potato rounds tonight. I haven’t made them in ages and I have a sweet potato that is on its way out.
Easy meal ideas:
Baked shell casserole that Mandi made: http://www.itzyskitchen.com/2011/03/m-baked-shells-casserole.html
Ellie Kriegers Squash Mac N Cheese: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ellie-krieger/macaroni-and-4-cheeses-recipe/index.html
Crock pot/slow cooker recipes:
White Bean and spinach soup: http://www.itzyskitchen.com/2011/02/e-white-bean-spinach-crock-pot-soup.html
Black bean soup: http://www.itzyskitchen.com/2011/03/e-blog-meals-veggie-bake-crock-pot.html
Ellie Kriegers White chili:
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ellie-krieger/white-chili-recipe/index.html
Fast meal- Sloppy Janes: http://www.itzyskitchen.com/2008/08/fast-sloppy-lentils.html
you’re the best!!! thanks for all the ideas. can’t wait to try some
here are a couple of make ahead meals we’ve been enjoying lately:
roasted veggie lasagna
http://pajamachef.wordpress.com/2011/02/28/roasted-vegetable-lasagna/
roasted tomato & black bean soup
http://pajamachef.wordpress.com/2011/03/03/roasted-tomato-and-black-bean-soup/
hawaiian chicken
http://pajamachef.wordpress.com/2010/11/09/hawaiian-chicken/
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