A day or two after taco Tuesday or taco Thursday or taco any day always turns one of the meals into a chicken bowl with the leftover from the taco meal. Some rice, black beans, and lettuce round up the leftover chicken into a quick meal. Make it your own with additional toppings (salsa, guac, or chips).
This bbq chicken is an all-season dish. No grill is required when you have an air fryer. The result in the air fryer is as good as an outdoor grill. Trader Joe’s BBQ 101 seasoning is the perfect mix of bbq spices for novices like me. It has a recognizable barbeque flavor. If you are a chili head, you can add half a teaspoon of chili flakes or a dash of hot sauce to the marinade. In this recipe, I used it as it is to get a baseline taste. BBQ chicken is as close as it gets to another one of my favorite chicken dishes - tandoori chicken.
Chicken is usually my protein of choice on most days. It is easy to make and versatile enough for everything. After listening to the virtues of the air fryer repeatedly, I decided to try out 6 recipes of air-fried chicken that can be prepped once a week and used throughout the week. Once cooked, I can use the chicken in sandwiches, salads, and wraps at short notice. Air-fried chicken lasts in the refrigerator for three or four days.
Chili without cornbread is almost unthinkable. I tried this cornbread recipe to accompany the chili I had made a while ago. Since I did not have buttermilk or sour cream, I used yogurt. The jalapenos in one corner are for people who like their cornbread with a bit of kick. I didn’t want to mix chopped green chilis in the entire batter. Since I am still figuring things out, I used a regular square baking pan and not a cast-iron skillet. When am I ever going to possess a cast iron skillet? Although I did preheat the baking pan before pouring the batter into the pan.