Mothers day Special (Dinner)

Good day and welcome to another addition of MTG (MomThankingGeneration). For this special it will be two part edition. Parts one will include a simple dinner with, you guessed it, grilling, In the second part will include a delicious dessert.  In this part we will be making grilled citrus chicken with cashew spinach.

First off you will need the following ingredients:

For the Veggies:

2 8 oz bags of fresh spinach
4 oz unsalted cashews
1 Tbsp  sesame oil
2 Tbsp olive oil
1 1/2 Tbsp Cayenne pepper powder
3 Tsp kosher salt (to taste)
3 tsp fresh lemon juice
4 oz water

The grill's virgin sacrifice (meat):
1 lb  chicken breast

The sacred anointing oils (marinade):
2 oz olive oil
3/4 cup orange juice
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
1 Tbsp rosemary
2 Tsp kosher salt
1 Tbsp whole pepper corns


Lets start off by prepping things. Combine the marinade together in a medium/large bowl and place the chicken inside to start absorbing the flavors.

Warm the grill to medium heat and place a large pan on the stove to high heat. Pour the sesame oil and 1 oz of the olive oil into the pan on the stove. After the oil has heated up (which you can check by hovering your hand over the pan for heat) add in the cashews and roast them for about two minutes or until they start to emit a good aroma.

Add in one bag of spinach and half of the water and cover lid for 4 minutes. When you uncover the lid you should see that the spinach has wilted, which is what you want. Stir the spinach around a few times, then add the second bag of spinach, the rest of the water and the cayenne pepper. Cover lid and wait for 4 more minutes. When you remove the lid it should look like this.

Turn off the heat and stir the mixture a few more times. Now for the part everyone came to enjoy


Coooking Onnnn the Grillllll!!(kids love it)




Now that your Grill is at a good heat, bathe the chicken in the flames and close the lid. After four minutes open the lid and flip the chicken, and baste the chicken with the marinade. Close the lid and wait for three more minutes. After the time has passed open the lid, flip the chicken again and baste one more time. Cover lid for two minutes and turn off the grill.

Now dish up a good clump of your spinach with a chicken breast. Eat and enjoy.

In the next post you will see how to make a delicious lemon lime meringue pie from scratch.