Grilled Chicken tenders with fresh oregano and garlic! (And garden update!)

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 You guys! I have a NEW recipe for you.  It's so good and it was created out of a need to use some of my fresh Italian oregano from my garden.

As some of you may know, Ray and I are currently living in our travel trailer as we make a huge transition in our life.  Instead of just emptying out the nest, we sold it! We bought a little piece of land and are currently in the planning stages of building a large metal shop with a small area framed out inside for us to live in.  We are super excited!

With an empty nest and no nest at all, I have found more time to enjoy some of my hobbies.  I love to have fresh food to cook and the best place to get fresh food is to grow it yourself!  I don't have a lot of room to work with and anything I do can not be permanent.  Well, I found these grow bags and they have been amazing!  Here is my current garden:

That's not all of it, but the majority of it.  I have onions, three kinds of lettuce, broccoli, cabbage, strawberries, Italian oregano and rosemary.  The dead one is basil, I keep jumping the gun on planting my basil and it does not care for the cold weather.  I'll try again soon.  It usually does really well and I love having fresh basil on hand.  I also have two other grow bags with potatoes in them and a lot of seeds and plans for more.  The frame is from the cover I used to keep them protected from the cold elements this past winter.  The broccoli and red leaf lettuce somehow managed to last through the winter, but I wouldn't call them "healthy".  We shall see what they do!

Ok, now for the recipe.  

Ingredients:

1 lb. Chicken tenders (or any chicken breast)

1 Tbsp butter (melted)

1 Tbsp olive oil

1Tbsp minced garlic

1 Tbsp fresh oregano (chopped)

Salt and pepper to taste

Method:

Melt butter, add to olive oil, garlic and oregano.  Mix until combined, set aside.

Add coconut oil to grill, salt/pepper your tenders, grill on each side a few minutes until cooked with a nice brown outside.

Remove from grill and place in serving dish. With a pastry brush or spatula, cover the tops of the chicken with the butter/olive oil/garlic/oregano mixture.  Cover and set aside until ready to serve.

Serve with a fresh salad and enjoy!  Let me know in the comments if you try it!


 

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