Crispy Roasted Chicken with Green Beans Almondine

First off, my bread turned out really good!  Although I think next time I’ll make a thicker loaf – but the flavor was really good!

My Mom’s trusty Kitchen Aid that I stole  she gave me.  It’s circa 1985 I am guessing??  Works like a charm!  Looks very similar to my friend Robin Sue’s Mom’s Mixer! 

So the chicken turned out really flavorful, crispy and juicy!  And this is from a whole chicken that had been frozen for 3 months and thawed in the fridge!  Gotta love this grocery challenge!!   I am using up so much good food!

The green beans are just drained canned green beans sauteed in a pan with about 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper and then tossed with chopped almonds at the end before serving – this way the almonds stay crunchy.

I didn’t figure out my calories per say, just the carbs.  I forgot to tell you that I ran at lunch today!!   40 minutes at 4.0 mph!  Definitely not going to win any races any time soon, but I was proud of myself!  So with exercise, I still had 750 calories to spend and I was no where near that.  I had 3 ounces of chicken breast with skin, 3/4 cup green beans and 2 ounces of bread with 1 tsp. smart balance.

So I did stop by the store on my way home tonight to pick up two ingredients in particular for my BSI recipe:  strawberries and ricotta cheese.   The dessert is ready to be put together, I am just waiting for Hannah to get home from school – she was an usher at tonights play performance at the high school.   I’ll post that later tonight.  It’s so good!

So that brings my total grocery shop to $14.28 which leaves me $5.72 for tomorrow.  AND I still have a lot of things to make out of my freezer and pantry!  Not sure if the family is liking this, but I sure am!

Here is a hint to my BSI recipe:

Off to watch the Office!  See you later for dessert!