Chicken melt, air fryer French fries, and spinach salad

Do you need a quick weeknight dinner that you can customize to suit the palate of picky eaters? Chicken melts are quick to prepare and easy to alter so you can make them time and time again depending on your mood. Homemade French fries are a healthier way to get a French fry fix and do not take long to prepare. Serving the chicken melts over a small salad or with a side of vegetables adds to the meal by filling you up.

Chicken Melts

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients: (Customize depending on your mood)

1 thin chicken breast per person

1 tablespoon sauce per chicken breast (Buffalo, BBQ, ranch, honey mustard, salsa, pesto, guacamole, …)

1 slice of cheese per chicken breast (pepper jack, provolone, cheddar, mozzarella, Colby jack, ...)

Seasoning of your choice (onion powder, garlic powder, ranch, Italian, etc...)

Directions:

1. Spray a pan with olive oil. Lightly sprinkle chicken breast with seasoning. Cook chicken breasts on medium heat until no longer pink on both sides.
2. Spray a nonstick cookie sheet with olive oil.
3. Spread 1 tablespoon of sauce on each chicken breast. Top with one slice of cheese (break up as needed to cover the chicken).
4. Broil on high heat for 5 minutes or until cheese melts.
5. Enjoy over a spinach salad with vegetables of your choice.

Air Fryer French Fries

Recipe originally from Food Network

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

1-2 medium russet potatoes

1 teaspoon olive oil

Optional: Seasoning of your choice

Directions:

1. Preheat air fryer if needed to 380 degrees. Spray basket with olive oil spray.
2. Use a French fry cutter to slice potato into thin slices or cut the potato by hand into French fry like slices.
3. Put fries in a medium size bowl and rinse with water. Drain and pat the potatoes dry with a paper towel.
4. Toss the fries with olive oil and desired seasoning. Cooking in batches put the fries in a single layer in the basket. Turn/shake halfway through the cooking time. Fry 14-16 minutes or until golden brown. Remove and add seasonings/salt if needed.
5. Serve.