Simple Italian Grilled Chicken

• No-Stick cooking spray
• 3 Tbsp Olive Oil
• 1 Tbsp lemon juice
• 1 Tbsp Italian seasoning
• 1 tsp garlic salt
• 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts

1. Coat grill pan with no-stick spray. Heat over medium heat.
2. Combine Olive oil, lemon juice, Italian seasoning, garlic salt and pepper in medium microwaveable bowl. Microwave on High for 1 minute, stir.
3. Dip chicken in olive oil mixture to coat evenly. Place on hot grill pan.
4. Cook 6 to 8 minutes per side until juices run clear and thermometer reads 165. Allow to rest for 5 minutes before serving.

I got this out of a magazine, it was from Crisco in one of their adds! It was really simple and truly tasty!

Things I did different....didn't microwave the olive oil mixture, only because I forgot to, and we didn't use a grill pan because we don't have one, we just put it straight on the grill and it worked fine. We also basted the chicken with the olive oil mixture once on each side while it was cooking...watch out for the flames when it drips onto the grill though!

Steak and Potato Kabobs

• 1 pound boneless beef top sirloin steak, cut 1 inch thick
• 1 pound all-purpose potatoes
• 2 medium yellow or zucchini squash
  Sauce:
• 3/4 cup steak sauce
• 2 large cloves garlic, minced

Instructions
1. Cut potatoes into 1-1/2-inch pieces. Place in microwave-safe dish; cover with vented plastic wrap. Microwave on HIGH 6 to 8 minutes or until just tender, stirring once. Cool slightly.
2. Combine sauce ingredients in 1-cup glass measure. Microwave on HIGH 1-1/2 minutes, stirring once.
3. Cut squash lengthwise in half. Cut beef steak and squash into 1-1/4-inch pieces. Combine beef, squash, potatoes and 1/3 cup sauce in large bowl; toss. Alternately thread beef and vegetables onto metal skewers.
4. Place kabobs on grid over medium, ash-covered coals. Grill, uncovered, about 10 to 12 minutes for medium rare to medium doneness, turning occasionally and brushing with remaining sauce during last 5 minutes

That is the true recipe, I did do a couple thing differently (or will being doing them differently next time). I did about twice the meat and veggies, I did not double the sauce and still had plenty. I peeled the potatoes and next time I will microwave them a little less, they were too soft and ended up falling off the skewers. I also used yellow squash and zucchini and it was great! And I used bamboo skewers and just soaked them in water while I was preparing the rest of the stuff and they worked just fine...no fires to report :)