This is the first personal blog post. I’ve always thought I wanted to start a blog but could never really commit to a subject of focus. With hockey players about to arrive at our house, I am getting excited for meal prep! It struck me, why not a food blog? Ya know, there aren’t enough of those, right? 😉 Well, I hope to post about each of the meals we have with our hockey guys. Some nights are more prep than others but I enjoy them all. I hope you find some new ideas here but would most like to hear your thoughts and recipe ideas as well! 🙂
August
Saturday, August 24th
Three players will arrive at our house to start their journey with the Topeka Pilots Hockey team. We will meet a few parents, plus host 2 additional players for the night so dinner should be for at least 11 people so the following recipe will be multiplied by five for our incoming crowd. 🙂
We will have Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas. It is easy and a favorite dish, plus paleo/keto-ish if selective with the “fix-ins” on your plate. Andy would be okay with VERY few peppers and onions but I think they are delicious. Most of the players do pick out the meat, leaving me the veggies. 😉
- INGREDIENTS
- 1 pound chicken breasts – sliced thinly
- 1 red pepper – sliced
- 1 green pepper – sliced
- 1 yellow pepper – sliced
- 1 onion – halved and cut slices
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground pepper
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Feeding Hockey Players 