Had a business trip a couple hours from home and promised some friends I would make it back to spend some time with them. I only had a couple minutes to swing into Trader Joe's to create a fun & quick dinner that I could whip up in as soon as I got home. Not my typical from scratch recipes but sometimes we just don't have no time for that!
Trader Joe's Shopping List:
- Bag of pre-washed Green Beans - $2.99
- Crate of Roma Tomatoes - $1.99
- 12 oz Package of Yogurt Jalapeno Cheese slices, Lactose Free - 4.49
- 6 oz Package of Gourmet Deli Selection Meats: Calabrese Salami, Prosciutto, & Capolcollo) - $4.99
- 7 oz tub of Olive Tapenade - $3.49
- 1 block of Toscano Cheese with Pepper - Ranges due to weight
- 8 oz tub of Pub Cheese Spreadable Cheddar with Jalapenos - $3.99
- 5 oz Chevre Fine Herbs & Creamy Goat Cheese sleeve - $2.49
- 7 oz tub of Genova Pesto - $2.79
- Green or Red Grapes (clean and take off stem) - $1.99
- 13.7 oz box of Crackers (4 individually wrapped varieties: Vegetable, Water, Wheat, & Pepper Poppy Seed) - $3.99
- 30 oz box of Frozen Rice Medley (Brown Rice, Red Rice, and Black Barley). - $3.49
- Tray of Turkey Breast Cutlets (5 in a tray = $4.99 per pound) = $6.49 total
- 1 box of Apple Blossoms (8 oz., includes 2) - $1.99
Total Spend = $45.17. Enough for 5 guests & leftovers. $7.50 per meal or less because of leftovers.
Preparation:
- Before guests arrive, marinade turkey cutlets or pork chops with pesto sauce on each side. Place in fridge until ready to cook. Cut bottoms off tomatoes and slice in half, place slices of cheese on top of each tomato, and add salt/pepper.
- Pull out your favorite large plate and lay out some crackers, all cheeses, grapes, & tapenade
- Open your favorite wines and serve with the cheese & crackers
- While guests are enjoying the appetizers, spray a pan with cooking spray and start placing turkey cutlets in the pan.
- Turn on convectional to 400 and broil tomatoes for 15 minutes until cheese melts.
- Microwave 1 bag of Rice Medley for 3 minutes. Set aside when finished until everything is ready.
- In a produce bag from any grocery store, place rinsed green beans in the bag with 1 tablespoon of butter. Microwave for 5 minutes.
- Add Rice, Green Beans, Broiled tomatoes, and Pesto Turkey to each plate. Fill each wine glass & enjoy!
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