Its too hot to cook inside-take it outside, one easy meal!

Sometimes it's just too hot to cook inside. Well you always have an alternative if you have access to a outdoor grill and your imagination.
Anything can be put on a grill, from sliced potatoes, yams cut in half in foil, all sorts of vegetables either in foil or on a stick with meat. Just take what you have and use your imagination.
A quickie meal is to defrost some chicken in the am, ( your microwave can do this in a flash)
while your waiting for it to defrost make a marinade. Marinades tenderize meat and add flavor/ You can make your own marinade or you can use one from a recipe book or Internet collection of recipes.
here is a good one, simple and you should have everything on hand.

Marinade Ingredients

• 1/4 cup distilled white vinegar
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1/3 cup soy sauce
• 1 lime, juiced
• 1/2 lemon, juiced
• 1/4 cup sherry or any type of wine
• 2 tablespoons ground mustard
• 2 teaspoons honey
• 4 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons lemon pepper
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon rosemary
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon of red pepper flakes (optional)

Also if you dont want to make marinade and is last min, grab some chicken breast at the market, some lawrys mariniade (they have 6 flavors) and use that.. there teriaki is great! 

This does 6 chicken breasts. Make it in a baggie, put in the chicken, seal it up and leave it for the day

That night take it out and toss it on a hot grill.. 25-30mins on medium heat, your chickens done.

But what about fixings.

Well while the chicken is marinating you can fix a few sweet potatoes and a few white potatoes, you take a square of aluminum foil and after your potato is cut in half or quarters (your choice) you put butter on it, wrap it up and add a 2d layer on the wrapping to prevent the butter from escaping.

On my sweet potatoes I put brown sugar and butter, on my whites i put butter, salt pepper and spices i like.

Potatoes depending on size take about 30mins too but on lower heat.

A vegetable to add to this is a nice salad, while the chicken is on and the potatoes are on the grill, make a lovely salad, put in romaine lettuce, tomato slices, fresh herbs, spinach leaves, I bring croutons to the table to add last, i find them on sale at the dollar store they are yummy..

IN the salad i also add some fruit, melons are good in small chunks and also strawberry's,grapes or nuts even.Like to liven it up a bit. For dressing either pick up a raspberry vinaigrette at the dollar store or make your own.

its easy and fun btw and needs few ingredients.

So that is an easy to make cook out meal

takes about 15mins prep time, 30mins to cook and no time to consume.