Super easy tailgate meal with rotisserie chicken and cole slaw sliders

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I live in a small Texas town that really celebrates football season.  The first scrimmage is under our home town Friday night lights so I made an effortless tailgate meal featuring rotisserie chicken and cole slaw sliders, dill pickle slices, chips, deli dips, and frosty Coca Cola® floats  for the family to celebrate.  The sliders go together in no time and the frosty coke floats were a total winner – just like we think our team is!  GO BLACK AND GOLD!  Read on to see step by step how I made this event and delicious meal effortless for the whole family.  It’s so much fun and the sliders are simply the easiest meal ever with Wal-Mart's Marketside deli items. 

luncheon Crab stuffed Cucumbers and Chicken Zucchini Sandwich Wraps

If you’d like to have a stress free luncheon for friends you may want to take a look at the menu and recipes used at this small gathering of friends. I started with a homemade crab stuffed cucumber appetizer then set up a buffet with my favorite Berry Walnut Romaine Salad, a deli purchased pasta salad, low calorie Chicken Tender Wraps, some chips and iced tea.  It all went together in a couple of hours then I got to sit around listening to stories, laughing, and telling a few memories of my own.

Chorizo burger cheese dog

A few people don’t like hot dogs for some reason.  I do, but for those that prefer a burger at a hot dog grilling, here’s what you’ll get at my backyard party: a cheese stuffed, chorizo flavored burger roll in a hot dog bun.  Heck, some of the hot dog folks may proclaim they prefer a burger just to get one.

Recipe for

Salmon Burger and Butternut Squash Soup

My hubs loves salmon burgers and I love that I can make this meal plus a side soup in 30 minutes.  I like to make this meal when we want to eat lightly but want something hot and hearty.  Making a 30 minute meal comes in handy for me when I have spent too much time playing in the garden, on the computer or out shopping!  Throw in a sweet creamy butternut squash soup and we’re both happy campers.  Do you have a 30 minute dinner you use a lot?

Salmon Burger:

• 1 large can quality pink salmon
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 6-8 crackers, crushed
• 1/4 cup finely diced onion
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1/8 teaspoon salt & pepper
• Remove skin and bones from canned salmon.
• Stir all ingredients together and form burger size patties.  Fry in about 1/2” hot oil for 3 minutes on each side.
• Sometimes I throw in 1/2 cup corn kernels, it is a really nice addition.
• Serve on toasted buns with lettuce and salad dressing.

Butternut Squash Soup

• 1 box creamy butternut soup
• 1 cup mixed vegetables
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Mix ingredients together in a small saucepan over medium heat until hot.  Serve with seasoned croutons and salmon burger or sandwich of your preference.

Saturday Tuna Salad

Tuna salad sandwiches are on the menu today with a little something special.  Almost everyone can throw one together in a couple of minutes making this a quick and easy lunch that is diet friendly. 

Saturday Tuna Salad 

Here is the base plus the options:

S'up?

Friday nights are my favorite. It's usually every man/woman/boy/girl for them self when it comes to supper. BTW - we sup at our house. Some people dine. My high school home making teacher told me supper is an informal meal and dinner is usually a formal meal, often in some one's honor. So, we sup.

Tonight's "sup" (also Texas slang for "what's up") will take advantage of a left over 1/2 loaf of French bread and whatever is in the fridge. That's enough for the two of us...

French Bread Supper

left over bakery bread
butter or olive oil
Italian spices
tomato slices
bell pepper slices
salt & pepper
Canadian bacon, pepperoni, turkey slices
cheese
shredded lettuce
Creamy Italian dressing

1. Split the loaf of bread in half length wise.
2. Spread some butter or olive oil over the cut sides.  Sprinkle some Italian spices over the butter/oil.  I use an Italian mix that has parsley, thyme, oregano, garlic powder.  You can use whatever you have.
3. Toast under the broiler until lightly browned.  Remove from the oven.
4. If you like your tomato slices toasted like I do, add the tomatoes, salt & pepper then toast a few more minutes.
5. Add some cheese slices (tonight I'll be using Mozzarella) to the top bread slice and melt it at the same time you grill the tomato.
6. Load up one side of the bread with ingredients from your fridge.  I love Canadian bacon, pepperoni slices, thin sliced deli turkey.
7. .Add shredded lettuce.
8. Top with some salad dressing and the other side of the toasted bread.
9. Turn on a classic movie and enjoy!