I haven’t really been making fun dinners lately – leftovers from eating out or soup or pre-made grocery dinners.

But I was inspired lately by help from my man to make some delicious dishes again! I created a list for the week of what to cook including shepherds pie, shake and bake corn flake chicken, fried rice, and chicken tacos.

Shepherds pie is such a comfort in my family that I often only get from my mom when I go home for the holidays. I decided to try and make it myself! Our oven is broken so I found a recipe for instant pot shepherds pie and went to work.

The beef was a bit dry and the potatoes weren’t fully cooked once mashed – but it was a delicious first try! We ate it for a few days as dinner and some lunches.

Shake and bake chicken was today’s meal, which turned out yummy! I crushed up the corn flakes and used teriyaki sauce and olive oil to coat the chicken. Steaming some broccoli and carrots were a healthy side dish.

I’m excited to finish the meals this week and then think of some other dishes for later this month!