My Suburban Kitchen

Delicious Recipes to Keep my Family of Four Happy and Full

Roasted Vegetable Grilled Cheese

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This Roasted Vegetable Grilled Cheese sandwich is the perfect mix of cheese, veggies and low cal bread! Loaded with Brussels sprouts, asparagus, mushrooms, peppers and spinach, this grilled cheese recipe is to die for! Your quest to eating healthier doesn’t mean you can’t have yummy food!

Comfort food doesn’t get any better than a gooey grilled cheese sandwich! But, you don’t have to miss out on your daily vegetables either when you make this amazing roasted vegetable grilled cheese. Full of flavor, lots of oven roasted vegetables and of course, melty cheese…this gourmet grilled cheese will always be at the top of your comfort food list!

Roasted vegetable grilled cheese sandwich

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Pesto Chicken Salad

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One of the huge perks of working from home a few days a week {well, besides the easy commute} is the ability to have breakfast and lunch at home.  If you weren’t already sure, I love to cook and I get bored very easily with deli sandwiches and frozen meals I can pop in the office microwave. I don’t have a lot time to put together a fancy meal or anything but I can squeeze out a freshly made sandwich or breakfast muffin.  The other day, I was craving chicken salad and my  basil plant is growing on hyperdrive so I ended up making pesto chicken salad.  Now, this salad was amazingly delicious but unfortunately just doesn’t look nearly as good as it tastes so you have to trust me on this one.

Easy and delicious lunch idea: pesto chicken salad made extra creamy with a blend of yogurts

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TBT: Balsamic Chicken Sandwich

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Picnic season is in full force here because the weather is nice {not too hot yet} and it is such a great time to be outside. We are so lucky to have a bunch of different places to go for picnics around here and we really try to take advantage of them whenever we can.  Of course, sometimes we just like having sandwiches and other typical picnic fare at home for lunch too.  Last year, I shared one of my favorite sandwiches and I wanted to bring them back this year because they are just so delicious.  I actually  had one of this balsamic chicken sandwich for lunch today and I was reminded exactly how tasty they are!

The perfect picnic sandwich - Balsamic Chicken Sandwich

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St. Patrick’s Day Food: Reuben Sliders

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Remember me telling you all about how much Mathlete loves a Reuben sandwich and my solution was to make him Reuben Dip?  Well, someone wasn’t entirely happy with just having a dip made with the flavors of his favorite sandwich.  Of course, the easiest thing to do would be to just make him a Reuben…or even take him somewhere to buy one.  Instead, I decided to make Reuben sliders.
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Guest Blogger: Ham and Pickle Roll Ups

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Hello!  I’m Jenny from “In the Kitchen with Jenny.”  I love to cook and share recipes.  On my blog I provide step by step photos to help guide readers through the recipes. Guest Blogger - Ham and Pickle Roll Ups
Today I am sharing these yummy Ham and Pickle Roll Ups.  They are always a hit at the party.  You’ll never make enough!
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Guest Blogger: Crock Pot French Dip Sandwiches

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Hi! I’m Danita and I very excited to be guest posting for Shannah here at “Just Us Four.”  I have a passion for all things food. I love planning it, preparing it, sharing it and of course eating it! At O Taste and See I blog about my family’s favorite recipes and often the stories behind them.  My husband says it’s about, “Real Food for Real People”, that means, simple, easy, delicious dishes, made from ordinary ingredients.  If your reading about it, we’ve probably recently eaten it.

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Comfort Food Made Easy: Grilled Ham and Cheese

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I’m a Southern girl by birth.  Comfort food for me is fried chicken, mashed potatoes and chocolate cake.  All that stuff takes forever {and a lot of work} to make the “right” way.  While I was away in Utah, we visited a place called Melt Away and the delicious grilled cheese there definitely helped erase my home sickness/missing my family.

Comfort food in a sandwich is a novel idea for me but I decided to try and recreate recipe so I had an easy go to at home.

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Easy and Healthy Lunch Recipes

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I always struggle with lunch.  It is the meal of the day that gives me the hardest time when I am trying to eat healthier {which, honestly, needs to be more often}.  I work full time so whatever I have for lunch needs to be easily transported to work and be microwave friendly.  Easy AND healthy lunch recipes, besides a traditional salad, that fits into the work friendly category can be difficult to come by.

After a recent trip to the doctor to follow-up on my surgery, we stopped at Harris Teeter and I grabbed a few magazines to keep me entertained during recovery.  The cover of the July issue of All You grabbed my attention because it advertised 31 family meals and ways to kick start your metabolism {something I desperately need}.  I love finding new recipes for family meals because I can usually turn the leftovers into lunch ideas.  

As I was flipping through the issue of All You, I found an entire article on healthy eating that included some great ideas for lunch.

Sandwiches are a great option for lunch but can often be high in calories and fat.  The magazine had a great recipe for a tuna salad that wasn’t full of mayonnaise and other high fat ingredients.  What I loved is that it is easy to customize too.
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