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Chicken Avocado Quinoa Salad

May 18, 2018 By Shannah 25 Comments

An easy salad, like chicken avocado quinoa salad, that can be made ahead and enjoyed all week long is perfect for meal prep or just to get ready for a summer party! 

During the summer, I totally crave cool salads but get bored with lettuce based salads pretty quickly. Chicken avocado quinoa salad is the perfect salad that fits as a light main course or a fun side dish at your summer BBQ or picnic.

Chicken Avocado Quinoa Salad

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Filed Under: Cooking, food, Main Dishes, Recipes, Salads, Side dishes Tagged With: chicken, Gluten Free, Just Us Four Recipes, Make Ahead and Store, Make Ahead Meals, make ahead recipes, picnic food, picnics, quinoa, recipes for picnics, salad recipes, salads, Side dishes

Pesto Chicken Salad

June 12, 2014 By Shannah Coe 4 Comments

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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Brown Rice Salad with Seared Tuna

April 7, 2014 By Shannah Coe 1 Comment

The weather is finally starting to warm up around here {I know you are glad because I will finally stop complaining} and that means it is salad season.  I’m not quite ready to dive into light, lettuce based salads but I have been eating more cool dishes like this brown rice salad with seared tuna.

Brown Rice Salad with Seared Tuna #recipes #salads

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Gluten Free Chicken and Kale Salad

March 12, 2014 By Shannah Coe 5 Comments

I have a good friend {amaze-ball friend, really} who recently had to go gluten free for health reasons.  Now, I know that these days there are all kinds of gluten free products out there to help people make the transition but it can still come as a shock to your system.  So, in an effort to help and be supportive, I decided that I would start including more gluten free options here on the blog.  I find that lunch is typically the most difficult meal for me to make specialized in any way because it usually eaten at the office so I decided to focus on lunch first and made this gluten-free chicken and kale salad topped with a carrot cucumber dressing.  Not only is it gluten free but it is super healthy and delicious too.

#ad Gluten Free Kale Chicken Salad with Carrot Cucumber Dressing #CookItGF #recipes #cbias

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50 Amazing Thanksgiving Food Ideas

November 7, 2013 By Shannah Coe 8 Comments

Thanksgiving is fast approaching which means families are starting to think about just what they want to eat on that wonderful day.  I know I always start planning out my menu at least a week or two in advance so it is the perfect time to start pouring over recipes.  To help you with you menu planning {oh, and myself too!}, I have gathered up 50 amazing Thanksgiving food ideas that would be perfect for your holiday table.
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Filed Under: Cooking, food, holidays, Thanksgiving Tagged With: Desserts, Just Us Four Recipes, main courses, salads, Side dishes, Soups, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving recipes

{Guest Post} Quinoa Salad with Sesame Lime Dressing

August 14, 2013 By Shannah 6 Comments

Are you ready for the perfect summer lunch?  The two amazing ladies from Fry Sauce and Grits are here to give it to you!  Read on and then get ready to make your grocery list!
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Hello this is Melanie and Courtney from Fry Sauce and Grits!  We’re so excited and grateful to be guest posting today on Just Us Four today!  Shannah is a creative goddess, so this is pretty much a big deal for us.    

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The Perfect Summer Side Dish: Zucchini Carpaccio

July 10, 2013 By Shannah 12 Comments

Summertime meals call for fresh flavors and lots of produce.  At our recent parent’s day out, one of the couples brought a dish I fell in love with and had to figure out to make once I got home.  For me, the combination of flavors made it the absolute perfect summer side dish.  I hit up the farmer’s market to make sure I got the freshest produce I could find.

Carpaccio is typically a dish that consists of raw meat that is sliced or pounded thin and served as an appetizer.  I took a little different approach though and sliced zucchini extremely thin to make my carpaccio.  I did keep the traditional flavors of lemon juice, olive oil and pepper though.
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Filed Under: 30 Minutes or Less, 5 Ingredients or less, Cooking, food, Recipes, Salads, Side dishes Tagged With: bbq recipes, cold dishes, easy recipes, Just Us Four Recipes, no cook meals, no cook recipes, picnic food, recipes for picnics, salad recipes, salads, summer

Flashback: Asian Slaw Salad

April 16, 2013 By Shannah 7 Comments

Yesterday, as part this flashback series, I shared one of my favorite warm weather snacks.  Today, I’m going to unearth this one from the archives so I can share with you my favorite Asian slaw salad.  It is made at least once a week at our house once the weather turns warm because it goes with just about anything we grill!

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Ok, you know I’m all about sharing with you tasty {but easy} recipes! I’m bringing this one out just in time for all the upcoming Spring and Summer picnics and potlucks. Why?
Because it P-E-R-F-E-C-T for them.
It’s an easy to throw together salad that holds up well!Oh my gosh...this Asian Slaw Salad looks amazing! The recipe is so easy too. #recipe #salad #picnicfood

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Pasta Salad with Prosciutto and Summer Squash

September 5, 2012 By Shannah 11 Comments

Remember those birthday parties I rambled on about for weeks? Well, one of the biggest challenges is what to serve at a birthday party. Both of my kids are at an age where parents still attend the parties so the aim is to get birthday party food that pleases kids and parents alike.

One solution: pasta salad with prosciutto and summer squash!

Pasta Salad with Prosciutto and Summer Squash #recipes #pasta #salad

No, not the pasta salad of yore that is drenched in mayo and leads to sighs of “this again”. This is fresh, summer pasta salad! Read on for the deets

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Summer’s Salad is Here!

April 17, 2012 By Shannah 19 Comments

Ok, you know I’m all about sharing with you tasty {but easy} recipes! I’m bringing this one out just in time for all the upcoming Spring and Summer picnics and potlucks. Why? 
 Because it P-E-R-F-E-C-T for them. 
 It’s an easy to throw together salad that holds up well!

What do you need to make it?

Cabbage (I use a mixture of napa and green. Or, when I’m lazy, I just pick up a bag of cole slaw mix)
Slivered almonds
Green onions
Sesame seeds
1 package of oriental flavored ramen
1/3 cup rice vinegar
2 Tbsp sugar
1 Tbsp sesame oil

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Hi, I'm Shannah! Welcome to My Suburban Kitchen, where you'll find tons of recipe ideas including family friendly dinners, sinfully delicious desserts and even Paleo and Whole30 recipes. I love spending time in our kitchen and also share little glimpses of my life as a wife to one awesome Mathlete and working mom to 2 cute kids! I hope you'll grab a seat at our table and enjoy your time in the kitchen with us.

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