Mal’s “family dinner” was AWESOME! 
Mal’s Chicken Olé
Serves 4
Ingredients:
- 4 chicken breasts
- 1.5 cups salsa
- 1.5 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- Sour cream or plain yogurt
Directions:
- Mix salsa, Dijon mustard, and lime juice in a large bowl.
- Add chicken breasts and fully cover in marinade.
- Allow chicken to marinade for 30 minutes in refrigerator.
- Coat fry pan with canola or olive oil and turn heat to medium.
- Remove chicken breasts from marinade and cook in fry pan until each side is browned.
- Add marinade to fry pan and heat chicken breasts until they are cooked all the way through.
- Serve chicken with dollop of sour cream (or plain yogurt) and garish with lime wedge.
Murphy helped “dad” cook dinner tonight. He was so cute hanging out in the kitchen while Mal made dinner–Murph never left Mal’s side! They’ve become really good buddies! 
The sauce was rich, thick, and tangy with a mild spiciness to it. It was especially amazing mixed with the sour cream and rice pilaf! Mmmmm!
When dinner was finished cooking, we sat down as a “family” at the dining room table. We enjoyed some delightful dinner conversation while eating our meals. 
I had a small glass of white wine before and during dinner.
For dessert, I enjoyed a scrumptious brownie. It was so incredibly rich and chewy! It was the perfect way to end such a wonderful meal!
I’m exhausted from today, so I’m heading to bed early. Good night!
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Yum! That looks sooo good. I have to give it a try. Way to go Mal!
Well done Mal, looks yummy!
I love how Murph is just sitting there next to him. How adorable!
Mmmm…that sounds so good! And easy enough for me to try! YUM!
Salsa as a marinade sounds super simple and delicious
Haha Murphy was just waiting for a piece of chicken to drop!
Yummy dinner!
I think salsa on anything and everything is delicious! But I never thought to mix salsa with dijon mustard. Great idea, Mal!
That chicken looks awesome!! I might try it grilled!
What a fabulous meal. I’m all for a dinner that involves lots of salsa!! That picture of Mal and Murphy is so freaking cute
Good Job Mal!!! That sounds great!
mmm chicken + salsa is always good…
Yummy dinner! And so easy! Good job, Mal
Murphy was too cute! Helping dad make dinner
or make sure he helped clean up any mess dad happened to drop on the floor 
That’s what my dogs love about me cooking! Always dropping things for them to clean up for me.. haha
have a good night!
MMM Mal’s meal looks so good!!!!!
so easy too, lovin it!
That looks delicious!
You’ll have to tell Mal with thought he did a superb job on the family dinner
Jealous you are getting to bed early. Although you have to get up early to go to HW. Good luck!
Mal made an amazing dinner, might need to take my husband to cooking classes!
That chicken looks aaaamazing! I feel like mango salsa would work great in it and give it a funky (in a good way, of course) flavor. Definitely going to try this STAT!
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the picture of Murphy between Mal’s legs is adorable!!
My friends baked Duncan Hines brownies for a friend’s birthday last night, and they were chewy and delicious. However, they insisted that the Ghirardelli brand mix is above and beyond. I’m not that big a brownie snob… any dark fudge-y square tastes great to me!
That looks SO yummy! I love the picture of Mal & Murphy. My dog likes to hang out in the kitchen when my husband cooks as well.
Mal’s dinner looks so good! I’ll have to give that a try.
i love that mal cooks for you! so cute
and murphy is so precious
Dinner looks amazing! I’m sure Murphy was happy to pick up any scraps that fell on the floor.
Salsa and lime I’ve done but never added the dijon…interesting idea. Good job Mal!
Murphy is soooo cute. Such a daddy’s boy
yum looks good!
Looks like Murphy has some separation issues! Either that or Mal was letting food drop! What a cute pup!
Nice work Mal! Glad you guys had a tasty dinner!
Yummy!!! Copied and saved
Thank you!
good job to your hubby! we call ourselves “mommy” and “daddy” to our dog too. it felt silly at first, now it’s just…normal…
Hehe, love Mal’s kitchen buddy:)
food looks scrumptious!
And if you don’t mind me asking, what kind of camera do you use?
Brownies are just so tasty!
That chicken and rice pilaf sounded really yummy!
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Great job, Mal! The chicken looks delish.
I LOVE the photo of Murphy sitting practically right under Mal while he cooks. So so so cute
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What a simple and yummy looking dish! Good job, Mal!
I love salsa + Greek yogurt! Who needs sour cream anymore?
Our puppy, Dickens, immediately bonded with his “Daddy”, too! It must be a guy thing.
Looks good! I love anything with salsa!
That’s exactly what buster does too! hehe He sits right in the middle of the kitchen and I have to be careful I don’t trip over him. This recipe looks perfect for a quick weekday meal, yum!
What a great meal! Murphy is too cute
Glad you enjoyed the family dinner, those are the best kind.
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