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Necessity really is the mother of invention. What people fail to mention is that mothers usually are the ones that have the necessity since they are always so busy so actually in the end it is really mothers that are the mother of invention.

James and I were shopping the other day and he saw this salad dressing. Well he bought it and really liked it.

Then comes last night...

We were rushing around to get ready for Trick or Treating when James asked me what I had planned for dinner. Trick or Treating was from 5:30-7:30 so I did not plan anything for dinner. I figured that we would just come home and find whatever was laying around. James said he was starving from working all day and wanted a real meal after all of that walking around. So I had to quick come up with a miracle.

We had chicken breasts in the fridge and potatoes and onions in the pantry so I told James that I could make Greek Chicken. He really does not like it as much as the rest of us any more but he agreed. I think he has gotten sick of oregano.

I put the chicken breasts in the roasting pan and started cutting up the potatoes and onions. James then came in the kitchen and said that I should try it with the new raspberry walnut dressing. So I placed the potatoes and onions around the chicken and then mixed up the liquids. I added about a half a cup of the dressing to 2 cups of water (I made a huge pan with 6 chicken breasts and 8 potatoes) and then poured it all over the chicken and potatoes. I then covered the whole thing in foil and put it in the oven at 350 degrees.

The whole thing took me maybe 15 minutes to prepare. Then off to Trick or Treating we went. We of course left a bowl of candy on our porch for kids that came here. The girls had a blast and we got tired out. The fire department even had a big thing and gave out flashlights. That was probably the girls favorite part.

We then headed home to check out the candy. The girls and James went through the candy while I finished dinner. I took off the foil and turned the oven up to 450 degrees. I kept basting it with the liquid that was left until it all browned nicely. During that time I was able to quick make some Jiffy mix biscuits since James eats way too much bread but he loves it.

The family loved the chicken and potatoes. Even Nicole went on and on about how wonderful the chicken was and she hates almost everything. She even had seconds. I loved that I spent very little time making it and still had a big dinner in the end.

If you are interested in the original Greek Chicken dinner I think that one is just as yummy and easy. I love dinners that go in the oven and can be forgotten. They are also the perfect thing when you are busy doing things with the kids and won't be home until dinner time.