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Dinner’s Ready: Lauren Pritchett’s BBQ Salmon

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“I grew up in a family of great cooks and it was definitely passed on to me. My mom is one who will make homemade tortillas to go with Mexican night,” shared Lauren Pritchett. “In high school, all my friends wanted to spend the night at my house because she would wake up and make a huge breakfast spread with homemade cinnamon rolls, monkey bread, and all the things. Luckily, I was blessed with three boys so the need to cook is also strong in my house!”

Lauren has been married to her college sweetheart Tyler for 11 years. Together they have three boys, whom they often refer to as the Pritchett Punks – Palmer (9), Wright (7), and Nolan (5).

“With three boys all playing sports, we do find ourselves, many a night, enjoying a delicious Municipal Park hamburger between games,” Lauren shared. “We eat together at home as often as we can and even have assigned seats at the table – better for fighting siblings!”

A love for cooking was instilled in Lauren at a young age by both of her parents. As a gift, her parents created a family cookbook for Lauren and her sisters called ‘The Way Mom and Dad Cook for You’, and it is filled with family recipes.

“Cooking is my therapy, so you can find me jamming out, singing, and stirring away in my kitchen most Sundays!”

The Pritchett Punks also like to try their hand in the kitchen. Often times Lauren begrudgingly agrees to share her “therapy” session, but she loves to see them eagerly wanting to help out.

Lauren is the Director of Marketing and Admissions for St. Ignatius Catholic School and she is grateful to have all her boys attend school there also. With back-to-school season in full swing, Lauren is sharing her BBQ Salmon recipe with Homemade Macaroni and Cheese.

“Salmon is easy, versatile, healthy, and very forgiving to cook. When the boys were young I would make this salmon and they would call it “orange chicken”. Now, they ask for it often,” shared Lauren. “My boys also love a pasta dish, so homemade macaroni is easy and delicious. This recipe is a family recipe from my mom.”

Lauren’s most important piece of advice for anyone who is learning to navigate the kitchen is to never, ever run out of Tony Chachere’s Cajun seasoning. It is a necessary staple always.

BBQ Salmon aka Lauren’s “Orange Chicken”

Ingredients:

  • Salmon filets- skinless, Costco has the best!
  • Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • Coarse salt
  • BBQ seasoning (your favorite- we like a spicier one)
  • Honey

Directions:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Place salmon filet on a roasting pan.
  • Coat in the extra virgin olive oil, salt, and a generous amount of BBQ seasoning
  • Roast for 20 minutes
  • Pull out, drizzle with honey (optional step)
  • Variation: Greek Salmon – extra virgin olive oil, salt, greek seasoning (Mr. P’s Greek Seasoning is the best!), top with feta, and bake as directed above.

Homemade Macaroni

Ingredients:

  • 1 box penne pasta (we prefer protein pasta for all pasta dishes)
  • 16 oz. Velveeta; diced
  • 1 stick butter + 3 tablespoons
  • 1 pint heavy whipping cream
  • Red pepper flakes
  • Salt, pepper, Tony Chachere’s Cajun seasoning
  • 1/2 Cup Italian breadcrumbs
  • Flour (a few heaping tablespoons)
  • Garlic paste

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Boil noodles per box, but season water with a tablespoon or two of salt.
  3. Make roux at the same time- 1 stick of butter with red pepper flakes until slightly brown. Then, whisk in flour until combined, takes a few minutes.
  4. Mix in a tablespoon or two of garlic paste, the diced Velveeta, heavy cream, salt, pepper, and Tony Chachere’s Cajun seasoning until bubbly. If too thick, add extra milk for desired consistency. Should be thick.
  5. Pour cheese sauce over pasta, mix well, and pour into a baking dish.
  6. Mix 3 tablespoons of butter with a half cup of breadcrumbs. Top the noodles with the buttered breadcrumbs and bake for 30 minutes.
Gabriele Jones
Author: Gabriele Jones

Gabriele has been married to her husband Daniel for 16 years. Together they have three incredible children - two boys, ages 15 and eight, and a sweet girl who joined the family last summer. She is a full time Pink Cadillac Sales Director for Mary Kay Cosmetics. When she isn’t spending time with family or building her business, she supports her husband who is the Lead Pastor and Planter of Forward Church in Foley.

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Gabriele has been married to her husband Daniel for 16 years. Together they have three incredible children - two boys, ages 15 and eight, and a sweet girl who joined the family last summer. She is a full time Pink Cadillac Sales Director for Mary Kay Cosmetics. When she isn’t spending time with family or building her business, she supports her husband who is the Lead Pastor and Planter of Forward Church in Foley.
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