This delicious sandwich has teriyaki marinated grilled chicken, sweet honey, and melted pepper jack cheese. Serve it up at a BBQ or picnic. Your guests will be begging for more, we promise! Pair it with a simple balsamic green leaf lettuce salad, and you’ve got the perfect summer meal! Without any further ado, here’s the mouth-watering recipe!

Honey Teriyaki Pineapple Chicken Sandwiches with Honey Cotija Avocado Spread

Ingredients

• 4 chicken breasts
• 4 buns of your choice

Honey Teriyaki Sauce

• ½ cup honey
• ½ cup soy sauce
• ¼ cup cider vinegar
• 3 coves garlic, minced
• 2 tsp grated ginger
• ¼ tsp black pepper
• ¼ tsp red pepper flakes (optional)
• 1 tbsp cornstarch

Cotija Honey Lime Avocado Spread

• ½ cup Greek Yogurt
• 1 large Avocado
• ⅓ cup finely grated Cotija cheese
• 1 tbsp honey
• 1 tbsp lime juice
• ½ tsp cumin
• ½ tsp chili powder
• ¼ tsp cayenne
• ¼ tsp pepper
• salt to taste

Toppings

• 4 slices pepper jack cheese
• lettuce
• tomatoes
• red onion

Instructions

1. Pound chicken to 1/2 inch thick. Whisk all the marinade ingredients together except for the cornstarch. Add 1/4 cup of marinade to a large freezer bag and add in chicken. To a seperate freezer bag, add the remaining marinade along with the pineapple. Marinate at least 4 hours or overnight.
2. When you’re ready to make the sandwiches, preheat your BBQ or indoor grill to medium heat. Add chicken and grill for 4-6 minutes each side or until cooked through. Add the cheese in the last few minutes of cooking. Add pineapple slices onto the grill and cook them for 1-2 minutes each side. Toast the buns by placing them face down on the top rack of the grill. Close the lid. The buns should be done in 1 minute.
3. To make the Honey Teriyaki Sauce, whisk 1 tbsp cornstarch to the reserved marinade that you removed the pineapple from. Add it to a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Simmer for 30 seconds until thickened.
4. To make the sandwich, layer the chicken covered in cheese, add Cotija Honey Lime Avocado Spread (simply mix all ingredients listed together), layer tomatoes, drizzle with Honey Teriyaki Sauce, add red onions and lettuce to finish.

Photos and recipe: Carl’s Bad Cravings.

Making home-made ice tea is really easy, and tastes better than the store-bought iced tea. When making your own, you are in control of the flavor and sugar. This ice tea is the perfect thirst-quencher for the scorching summer heat, and it’s healthy for you, too! Tea contains loads of antioxidants, especially black and green tea. Tea has been proven to block DNA damage associated with tobacco and other toxic chemicals. Tests performed on rats have found that rats who drank tea had less cancer. With all this in mind, it’s time to get cracking on making your very own iced tea!

Here’s what you’ll need: Tea of your choice, sugar (or honey or any other sweetener of your choice), sliced lemons, oranges, or limes, and mint leaves for serving.

Boil water and add 2-3 tea bags to steep. Add in your sweetener while the water is still hot and stir until it has dissolved. Taste to determine whether more sweetener is needed. Add in slices of lemon, orange, or lime if you like. Allow the mixture to cool to room temperature, remove tea bags, and pop it in the fridge to chill. When serving, add a genrous amount of ice cubes and mint leaves if desired.

That’s it! Easy to make, and super healthy, it’s hard to only drink one glass!

Photos: Yelp, Drizzle and Dip, Jugalbandi.

As you already know, we’re big fans of frozen yogurt. It’s healthier for you than ice cream, and we think it tastes better, too! There are endless varieties you can make, but we’re sure you’ve never heard of using cantaloupe in your frozen yogurt! This recipe is so easy to make, you’ll never buy store-bought frozen yogurt again! For sweetener, you can always use raw sugar or honey instead of white sugar for an even healthier variety. If you like, you can pour the yogurt into popsicle moulds for frozen yogurt popsicles! Enjoy!

Sweet Cantaloupe Frozen Yogurt

A healthy summer treat, this cantaloupe frozen yogurt is delicious and refreshing. Try substituting white sugar for raw sugar or honey for an even more healthy dessert.

Ingredients

• 3 cups cubed cantaloupe
• 2/3 cup sweetener of your choice (white sugar, raw sugar, or honey)
• 2 cups plain low-fat yogurt

Instructions

1. Place cantaloupe in blender and blend until smooth. Combine with sweetener.
2. If you’re using white or raw sugar, add the mixture to a saucepan and cook over low-medium heat until the sugar is dissolved. If you’re using honey, skip this step. Allow the mixture to cool.
3. Add the cantaloupe and sugar mixture to the yogurt and stir until combined.
4. Chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour. Churn in an ice cream maker according to manufacturer’s instructions, or pour into popsicle moulds and freeze until firm.

Photos: Sugar Laws, Nest Full of Eggs, Net Places.