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Pesto Pasta Primavera

Amazing pasta dish, great for getting a good mix of carbs and protein Sauce: Olive Oil 16 garlic cloves chopped or pressed 1 Onion diced 1 Bell pepper chopped Lots of spinach (used about 12 cups or 1 bag) Sliced mushrooms Prepared Pesto Skim Ricotta Cheese Ground turkey 96/4 (cook in other pan, drain, add to sauce when complete) Season with sea salt, pepper and red pepper Prepare pasta of your choice while sauce cooks. We use protein pasta. Once veggies are simmered add 1/8 cup pesto per serving to sauce. Cook additional 5 min till warmed. Add ricotta and cook a few additional minutes till warm.

Mexican/ Lime/ Coconut Chicken & Pasta

This is another crock pot chicken recipe. Very easy and can be prepared the night before. The list of ingredients are below, but I definitely think it could be modified. 1 Whole Chicken Chopped Sun Dried Tomatoes in Olive Oil about ¼ cup Diced Garlic Cloves – about 20 1 cup tomatillo salsa or “Salsa Verde” ¼ cup onion Marinade: ½ cup lime juice Garlic Powder ½ tsp Sea Salt Pepper ¼ cup bbq sauce (this was a Brad add) ¼ cup Asian Sesame dressing (“ “ , thought I was going to be really made when I tasted it, but honestly it was really good!) Brad injected the chicken right before putting in the crock pot. Cook on low about 4-5 hours. Served with protein pasta & light sauce Sauce: 1 can light coconut milk 2 T brown sugar 2 T Soy Sauce About 1 ½ cups chicken juice moved from crock pot (ok if tomatoes, onions are moved) ¼ - ½ cup flour Mix all ingredients except flour. Sift in flour slowly till combined. Pour sauce over pasta and chicken. We topped with more garlic (yes I know!) and a ...