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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.

Great alternative to regular hamburgers... 1 lb. 97/3 ground turkey season with: chipotle seasonings flavored bread crumbs sea salt pepper top grilled buns with: grilled onions & mushrooms Layer buns w/ onions, mushrooms, tomatoes, sliced avocado, diced canned green chilies, low fat pepper jack cheese. This can definitely be made kid friendly by substituting the chipotle seasoning for another seasoning such as Lipton onion soup mix. Sub out pepper jack for cheddar or American cheese.

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 ...

This recipe comes with warning: 1. This is a weekend recipe. 2. I make a LARGE batch, enough for 2 or 3 lasagnas, and freeze the extra. 3. Total prep time varies by how many veggies you want to include and chop. Also, a food processor is super helpful! 4. BUT, the perks are, at least 1 or 2 additional dinners are ready and waiting in your freezer for you! Ingredients in today's recipe 2 large sweet onions, diced 25-30 cloves garlic (like I mentioned before, I am a garlic freak. Just found you can buy pre-peeled cloves in a giant jar at Costco.) Fresh or dried Basil Fresh of dried Parsley Olive Oil Salt & Pepper Sugar (1/8 cup for sauce, 2 T for Ricotta) Crushed Red Pepper 1 package fresh broccoli florettes (diced in food processor) Spinach - hard to estimate how much I used, but I used a lot. I would say 1 grocery store size package Portabella mushrooms, chopped Green Onions 1 Red Bell Pepper - diced 1 Yellow Pepper - diced 1 Orange Pepper – diced 1 frozen package chopped zucch...

Subtitle: This is why I get out of bed at 5:30 am to go to the gym during the week. I am 100% serious that this was the BEST meal Brad and I have ever made in our house! Surpassing all other meals, this was the meal of all meals. Pre warning, this is definitely a weekend meal, takes time and was oh so worth it. Food is meant to be enjoyed, and not always skimping on the calories. Needless to say, that was that meal. Details are: 1. Filet -Sent to us in this amazing package from Texas 2. Jumbo Shrimp 3. Lime Cilantro Linguine - from Pappardelle's Pasta. If you haven't already heard me talking about this pasta, now is the time for you to listen. GET IT. It will change your life. It puts regual boxed pasta in a corner. Full of flavor, every kind we have had has been amazing! Get on the website, google Pappardelle's Pasta, or visit them at the city market (where we originally found one of their vendors). 4. Portabella Mushrooms 5. Champagne & Wine 6. Low (er) fat Creme Brul...

Ok, so the original version of this recipe came from Cooking Light, and it's in their " Recipe Hall of Fame", and let me tell you, it's clearly there for a reason! This stuff rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I adapated the recipe a bit, 1- to be less expensive, and 2- ingredients. Original recipe + modifications below. Ingredients: 2 cups boiling water 1 cup dried porcini mushrooms - about 1 oz 1 14 oz can beef broth 1 cup Arborio rice 3/4 shallots - yes exact! I know!!! 2 garlic gloves minced - used 4 cloves 1/2 cup dry white wine - subbed with 1/2 white half red 1/4 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano Cheese - subbed with parmesian & romano 1 T chopped fresh thyme - used dried still tasted great 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp pepper 1/4 cup mascarpone cheese - 1 T per serving to keep calories in check fresh thyme leaves (optional) Subs- Porcini's are $$$, so i used regual chopped mushrooms. Brad cooked them in a few T of red wine, and a tiny bit of salt. 2 Cups boiling water was o...

This is an ultra fast, delicious and cheap meal. When I say ultra, I mean ultra. Total prep time is under 20 min. I found a recipe that lead me to this, I edited as always. 1 whole chicken (Costco $4) 1 pkg. crinkle cut carrots 1 12oz jar cherry preserves 1/2 cup cooking wine (I used white it called for red, but I was misinformed by my hubby that we had red.) 1/8 cup brown sugar salt and pepper 2 T balsamic vinegar In a small sauce pan bring preserves, wine, sugar and salt to a boil. Boil, stirring often till thickened, about 8 min. Place chicken in Crock Pot breast up, add carrots, salt and pepper bird and carrots. Make a few slits in the breast of the chick. Pour cherry mixture over chicken, use a spoon or knife to hold open slits. Cherries should fall into the slits. Juice will fill up slits and fall around chicken. Cook on low 4-5 hours. We wanted quick and easy, so we did some instant potatoes and gravy on the side. Not everything needs to be complicated! Use chicken broth instead...