Chop and sauté two white onions. Add two pounds ground turkey and cook until the meat is white. Once it is all cooked through, add 24 oz strained tomatoes, 2 tablespoons chili powder and 2 teaspoons salt. Let it simmer until the mixture looks thick.
Add to tortillas with shredded cheese and lettuce!
Everyone likes different veggies in my house. A quick healthy dish is quinoa with veggies and feta. I prepare a few different veggies and let everyone pick which ones they want. Last night I roasted eggplant and carrots, and cooked spinach. I cooked plain couscous, and then for each plate mixed together some couscous, feta and the preferred veggies. An easy, healthy and yummy dinner! In the photo is my dish which was spinach and eggplant.
Sliced eggplant dipped in a cheese/breadcrumb mix (1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs, 1 cup parmesan cheese, 2 eggs, 1/2 cup almond milk), basked at 450 degrees for 23 minutes (flip after 15 min). Serve next to pasta with marinara!
I used pre-made pie crust. First I tossed the cut vegetables with 3 tablespoons olive oil, some salt and pepper and then baked them at 420 degrees for 20 minutes. Then in a medium bowl I mixed 4 eggs, 3/4 cup fat free milk, 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese. I put the roasted veggies in the pie crust, poured the egg mix over that, and then baked at 375 for 35 minutes. So yummy!
Drain two 14 oz containers of extra firm tofu, and then wrap in paper towels and press between two plates to dry out for 10 minutes. Cut into 1 inch blocks, lay onto parchment paper and bake at 400 for 25 minutes to dry out even more. Sautee in pan with 4 tablespoons sesame oil, 1/2 cup soy sauce, and 1 tablespoon maple syrup.
Cook broccoli and then mix in with the tofu.
Separately cook 2 packages of soba noodles according to the instructions (4 minutes in boiling water and then rinse with cold water and drain). Mix the soba noodles with 1/2 cup rice vinegar, 2/3 cup soy sauce, 4 tablespoons sesame oil, and 1 tablespoon maple syrup.
Mix everything together!
So easy to make homemade pesto! Mix 1/2 cup pine nuts, 3/4 cup olive oil, 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder, and 2 cups tightly pressed basil in a food processor. Then mix in 1 cup of grated parmesan with the whole mix in a bowl with a spoon! This batch I made was from fresh basil from the garden! I used this as sauce for ravioli – Whole Foods has delicious pre-made spinach & ricotta ravioli that you warm up in boiling water for a few minutes. A quick and easy dinner that feels gourmet!
Yummy pea risotto recipe from this website, combined with seared scallops.
Combine 2 cups of quinoa with 4 cups of water in medium pot and heat until boiling. Once boiling, lower to low heat and let simmer while covered for 15 minutes. Once the quinoa is cooked, mix in 1 cup of sliced almonds, 1 cup of dried cranberries, and 1 teaspoon salt.
Sautee one large chopped white onion and 1/4 teaspoon ground garlic with 2 tablespoons olive oil. Separately cook 2 cups dried white rice according to the rice instructions. Drain and rinse two 15 oz cans of black beans. Once the rice is cooked and onion is sautéed, mix everything together in a bowl. Add one teaspoon salt and as much cooked broccoli as you want!
Ever since my kids started reading Garfield comics they beg me for lasagna.
1 16 oz box lasagna noodles
1 jar pasta sauce (I try to buy one with no sugar, just tomatoes and spices)
1 16 oz bag of chopped frozen spinach
1 15 oz container ricotta cheese
1 8 oz bag of shredded mozzarella cheese
1 5 oz container of grated parmesan
Boil the lasagna noodles as described on the box, and then drain them. Cook the frozen spinach in a pot on the stove and drain it. In a large bowl mix the cooked spinach with the ricotta cheese and the mozzarella cheese. Cover the bottom of a 9 by 13 inch glass pan with a thin layer of the pasta sauce and then lay three strips of the lasagna noodles down to cover the bottom of the pan. Cover the noodles in the pan with 1/2 of the spinach & cheese mixture. Lay three more noodles down and then spread the remainder of the spinach and cheese mixture on top. Lay a final layer of three more noodles on top. Cover the top with a thick layer of the pasta sauce. Then sprinkle all the parmesan cheese on the very top. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes. Makes 12 slices of lasagna, each of which is 300 calories. Enjoy!
