I dunno about y'all, but I am so tired of struggling to figure out what we are gonna eat for dinner every. single. night! But like a lot of you, I have a family to feed and I can't just decide on chicken nuggets after waiting until last minute to decide what to eat. Feeding my kids junk stresses me out more than meal planning so I like to go with the lesser of the 2 stresses! lol
I've been doing the whole organization thing (again) lately. Got me a whole binder together to organize my daily checklists, monthly planner, devotions/bible studies & exercise/fitness stuff. Lists are my thing & I looove the thought of having everything in one place.. Hence why I've switched my blog over to my photography site =) Loving that it has this option now!
Sooo, I've decided to give the blogging thing another shot!! Starting with finding 4-5 new recipes each week & bloggin' about them. Hopefully I can be helpful for you guys and for my fam. I tend to make new things, we'll like some of them but then I forget about them because I had just pulled them off the internet somewhere. It'll be nice to have them listed out here to come back to!
Also, if you know me personally you know that my Facebook is deactivated for lent... or maybe longer! Who knows. But, yeah, y'all know I like to share things. My life. Inspiration. Funny stuff. & While I don't really miss wasting time on there and seeing the negative/annoying stuff, I do miss being able to just kind of express myself. I've known blogging would be a good outlet and could be pretty fun! I just haven't seemed to be able to keep up with it in the past! Here goes another attempt at it! =)
All that being said- I'm excited to start with these 5 meals we're gonna try out this week! Now, my Sunday (maybe sometimes Monday) "recipe blog post" is going to be what we're trying/eating for the week so keep in mind, some of things I post I've never even tried myself lol- so I may do like an update post on them after we try things for the first time. I try to lean towards healthier meals but you might see a good ole comfort meal or some pasta thrown in sometimes ;) I'll also add in optional side ideas. So, here goes....
::"Skinny" Stuffed Bell Peppers::
Ingredients
1 pound lean ground turkey, or extra lean ground beef
1tsp chili powder
1tsp cumin
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp sea salt
3/4 cup salsa (I use simple truth organic)
1 cup grated reduced fat mild cheddar
3-4 bell peppers
Directions:
preheat oven to 375
Slice off top of peppers and scrape out seeds
cook/brown meat over med-high heat, cook until finish & drain any fat
place meat into a large bowl and mix thoroughly with spices & salsa
Evenly distribute mixture into the peppers, top with cheese
place on parchment lined baking sheet and cook for 10 minutes
I'm serving with black beans & rice.
::Crock Pot Pizza Casserole::
Ingredients
Turkey pepperoni slices
1 pound lean ground beef
1 (14oz) jar pizza sauce
1 large green pepper
1 medium onion
1 (8oz) package baby bella mushrooms
(any other pizza toppings that you prefer or take out what you don't)
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
Directions:
Dice toppings
Start to brown the beef, add in veggies-cook thoroughly
In crock pot, LAYER ground beef/veggie mixture then sauce, then cheese, then pepperoni
Repeat layers
Cook on low in crock pot for 2 hours, until cheese is melted and casserole is heated through
Serving with a good salad
::Crock pot pork chops & cauliflower "mashed potatoes"::
pork chop ingredients
4 boneless, thick cut pork chops
1/8 cup olive oil
1 cup beef broth
2 cloves minced garlic
1Tbsp paprika
1Tbsp onion powder
1Tbsp steak seasoning
1tsp dried oregano
1tsp dried basil
1tsp dried parsley
Directions:
Mix all but pork chops in a medium bowl
pour half into the crockpot
add chops
pour other half
cook on low 6-8 hours, turning pork every 2 hours if possible
Mashed cauliflower ingredients:
1 head cauliflower trimmed and cut into small florets (6-7 cups)
1Tbsp olive oil
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
Directions:
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil
Add cauliflower and cook until very tender, about 10 minutes
Reserve 1/4 cup of the cooking liquid
Drain well and transfer to a food processor
(which I actually don't have so I'm using a hand mixer)
Add oil and reserved water and puree
Add in salt & pepper & serve
::Low Carb Taco Pie::
(I feel weird about this one, it sounds like breakfast lol
but it's Mexican so I'm giving it a shot)
1lb lean ground beef or turkey
1 small onion
1 cup chopped green pepper, optional
low sodium taco seasoning packet
3/4 cup organic tomato sauce
6 eggs
1 cup coconut milk
1.5 tsp minced garlic
salt and pepper to taste
1 cup shredded mild cheddar
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees & grease a pie pan
saute pepper and onion in a little olive oil until soft
Add ground meat and cook until no longer pink
Add tomato sauce and seasoning and reduce heat
simmer while stirring occasionally until thickened
while heating, combine eggs, coconut milk, garlic, salt & pepper in a bowl & whisk
Spread meat mixture over the pie plate then pour egg mixture on top
sprinkle on cheese
bake for 30 minutes
::Artichoke & Spinach Roasted Salmon::
(this ones for me, my family wont eat it! but I will show how to make 4
and you can reduce by half if you want to make less)
Ingredients:
4 fresh skin on or off 6 oz salmon fillets
4oz really softened cream cheese
2Tbsp plain greek yogurt
2Tbsp shredded parm cheese
1 clove garlic
1/2 cup lightly packed fresh baby spinach leaves
3/4 cup roughly chopped canned artichoke hearts (no oil)
1 lemon, sliced
olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
Pre heat to 450
Pat salmon dry with paper towel
Place salmon, skin side down, on a baking sheet
drizzle & spread olive oil over fillets
season with the salt and pepper and top with lemon slices
Roast for 10 minutes
While roasting prepare the topping....
In a medium bown, combine cream cheese, greek yogurt, parm and garlic
Stir in the spinach then gently the artichokes
Season with salt and pepper to taste
Remove salmon when finished, discard lemon and top evenly with mixture
Return to oven for 5 minutes
serve immediately
Serve with veggies or rice
I hope you guys can use some (or all!) of these!! =)
Have a great week and check back for more later!!