Chicken Parmesan Zucchini Boats

Chicken Parmesan Zucchini Boats

I love chicken parm and I like zucchini boats as a way to fill up with veggies.  I paired these boats with linguine with a marinara sauce with the extra ground chicken for my kids and sauteed Swiss chard for myself.  Recipe adapted from Food 

Cilantro Lime Baked Flounder

Cilantro Lime Baked Flounder

Fish is a healthy light protein that we eat often.  This baked flounder was simple to make and tasted wonderful. Recipe adapted from Food Network Ingredients: 6 flounder filets Juice and zest of 1 lime ½ teaspoon hot sauce (more if you like it spicy) 

Zucchini Pizza with Roasted Figs and Prosciutto

Zucchini Pizza with Roasted Figs and Prosciutto

When I saw fresh figs at the produce stand I immediately went home and began researching recipes.  I saw several recipes for pizzas and flat breads with figs, prosciutto, and different cheeses.  This pizza was light, sweet, and a perfect lunch. Ingredients: Zucchini Pizza Crust- 

Zucchini Pizza Crust

Zucchini Pizza Crust

I make cauliflower pizza crust all the time, but I was out of cauliflower, so I decided to try making a pizza crust with zucchini.  This is a simple pizza crust I plan to make again. Recipe adapted from Food Network Ingredients: 1 zucchini grated 

Chaffle Tacos

Chaffle Tacos

OMG! These are so good and so incredibly easy to make.  If you want a protein and veggie packed taco then you have to try a chaffle.  This cheese, carrot, and egg waffle tastes amazing used as a taco.  I made my turkey and veggie 

BBQ Chicken and Bacon Pizza

BBQ Chicken and Bacon Pizza

We make pizzas at home all the time.  I decided to mix things up and make my kids a BBQ chicken pizza instead of their usual pepperoni or meat lovers pizza.  I followed a recipe from Food Network to make the sauce, but you could 

Grilled Eggplant Lasagna

Grilled Eggplant Lasagna

I bought a large eggplant for a recipe and still had half left in 3 lengthwise 1 inch slices.  I decided to make an eggplant lasagna using fresh ingredients and some cheeses I had in the refrigerator. Ingredients: ½ a large eggplant sliced in long 

Curried Jicama and Tofu Lettuce Wraps

Curried Jicama and Tofu Lettuce Wraps

I was craving curry and I was feeling creative.  I had a block of extra firm tofu I needed to use and I had ½ of a jicama in the fridge.  Instead of using apple and chicken like I had used before to make a 

Cashew Coconut Curry Cod Spinach Salad with a Light Peanut Dressing

Cashew Coconut Curry Cod Spinach Salad with a Light Peanut Dressing

Curry is one of my favorite flavors.  Coconut and curry with the crunch of cashews taste phenomenal over baked cod.  I made a spinach salad with a light peanut dressing too to really help the flavors pop. Recipe adapted from Food Network Ingredients: Cod- 6-7 

Citrus BBQ Chicken

Citrus BBQ Chicken

The summer is the perfect season for a citrusy BBQ sauce.  You can grill or bake chicken using this sauce to create the perfect summer meal. Recipe adapted from Food Network Ingredients: 7 chicken tenders, drumsticks, thighs, etc… (Cooking time may vary) Citrus BBQ Sauce-