I have been in the mood for slow cooker soups and dinners. This soup takes minutes to prep and tastes delicious! Ingredients: 1 pound lean ground beef 2 cups sliced carrots 1 cup sliced celery 1 package dry onion soup mix 1 package Italian salad …
My children love fish, so I try to make a dinner using fish at least once a week. This grilled tilapia with mango salsa only takes a few minutes to prep and serve. I paired this with a cumin lime coleslaw and couscous with spinach. …
On busy weeknights I often need dinners I can prep in advance and just throw in the oven. This is a simple, tasty, and quick recipe your family will be sure to devour.
Recipe adapted from Food Network
Ingredients:
1 pound lean ground beef
1 ½ cups plain nonfat Greek yogurt
½ cup fresh parmesan
1 bell pepper diced
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
14 ounces diced tomatoes
2 cups grated cheddar
8 ounces chickpea rotini or egg noodles
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Spray a 9×13 baking dish with olive oil spray.
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook pasta al dente according to package directions.
Brown ground beef in a separate pan. Sprinkle beef with Italian seasoning. Drain once meat is cooked.
Add tomato paste, peppers, and diced tomatoes to beef mixture.
Transfer cooked pasta to baking dish. Toss with yogurt.
Pour beef mixture over the pasta.
Top with a layer of shredded cheese.
Bake 15-20 minutes. (If prepping in advance and refrigerating this will need 40-45 minutes to warm before serving.)
This is a simple slow cooker dinner. I served in without mushrooms for my kids and added sauteed mushrooms to my dinner. I lightened this up by using plain nonfat Greek yogurt and Super Greens Ronzoni Rotini instead of egg noodles. Ingredients: 2 cups reduced …
Lime Tostitos are one of my favorite “chips”. This dinner only took a few minutes to prep and cooked in a few hours in the crock pot. We topped our casserole with avocado, salsa, plain nonfat Greek yogurt, and olives. Ingredients: 1 stalk celery 2 …
These are so good it is hard to decide if they are a breakfast or a dessert. Either way, I know I will be making these again when I am craving dark chocolate to kick off my day.
Ingredients:
4 ripe bananas
2 large eggs
¼ cup nut butter
¼ cup pure maple syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups almond flour
1 scoop chocolate protein powder
1 scoop powdered peanut butter
¼ cup dark cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup dark chocolate chips
Optional: peanut butter chips and/or extra dark chocolate chips to put on top of each muffin
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and spray muffin tins with nonstick baking spray.
Mix bananas, peanut butter, eggs, maple syrup, and vanilla extract in a stand mixer.
Whisk flour, protein powder, powdered peanut butter, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl.
Fold in the dry ingredients and mix to just combine. Scrape down the edges of the bowl.
Add chocolate chips and mix in.
Use a large cookie scooper to fill muffin tins. Gently press 3-4 extra chocolate or peanut butter chips on top of each muffin.
Bake for 25-30 minutes.
Let muffins cool in muffin tins for at least 10 minutes before removing.
Cool completely before transferring to an air-tight container.
These muffins mix sweet carrots and blueberries to create a healthy and filling breakfast on the go. Ingredients: 1 cup whole wheat flour 1 cup almond flour 1 scoop vanilla protein powder 2 teaspoons baking powder 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon ½ teaspoon salt ¼ cup …
I love grilled pork chops and when paired with a fruit chutney they really make my heart sing. These pork chops are tender, moist, and loaded with flavor even if you are not a chutney lover like I am. We enjoyed this with roasted Italian …
This was a simple crock pot dinner I was able to throw together in a few minutes on a busy cold winter day after my entire family had been sick for a week. This is cheesy, flavorful, and filled with potatoes and carrots. I paired this with Red Lobster Cheddar Biscuits with some added Old Bay Seasoning.
Ingredients:
2 pounds red potatoes peeled and chopped
2 cups baby carrots halved
1 sweet onion diced
3 cups low sodium chicken broth
1 cup nonfat plain Greek yogurt
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
Optional fresh chives
Directions:
Place potatoes, carrots, and onions in the crock pot. Pour chicken broth over top and mix. Cook on low 6-8 hours or on high 4 hours.
Reduce heat to warm. Add yogurt and fold in. Add shredded cheese and mix in.
Top with extra cheese, fresh chives, and a biscuit if you are so inclined.
Germs have been flowing through my house, so my son decided we should make some lemon whoopie pies. He said the vitamin C in the lemons would help everyone get better. I love lemon, so I was okay with his logic. Ingredients: Cookies- 1 ¼ …