Meat Rollup

So easy and kid friendly!

1 loaf of premade bread dough or pizza dough(i made my own bread dough)

1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese

1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

1/2 shredded cheddar cheese

4 slices of turkey bacon cooked and diced

4 slices of Canadian bacon diced

3 slices of ham diced

4 slices of turkey diced

1 teaspoon black pepper

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

3/4 teaspoon parsley

Preheat oven to 400 degrees and grease your baking sheet, set aside.

Roll your bread dough out into a large circle.

Top the dough with your meat,cheese and seasonings, in

that order. Roll up like a cinnamon roll and place on your baking sheet.

Bake for 20-30 minutes until golden brown.
Slice and dip in your favorite sauce or dip.

**After you have rolled up your bread dough if you would like to freeze

it for later you can. Wrap it up in plastic wrap and then either foil or

freezer paper. Would be good in the freezer for 1-2 months.

*** The day you want to cook your frozen roll up thaw in the fridge before

baking.

My Quick Bread Dough

3 cups all pourpose flour

2 cups bread flour

1 1/2 cups wheat flour

2 tablespoons sugar

1 tablespoon salt

2 packets quick rise yeast

6-8 cups of hot water

3 tablespoons olive oil

Mix all dry ingredients in your mixer,

add half the water, mix and then slowly add

the remaining water and your oil,

Mix well and cover and set aside and

let rise until doubled in size(about 30minutes).

Strawberry Jello Salad

Cold,creamy and yummy!!
Kids love this stuff!!

Recipe:

2 large boxes of strawberry jello

1 quart strawberries cleaned and cut in 4ths

1  8oz container of fat free cool whip

2 cups of miniature marshmallows

Prepare jello according to package directions pour

into a large bowl, ad in cut strawberries and marshmallows,

chill until firm(about 4 hours).

Stir well in cool whip and mix well!

Crusty Pork Chops

These are probable the BEST pork

chops I have ever made.

These were super juicy and super tender.

And they were pretty simple to make.

Recipe:

4 boneless pork chops

2 cups milk

2 cups of panko bread crumbs

1 teaspoon black pepper

1 teaspoon garlic powder

1/2 teaspoon sea salt

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 cup chicken broth

Preheat oven to 350

Pour milk into a bowl large enough to hold pork and let

sit for 10 minutes while preparing everything else.

In a shallow dish, mix together the bread crumbs,pepper,salt and garlic

sit close to your cooking area. In a large skillet heat olive oil.

Now take each pork chop and coat it well with the bread crumb mixture and

place in your hot skillet. ONLY cook for about 2 minute on each side,

till the bread crumbs are crusty and then turn off the heat, add chicken broth and cover.

Bake in your preheated oven for 30-40 minutes until cooked through.

Spagetti with Meat Sauce

No pics :(

Recipe:

12 oz whole wheat pasta-cooked according to package directions

1 lb ground turkey

1/2 small onion diced

1 glove garlic minced

1 cup fat free cottage cheese

1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese

1 teaspoon italian seasoning

1 recipe Amanda's Pasta Sauce

1 teaspoon olive oil

In a large skillet saute onion and garlic in olive

oil, add ground turkey and cook till meat

is done. Mix in the pasta sauce,cottage

cheese,parmesan cheese and italian seasoning, bring

to a boil and let simmer for 30 minutes(until

cottage cheese breaks up).

Stir in cooked pasta and remove

from heat.

Strawberry,Cranberry and Almond Oat Bars

These are to die for!!

So easy,so yummy and really good for you!

And my kids LOVE them!

look at those layers....

Golden brown and crispy

So good!!!

Recipe:

1 1/2 cup whole wheat flour

1 1/2 cup rolled oats

1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon baking powder

3 tablespoons fiber powder(optional)

1/2 cup chopped almonds

2 eggs

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

1/2 cup butter-melted

1 cup chopped dried cranberries

1 1/2 cup all fruit-no or low sugar strawberry preserves

Preheat oven to 350.
In a small bowl mix dried fruit and preserves until

blended,set aside.

In a medium mixing bowl combine rolled oats,flour,

almonds,brown sugar,melted butter,eggs,baking soda,

and baking powder. Divide in half and press half down

into the bottom of 9x13 inch baking pan.

Spread fruit mixture on top of oat mixture and then top

with the remaining oat mixture, spread evenly and

lightly press down.

Bake in a preheated oven for

20-30 minutes, until golden brown.

Enjoy your week!

Lowfat Chicken Almond Pasta

This turned out better then I had thought it
might!!! It was really good, and the best part..
THE KIDS LOVED IT!!

Recipe:
2 boneless skinless chicken breast-cubed
1 lb whole wheat pasta(rotini or penne work great)
1 cup blanched almonds
1 glove garlic
1/2 -3/4 cup of skim milk
1 cup reduced fat parmesean cheese
1/2 teaspoon italian seasoning
1/2 italian parsley
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/2-1 teaspoon salt
1 cup reserved pasta cooking water

Prepare pasta according to package directions.
In the blender or food processor: add almonds,1/2 cup milk,
all the seasonings,garlic clove and 1/4 cup of the parmesan cheese.
Blend until smooth and creamy, transfer to a large pan.
Bring sauce to a boil, adding more milk if to thick, at this point
taste to check the need for salt. Add pasta and chicken to
the sauce, mix well and then stir in remaining cheese
. If sauce is to thin add in some of
the reserved pasta water a little at a time until
desired consistency
Want to make it extra healthy? Add chopped and steamed
carrots,broccoli and/or cauliflower.

Stuffed Shells

Yummy!!!!

Recipe:

24 Large pasta shells(whole wheat if you can find)

1 lb ground turkey

1/2 lb ground beef

1 recipe Amanda's Pasta sauce or 1 jar store bought

2 cups fat free cottage cheese

1 small onion diced

2 garlic cloves minced

2 teaspoons oregano

2 teaspoons parsley

2 teaspoons black pepper

2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

1/2 teaspoon olive or canola oil

Cook pasta shells according to package directions.

Heat oil in a large skillet, add onions and garlic saute until tender, add

ground meat. Cook well and drain. In the meantime in a large bowl

mix together,cottage cheese,oregano,parsley,and black pepper, add in ground

meat mixture. Mix well. Stuff each shell and place in a 9x13 pan. Top with

pasta sauce and shredded cheese. Bake in a 350 degree oven covered

for 45 minutes.

This is also a great make ahead and freeze meal. My

sister in law loved them!

Whole Wheat Garlic, Herb, and Chicken Penne

I am horrible with pictures these days!!!!!!!!!
So sorry!!!!

And so here is a new recipe that is loaded with healthy pasta

and chicken and sure to please.

Recipe:

2-4 Boneless/skinless chicken breast cut into bite size pieces

1 lb of whole wheat penne

1 small onion diced

2 gloves garlic minced

3 cups of spinach diced

2 teaspoons oregano

1 teaspoon parsley

1 teaspoon olive or canola oil

1 teaspoon lemon zest

1/4 cup lemon juice

1 teaspoon salt

1/4 grated Parmesan cheese

1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese or Italian blend cheese

In a large skillet or pan, heat oil and add in onion and

garlic, until tender and frequent.In the meantime cook pasta according to

package directions. Add chicken and all other spices (except lemon zest) and cook until

cooked through and tender. Stir in lemon juice and cook until mostly absorbed.

Once pasta is done reserve 2 cups of cooking water and drain pasta.

Add pasta and spinach to pan with chicken and cheese's, and lemon zest. 

Add enough of the reserved pasta water

to make a smooth and creamy sauce.

To add some extra health benefits to this you could add in

bite size veggies, broccoli or carrots.

Crock Pot Cubed Steaks

These were so very good.

And they were very easy to get ready.

Recipe:

8 cubed steaks

1 can tomato soup

1 can reduced sodium/low fat cream of mushroom soup

1 cup beef broth(reduced sodium)

1/2 onion diced

1 glove garlic minced

1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

1 teaspoon black pepper

Place all ingredients in the crock pot and cook on low

for 8 hours.  When meat is finished, you can make a gravy 

right in the crock pot for topping. Remove meat and in a small cup

mix together 2 tablespoons of corn starch and 1/4 cup of cold water.

Add to crock pot and mix well. Will thicken w/in 5 minutes.

We had these with mashed potatoes and even my picky guy ate them right up!!

Hope you all have a wonderful rest of the week!!

Healthy Breakfast Muffins

My kids love these!!!
Something a little different for breakfast then

the normal stuff!! Even my little guy who

hates anything green or orange ate 2 of them today

because he can't see or taste the carrots!! Yippee for me!!!

Recipe:

1 1/2 cup all bran cereal

1 1/2 cup quick cooking oats

1 1/2 cup whole wheat flour

2 cups all purpose flour

2 cups shredded carrots

1/2 raisins

1/2cup dried cranberries

1/4 cup packed brown sugar

3 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

2  cups skim milk

2 eggs

2 tablespoon olive or canola oil

1 teaspoon vanilla

Combine oatmeal and bran in a large

bowl stir in milk, let sit for 5 minutes.

In a separate bowl combine all dry ingredients

except for dried fruit. (This is optional at this point in the food

processor pulse your dried fruit until small and sticky pieces form

about 2 minutes.) Add dried fruit and carrots to the wet ingredients add in eggs,vanilla and the mix in dry ingredients.

Place in muffin pan lined with papers or

sprayed with cooking spray and bake

at 350 for 16-18 minutes, until golden brown

and toothpick comes out clean.

Have a great rest of your week!!

White Chicken Pizza on Whole Wheat Crust

Who doesn't love pizza?!?!? This is

a white version and just as tasty as the

other pizza!!

Before baking...

After baking!!

Recipe:

1 pizza crust any style

2-4 boneless,skinless chicken breast-cooked anyway you desire

2 cups of alfredo sauce(jarred or homemade)

1/2 cups  grated parmesan cheese

2 cups of shredded mozzarella cheese

2 teaspoon dried oregano

1 teaspoon dried italian parsley

Misc chopped veggies

Top pizza in the following order

crust,sauce,grated parmesan cheese,oregano,parsley,chicken,

mozzarella cheese,veggies and a little more of your mozzarella cheese.

Bake at 425 for 25-30 minutes

Enjoy!!!

Baked French Toast with Apples and Cranberries

So I have never made a baked french toast before.
So I thought I would give it a try.
And it was a big hit! And even easier

then making it the "old fashioned way."

Recipe:

12 pieces of cinnamon bread

8 eggs-beaten

1 cup of milk

1 granny smith apple diced

1/2 cup of dried cranberries

2 tablespoons of sugar

1 tablespoon of cinnamon

1 teaspoon of ginger

Grease a  9x13 pan, lay bread inside, (stacking it is ok)

Mix together milk and eggs and sugar,pour over bread

Sprinkle the top with apples,cranberries,ginger and cinnamon.

Place in the refrigerator covered for at least 6 hours, over night is

best. Bake at 350 for 30-45 minutes.

Serve with warm syrup and butter.

Meatball Subs

These were a huge hit tonight!(we were suppose to have them

Wednesday but the blizzard left me as a single mom for a few days!)

They were pretty easy and were even better then

I had thought they would be.

Recipe:

For Meat Ball 

2 lbs ground meat(I use half beef and half turkey)

1 egg

1 teaspoon black pepper

1 teaspoon parsley

1 teaspoon oregano

1 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

2 tablespoons quick cooking oats

For Sauce

1 large can tomatoes-pured

1 onion diced

2 cloves of garlic minced

1/2 cup of water

2 teaspoons oregano

2 teaspoons parsley

1/2 cup Parmesan cheese

1 teaspoon black pepper

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon of sugar

1 tablespoon of olive oil

For the meatballs:Mix everything together in a large bowl and form into balls.

Bake on a covered baking sheet at 350 for 30-45 minutes, until juices run clear.

For Sauce:

In a large pot heat oil and saute onion and garlic until onions are

tender(about 3-5m)

Add in the remaining ingredients and bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer

for 2 hours.

Add in the cooked meatballs and simmer for another 30 minutes.

Taco Pizza on Whole Wheat Crust

So I'm starting to not be 

so good with the picture thing!
It has been a crazy week for us with sick

kiddos and now the "blizzard" so I 

for some reason have had a hard time getting

any alone time to cook meals, I seem to have a whinny toddler

or two helping and forget to take pictures! :( sorry 

I will get some!!!!

So taco pizza is easy and I healthy it up

a little in this recipe. My kids love it

and you can never go wrong with pizza right?

Recipe:

1 pound of ground meat-browned(i use half beef and half turkey)

1 whole wheat pizza crust recipe

1 cup of your favorite taco sauce

1-1 1/2 cups of shredded cheese(colby jack or cheddar)

2 tablespoons of taco seasoning or your favorite brand in a package

Toppings:

Tortilla chips crushed up

black olives

shredded lettuce

diced tomatoes 

diced onions

more shredded cheese

sour cream

salsa or taco sauce

Brown meat in a large skillet and drain. Add in taco seasoning and let 

cool for about 15minutes.

On a large baking pan or pizza pan, spread out crust and 

poke holes with a fork over entire crust. Top with taco sauce,

meat and cheese. Bake at 425 for 25-30 minutes until crust is 

golden brown. 

Let rest for 5-10 minutes before cutting. After cutting

serve with your favorite toppings!

Chicken Carbanara

This was so much better then I had thought it 

would be and the whole gang loved it.
Even my picky Max!!

So here is goes
Recipe:

2-4 boneless/skinless chicken breast-cut in bite size pieces

1 lb of whole wheat pasta(i used linguine)

4 slices of turkey bacon cut in bite size pieces

1 garlic clove

2 whole eggs beaten @ room temp or to lighten it up more use 3 egg whites

1/2 grated parmesan cheese

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 teaspoons black pepper

1 teaspoon  oregano

Bring a large pot of water to a boil, and cook pasta according to 

package directions. In the meantime add your olive oil

and garlic to a large skillet, and cook chicken and bacon.

Reserve about 3 cups of the pasta water and drain pasta, deglaze the

pan with 1/2 cups of pasta water. Mix together in a small

bowl, eggs or egg whites, parmesan cheese, black pepper,

and oregano. Now add the pasta to the skillet

with the meats stir well, now  while the pan is on medium heat

poor egg mixture over pasta and continually mix. Mixture will look 

odd, now slowly add in the reserved pasta water to help make

the sauce have a better consistency. (i used 1 1/2 cups) 

once desired consistency is reached remove from heat and serve with

grated parmesan cheese!!
 

Enjoy!!

Egg Casserole

I have no pictures of this recipe as I mixed it up

for Mitch to make for the kids tonight as I had to work:(

But its super easy and always a hit!

Recipe

1/2-1lb of ground sauage( I use turkey) browned

1/2 cup shredded cheese

6-10 eggs beaten

1/4 cup milk

1 teaspoon black pepper

Misc chopped veggies

Beat eggs,black pepper and milk together, and then pour

into a casserole dish the more eggs the bigger the dish!

Add in your sauage,cheese and veggies.

Bake at 350 for 35-60m depending on the size and depth of the

casserole dish you are using. I like to use a 9x9 pan

its enough for a family of 4. But if its a week of busy

mornings I will use my 9x13 pan for left overs!

It also freezes great!

we like to cut it up into single serving size and wrap in

plastic wrap and freeze. Then we pull 1 or 5 out to warm up

and we make a sandwhich out of it on a whole wheat

english muffin or bagel.

Yummy!

CheeseBurger Casserole

How about ground meat,cheese,potatoes and whatever 

else you want to thrown in 1 pan!

This is a yummy easy dish! You can prep

a day or 2 before. And kids LOVE it!

Brown your meat with garlic and/or onion

I sliced my potatoes in the food processor,

you could use frozen fries too.

Yummy everything all layered together!

 

After baking in the oven its all gooey and yummy!

Recipe:

1 lb ground beef,turkey you could use chicken as well

1 glove garlic diced

1 small onion diced

1 can cream of mushroom soup(i have used cheese soup to)

2 cups frozen corn or peas

3 medium potatoes washed and sliced (i have used frozen fries and tator tots)

1 cup shredded cheese

1 teaspoon black pepper 

*in a skillet saute onion,garlic,black pepper and ground meat until meat is browned-drain. Return to skillet and mix in your soup and you may need to add a small amount of milk, you want it to be a creamy consistency. At this point layer in the bottom of a casserole dish, then layer with your veggie, then your cheese and then your potatoes or fries. 

Bake at 400 for around 20-25 minutes until the fries or potatoes are golden brown and crispy.

** you can prepare everything and put in a foil baking pan and freeze for up to 3 months. Then pull out of freezer when ready to eat and bake at 350 for about 1 hour***

HAPPY MONDAY!!!!!

Italian Meat and Mac

This is a great one, make ahead and freeze!
3 cups of whole wheat pasta
1 lb of ground turkey
20 turkey pepperonie cut into 4's
1 garlic clove-minced
1 teaspoon oregano
1 jar/can of your favorite tomatoe pasta sauce
1/2 cup of shredded motzerella cheese
Pre heat oven to 350.
cook pasta according to package directions, place in a caserole dish.
In a medium skillet brown garlic,oregano and ground turkey until done-add to the pasta, mix in
the pepperonie. Stir in the sauce and then top with the cheese.
Bake at 350 for 20 minutes or until the cheese is melted and ooy-gooy looking!!!
Enjoy!!

Pork Loin Roast with Apple BBQ glaze

Pork Loin Roast with Apple BBQ glaze

So I had a what to do for dinner with this roast f

or dinner this morning. So I totally winged it and it was wonderful!!
My daughter ate more meat the I did!

1-3-5lb Pork Roast
1/4 cup H20
1 teaspoon olive oil
2 garlic cloves diced
1 small onion diced
2 granny smith apples diced
1 tablespoon worshishire sauce
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 teaspoon BBQ seasoning
1 teaspoon black pepper

Prepare a 5-6 qt crock pot=-place roast in and let set.
In medium saute pan heat oil on medium high heat , saute garlic,onion, and apples until tender about 5 minutes or so. Add all the rest of the ingredients and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and poor over meat in crock pot. Cover with lid and cook on high for 8 hours. When meat is done, remove and poor gravy into sauce pan and thicken with corn starch mixed w/a little water and bring to a boil.

Whole Wheat Pizza

Who doesn't LOVE pizza?

                                                       So why not make it healthier right?
                                             
                                                Whole wheat crust with turkey pepperoni and

sausage and low fat cheese make it extra

                                                                             healthy.

Yummy!!!

All it needs is 20 minutes in the oven until

    pure pizza heaven!!

Recipe:

1 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup of all purpose flour
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
1 1/2-2 cups of water
1 package rapid rise yeast
1-2 cups of pizza sauce
1/2 lb of turkey sausage browned and drained
20 turkey pepperoni
1- 1/2 cups of low fat mozzarella cheese
1- 1 1/2 cups any misc veggies


Combine-yeast,flour,salt,sugar in the bowl of your mixer with a dough hook attached. Start mixer on low and slowly add in oil and water. Mix until dough is soft and stretchy about-5 minutes or so. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise for 10-20 minutes.


Roll pizza dough out on a floured surface transfer to a pizza pan or stone and top with the toppings. I always make mine early in the day and then leave in the refrigerator for the evening.


Bake at 425 for 20-25 minutes until crust is golden brown and cheese is bubbly.