Recipe Swap???

[MrsAdventure]

I know we all love all.the.food. around here so I thought this might be fun.  We can post our favorite recipes (don't forget directions) and if there's a recipe we're looking for (roasted chicken... Or something new to do with left over turkey) we could ask for particular recipes too.  Anyone interested??

[sadie74]

I like this idea! Not sure how much I can recommend, but I'll try! Tonight I made a chicken salad we always throw together.

Chop up:
A red pepper
Orange pepper
Some red onion
A can of black beans (we use jalapeño ones)
Some cooked and cooled frozen corn
Cilantro
Lettuce
Pickled jalapeño
And some chicken

We mix it all together and dish some up. It's spicy and pretty healthy. We love it! Super simple.

[ninergirl52]

I love this idea! These are my 2 favorite, easy, quick & healthy salads dh & I eat for dinner a lot.
Quinoa Spinach Power Salad dh & I add chicken to this all the time.
www.thegardengrazer.com/2014/04/quinoa-avocado-spinach-power-salad.html?m=1

Shrimp & Avacado Salad
pinchofyum.com/spicy-shrimp-avocado-salad-miso-dressing

Edited to add a yummy, not so healthy dessert I recently made that was soo good!
Honey Walnut Bars
www.foodandwine.com/recipes/honey-walnut-bars

[MrsAdventure]

Ooo, yum to both your recipes!

I am makings these later this week. Super easy!

BBQ Chicken & Avocado Wraps

Cooked white meat chicken, diced (I usually use leftovers)
Hickory smoked honey BBQ sauce (I only do a light coating, DH then dumps a ton more on)
Avocado slices
Homestyle tortilla
Shredded cheese (DH prefers Pepper Jack, I don't eat cheese on mine)
Alfalfa sprouts (DH hates these on it, but I love it)
Green Onion
Sliced cherry tomatoes
Fruit salsa or ranch dressing and/or more BBQ

Assemble in this order:
Warm tortilla
Cheese
Hot chicken coated in bbq sauce
Avocado slices
Desired veggies
Desired sauce

[npg1982]

Made this the other day, it was delish!
www.jocooks.com/healthy-eating/creamy-avocado-spinach-pasta/

Another recent fave, we are all about the quinoa!
pinchofyum.com/spring-quinoa-salad-honey-lemon-vinaigrette

[zengal]

This is one of my husband's favorite things, and he's not even a salad lover!

www.marthastewart.com/313439/romaine-salad-with-crispy-prosciutto-and

[ninergirl52]

Love all of these recipes!! I just went pinterest crazy pinning them all! npg1982, we LOVE quinoa too.

[pixie523]

Super into this thread and will participate with recipes soon!

[jjh1119]

I'm a fan, I'll post recipes soon (I cook mostly from scratch from my head, so I'll have to actually write them down!)

Some favorites:

Turkey meatloaf

maple bacon brussels sprouts

eggplant parm

roasted chicken

lettuce wraps with various proteins (usually shrimp or chicken)

multiple different salads 


those are the most recent meals this past week+

[jjh1119]

Since I'm making the turkey meatloaf tonight:

sautee
white onion
3 garlic cloves
orange pepper
mushrooms
large handful of spinach
with salt, pepper, and crushed pepper flake to taste

In a bowl add 1 lb ground turkey, some breadcrumbs (I usually use panko, but it doesn't matter), 1 egg, 1-2 tablespoons of ketchup, and the mixture above

Place onto a sheet pan in a loaf shape, add a bit more ketchup and breadcrumbs on top, bake till done.

Brussels sprouts
depending on if the store has the large ones or the minis, I'll cut the large ones in half, the minis I leave alone because I'm lazy and hate washing extra things when I don't need to

Chop two (or 3) slices of good bacon and crisp in a pan big enough for the brussels sprouts to cook. Once they are crispy, remove the bacon bits and let drain on a paper towel. Remove some of the bacon fat, but leave a decent amount in the pan (hey, use your discretion on how much delicious bacony goodness you want) and I add the burssels sprouts and just brown like crazy- the more color the tastier they are. Once they are pretty close to being done, I add a bit of maple syrup (1 Tablespoon maybe?) let it get all coated and yummy.

When you're ready to plate, just add the bacon bits right before serving.

[littleapplemom]

Ooh, I love this idea!!! I love cooking and baking. It's my stress reliever. You guys are being so good though!! Here's a naughty recipe. Pioneer Woman (Ree Drummond) is my go to for inspiration, and she's funny.


thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2014/10/chocolate-pie/

Chocolate Pie
Prep Time: 4 Hours Cook Time: 10 Minutes Difficulty: Easy Servings: 10


Ingredients:
1 whole Pie Crust, Baked And Cooled (or Can Use Oreo Or Graham Cracker Crust)
1-1/2 cup Sugar
1/4 cup Cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon Salt
3 cups Whole Milk
4 whole Egg Yolks
6-1/2 ounces, weight Bittersweet Chocolate, Chopped Finely
2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
2 Tablespoons Butter
Whipped Cream, For Serving

Preparation Instructions:
Combine the sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a medium saucepan. Stir or whisk together.
Pour in milk and egg yolks, and whisk together.
Stir over medium heat until the mixture just barely comes to a boil and becomes thick, about 6-8 minutes (maybe less, maybe more; just watch it!) The second it starts to bubble and thicken (note: It should be thick like pudding!) remove it from the heat. Add the chocolate, vanilla, and butter, and stir until everything is beautifully combined.
Pour the pudding into the pie crust (if there is extra, spoon it into small dishes) and place in the fridge to chill for 4 hours uncovered.
Cut into slices and serve with whipped cream!

[ninergirl52]

littleapplemom Oh my ... I just saw CHOCOLATE and my heart swelled. That sounds AMAZING!!! I love Pioneer Woman. Definitely trying this recipe!!

[jmichlik]

allrecipes.com/recipe/cajun-chicken-pasta-2/

Recently found this recipe, DH loved it so much he said it was "restaurant quality"

[MrsAdventure]

Since this is going pretty well, what do you ladies say to doing this weekly? Or bi-weekly? Or monthly? With a theme? Like salads one time, main dishes another, ect? Or is that too much?

[zengal]

I'm down. All I know is I'm going to have to search for each one! There are many in this one that I have to try already!

[MrsAdventure]

I know, I'm pretty excited about all of these recipes. We're gonna have so many new things in our meal plan rotation, I can't wait!

[jjh1119]

Maybe biweekly but keep this thread going? I don't know if that would make it harder or easier being the same thread?

[spiraltheory]

Jalapeño Mac n cheese

This is NOT a healthy recipe, but it's delicious. It also makes a ton, so I halve the recipe:

www.food.com/recipe/kick-it-up-a-notch-macaroni-and-cheese-52879

[millm0m]

www.aspicyperspective.com/thai-chicken-noodle-bowl-with-peanut-sauce

Made this tonight! It was seriously yum!

[MrsAdventure]

jjh1119, we can try it and see how it goes! Maybe around the 1st and the 15th someone can post a new topic under this thread? And I can go in and update the title of this thread to reflect the current topic and date.

[jjh1119]

I think that sounds good! MrsAdventure

[irishprncss19]

I'm not a very active poster but can I join? I so love trying new things. Like one of the previous posters (Applemom?, not sure how to link someone) I use some pioneer woman recipes.
My favorite though is one I made up myself after combining a couple other recipes: Chicken enchiladas:
Boneless skinless chicken breasts or thighs cooked and shredded, I then put Ortega taco seasoning on the shredded chicken.
Then I mix sautéed onion and garlic with a can or two of chopped stewed tomatoes. Mix in chicken. Pour enchilada sauce on bottom of pan to make a light coating. Take burrito sized flour tortillas put a sprinkle of cheese then a spoonful of the chicken mix and roll up. Put in pan. When pan is full cover with enchilada sauce and cheese then bake until cheese is melted. I serve it with rice, chopped tomatoes and sour cream. Yum! Can't wait to see other new recipes!! My husband loves Cajun so I'll be trying that recipe!

[ninergirl52]

Oh we should share all of the lactation recipes we use as well. Here are 2 I use a lot. Would love to see others as well:

Booby Bites (i.e. energy bites):
www.icanteachmychild.com/booby-bites-energy-snack-for-nursing-moms-everyone-else/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed:+ICanTeachMyChild+(I+can+teach+my+child!)

Lactation Smoothies:
1 Cup Chocolate Almond Milk
2 TBS Ground Flax Seed
2 TBS Peanut Butter or Almond Butter
1 Banana
1/3 Cup Old Fashioned Rolled Oats
1 TBS Brewers Yeast
Ice
Blend all but ice in a blender and allow up to 2 minutes for lots to break down. Add ice to desired thickness

[zengal]

I can't believe I haven't tried those! Lactation smoothies could be my new favorite breakfast!

Here's the cookie recipe I use. My best batch I added butterscotch morsels in with milk chocolate ones. Mmm.
www.drmomma.org/2010/08/lactation-cookies-recipe-increasing.html?m=1

[jax1182014]

I have a great quick and easy meal....

Buy a rotisserie chicken and shred it.
Put some BBQ sauce on it and buy some nice sandwich rolls and make pulled chicken sandwiches! So easy! I like coleslaw on my pulled chicken so I usually buy a bag and canned coleslaw dressing and throw that together

[zengal]

Just finished the quinoa spinach power salad (and I added chicken). It was so delicious! Thank you ninergirl52!

[catlady22]

sadie74, yum! Totally making that chicken salad tonight.

I make bruschetta chicken on the grill:

- chicken breasts
- kraft sun dried tomato dressing
- totatoes diced up
- basil shredded
- mozzarella cheese

Marinate the chicken breasts in 2/3 cup dressing for at least an hour. Cook on grill for 8 mins on one side. Move on to foil covered grill portion and top with the tomatoes (mixed with 1/3 cup dressing and basil). Cook for 6 mins and top with cheese to melt.

[ninergirl52]

zengal I love that salad!! It's yummy leftover too!!

[zengal]

I ate the leftovers for lunch. Aaaaalll gone!
ninergirl52

[zengal]

I'm trying all kinds of new things this week! jmichlik that was an excellent Cajun chicken pasta! I cooked the sauce down until it was thicker and added some cayenne to make it even a little spicier- DH said it was delicious!