Balsamic Vegetable Salad

I had a friend over the other night that was telling me about this yummy salad she had for dinner and I wanted to give it a try to recreate!

1lb Boneless skinless chicken breast

1 red bell pepper

1 green bell pepper

1/2 Onion cut thick in wedges

Cut peppers in half and grill all these above

2-3c spinach

1 head broccoli

mix spinach and broccoli in salad bowl

feel free to add even more veggies on hand I grilled some tomatoes but they didn't turn out so good.

Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing

1/4c Balsamic Vinegar

2t Dark Brown Sugar

1T Chopped Garlic

1/2t Sea Salt

1/2t ground pepper

3/4c Extra Virgin Olive Oil

So Yummy!! Enjoy

Super Yummy Turkey Meatballs/ Baked Ziti

Tonight we had the yummiest dinner in a while so I couldn't wait to post it. Get ready to knock your socks off!!!

You will need:

1lb Ground Turkey

1/4 c Parmesan Grated Cheese

1 egg

1/2 tsp basil

1/2c Bread Crumbs( I used Stove Top)

1/4c Fresh Parsley or 1T Dried Parsley

1/2 tsp Dried Oregano

1/2 box Rigatoni Noodles

1 jar Marinara with Olive oil

1/2-1c Shredded Cheese( did you know if you buy a block of cheese instead of already shredded you are saving yourself from cellulose! They put it in there to preserve shredded cheese. All that should be in cheese MILK and salt!

I added Marinated Artichoke Hearts and 2 diced Tomatoes, mushrooms would have been good too! Get creative and add those veggies like tomorrow!

Cook the noodles as directed on the box. While those are cooking combine all meatball ingredients and preheat oven to 375. Make small meatballs(I used a cookie dropper) cook in a skillet on stove medium heat until light brown. Watch your noodles so they don't boil over. Drain noodles and poor into small baking dish. Add Veggies and marinara sauce and mix well. Top with cheese and cook for 15 minutes until melted. I didn't combine the meatballs but you can. Enjoy this is so yummy and easy to make!

Crusted Chicken & Lemon Sauce Pasta

2-3 Chicken Breasts Cut in half length wise and pounded out

1 egg

1/2 c Italian Bread Crumbs

1/2 pkg Angel Hair Pasta

1/2c Extra Virgin Olive Oil

1/2 Lemon Juice

salt to taste

1/4c Grated Parmesan Cheese

1 small pkg mushrooms washed and sliced

1 red bell pepper

1 green bell pepper

1/2 medium onion

1 clove garlic

1T EV olive oil

Cut and pound the chicken thin, then cook at 375 for 25 minutes or until white. Do this first as the rest does not take long. Get your water for your noodles boiling follow pkg directions. Cut and slice all veggies. Place oil in skillet on medium heat. add garlic first and then other veggies cook until tender or lightly browned. Lower heat and cover. When noodles are finished I made the sauce in the noodle pot. You have to just taste and eyeball it to your liking. Add the cheese last. Mix all together and Enjoy!

Recommited

So I changed the picture above only to show all of you what I got in my basket from bountiful this weekend. Now, the avacado frenzy was because I purchased the gaucamole packet for an additional $7.50. It is fun to see if we can use all the veggies by the time the next basket comes (2 weeks) It is totally worth your money, you get all of that for $16.50.
What am I recommiting to? making my own bread! I love home made bread it tastes so much better than store bought bread and it way better for you! I will have to post the recipe that I use a friend of mine gave me.

Warm Spinach Salad (like the one at Buca)

1 package or 3-4c Spinach
1/2 medium slivered purple onion
2-3t fetta or crumbled goat cheese
1c Cherry Tomatoes ( or sliced Tomatoes)
Light Creamy Balsamic Vinigrett Dressing( you can use the non creamy kind too)
2 shredded chicken breasts

I just add all the ingredients and then put the dressing in the microwave for 30 seconds to warm it and then serve.
pair it up with home made rolls listed below and enjoy!

Creamy Chicken Pesto Pizza

1 Neopolitan pizza dough recipe

1/2c Butter
1 1/2c Skim Milk
1/2c Grated parmesian cheese
1/2c Canned Parmessian Cheese
2-3T Pesto
2T White Flour
Shredded Chicken
Sliced Mushrooms
Slivered Purple Onion

Melt butter in sauce pan, then add milk and cheeses, use a whisk to blend together. This alfredo(with out the pesto) saves you the fat of the original recipe that calls for heavy whipping cream. It tastes the exact same too. I used the creamy pesto alfredo sauce as the cheese and just added it, then the chicken, mushrooms and onion and cooked at 400 for 20-25 minutes. It was super yummy!

The Best Meatloaf Yet

Ok I know I already posted the beef cakes, but this was by far the best meat loaf I have ever made by fluke.

1lb Ground Turkey
2-3 Carrots Grated by the Cheese Grater whole washed
1 zuccini grated with the cheese grater
1/2 med purple onion grated
1 egg
Mc Cormick Hamburger seasoning

Mix in a bowl. I just used the muffin tin again I feel like it turns out better like that! I cooked it in the oven on 400 for 30 minutes or until browned on top. It was so juicy that we didn't even use ketchup or bbq sauce.

I also made the oven fries again, I believe that recipe is below.