Scrambled Egg Pita

New breakfast recipe!!!! :)

I've been on an egg kick for a couple weeks but the "regular" meals I had were getting boring. So this morning I decided to change it up!

Scrambled Egg Pita

-2 scrambled eggs
-1 tbsp water
-1 handful spinach
-10 pieces of sliced mushrooms
-1 spoon of sun-dried tomatoes with juice
-1 spoon goat cheese
-1 half whole wheat pita, toasted.

Scrambled eggs in bowl and add water, set aside. Spray pan with olive oil or coconut spray. Add mushrooms, spinach and tomatoes, cook until heated through(2 mins or so). Add in eggs and cook thoroughly. Once the eggs/veggies are done, top with goat cheese and stir. Add to the pita pocket and enjoy!

Add a side of fruit to complete the meal! ;)

Garlic Tuscan Chicken

Garlic Tuscan Chicken

4  large chicken breasts, cut in half to thin(or 8 thin sliced breasts)
2 tsps olive oil
2 cups heavy cream
1 cup chicken stock
2 tsps garlic powder
2 tsps Italian seasoning
Salt & pepper to taste
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 cup chopped fresh spinach
1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes with some of the juice.
1 box pasta of choice


Instructions-
1) Pour olive oil in the pan and cook the chicken, on both sides, until done.
2) Remove chicken and place on a plate to the side.
3) Add cream, chicken stock, seasonings, and cheese to the pan and wisk until it starts to thicken.
4) Add in the spinach, when it starts to wilt, stir in the tomatoes.
5) Slice the cooked chicken and add back in to the sauce.
6) Cook pasta according to package directions.
7) Serve sauce over pasta and top with a little more parmesan cheese!

Crockpot Taco Dip

We are a lover of tacos and Mexican style foods in our house. So when we find new recipes, it's always nice when they turn out and the family loves it!

Crockpot taco dip

Grocery list:
- 1 1/4 lbs Lean ground beef
- 1 can light kidney bean
- 1 can rotel tomatoes
-1 packet dry ranch
- 1 packet taco seasoning
- 1/2 cup water
-1 can corn/1 bag frozen corn

Brown ground beef and drain. Place in crockpot. Add remaining ingredients and heat for approx 1-2 hours to cook the beans and corn. Serve with tortilla chips or taco shells.

You could easily top with shredded cheese, sour cream, salsa or lettuce.

This recipe is very versatile. You could add Velveeta or cream cheese. We don't normally eat Velveeta so it's not something we would try but I think the cream cheese would be good.

We are having ours with tortilla chips. :)

Crockpot Veggie Soup

This dinner was an 'accidental ' dinner. I started trying to do Meatless Mondays in iur house to change things up and on one Monday I had forgotten. My daughter informed me that we couldn't have meat, so I just started dumping random things in my crockpot and this is the recipe I ended with.

*Please note, that when I cook, sometimes I just eye ball things and you may have to adjust seasonings to your taste. ;)

Crockpot Veggie Soup

Grocery List

-1 can black beans

-1 can garbonzo beans

-1 bag frozen mixed veggies

-1 bag frozen butternut squash

-1 cup quinoa, already cooked

-2 cans chicken broth or veggie broth

-2 tbsp minced garlic

-1 tbsp onion powder

-2 tbsp tomato sauce

-salt and pepper to taste

Mix all ingredients in slow cooker and cook on low for 3-4 hours.

I threw mine in my crockpot on high and it was done in about 2 1/2 hours. :)

Slow Cooker Lemon Garlic Chicken

Grocery List

-1 can chicken broth plus 2 tsp chicken bouillon

-juice from 1 lemon

-5-6 minced garlic cloves

-1 tsp oregano

-3-4lbs chicken breasts

- 1/2 tbsp flour

- salt and pepper to taste

- brown rice or pasta of choice

Makes 6-8 servings.

Combine the first 4 ingredients in the slow cooker and stir until dissolved. Then add the chicken. Cook on low until chicken is done, approx. 4-6 hours. Remove chicken from cooker and slice. Add 1/2 tbsp flour to crockpot and stir until mixed.

Add chicken and keep warm.

Cook rice or pasta according to package. Serve chicken/sauce over rice/pasta.

Tip: Make enough and then portion out for lunches throughout the week.

Chicken Cobb Salad

I don't know about you, but I love a good salad! A couple years ago I tried the Chicken Cobb salad with avocado from Au Bon Pain. It's was absolutely amazing!

I also tend to make things at home because eating out can definitely put a crunch on a budget!

Here's my remake of the salad!

1 container of mixed greens
1 container of chopped romaine lettuce
1 English cucumber, peeled and sliced
1 container of grape tomatoes
1 bag of bacon bits
1 container of gorganzola cheese
1 avocado
1/2 chopped red onion
Boiled eggs, chopped
Red wine vinaigrette

I measured mine out with my 21 day fix containers and then added to a large bowl to mix! :)
2 greens
1 1/2 reds
1 blue
1 orange

Crockpot Italian Parmesan Chicken

I've always been one to love cooking and trying different things, especially new recipes!

And I love that it's Fall. That means it time to bring out my crockpot! The last couple of weeks, my partner at work, has been talking about chicken pot pie. Anyone who knows me and has followed my journey, knows that it's not on my meal plan.

So I went in search of something that was. Pinterest is an amazing place to start! So I found a couple recipes for crockpot chicken pot pie soup, fillings, and more.

Sadly, I was out of chicken stock, chicken bouillon, or any canned 'creamed’ soups. So, I went another route! ;)

Crockpot Italian Parmesan Chicken!

2 large chicken breasts

1 package of dry Italian seasoning

1 tbsp garlic powder

2 tsps pepper

Cook on low for 6-8 hours. Then add in 1 bag of frozen mixed veggies! I let it cook for about 30 more mins.

Once it was done, I turned my crockpot to the keep warm setting, and topped with 1- 1 ½ cups of shredded Parmesan cheese.

This was served over brown rice!

This recipe also made enough for 2 full meals for 3 of us!

COOKIE DOUGH BALLS

I was so excited when I seen a video on Facebook with a recipe for cookie dough balls, that I knew I needed to share.

Cookie Dough Balls
~ 3 scoops Vanilla Shakeology
~1/2 cup peanut butter(original recipe calls for cashew butter, but my store didn't have any)
~1/2 cup honey
~1/2 cup shredded coconut(original recipe calls for slivered almonds)
~ 1/2 cup semi sweet chocolate chips (original recipe calls for dark chocolate chips)

Mix all the ingredients in a bowl until well mixed. Then shape the dough into bites size pieces and place in the fridge to set.

I halved the recipe when I made it and i got about 18 balls. This recipe went over exceptionally well with the hubby and kids!

Coconut Curry Chicken

Coconut Curry Chicken

I a huge chicken fan. I could eat it pretty much every day and not get tired of it. My husband, on the other hand, could have it once a month and still think it's too much! ;)

So lately I've been scoping out Pinterest to find different ideas for the chicken. And I found curry chicken. I started looking through the recipes and kinda pieced together my own recipe. So I thought I'd share. :)

~5 chicken breast, cut up into bite size pieces
    Seasoned with onion powder, garlic powder, pepper, salt, coriander- all to your taste
~1 tbsp coconut oil
 Put coconut oil in your frying pan and then cook chicken until done. Once the chicken is done, I added 1 can of coconut milk and then added 1-2 tbsp curry powder, depending on your taste. And then added a steamed bag of mixed veggies. Let simmer until sauce thickens.

I used brown rice and cooked it in chicken broth instead of water.

Serve the chicken curry over the rice.

**This recipe can be spicy, but it's kid friendly in my household**