This week, I took meals from my cookbooks. I’ve noticed them gathering dust and I think they have been feeling a little neglected.
Quiche (I use the same base which consists of:
1/2 cup miracle whip
1 cup milk
4 eggs
1/4 tsp each nutmet, salt and pepper
then I add the ingredients I have on hand ie)ham, cheese, onion, olives etc)
Pizza (nothing fancy. just good ole pillsbury pizza dough)
Did I happen to mention my new found love of meal planning? I just finished 2 more weeks worth of recipes. I found a few new ones I can’t wait to try. Tonight I am making Pork Medallions with Cranberry Stuffing, but I am substituting the pork with chicken. Chicken seems to go better with cranberry stuffing…don’t you think??? M-mmm-mm…can you smell it???
I still have plenty of apples from apple picking at Arlington’s last weekend. I made an apple pie and was lucky enough to grab 1 piece before it was devoured. You’d think I never fed them or something! Anyhoo, I’m in the mood for something baked, so I started my online search for a delicious apple recipe. Here is what I found:
MAPLE APPLE OATMEAL MUFFINS
1-1/4 cups (300 mL) quick-cooking rolled oats
1-1/2 cups (375 mL) Milk
2 cups (500 mL) all-purpose flour
1 tbsp (15 mL) baking powder
1/2 tsp (2 mL) salt
1/3 cup (75 mL) granulated sugar
1/2 cup (125 mL)Â pure maple syrup
1 egg
1/4 cup (50 mL) butter, melted
1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla
2 cups (500 mL) finely diced apples (unpeeled or peeled)
Topping:
2 tbsp (30 mL)Â pure maple syrup
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C). Lightly butter nonstick muffin pans or line with paper liners.
In bowl, combine oats and Milk; let stand for 5 min. In separate large bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. Whisk sugar, maple syrup, egg, butter and vanilla into Milk mixture. Pour over dry ingredients and sprinkle with apples. Stir just until moistened.
Spoon into prepared muffin pan. Bake for about 25 min or until tops are firm to the touch. Let cool in pan for 10 min. Transfer to rack.
Topping: Brush warm muffin tops with maple syrup. Let cool completely.
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I’m doing the 1 bag, 5 dinners the week of the 27th and a new low calorie chicken alfredo dish…yumm!
Smarter Fettuccine Alfredo with Chicken
Here’s what we are having for supper this week…yummm!
Busy Day Guadalajara Chicken and Rice Skillet
Chicken pizza
I was preparing supper the other day when I discovered I was missing a key ingredient from the recipe. Time to improvise! I love taking recipes and trying different ingredients. My best meals are made when I just grab a few things from the cupboard, fridge or freezer and through them together. So here is what I came up with the other day…it is sooo delicious!!
FIERY SHRIMP AND RICE WITH CHEESE
2 cups instant white rice
2 cups chicken broth
1 cup of precooked shrimp (more if you like)
1 cup frozen broccoli
1/4-1/2 cup of president’s choice memories of thailand fiery chili pepper sauce
**depending on how spicy you like it**
3/4 cup tex mex shredded cheese
PREPARATION
prepare rice according to instructions on box. use chicken broth instead of the water to prepare rice.
cook shrimp and frozen broccoli in a skillet on medium-high heat for approx 10-15 min.
toss cooked shrimp, broccoli and cooked rice together. add cheese and chili pepper sauce and mix. enjoy!!
YUMMY!!
I found more yummy recipes on the mealsmatter.org website. I can’t wait to try them out.  Last thursday night, I made a chicken pizza for supper. It was sooo good! I can’t stop thinking about it. I added it to my meal plan list and will have to make it one of my regular recipes.
So here are two more weeks of recipes..yeah!!
Thai chicken in red curry and coconut
I found a few more great recipes for next week. I’m really liking this meal planning. I get so excited searching for new recipes! Mealsmatter.org is my favorite resource for meal planning and it’s free. There are so many great recipes on the site. Makes meal planning a breeze!
*I’ve made a few changes from the original recipe.
Weight Watchers
| 1 tbsp | Vegetable oil |
In a medium nonstick skillet, heat oil. Saute onion until browned and very soft, about 10 minutes. Add chicken and bell pepper; saute until chicken is golden brown and cooked through, 5-8 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
Heat tortillas according to package directions. Spoon chicken mixture down center of each tortilla and cover with cheese; roll into cylinders and slice on diagonal.
modified from original recipe
| 4 | Whole wheat pitas (6 1/2 inches or 16cm in diameter) |
preheat oven to 350 degrees F
cut each pita into 8 wedges and arrange on baking sheet. bake for 10-12 minutes then allow to cool.
spread pita wedges on parchement paper. spread salsa or sauce on each slice and top with olives, tomatoes, corn and cheese. place back into the oven for 3-4 min or until cheese is melted.
I decided to do up a meal plan for next week. I do them every so often, but I don’t think it’s something I could do every week. Don’t get me wrong, I like structure. But sometimes I find too much structure exhausting. I can usually whip up a meal with what I have on hand. I use mealsmatter.org when I want to do a meal plan for the week. You can choose recipes from the site or include your own and the site compiles the ingredients into a shopping list. It’s a great site and it’s free! I’m starting back on my weight watchers program next week, so all of the recipes I choose are weight watchers recipes. Here they are:
Greek salad and Pork
Roasted herb potato wedges
BBQ chicken and sweet potato wedges
Hopefully I can get rid of these extra 20lbs that I have been carrying around the last few years!
