what is everyone's favorite meals?

chill mix it up divide it out put it in the freezer cook as need...vary vary large serving could add meat and reduce the qty.

Cut Green Beans, 1 container (1 4/5 cups ea.) 70 7 0 0 0 0
Sliced Carrots, 1 container (1 4/5 cups ea.) 105 7 0 4 0 0
Black Beans, 1 container (1 4/5 cup (128g) ea.) 385 25 0 25 0 4
Peppers - Sweet, green, raw, 1 cup, chopped 30 3 0 1 0 0
Pinto Beans, 1 container (3 3/10 cups ea.) 780 59 0 46 0 0
Diced Tomatoes and Green Chilies, 1 container (1 4/5 cups ea.) 88 4 0 4 0 0
Diced Tomatoes and Green Chilies, 1 container (1 4/5 cups ea.) 88 4 0 4 0 0
Kidney Beans-Light Red, 1 container (1 4/5 cups ea.) 420 25 0 28 0 4
Chilli Beans - Great Value, 4 container (1 4/5 cups ea.) 1,540 84 0 84 0 14
Homemade - Frozen Corn Off Cob, 4 cup 528 17 1 20 0 7
Add Ingredient
Total: 4034 235 1 216 0 29
Per Serving: 403 24 0 22 0 3

Try the "Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken" recipe posted on the recipe board. Had it for dinner last night and it was awesome. (I suggest leaving out the taco seasoning and adding a can of black beans and fresh onions and mushrooms) Crock pot meals are great because they require very little time and effort and will give you a lot of food- hence left overs for the rest of the week Another good crock pot meal is just a whole chicken with potatoes, carrots, and onions w/ some chicken broth. I seriously love my crock pot lol. Watch out for the frozen dinners.. they are yummy but usually packed full of sodium. I love love love the recipe board here- This is only my 2nd week and I have already found so many healthy dinner ideas I can't wait to try.

Here are more of my favorites...

Quick Pizzas:
Spread spaghetti sauce on a Bagel Thin, top w/ mozz cheese and whatever veggies/ meats you like. Throw it in the over at 425 for 10 mins or unti cheese is melted and bagel is slightly toasted. Eat w/ salad

Stir Fry:
Buy a bottle of Stir-Fry sauce or terryaki sauce. Dump bag of frozen veggies in pan on med-hi and add sauce when veggies are cooked. You can also add chicken or whatever meat. Serve w/ brown rice

Baked potato w/ salsa, black beans, cheese, and diced chicken

Fajitas:
Season chicken in pan w/ fajita seasoning. In separate pan, sautee onions and bell peppers. I like my "fajitas" as a kind of fajita-burrito hybrid- I stuff my tortilla w/ meat, peppers, onions, brown rice, sour cream, cheese, and black beans

For sides, I like to cut sweet potatoes or baking potaoes into wedges and bake in the oven at 450 for 30-40 mins. Lightly coat w/ olive oil. Season regular potatoes w/ garlic salt and rosemary. Sweet potatoes w/ brown sugar (also good w/ a little dash of chili powder)

I loveee brussel sprouts- here's a good way to cook them:
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/roasted-brussels-sprouts-recipe2/index.html


Tuscan Sausage and Bean Soup

12 oz turkey kielbasa sliced
2 cloves garlic
1 can green beans
1 can red kidney beans
1 can greaty northern beans
1 can italian diced tomatoes
1/2 c water
2 c chicken broth
1 onion
1 carrot

Throw in crockpot and cook 8-10 hours! This soup is DELICIOUS... I have it all the time and never never ever get tired of it... I don't have nutritional info, but I think it might be a weight watchers recipe

Chicken Pot Pie - this is a little involved, but is actually super easy to make. It's soooo good- better than any frozen chick pot pie you will ever have. And the leftovers are actually better than it is the 1st time you make it.. kinda like a casserole

1/3 cup butter
1/3 cup flour
1/2 tsp salt
2/3 c milk
1 and 3/4 c chicken broth
2 cup chicken (You can get a rotisserie already cooked, or just cook breats ahead of time)
1 cup each of peas (I use canned), carrots (I use sliced canned), and broccoli (I use frozen and thaw ahead of time in microwave)
dash of onion powder
pie crust (I use the Pillsbury pie crust that comes in a 2-pack... you just unroll it- super easy)

Preheat oven to 400
Heat butter in pan until melted
Blen in flour, salt, pepper, onion powder and stir until smooth
Remove from heat
Stir in broth and milk. Bring to boil for 1 minute
Stir in chicken and veggies
Fill the pie crust (You can pile the goodies on readdy high... I usually end up with a peak of filling)
Cover the filling with the remaining pie crust

Bake 40-45 mins or until crust is golden brown

*You can even make the chicken/ veggie filling ahead of time and keep it in the fridge until you're ready to make the pie

Turkey Meatloaf- simple and delicious. I like to divide the meatloaf into muffin-sized portions. Do this using a cupcake pan instead of a loaf pan.

1.5 lbs ground turkey
1/2 cup oatmeal
1/2 cup breadcrumbs
1/2 cup milk
2 T soy sauce or Worcestershire
1 egg
onion powder or diced fresh onions

Preheat oven to 350
mix all ingredients and place in bread pan or muffin pan
Bake 1 hour (or about 30 mins if using muffins)

*This is also good with a ketchup glaze...
1/2 cup ketchup
2 T brown sugar
1 T spicy brown mustard
spread over top of meatloaf before baking and cover pan w/ foil

Here are a couple links as well

Giada's seafood pasta (I omit the mussels/ clams and just use shrimp and scallops)
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/spaghetti-with-pinot-grigio-and-seafood-recipe/index.html

German Style Turkey Sausage Skillet- you will like this if you like sauerkraut
http://www.recipe.com/german-style-turkey-sausage-skillet/

bump!

Up to 5 large eggs pan-fried with approx. 3 tablespoons of real butter. Sprinkle with salt/pepper. Garnish with bacon, or sausage... or both.

-OR-

A beautifully marbled boneless rib-eye steak seasoned with kosher salt/pepper and grilled to medium-rare. Served with a side of eggs or bacon... or both.

i am drooling.