Recipe: Chicken with Spinach and Tomato

Ingredients:

• 8 to 12 ounces fresh chopped or baby spinach, cleaned
• salt and pepper
• 1/4 cup chicken broth
• 4 chicken breast halves, boneless, pounded slightly to even thickness
• 2 tsp Italian Seasoning
• salt and pepper
• 1 large tomato, diced
• 1 onion chopped

Preparation:

Heat oven to 350°. Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish or spray with cooking spray. Put spinach in the baking dish, sprinkle with salt and pepper. Add chicken broth. Sprinkle chicken with seasoning blend, salt, and pepper; arrange over the spinach. Sprinkle with the diced tomato and onion. Cover the baking dish with foil. Bake for 25 minutes. Uncover and bake for 10 to 15 minutes longer, or until chicken is cooked through.
Serves 4.

Out of oven

Before oven

Recipe - Quiche ~ Bacon/Cheddar and Feta/Tomato

Quiche - Two ways

Bacon & Cheddar and Feta & Tomato

Feta Tomato Quiche:

2 tbsp Butter

1 Large Onion

1 Roma Tomato

1 package of Feta Cheese

4 Eggs

1/2 cup of milk

1 Pre-Made Pie Crust

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Heat up frying pan, add butter. Cut up onion into slices, add to hot pan. Saute on Med heat until onions turn soft and translucent. Chop up tomato. Set onion aside to cool. Place pie crust into a pie pan and add cooled onion, tomato and feta to the bottom of crust, spreading out evenly. Beat 4 eggs and milk together and pour on top. Put in oven. Cook for 1 hour.

Cheddar Bacon Quiche:

1 Cup shredded Cheddar cheese

6 slices of Turkey Bacon

4 eggs

1/2 cup milk

1 Pre-Made pie crust

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Chop up bacon into small pieces. Place pie crust into pie pan. Layer cheese and bacon on to crust evenly. Beat 4 eggs and milk in seperate bowl and pour over other ingredients. Put in oven and cook for one hour.

ENJOY!

Before eggs went in...

Just out of oven.

Bacon Cheddar

Feta Tomato

Yum!

Recipe: Ham and Beans

INGREDIENTS:

2 cans or 1 lb dry great Northern beans 1/2 pound cooked ham, diced 1 small onion, diced 3 tsp brown sugar 1 clove of garlic

salt and pepper to taste 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1 tablespoon dried parsley

DIRECTIONS:

1.	Rinse beans in a large pot. Add 8 cups of cold water. Let stand overnight or at least 8 hours. Drain and rinse beans. OR: (Open two cans, drain, rinse.)
2.	Return beans to pot and add ham, onion, brown sugar, salt, pepper, garlic, cayenne and parsley and water to cover. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer 1 1/2 to 2 hours, until beans are tender. Add more water if necessary during cooking time. I generally serve over steamed brown or white rice. Enjoy!!

Recipe: Spanish Rice - Gluten Free and Vegetarian

Right before I added the rice.

Before I mixed it together, isnt it pretty!!

Ingredients:

2 Green Peppers - Optional Red, Yellow or Orange Peppers...

1 Yellow Onion

2 Tsp Olive Oil

1 Can of Corn ( You can use frozen or fresh)

1 Can of Black Beans

1 Can of Diced tomatoes

1 Can of Rotel Diced tomatoes

2 Tsp Cumin

2 Tsp Garlic Salt

1 Tsp Paprika

1 Tsp Mild Chili Powder

4 Cups cooked rice... ( I steamed mine in the steamer while cooking the rest..)

1 package of mexican cheese

Directions:

1. In large saute pan on medium high heat, add Olive Oil... 
2. When oil is hot add peppers and onions. Saute until soft.
3. Add Tomatoes, beans, corn and all spices...
4. Mix together and reduce heat to simmer...
5. Simmer 10 - 15 minutes just to warm through.
6. Fold in rice. Place in serving dish.
7. Layer cheese on top.
8. Serve hot or room temp...

Enjoy!!

Sorry I didn't get a pic of the final product! I got to excited to eat it! ;)

Sausage Jambalaya ~ Recipe

Sausage Jambalaya

Ingredients:

1 lb Sausage (Smoked) - (we used turkey sausage and chicken sausage)
1 Yellow Onion
2 Ribs of Celery
1 Green Pepper
1 Bay Leaf
Pinch of Cayenne Pepper
1 Can Diced Tomatos (14 oz)
1 Can Chicken Broth (14 oz)
1 Tsp Cumin
1 Tsp Chili Powder
1 Tsp Poultry Seasoning
1 Tsp Worcestershire Sauce

Optional - Add Chicken and/or shrimp...

Directions:

Chop onion, celery and green pepper. Add all ingredients into crockpot. Cook 6 - 8 hours.
Serve over rice or pasta.

Enjoy!!!

Potato Salad

Potato Salad

8 medium potatoes, cooked and diced
1 1/2 cups mayonnaise
2 tablespoons cider vinegar
3 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon yellow mustard
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon pepper
2 celery ribs, sliced
1 cup onion, minced
5 hard-boiled eggs
paprika
Directions:
1. Boil peeled potatoes in salted water until done. Cool to room temperature.
2.Place diced potatoes in large bowl.
3. Mix mayonnaise, cider vinegar, sugar, mustard, salt, garlic powder, and pepper in another bowl.
4. Add to potatoes.
5. Add celery and onions and mix well.
6. Stir in eggs.
7. Sprinkle a little paprika on top.

Mediterranean Chicken with couscous salad

Well we have the funk in our house - Dakota got it Monday and Eli and I got it last night. Strep throat. UGH.

And I did NOT feel like cooking. But I didn't marinade that chicken for nothing, ya heard?

So I went thru with it. I cooked it up and I ate the dickens out of it! And it was darn tooting delicious! SO take that Mr. Strep!

By the way this one was NOT gluten free - because my local shop didnt have gluten free couscous - s I splurged and bought the rainbow - cuz it was cute. YES, because it was cute!

So here is our photo:

And as always - the recipes we use are from The Fresh 20

I do NOT get paid to endorse them in any way - just sharing :)

Although I wish I did get paid - Hey - Fresh 20 - You hear that??

Wink Wink!

BBQ Braised Beef with Colcannon

Ok so I dont want to be a "Debby Downer" here... BUT

I am SO over cumin. I mean its like in EVERY recipe! Ok maybe that is an exageration but still. It has such a distinct taste and it had no business being in BBQ sauce. I KNEW the second I put it in there, I would regret it. UGH.

Rant over.

Dinner was good.
Not a huge fan of Colcannon... it was weird, and needed a lot of salt.

My kids on the other hand, hated them stringy meat and loved the colcannon. Too funny, huh?

Well all and all it was a good dinner. Not in my top ten. But I may possibly make it again MINUS the cumin. Cough. Gag.

I understand that there are only 20 ingredients allowed. I do! But its the same few spices every week! There are a plethora of spices out there!! And I know some chefs prefer certain spices! Thats awesome and stuff... But its time to broaden horizons. I am going to veer from the recipes if they continue this way.

Dont get me wrong, they are good, real good! But I do change em up slightly to my taste sometimes.
I still love the ease of having it all spelled out for me. I am NOT ungrateful. At all.

Just hoping for some new tastes.

ANYWAYSSSSSS

Here is my delicious photo!

Steak Fajitas

The menu today is Steak fajitas. With skirt steak - which looks nasty. I mean real nasty. People eat this stuff?  Look, I am a beef lover. I would eat steak every day if I could. But skirt steak looks gross. Its all fatty and stuff. Blech. But I am doing this menu plan at Fresh 20 to try out new things. Stuff I have never cooked or stuff I have cooked with a healthy twist.  I have cooked fajitas before, but not with skirt nasty steak.

All that being said. I cooked it wrong and sliced it wrong.  I followed directions. But I shouldnt have. I should have done it the way I *thought* it should have been done. But anyways. It was tough. Literally.

So we sat there eating and had a good laugh as the table fell silent and all we could hear was chewing. We all stopped looked at each other and laughed. Yep. Chewy. And while I am complaining - I dont like the corn tortillas either. So there.

So here are the photos of the evening.

Peasant Bean Stew

So today is day three of the gluten free diet for us.
We are all so sick in this house, we have no voices, sore throats, fevers.
I was super excited that the plan was a stew today.

Peasant Stew to be exact.

And it was a hit. It was actually very very delicious. My daughters only complaint was the sausage - she ate the KALE!!!! What!! I know!

Anyways here are the photos!
Again this is The Fresh 20 Plan gluten free...

Italian Polenta Bake- Gluten Free

 Well here it is, the first gluten free recipe that is not my own...
It was delicious!!
It consisted of polenta, turkey sausage, mushrooms, onion, tomato puree, and mozzarella cheese!!
With a spinach salad on the side.

I highly recommend it!!
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Pork Chop Stew - Recipe

Ingredients:

6 pork loin chops 4 tbsp. flour 2 tbsp. oil 6 med. potatoes, cubed 1 med. onion, chopped 1 sm. cabbage, cut in thin wedges (optional) 4 carrots, diced 1 Cup Sliced Mushrooms 1/4 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. pepper 2 tsp. chicken bouillon granules 1/4 c. water 1 can (14 1/2 oz.) sliced stewed tomatoes 1/2 c. sour cream 2 tbsp. cornstarch Directions: 1. Trim fat from chops. Coat with 2 tablespoons flour. Brown chops in oil over medium heat. 2. Place potatoes, onion and carrots in slow cooker. Sprinkle remaining flour over and toss to coat. Layer over potato mixture, in order, cabbage, Mushrooms, salt, pepper, chops, bouillon, 1/4 cup water and stewed tomatoes with juice. Do Not Stir. 3. Cover and cook on high 3 1/2-4 hours or on low for 7-8 hours. 4. Optional: In small saucepan, stir sour cream and cornstarch until smooth. Measure cooking liquid and add enough water or milk to equal 1 1/2 cups. Stir into saucepan. Cook and stir over medium heat until thick and mixture comes to a boil. Serve with chops.

Creamy Chicken Recipe

Creamy Chicken

Ingredients:

3 Chicken Breasts Chopped

1 Green Pepper Sliced

1 Cup Onion Sliced

1 Cup Baby Bella Mushrooms Sliced

1 Can Cream of Chicken soup

1/2 Cup Water

1 Tbs Butter

Directions:

Saute Pepper, Onion, Mushrooms in butter.

Add Chicken, cook until no longer pink.

Add Soup and water.

Simmer 20 minutes.

Serve over Rice.

Chicken Teriyaki - Recipe

Chicken Teriyaki

Ingredients

Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast
Broccoli Cauliflower Frozen Mix
1 Onion
A Bell Pepper ( I used Red)
1 tbs Garlic
5 tbs of Sweet Baby Rays Teriyaki Marinade
2 tsp Olive Oil
3 tbs Soy Sauce
3 or 4 Sprigs of fresh parsley
Salt and Pepper to taste

Directions

In a skillet, saute chicken, onion and pepper until cooked...
Add garlic, soy, parsley and marinade...
Simmer for about 15 minutes.

Serve over white rice...

White Chicken Chili - Recipe

White Chicken Chili - 

Ingredients

• 3/4 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cubed
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 (15 ounce) can white kidney or cannelini beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 (15 ounce) can northern beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 (11 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
• 1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chilies (optional)
• 1 teaspoon chicken bouillon granules
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• ( In place of the water and bouillon you may use chicken stock which is what I did...)

( I also used up left over chicken from my Roasted Lemon Chicken)

Directions

1. In a large skillet, saute chicken, onion and garlic in oil until onion is tender.
2. Transfer to a slow cooker. Stir in the remaining ingredients. 
3. Cover and cook on low for 7-8 hours or until chicken juices run clear and flavors are blended.

Vegetarian Spaghetti Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 (16 ounce) package spaghetti
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• 2 carrots sliced thin
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 (26 ounce) jar meatless spaghetti sauce
• 1 (16 ounce) can cannellini beans - Any kind of your favorite bean would work here...
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes with garlic and onion, undrained
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

1. Cook spaghetti according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute the onion, celery, carrots and garlic powder in oil until tender. Add the spaghetti sauce, beans, tomatoes, sugar, salt, oregano and bay leaf.
2. Bring to a boil; cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Discard bay leaf. Drain spaghetti; top with sauce and Parmesan cheese.

You can make so many variations of this dish by adding other veggies your family loves! Try some out, I would love to hear about them!! This was a huge hit with our family! Hope you enjoy!