Chipotle Shrimp Stew

 

Chipotle Shrimp Stew

   This was born out of wanting to make a veggie soup with what I had on hand. I never would have thought to put shrimp in but I really needed to use it up. I didn't even have a spare onion so I had to use onion powder, and the edamame was because I thought I had chickpeas and I didn't and I needed protein.

Ingredients:

- Frozen corn, edamame

- 2 chopped carrots

- 2 chopped celery stalks

- 5 mini bell peppers

- 1 bag medium shrimp

- 1 can cannellini beans

- A bunch of handfuls of kale

- 1 jar Cholula chipotle salsa

- Salt, pepper, garlic, onion powder, smoked paprika, cumin

- 1 bay leaf

I cooked the shrimp until it was almost done, then I just simmered everything together for like an hour. It's super delicious but sooo spicy lol. I have to add a dollop of greek yogurt (more protein) to kinda cool it down.

Bang Bang Chicken with Thai Quinoa Salad

 

Bang Bang Chicken with Thai Quinoa Salad

This was so good! I did make a couple of changes just to make it a little lighter. For the Bang Bang Chicken I swapped out half the mayo for half greek yogurt, and I used sugar free Thai chili sauce. I cooked it in the oven but it would be so good on the grill! For the quinoa salad I added a bit more sriracha, added a cucumber and I used a bunch of mini bell peppers that I already had. 

I love having salads like this to grab for lunch!

Click here for the Bang Bang Chicken recipe by Simple Home Edit

                        Click here for the recipe for Thai Quinoa Salad by Tastes Better From Scratch

Creamy Parmesan Tortellini with Nashville Hot Salad

 

Creamy Parmesan Tortellini with Nashville Hot Salad

Super quick and easy meal. It's just 1 bag of family sized refrigerated tortellini with a jar of creamy pesto sauce. After I cooked the tortellini I did sauté some jarlic in the same pot and once I added in the pesto sauce I added a squirt of tube basil and a bunch of black pepper. Then I topped it with red pepper flakes and shredded parmesan. Now that I'm typing this I remembered that I have some spinach in the fridge I could have tossed in.

The salad kit is just the "Nashville Hot" kit from Walmart, I love it...it's delicious. Very quick dinner!

Lime Shrimp Dragon Noodles

 

Lime Shrimp Dragon Noodles

This is honestly one of the best things I've ever eaten. Literally incredible. The only change I made to the recipe was I added a spoonful of peanut butter and topped it with chili crisp. In fact it's so good that I'm going to the store tomorrow to get the ingredients to make it again. All I need is another lime and another bag of shrimp. There is leftover cilantro and green onions and I have ramen packs in the pantry already.

 Ethan loves it too. We never eat shrimp because Craig's allergic but he's out of town so that's when we make shrimp recipes since I love them.

Click here for the Lime Shrimp Dragon Noodles recipe by BudgetBytes

Zero Sugar Apple Pie WW Cake

 

Zero Sugar Apple Pie WW Cake

Ingredients:

- 3 eggs

- 1 box zero sugar cake mix

- 1 can sugar free pie filling

Mix everything together in a 9x13 pan and bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes. I sprinkled cinnamon all over the top too.

It's really good, not too sweet and would be fun with some whipped cream or cool whip topping. I think it works out to 4 points if you sliced it into 12 bars.

I got the recipe from a random screenshot from a WW Facebook post.

White Bean Pumpkin Turkey Chili

 

White Bean Pumpkin Turkey Chili

I made a few substitutions of what I had on hand. Instead of 2 lbs ground turkey, I used 1 lb and 1 roasted sweet potato. I also used 1 can of black beans in place of 1 of the white bean cans, and I threw in a few handfuls of kale. I also added salt and pepper because the recipe didn't call for it for some reason.

It's so good! You can't even taste the pumpkin, it really just adds a creaminess to it. I think some corn and chipotle powder would also be good. I've been trying to have high veggie & protein soup on hand for lunches lately. 

I also made a side of cornbread, I haven't tasted it yet but I'm sure it's good....it's cornbread lol.

Click here for the White Bean Pumpkin Turkey Chili recipe from Skinnytaste

Click here for the cornbread recipe from BudgetBytes

Cheesy Sausage Pasta

 

Cheesy Sausage Pasta

This was really good! I have to say I was worried because it doesn't actually call for any spices. So I did add salt, pepper and garlic powder just in case. I also added in some jarlic and a couple small bell peppers because I had them to use. I also had to substitute the monterey jack cheese for fiesta cheese because that's all they had. I used Target brand andouille chicken sausage. I'd make this again! I actually was going to add in some of the refrigerated squeeze cilantro because we have it, but I forgot. I bet it would add some bright flavor. 

Click here for the Cheesy Sausage Pasta recipe from BudgetBytes