Slow Cooker Mongolian Beef & Noodles

 

Slow Cooker Mongolian Beef & Noodles

This wasn't that great. And with beef being crazy expensive right now that kinda sucks. I mean we will still eat it but it's not that great lol. It kinda just tastes like beef and gravy? I ended up adding some frozen stir fry veggies just to get some veggies in us. I mean it's not gross, but it's pretty heavy and doesn't taste too much like any sort of Asian food. We topped it with sriracha, chili crisp and green onions.

Recipe from @coolkitchenbro on Tiktok

Salsa Verde Chicken Enchiladas

 

Salsa Verde Chicken Enchiladas

Again I forgot to get a picture, dinner time is chaotic with Linc now that' he's almost one. These were okay, they tasted too much like cream cheese we thought. Next time we'd half the cream cheese or honestly omit it all together and just add shredded cheese in the filling.

We really did like the flavor it just felt like a bit too much cream cheese :)

Click here for the recipe from The Everyday Cookbook

Slow Cooker Cowboy Butter Chicken Orzo

 

Slow Cooker Cowboy Butter Chicken Orzo

I forgot to get a picture of dinner again, its crazy now that Linc is 1 in a week so I hardly have time to cook, let alone take pictures lol. 

I made this recipe exactly as written, and we loved it. Ethan said I definitely need to make it again. My slow cooker finished cooking the chicken around 2-2.5 hours, it was super fast. Then the orzo took 40 minutes. So good and so flavorful!

Click here for the recipe from The Everyday Cookbook

Meatloaf with Herbed Rice & Veggies

 

Meatloaf with Herbed Rice & Veggies

Linc is almost 1 year old, and I still am not cooking as much as I was! This was just a basic 2lb meatloaf recipe with microwaved rice and steamed/microwaved veggies. Super good and pretty easy, the hardest part is waiting an hour for the meatloaf to be done.

Pork Tacos

 

Pork Tacos

So this started out being Easy Pork Carnitas, but I kept not being able to make dinner because of the baby....so Craig ended up just smoking the meat with seasonings. I think he used a fajita seasoning and some sort of chipotle seasoning. It was really good! So I just made tacos with cheese, lettuce, cilantro, onions and Cholula Chipotle Cremosa sauce. Super good and flavorful!

Here is the recipe for Pork Carnitas from Damn Delicious that we were going to make 

Parmesan Garlic Spaghetti from Damn Delicious

 

Parmesan Garlic Spaghetti

Super easy and delicious of course! My husband loved it, but he said it wasn't super filling.....which was suprising with all the butter and carbs lol. Next time maybe I'll serve it as a side to some chicken, but he did ask me to make it again which is actually kind of a rare thing. But it is a Damn Delicious recipe and he seems to always love those. I made it as written.

The broccoli was just steamable frozen broccoli with some Kinders Woodfired Garlic seasoning.

Click here for the Parm Garlic Spaghetti Recipe

Sheet Pan Crunchwrap Supreme

 

Sheet Pan Crunchwrap Supreme

I broiled it literally for 1 minute and it burned, argh. Still tasted good, I scraped off the mostly burned parts. I made the recipe almost exactly as written, except I used red onions instead of green because I already had some cut up. I'd defintely make again, just maybe broil it for like 20 seconds!

Sheet Pan Crunchwrap Supreme recipe by BoneAppleTeach

Parmesan Garlic Chicken with Tortellini and Veggies

 

Parmesan Garlic Chicken with Tortellini and Veggies

This was so good! I did do it a little differently because I was just cooking it on the stove and in the oven, rather then on a griddle like the recipe called for. I made the tortellini using the instructions on the package, and I cooked the veggies in the cast iron skillet after removing the chicken for all that extra flavor. Then I mixed the veggies & tortellini, and instead of Italian vinaigrette, I used some of the Buffalo Wild Wings Parmesan Garlic sauce.

For the chicken I butterflied it then I sprinkled it with salt and pepper. The breadcrumb coating was a mixture of Texas Toast croutons, panko, and grated parmesan. I then browned it on both sides, added a slice of mozzarella and put it in a 400 degree oven for like 6 minutes. The chicken was thin so it was done early. I had forgotten to put the BWW sauce on before the breadcrumbs, so I just drizzled some on before I put it in the oven.

It was delicious, and my son loved it so much he pretty much ate all the chicken himself lol. My husband had a serving, he was it was okay. Like always lol. My son also ate most of the veggies the day after to!

Click here for the recipe from Cooking in the Midwest

The chicken was based on this recipe from Cooking in the Midwest

Cheesy Crockpot Meatball Pasta

 

Cheesy Crockpot Meatball Pasta

Super easy and delicious, a nice change from just my regular spaghetti recipe. Usually frozen meatballs aren't that great, but this brand was really good....we were impressed! The only change I made was I added an onion, because I had one already chopped. I liked that it was pretty much dump and go, without being too salty and generic like most easy crockpot recipes are.

Click here for the Cheesy Crockpot Meatball Pasta by Cooking In The Midwest

Low Calorie BLT Chicken Salad

 

Low Calorie BLT Chicken Salad

This was just a quick lunch idea that I just randomly threw together, ingredients are approximated. It was really good and I love having something that I can throw on some bread for lunches.

- 1 container already shredded rotisserie chicken

- 2 stalks celery, chopped

- 1/4 red onion

- 1 container cherry tomatoes

- 1 box already cooked bacon

- 1/2 cup nonfat greek yogurt

- 1/2ish cup non fat mayo

- salt, pepper, dill

- I also added low sugar craisins to mine, but I didn't mix it in because no one else wanted them in theirs

Quick Honey Mustard Salmon with Power Grains and Broccoli

Quick Honey Mustard Salmon with Power Grains and Broccoli

I love this girls Instagram, she has super easy meals that just are low calorie and high protein. This dinner took like 15 minutes! Everyone liked it so I'll definitely make it again. I had never thought of just shaking seasoning in the broccoli bag before.

Click here for DevinSteeleDiatician on Insta

 

Gnocchi With Spring Vegetables

 

Gnocchi With Spring Vegetables

This was so good! My son and I loved it, my husband just said it was okay....but he's not a big fan of gnocchi. Weirdo :P It was super fast and fresh tasting, I'd definitely make it again. 

Click here for the Gnocchi With Spring Vegetables recipe from BudgetBytes

Weight Watchers Chicken Tikka Masala

 

Weight Watchers Chicken Tikka Masala

Served over brown rice. This was pretty good, it's definitely better with all the full fat milks/yogurts, but it was decent for a low calorie recipe. Not sure if I'd make it again, I might try to find a different one. I did just throw everything in the Instant Pot because the baby isn't wanting to be put down right now, so maybe that's where I went wrong.

Click here for the Weight Watchers Chicken Tikka Masala recipe from Pointed Kitchen

 

Sheet Pan Tacos

These look like a mess but they were tasty. I didn't warm the tortillas quite enough before I filled them because some of them split, but they stuck together fine after cooking. I did make 2 changes to the recipe, I used lean ground beef and instead of rotel I used some of my husbands homemade smoked salsa. They were really good and my son loved them, and his friends came over the next day and had some too. My husband wasn't hungry so he didn't try them. I'd make them again for sure!

Click here for the recipe from BudgetBytes

Chicken Caesar Salad

 

Chicken Caesar Salad

This was a super quick and easy meal. I just had some bagged salad, frozen chicken tenders, croutons, shredded parmesan and Bolthouse caesar dressing. My son also had an extra tender (with McDonald's sauce lol) and some garlic bread. Yum!

Dan Dan Noodles

 

Dan Dan Noodles

These were good, I probably wouldn't make them again unless requested. Only because I've made other quick noodle dishes I like better. Even though there was a bunch of chili crisp, there was zero spice so I did add sriracha. I also didn't have the green onion toppers, because my green onion went bad after only 2 days! Crazy. That would of really brightened it up.

Click here for the Dan Dan Noodle recipe from Budget Bytes

BBQ Chicken Quesadilla's with Cilantro Lime Rice

 

BBQ Chicken Quesadilla's with Cilantro Lime Rice

This was a "use up what I have" dinner. The quesadillas had Monterey Jack cheese, leftover rotisserie chicken, bbq sauce, cilantro and onions. The rice was microwaveable cilantro lime rice. Super easy and I always like using up ingredients we already have. I really should have made some veggies, but I'm exhausted and just wanted to make a quick dinner. 

The baby was already asleep when I made this, but I'm going to see if he likes the rice tomorrow! So far he hasn't been a fan of rice, but he's only tried it twice. 

Built Bar Sour Puff Pink Lemonade Squeeze Review

 

Built Bar Sour Puff Pink Lemonade Squeeze Review

I admit, the first nanosecond of the first bite was pretty good, I tasted sweet strawberry. Then it all went terribly wrong. Um, these are horrendous. Like one of the worst tasting things I've ever tasted....they taste like vomit. And the vomit flavor doesn't leave your mouth until you drink something, and even then the memory haunts you. When Casey's gas station first opened by us, I went and got a horchata latte. It was hot when it was dispensed, but I figured maybe it was like how when you order iced tea, lots of time it comes out warm and you dispense it over ice. No....it was not supposed to be hot. It was so spoiled....that was the first time I ever tasted vomit flavor from food, and this brought back canon event memories.

I'm not a picky person at all, even if I don't love something I'm okay with "fine" food. I like to just make bowls of random food and eat the mixture when I don't want to cook, my husband says it's weird but I'm fine with it. But this is so so so so gross. I had my parents try it, and they thought it was awful too. My son wants to prank his friends with it. 

I love Built Bars and at least this was a freebie, I'd be so disappointed if I actually paid for this.

EveryPlate Sriracha Pork Stir-Fry

 

EveryPlate Sriracha Pork Stir-Fry

This was okay. I mean it wasn't bad but it was just kinda generic tasting. My son didn't even like it, but I feel like he didn't give it much of a chance. I think next time I'd add some chili crisp or something. The cilantro wasn't part of it but I had some already chopped up. I should of actually put it in the rice so it was a cilantro like rice instead of just lime rice. It wouldn't be one that I'd get again but it was fine.

EveryPlate Caramelized Onion Smashed Burgers

 

EveryPlate Caramelized Onion Smashed Burgers

I really liked these, the smokey mustard was really good and caramelized onions are one of my favs. It really could of used some type of cheese though, I didn't even think to put any on since it didn't call for it. I was on auto pilot cooking dinner lol. Fries were good too. My son said this was the best burger he ever had which was surprising since he's had In in Out Burger before :P