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

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

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 Quick Sweet Soy-Glazed Chicken Tacos

 

Quick Sweet Soy-Glazed Chicken Tacos

Terrible quick picture because baby wanted to nurse!

These were really good even though I overcooked the chicken a bit so it was kinda dry. Also I ran out of mayo for the slaw, so I added sour cream. I also ran out of sour cream lol so we used a tbs less then the recipe called for. Honestly next time I'd only use 2 out of the 4 tbs called 4 so it was less creamy and a bit more fresh. It was still really good though and we all liked it. My husband and I added sriracha. I've been really impressed with EveryPlate every time we've tried it, I've been reluctant to go back to Hello Fresh because of how many AI recipes and premium recipes there are.

 

EveryPlate Glazed Sweet Heat Pork Burgers

 

EveryPlate Glazed Sweet Heat Pork Burgers

I air fried some frozen french fries since it didn't come with sides or anything. My son loved these. I thought they were good but I should have left the seeds in the jalapeno, because there was no heat....just sweet. So they would have been perfect if they were a bit spicy!

Postpartum Meal Prep

 

Postpartum Meal Prep

 I only got a few pictures because I'm exhausted now. Here's what I made:

- Instant Pot Pinto Beans by BudgetBytes. I made bean and cheese burritos with them, and a few of them I filled with a microwaveable Spanish rice packet so they are bean/cheese/rice. 5 cups of beef broth for 49 minutes in the Instant Pot.

- Slow Cooker Sesame Honey Chicken by Skinnytaste. I left out the cornstarch because I read it doesn't freeze well. So I'll just throw it in the crockpot or Instant pot and serve over rice. 

- Mandarin Teriyaki Chicken. This was just using up ingredients of what I had. I had a half bottle of Panda Express Mandarin sauce and a half bottle of Lawry's Pineapple Teriyaki Marinade. So I threw that in a bag with sriracha, sesame seeds and some squeeze ginger with jarlic along with some chicken.

- Freezer breakfast sausage burritos. I cooked up a pound of breakfast sausage along with scrambling 18 eggs with heavy cream (only because I had some, if I didn't I would have just used milk), salt and pepper. Then I made burritos with the sausage, eggs, and cheddar cheese wrapped in a tortilla.

- Freezer breakfast sandwiches recipe by Tastes Better from Scratch

- Slow cooker Pesto Ranch Chicken recipe by She's In Her Apron. I did add some garlic and pepper and I'll probably serve it over mashed potatoes with a side of frozen veggies.

- Veggie & Beef Lentil Chili. This was another clean out the pantry meal. 1 lb ground beef, 1 can lentils, 1 can corn, 1 can white beans, 1 can chili beans, 1 can Rotel. I also added bell peppers, zucchini, celery, onions, garlic, 1 can tomato paste, 2 cups beef broth. Spices I used were (about 1 & 1/2 tsp of each): chili powder (2 tbs), garlic powder, onion powder, cumin, cayenne, salt/pepper, 1 tsp sugar. I just warmed it up on the stove then transferred it into 2 freezer safe Ziploc bags. I could serve it with frozen Texas Toast, cornbread or even like a small quesadilla. I'll see how I feel when the baby is here lol.

- Mini lasagna's. The pans were a little too small, but I didn't want to make a huge 9x13 pan because that's too much. I just grabbed a generic lasagna recipe, I based it off of this one by About A Mom. I used 1lb ground beef & 1lb Italian sausage. I only had 1 container of ricotta so that was kind of lacking, and only 1 & 1/2 24oz jars of marinara, so I also added a bottle of pizza squeeze lol. I also added a zucchini since we have so much from the garden. 

Here's some of the dinners plated that I made post partum!

EveryPlate Sweet Chili Chicken

 

EveryPlate Sweet Chili Chicken

Normally I wouldn't get a chicken dish from a service like this since I cook so much chicken normally anyway, but I forgot to pick my meals lol. This was actually really good! I did do a few things differently though. I added garlic to the chicken, a squeeze of tube ginger to the rice, and the carrots I added a zucchini from the garden plus a bit of garlic/onion/cayenne powder just because. I also cubed the chicken before I cooked it, then I tossed it in the sauce. I was surprised how much I really loved this, the sauce was super good.

Saucy Potsticker Rice Bowls

 

Saucy Potsticker Rice Bowls

This is a mish mash of all the TikTok recipes for this dish using what I had lying around basically. I really liked it but it's not my fav recipe ever but it was good and I'd make it again. The boys all said they liked it too so that's good. Plus it was fast!

Ingredients:

- half of a big bag of frozen potstickers (or 1 small bag)

- 1 can coconut milk

- 1 tbs tomato paste

- 1/4 cup maybe of Lawry's Teriyaki with Pineapple Juice Marinade (or just soy sauce or soyaki)

- 2 tbs red curry paste

- 1 tsp sesame oil

- leftover shredded carrots (cabbage would be good too)

- 1 tbs jarlic

- 1 squeeze of refrigerated tube ginger

- 1 bag steamable frozen broccoli

- 2 tsp rice wine vinegar

- chili crisp

- 1 cup rice

- green onions

- cilantro

Directions:

1) Make rice as directed

2) heat sesame oil in pan, sauté carrots for a bit until soft, then add jarlic & ginger

3) add coconut milk, tomato paste, teriyaki, curry paste, rice wine vinegar and stir

4) add potstickers

5) cook for 10-15 minutes covered

6) While everything is cooking, heat broccoli in microwave

7) Plate!

Potstickers with Spicy Kani Salad

 

Potstickers with Spicy Kani Salad

Normally when we have potstickers (just the frozen pork ones) I just make a bunch and we munch on that. But I saw this recipe for spicy kani salad that I wanted to make, so I thought it would make a good side for it!

I did make a couple of changes to the salad "dressing", I added some garlic and a bit of chili crunch with a half of a squeezed lime. I also topped it with cilantro because we had some to use up. It's very good! I'd definitely make it again, but I'd make the mayo base before hand so it has some time to meld and be a bit less mayo-e. The store only had a bigger bag of imitation crab meat and a giant cucumber, so I have enough to make another batch this weekend. 

Click here for the Spicy Kani Salad recipe from Al Dente Diva

Edit: so I made this again with a few changes and it's SO MUCH BETTER! I was almost out of mayo so I just used a little bit, and I subbed the rest with nonfat greek yogurt. I also added fresh squeeze tube ginger, some jarlic, and a bit of soy sauce. It's so much better without being full mayo, it's much more light & fresh tasting. 

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

Hot & Sour Soup with Eggrolls

 

Hot & Sour Soup with Eggrolls

  This was so good! I'm always kinda wary of soup that's ready in a quick amount of time, that it wouldn't have much flavor yet. But this was absolutely perfect, I'll definitely be making this again. The eggrolls are just frozen ones from Walmart that I air fried, and the dipping sauce is a mixture of teriyaki and Thai sweet chili sauce. 

  Click here for the Hot & Sour soup recipe from GimmeSomeOven

Hello Fresh Sweet & Spicy Pork Noodle Stir-Fry

 

Hello Fresh Sweet & Spicy Pork Noodle Stir-Fry

  This was really good, I thought it was on the dry side and a little too sweet. So we added some sriracha and chili crunch to tame some of the sweetness. I would add some pasta water to help it not to be so dry next time. But the flavor was good and we'd order it again. 

Hello Fresh Smashed Pork Gyoza Tacos with Pickled Veggies & Egg Rolls

 

Hello Fresh Smashed Pork Gyoza Tacos with Pickled Veggies & Egg Rolls

   I thought these were delicious, my husband said they were fine. My son actually fell asleep so he hasn't tried them yet. I would get these again for sure. The egg rolls were an add on that was on sale for like $3, and the serving size was 3 tacos each which is fine unless you are a teenage boy lol. I would of had to make him something else with it if we didn't have the egg roll add on.

Sweet & Spicy Ground Turkey & Broccoli Bowls

 

Sweet & Spicy Ground Turkey & Broccoli Bowls

    This was delicious, and I got a thumbs up! lol. It will definitely be in our rotation. I did omit the honey since it was already pretty sweet, and we added a dollop of chili crisp.

Click here for the Sweet & Spicy Ground Turkey & Broccoli Bowls recipe by 5BoysBaker

Sweet and Sour Chicken

 

Sweet and Sour Chicken

   This was a clean out the fridge meal, I had a bunch of veggies to use up and about half a bottle of Panda Express Sweet and Sour sauce, plus boil in a bag brown rice. Super quick and easy. I coated cut up chicken thighs with cornstarch and cooked it in a little veggie oil on the skillet. When it was done I added a little bit more oil and added in chopped vegetables. Once those cooked about a minute I added some squeeze ginger, jarlic and red pepper flakes. Then I cooked that about 2 minutes then I added the sauce to warm it up then I added the chicken. Easy peasy.

   The veggies I used was 1 broccoli crown, 1 yellow squash, 1 carrot, and 2 bell peppers. I also topped it with chili crisp and green onions!

Sweet and Sour Sheet Pan Meal

 

Sweet and Sour Sheet Pan Meal

    Usually my husband doesn't like fruit in his dinner, but this was a win! It's definitely going in our rotation. I followed the recipe exactly except I didn't realize we were out of smoked paprika so I just used regular.

Click here for the Sweet and Sour Sweet Pan Meal recipe by Cooking in the Midwest

Teriyaki Chicken Noodle Stir Fry

 

Teriyaki Chicken Noodle Stir Fry

 I had some chicken thighs to use up so I grabbed one of these noodle stir fry kits. I tossed the chicken in garlic powder, onion powder, salt, pepper and cornstarch before I sauteed it in a little veggie oil.  Along with the veggie kit,  I also added the rest of a bag of shredded cabbage for extra veggies. I also topped it with sriracha and chili crisp!

Chicken Wontons in Spicy Chili Sauce

Chicken Wontons in Spicy Chili Sauce

   This was AMAZING. So good. Definitely going in our rotation. It's super fast and super easy. The only changes that I did was I only used 8oz of white mushrooms and I added a bag of "super blends" (cabbage, broccoli etc) in the last minute of cooking time. I also added a squeeze of tubed minced ginger just because we already had it. It would of been amazing if I made it as written, I just wanted to add a little more veggies and stretch it a little more. 

Click here for the recipe by Pinch of Yum

 

Chicken Veggie Stir Fry

 Chicken Veggie Stir Fry

  This was a clean out the pantry meal so I just used what I had. I had 2 chicken breasts, a bag of frozen stir fry veggies, frozen cauliflower rice and some white rice. I just sauteed 2 chicken breasts and cooked 1 cup of rice and microwaved the cauliflower rice. When they were done I combined them and added a little salt.  

 Random sauce ingredients I threw together:

 Soy sauce, ginger, garlic, red pepper flakes, rice wine vinegar, sesame oil, Truvia brown sugar. I did end up topping it with some teriyaki because there wasn't quite enough sauce.

  I topped it with a green onion and sriracha. Yum!

  

Hello Fresh Firecracker Meatballs

Hello Fresh Firecracker Meatballs

My husband loves this, I thought it was just ok. I felt like the sauce was to mayo-y tasting. The red splatters are my husbands homemade sriracha! Hello Fresh always has delicious recipes, it's just soooo expensive! I mean I guess it's cheaper then going out, but I love that it's so convenient and I don't have to think about it. This post is not sponsored lol.