Avocado Cilantro Dip

 

Avocado Cilantro Dip

So I've been seeing versions of this all over TikTok, so I had to make my own version. My own version because I just wanted to use what I already had. It's sooooo good! Like this is company worthy. I don't have exact measurements because I kinda winged it, but you really cannot mess this up.

Ingredients:

- 1 avocado

- 1 bunch cilantro

- 1/2 jar pickled jalapenos, you could use less because it was a little spicy. Perfect for me but I wanted the baby to be able to have some.

- 1 cup sour cream

- A bunch of lime juice....maybe around a 1/4 cup? 

- 1 huge scoop of jarlic

- Salt & Pepper

Blend everything in a blender or food processor. Become obsessed.

Loaded Baked Potatoes

 

Loaded Baked Potatoes

I love a baked potato. I usually get my groceries from Walmart just because they are super close and as much as I hate it....they are the best priced. But they never have big potatoes, all of theirs are too small. My husband ran to Kroger for some stuff and I asked him to grab a few big potatoes to use for some sort of dinner this week.

When dinner rolled around I didn't really have anything planned so I figured we could just have regular baked potatoes. What a story right? Hah. Anyways I just loaded them with what we had. Sour cream, butter, cheddar cheese, dried chives, bacon bits and some Kinders cowboy butter seasoning. For my teenagers plate I also air fried him a breaded Tyson chicken breast. They were huge potatoes so that was enough for my husband and I. 

I cooked them at 400 wrapped in foil with oil and salt for 60 minutes.

Chicken Sausage Tortellini Alfredo

 

Chicken Sausage Tortellini Alfredo

I saw something similar on TikTok that was a 9x13 pan dump and bake recipe, but I was able to put a little more time into dinner tonight, so I decided to use a cast iron skillet.

Ingredients:

- 1 package chicken sausage chopped (I used 3 links)

- 1 bag frozen tortellini

- 1 small onion chopped

- 1 bottle alfredo

- a bit of olive oil, butter, Italian seasoning (1/2 tsp), jarlic (prob 2 tbs), pepper, red pepper flakes

- 1 tsp chicken Better Then Bouillon

- shredded mozz & parm. I honestly eyeballed it, maybe less then a cup of each?

While the tortellini was cooking, I just sauteed the onion and chicken sausage until it looked browned in some olive oil and like 1-2 tbs butter, it was just the end of a stick. Then I added a bunch of jarlic with the seasonings, and sauteed for a few minutes. I then added the jar of alfredo, then filled it halfway with water and added it to the skillet along with the bouillon. Then I topped it with the cheese and covered it for like 15 minutes and baked at 350. Then I broiled for 4 minutes and done! It was super good and flavorful, I'd definitely make it again. 

It was based off of @itsmesaramartinez on TikTok. She also added pumpkin to hers, which I personally would love but I know my husband would prefer no pumpkin so I left it out. 

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

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

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

 

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!

Lemon Parmesan Chicken & Rice

 

Lemon Parmesan Chicken & Rice

Huge portion for my teenager lol. This was really good. It reminded me of the chicken & rice recipe that my son loves. I made it almost as is, the only change I made was that I coated the chicken in the seasoning instead of putting it in the rice. I feel like it flavors the chicken more and there is plenty flavor with the rice. Oh yeah I also only used 1.75 cups of water, I think 3 cups would of been waaay to much since the rice was a smidge mushy even like that. But it was really good! I'd make this again. We served it with a bagged Caesar salad kit. I love lemon flavors and I think it would really be upgraded with a fresh herb like basil or parsley. 

Click here for the Lemon Parmesan Chicken & Rice recipe by The Clean Eating Couple

I gave some to my 6 month old (along with peas and carrots) and he didn't care for it. But to be fair it was too close to bedtime so he didn't want any real food, just to nurse lol.

Instant Pot Chicken Noodle Soup

 

Instant Pot Chicken Noodle Soup

Oh geez this is the worst food pic I've ever taken haha. My husband grabbed his bowl and I forgot to take a picture so I quickly snapped it. I guess the lighting was bad and I moved my phone away too quickly......oh well :) 

This was a wonderful recipe! The only thing I did differently was instead of fresh carrots, I threw in a bag of frozen peas & carrots after it was cooked (while the noodles cooked) because I had one already to use. I ended up using 2 chicken breasts and it was perfect. This was great since we had all the ingredients already, and my husband loved it. Definitely rotation worthy.

Click here for the Instant Pot Chicken Noodle Soup recipe by Jo Cooks

Tuna Noodle Casserole

 

Tuna Noodle Casserole

This is delicious, filling and warm, perfect for these freezing January temperatures! I like that it's from scratch, no "cream of" soups, it really really tastes better that way. The only change I made was that I added garlic, because garlic makes everything better. We all loved it. Served with green beans!

Click here for the Tuna Noodle Casserole recipe from BudgetBytes

Cookie Butter Blondies

 

Cookie Butter Blondies

My husband didn't want anything special for his birthday, but I had been thinking about this recipe for awhile. We both LOVE cookie butter so I had to try it, and it didn't disappoint. It's incredible, like literally one of the best things we've ever ate. I just made them again because we have family visiting, they are so good.

Click here for the recipe from The Mindful Meringue 

Sheet Pan Parmesan Garlic Chicken Thighs

Sheet Pan Parmesan Garlic Chicken Thighs

I didn't even get a picture of it plated because baby was being fussy. This was super good and it will go in our rotation! I liked how easy it was and everyone loved it. I made it exactly as written using Buffalo Wild Wings Garlic Parm sauce. I bought a bag of already chopped broccoli so the longest thing was quartering potatoes, and I really could just use my veggie chopper for that. 

Click here for the recipe from Cooking in the Midwest

 

Pretzel Cranberry Sweet Potatoes

Pretzel Cranberry Sweet Potatoes

These are INCREDIBLE. I always make the sweet potatoes every Thanksgiving and I so far haven't landed on a recipe that I'd consider to be "the one". I usually make them with a marshmallow or a oatmeal crumble topping....normal recipes. But I stumbled across this while looking once again for a recipe that I'd make yearly. Everyone loved this. It was sweet, salty, crunchy and with just a smidge tarte from the cranberries. I'll definitely be making this yearly!

Oh I made it almost exactly as written except I left out the pecans because my sons allergic. I was worried there wouldn't be enough topping so I added a half pack of maple brown sugar instant oatmeal into the topping mixture too.

Click here for the Pretzel Cranberry Sweet Potato recipe from The Girl Who Ate Everything

 

Beef Stew with Potatoes

 

Beef Stew with Potatoes

This was so good! I basically followed the recipe by Pioneer Woman. I didn't have any turnips or parsley, and I used baby carrots since I had so much. I also just made instant mashed potatoes because I have a 3 month old and can barely cook lol. I also added a can of golden mushroom soup since I had it. We all loved it.

Click here for the Beef Stew with Potatoes Recipe from Pioneer Woman.

Cheesy White Bean Tomato Bake

 

Cheesy White Bean Tomato Bake

This was excellent! I needed something quick I can make while baby wearing, and this looked interesting. It's super flavorful, creamy and a wonderful comfort food. My husband said it was okay, but that was expected lol. I made the recipe as written and the smokey gouda really made a difference. We dipped the bread in and just also ate it with a spoon. The garlic bread was just a baguette that I cut in half and smeared with butter, garlic & parm. I was going to have it with a salad but the lettuce went bad, so no greens tonight oops. 

 Click here for the Cheesy White Bean Tomato Bake recipe by The Food Charlatan