EveryPlate Herby Pork Chops in Tomato Cream Sauce

 

EveryPlate Herby Pork Chops in Tomato Cream Sauce

This was delicious and easy! I did do 2 small changes to the recipe though. Instead of cooking the zucchini in batches on the skillet, I just roasted it in the oven at 400 for 10 minutes so I could cook the other stuff while that cooked so it would be quicker. Also with the lemony couscous I added pepper and grated parmesan and that really elevated it. We all loved it, and normally I'm not a huge pork person.

Zucchini Corn Salad

 

Zucchini Corn Salad

I forgot to take a picture of this but it's super easy and delicious! I did make a couple of changes though. I switched out the feta for cotija since I have a bag and I'm not a huge feta fan. I also next time would use less oil, there really wasn't a need for that much oil. I also just air fried it at 400 until it started to brown because I don't know how to use Craig's grill lol.

My husband has been growing a lot of zucchini so we've been looking for recipes to use it up. I LOVE this and I'll definitely make it again!

Click here for the Zucchini Corn Salad recipe by Live Eat Learn

Hello Fresh Chicken Thyme with Zucchini Couscous

 

Hello Fresh Chicken Thyme with Zucchini Couscous

Hello Fresh sent some good coupons and I really needed a break from meal planning so I decided to resubscribe for a week. I know generally meal services like this are super expensive, but when they have good coupons it's 100% worth it. You don't have to find recipes, grocery shop....nothing. They send what you need and you don't have to think lol. Plus it's a good way to try new things you might normally try. We are pretty adventurous but there are recipes I would never normally choose so that's fun.

This was SUPER good! One of my top fav Hello Fresh recipes now. It made a lot of couscous but the chicken portions were kinda small, so I was worried it wouldn't be enough for my husband and teenager. We have a loaf of rosemary sourdough that I toasted with butter, garlic and parm for some garlic bread. It's perfect. The freshness of the lemon with the zucchini is so good. It actually called for way more lemon zest and lemon juice then I added, I thought it was plenty....maybe they gave us big lemons. The sauce/gravy is DELICIOUS, like I need to recreate it even without a subscription. 

Air Fried Chicken Tenders, Hatch Chili Goodles & Sauteed Zucchini with Onions

 

Air Fried Chicken Tenders, Hatch Chili Goodles & Sauteed Zucchini with Onions

Using lightly breaded chicken and high protein pasta really helps make it a bit healthier. It's 100 degrees today and I wasn't turning on the oven, and I didn't feel like cooking too much. I made the Goodles as the directions said, with the butter options. I've tried the regular mac & cheese flavor without the butter option and it was kinda dry and not that great. The hatch chili flavor is reallly good, and even my husband said it's "not bad" which is high praise for a healthier option like this lol.

I followed the directions for the tenders too, I think it was 390 for 10 minutes? It says on the bag. The sauce is just bottled Chick-fil-a sauce because that's always delicious. I was going to make a high protein dipping sauce but like it said, it's hot so I didn't want to spend to much time in the kitchen.

My husband planted some zucchini plants and we didn't even realize we had any growing until we found this giant one buried under some leaves! It's as big as my 40oz cup.

I pretty much followed this recipe by Well Plated, except I did add garlic because garlic good. 

Cream Cheese Chicken Lasagna with Zucchini 5 Points

 

                       Yes I know my photo does not look as tasty as the one in the recipe.

  Italian is not my favorite food (unless it's pizza), I like it but if it were up to me I'd choose other cuisines first. But my family LOVES Italian, it's their favorite. So I try and make something Italian at least once a week. 

  I followed the recipe exactly, except I cooked the chicken in the Insta Pot instead of the slow cooker since I was to lazy to get it ready in the morning. 

  For the zero point marinara, I used this Pizza and Pasta Magic seasoning. It's really good, we like it better then regular Italian seasoning. It does have some heat from the red pepper flakes, so it might be to much if your kids are little. We buy it at Meijer. 

Click Here for the Cream Cheese Chicken Lasagna Recipe from The Pound Dropper

  For the zucchini side I just diced up half an onion, but I should of done a full one and cooked it in a skillet with a tsp of olive oil and a spray of Pam for like 5 minutes, then added 2 diced zucchini's. I tossed it with Kinders Master Salt and it took oh maybe 12 minutes to cook. I was going to dice up some cherry tomatoes to toss in that I need to use up but I was again...lazy. I was tired ok, I'm still getting used to waking up at 5am to get my son ready for school, even though he's been in school for like 3 months. But anyway, I absolutely love Kinders Master Salt, it makes everything taste amazing.

  So the lasagna is 5 points a serving, and the zucchini was free. Nice low point dinner!

 

In some sad news, the new Animal Crossing New Horizon's update came out today, and my son lost my Switch charger so I can't even play it yet.