Hot Honey Chicken Bowls

 

  This dinner was amazing. If you like spicy, you'll love this....the spicyness of the sriracha and peppers with the sweetness of the honey just melds to perfection. Drizzled with ranch sauce to cut the heat a bit and add some freshness is the chefs kiss. 

 Click here for the recipe for Hot Honey Chicken Bowls by JarOfLemons.com. The only thing I did differently was I tossed the chicken in Kinders Cali Blackened Seasoning. I also added 2 handfuls of spinach before I put it in the oven because more veggies. Also I used half white rice, half cauliflower rice that I cooked with veggie broth and garlic just to give it a bit more flavor.

  One of my new favorite dinners!

Vegetarian Nachos with Homemade Vegan Cheese Sauce

 

   I made the nachos for superbowl, and the next day we had the toppings over air fried potatoes. So so good! I know vegan cheese sauce sounds weird, but it's actually really good and all together this dinner was super delicious. 

  I used Plantiful Kiki's cheese sauce recipe. The only change I made is that instead of a 1/2 cup cashews, I used white beans since my son is allergic. I also poured a little bit of the jalapeno brine from the pickled jalapenos we have in the fridge. It makes a bunch of sauce so later this week I'm going to make lentil chili cheese fries with the leftovers.

  I used these toppings for nachos:

- 1 lb ground turkey cooked up and mixed with a can of pinto beans and taco seasoning.
- chopped fresh jalapenos
- cilantro
- onions
- salsa
- homemade guacamole
- sour cream
- hot sauce
- cheese sauce

  I had some bell peppers that I was going to chop up but forgot. I also used blue corn chips because they have more fiber then regular tortilla chips. 

Bacon Turkey Burgers with Air Fried French Fries

 

  This "Best Ever Turkey Burger" recipe by Delish is our new favorite.  Most Saturdays we grill up some burgers, but we've been trying to cut calories so in comes the turkey burger. We've made this recipe for the past 2 weeks now, and it's delicious! The ingredients are everything we keep on hand, except the ground turkey. I know the bacon isn't low calorie, but it was leftover from breakfast :)

  We also cut up a few potatoes, sprayed them with vegetable oil and sprinkled them with "french fry seasoning". I air fried them for 7 minutes at 400, shook the basket around, then for another 8 minutes and they were perfect. 

Skillet Lemon Rosemary Turkey Meatballs with Roasted Garlic

 

  These were really good, the lemon was a light flavor and it pared well with the rosemary and garlic in the meatballs. The recipe didn't call for garlic, but garlic makes everything better. I did air fry them for 5 minutes after they browned in the skillet, they still weren't quite done and the outside was getting pretty browned so I didn't want them to burn. I also accidentally simmered away most of the sauce lol. There was juuuuust enough, but it would have been better with more sauce. In the second pic I topped the plate with parm and red pepper flakes.

  Click here for the Skillet Lemon Rosemary Meatballs by Recipe Runner

  The broccoli was just air fried for like 8 minutes, it's quicker and tastier then roasting in the oven. Click here for the recipe for Air Fryer Roasted Broccoli by JZ Eats.

Jackfruit Carnitas with Pintos & Cheese and Buttery Corn

 

  Jackfruit is such a great meat substitute, it's texture reminds you of pulled meat and it's flavor is so mild that it tastes like whatever spices you use. I've mainly used it for bbq pulled "pork" sandwiches, but I thought I'd try something different this time. They were excellent! My son didn't even know it wasn't meat, my husband did but only because I told him :) We topped them with cilantro, cheese, salsa, jalapeno and sour cream. I would have used avocados but they were like rocks. 

  The sides were just some fat free refried beans and corn that I mixed with a little bit of Truvia and I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Spray. Fantastic dinner.

  Here is the recipe for Jackfruit Carnitas by Nora Cooks.

Creamy Mushroom Vegetable Rice Soup with Ham & Cheese Sliders

 

  We had a big snowstorm and I had no particular plans for dinner since we stocked up on food before it hit. I've been loving The Natural Nurturers recipes and we had everything on hand for this soup. We're not big mushroom people, but they are so good for you so I've been looking for recipes that we might like. This soup was a hit! It didn't taste to "mushroomy" and it's so super full of veggies that makes me happy. I loved that the creaminess came from pureed beans!

  The sliders were because I thought the Superbowl was this weekend lol. I'm not a sports person can you tell? Oh well they went perfect with the soup for a nice filling meal after playing in the snow. Plus, everyone loves these sliders!

Recipes:

-  Creamy Mushroom Vegetable Soup by The Natural Nurturer

-  Ham & Cheese Sliders by Averie Cooks

Tomato Spinach One Pot Pasta

 

  I've been making this Tomato Spinach One Pot Pasta by Budget Bytes for yeeeeeaaaarrrrrssss. It was the first one pot meal that I ever made and one of my earliest recipes that I made when I was learning to cook. It used to be named "Italian Wonderpot" but it looks like it was changed because of some comments under her recipe complaining that it wasn't real Italian food. 

  It's delicious, everyone loves it and it has veggies so that makes me happy. I served it with fresh out of the oven homemade bread. Normally I'd serve it with garlic bread, but warm melty butter on fresh bread was perfect. I use this Bread Machine French Bread recipe by Breaddad and it always comes out  perfect.