Spaghettis

I'm not sure why, but when Annabelle was about 2 she would call spaghetti "spagettis" lol

Tonight while looking in my fridge and cabinets for something for dinner I found a fridge full of veggies that would go bad soon, some ground chicken and a box of pasta(gluten free of course!).

So that was all I needed. 

I browned the chicken with some of the little sweet peppers. 

My favorite seasonings.. I added this to the meat while it was browning. 

Drained the grease... Added 6 Roma tomatoes, 2 yellow squash, half a small container of sliced mushrooms and let that cook for a minute. 

Added half a container of fresh spinach 

Added a large can (28oz?) of crushed tomatoes and simmered for about 30 minutes. Added more seasoning to taste. As well as some garlic salt

I had a can of the crescent rolls so I sprinkled some of the garlic salt on the inside, then rolled them up! 

Yummy!! 

Stuffed Shells

While shopping at Book-Trees (brookshires) as Annabelle calls it, at their Penny sale I came up with the idea of stuffed shells. I only wanted to use vegetables! So while looking at all the produce I saw an eggplant... I've never eaten one, much less cooked one! So I had my challenge

I used a yellow and orange bell pepper, medium eggplant and maybe a 1/3 cup of onion. Finely minced. I also boiled a large box of shells. 

 

I sautéed the veggies until they were soft and added about half of a container of fresh spinach (those organic plastic containers from Walmart)

Cooked that about five more mins or until the spinach had cooked down. 

I added the entire 8oz package of the Italian blend of cheese

The shells had cooled by the time this was done. 

You can use a jar of spaghetti sauce, or make your own!! I like to use a big can of crushed tomatoes, a can of diced tomatoes, season to taste with roasted garlic, salt, pepper and oregano. 

Put some cheese on top and bake for about 10-15 mins on 350 

And dinner is served! 

Delicious

When you are poor and it's a week away from pay day, you have to get creative with dinner.  Last week all I had was some gluten free pasta and sausage.. It worked, but needed more. Jeremiah had gone to the store and got a bunch of fruits and vegetables to make smoothies. And that was the "ah-ha" moment..

 When I'm making stuff up, I never measure, or count things.. LOL...

I grabbed about 5 or 6 carrots, cut them down the middle (long ways) and then chopped . I also used about the same amount of celery.

I sauteed them in olive oil.. I added some oregano and some roasted garlic seasoning. 

Spinach is a sneaky thing... You add what you think is a lot and when it cooks down, there's hardly anything left!  This time I used basically the entire container.  Added more seasoning... 

While all of that was simmerin' I was boiling the quinoa noodles.. I think I like these better than the gluten free ones I had used the other day.. Maybe it had to do with the shape too? The previous noodles where the penne... who knows..

The finished product... added some sausage that had cheddar in it (hello!) 

Easy Peasy Chicken

This is my Go-to easy dinner.. there's not much thought that goes into this...

The only thing you really have to think about is what veggies you want to put in.

My favorites are asparagus & red potatoes.. you can also do green beans and red potatoes... yellow squash and zucchini... carrots.. whatever you like!

Tonight, I'm making two dishes, so I'll have some for lunches too. In this pan I have potatoes, asparagus, onion and a few green beans (they didnt all fit in the other pan) and seasoning of choice.

These are what I use most!.. they are delicious on chicken!

I like to use boneless, skinless chicken thighs... they are juicy! I don't add any liquid what so ever to this dish. (you can add a table spoon of olive oil if you feel compelled)  I do however cut some of the fat thats left on them.

Add some seasoning to the chicken...

Cover and bake about 45-50 mins.. until the chicken is done, and the veggies are soft. 

Serve and enjoy!!!!

Orange Chile Salsa

 This is supposed to be a relish for grilled fish... But it's delicious with just chips! 

I think I used 6 or 7 oranges, sliced and diced.




I didn't have all the ingredients it called for, so some was improvised. I added some red and green bell peppers, honey, some pico de gallo, season to taste! 

Pico de Gallo

It's been awhile! 

Let's get back to the kitchen! 


So we've have been trying to eat healthier, which means there's been a lot of fresh fruits and veggies in the fridge.  Which also means a lot of cooking. 

I've recently have mastered making homemade pico de gallo. 

 I never measure anything..... I just add until it looks good. :)


I use: 
  

• chopped green onion
• diced purple onion  
• diced white onion
• two jalapenos

• two large tomatoes, I cut out the guts... just use the skin
• cilantro

salt/pepper/season to taste and enjoy!

(i use fajita seasoning and some garlic salt)

Hmm... I guess I need to start baking again....