Sunday Prep Day

Usually on Sunday afternoons its pretty relaxed in our house. Our oldest is watching football, youngest is on the computer and my husband is on the couch "watching tv" and looking at things for sale on his phone. Its kind of nice to have the down time! I am usually looking up recipes on pinterest, other blogs or facebook groups and trying to figure out what we are going to eat for the week. We both work full time and our oldest is a sophomore who wrestles so we are gone quite a bit cheering him on.
Right now I am prepping 2 lbs of taco meat, a Fathead pizza crust is in the oven, chicken has already been smoked, lettuce/veggies are all washed and cut up. I try to make the week be as easy as possible so we dont eat out or put a frozen pizza in the oven for supper!
Be on the lookout for the following recipes this week:
Taco Soup
Fathead Taco Pizza
Sausage Biscuits
Gone All Day Casserole

Have a great week!
Heidi

Breakfast Egg Tacos

Egg "Tacos"

Eggs
Heavy Whipping Cream

Mix the desired amount well and heat a small skillet, melt coconut oil and let puff up, turn over and brown other side.
Fill you "taco" with your favorite breakfast ingredients!
Such as:
Bacon, Sausage, Ham, Cheese, Mushrooms, Peppers, Onions, Salsa

Low Carb Cheeseburger Pie

Cheeseburger Pie

1 lb ground beef

1 packet onion soup mix
2 eggs
1/2 cup mayo
1/4 cup heavy cream
8 oz cheddar cheese, shredded
Salt and pepper

Brown beef and half of soup mix. Drain fat and season to taste with salt and pepper. Stir in the remaining soup mix and put the meat in greased pie plate. Stir in half of the cheese, then top with the remaining cheese. Whisk the eggs, mayo, cream and a dash of pepper well. Pour evenly over the meat. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 min. Let stand 10 min before serving.

Fake Cheez-Its and Pickle Dip

Another low carb recipe I tried today but actually LOVED! Who knew you could bake slices of cheese and they would crisp up into cracker like yumm-ness!

These are the two kinds of cheeses I used

Fake Cheez-Its

Cut up your favorite kind of cheese slice into 4 squares

Place on parchment paper and bake 30-60 minutes at 250 degrees. I baked mine for 60 min because I liked them extra crispy!

Low Carb Lifestyle

After 2 years of not posting I thought maybe it was time again :) I am currently following a low-carb diet right now. I aim for about 25 net carbs a day. Today I am trying out a few new recipes to make this weeks eating a little more exciting. First I am making Peanut Butter Protein Cookies! I am omitting the agave/stevia it calls for. They just came out of the oven and I took a bite and wished I would have used that sweetener lol. They aren't terrible, just not what I expected. 

PB Protein Cookies

3 whole eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1/3 c peanut butter
3/4 c protein powder (I used 1 single packet of Qwest peanut butter protein and made up the difference with PB fit, peanut butter powder)
1/4 C. agave or stevia (optional)
Coconut spray

Stir together, spray pan, roll into balls and then sprinkle with protein powder and press down with fork. Cook 5-6 min at 325 degrees.

Nacho Average Taco Pizza

We LOVE tacos, nachos and pizza in our house. This recipe was created to make all three of our favorites collide 😊

Nacho Taco Pizza
1 premade pizza crust or can of pillsbury crust
1 lb of ground beef, browned
1 packet of taco seasoning
Cheez Whiz (jar)
1 pkg shredded mozzarella cheese
Toppings
Shredded cheddar
Taco chips
Shredded lettuce
Tomatoes
Sour cream

Brown the meat and add the seasoning, mix half a can of pizza sauce with seasoned meat. Spread cheez whiz over crust to your liking, spread the meat/sauce over cheesy crust. Sprinkle the shredded cheese on top and bake at 400 degrees until golden brown. It will depend on the type of crust you use but should be 20 min or so.
Once its cooled a little and cut. Spread the lettuce, tomoatoes, crush the chips and sprinkle with the shredded  cheddar cheese... Any other toppings you like and enjoy!

Sausage, Potatoes and Beets.....ROASTED!

 Roasted Sausage, Potatoes and Beets

1 pkg smoked sausage
1-2 white potatoes
1-2 sweet potatoes
1 beet
Coconut Oil or Olive Oil

Cut up potatoes and beets to equal size and spread out on baking sheet - drizzle with oil and season to your liking, salt, pepper, seasoning salt, garlic, whatever you like!
Roast in oven at 450 degrees until veggies are tender - you can add sausage towards the end or in the beginning, just depends on how crispy you like your meat.

FRUIT SALAD - YUMMY YUMMY

FOUR FRUIT COMPOTE

This is my mom's recipe - its quick easy and everyone seems to LOVE it! It makes a nice compliment to breakfast or a meal at night throughout the week. Make ahead :)

1 can (20 oz.) pineapple chunks
1/2 C. sugar
2 T. cornstarch
1/3 C. orange juice
1 T. lemon juice
1 can mandarin oranges, drained
3-4 peeled apples, chopped
2-3 bananas
1 C. grapes
(Any other fruit you have on hand works too)

Drain pineapple, reserving 3/4 C. of the juice. In a sauce pan combine sugar and cornstarch. Add pineapple juice, orange juice and lemon juice. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir 1 minute longer. Remove from heat, set aside. 

In bowl, combine all of the cut up fruit, pour warm sauce over the fruit. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Enjoy all week :)

This is the sauce while on stove top.

Sweet Potatoes for Breakfast, YES PLEASE :)

Sweet Potato and Sausage Skillet

To prep for the week I peeled and sliced a sweet potato. I soaked the sliced potatoes in water inside of a zip lock bag and placed it in a bowl so it wouldn't leak. When I wanted to make this I would pat dry some potatoes and proceed with the recipe.

For a single serving you would cut up some pre-cooked sausage links and however many potatoes you want.
Place coconut oil in a skillet and fry the potatoes until golden brown, add the sausage links toward the end so they are heated thru. Enjoy!

You can use Olive Oil if you want.

These are very handy but you can use any kind of pre-cooked sausage in this recipe.

 

I have been trying to plan ahead and prep over the weekend for our nightly meals. It can be hectic when you work full time and have kids in nightly activities.

I have found if I find 5 recipes and cook the meat or cut up the veggies I will stick to cooking vs. eating out.

Prepping for the week
I put 6-8 boneless skinless chicken breasts in my slow cooker on Sunday afternoon with some water in the bottom and let them cook for 4-6 hours. Cut the chicken up and stored in the fridge for the weeks recipes.







Monday

Chicken & Wild Rice Soup
 5-6 C. water or chicken broth
1 package long grain and wild rice - ready rice (pictured)
1 envelope chicken noodle soup mix
1 celery rib, chopped
1 medium carrot, chopped
1/3 C. onion, chopped
2 cans cream of chicken soup
1 cup cubed cooked chicken
In a large saucepan, combine water/broth, chicken soups and veggies, bring to a boil and cook until tender, next add the remaining ingredients, simmer for for 15 more min and serve.


















The night before I put the broth, soups and veggies in my pot so I could just grab it from fridge and put on stove top.




Tuesday

Chicken Alfredo
Fettuccine Noodle or whatever you want to use - I used Penne this time
1-2 C. cooked chicken breast (you can season with garlic and herb seasoning)
1 Packet of Knorr Pesto sause mix
1 Jar of Bertolli Mushroom Alfredo sauce
1 pkg frozen broccoli florets
diced onions
minced garlic
Large pkg of fresh sliced mushrooms (optional)

Saute the onions, garlic and mushrooms in some olive oil.
Meanwhile boil the noodles according to the pkg directions.
I actually bought the steamers broccoli and put it in the microwave so it was tender. Once the noodles were done I drained them and mixed everything together until combined and simmered it until it was heated through. My kids dont like mushrooms so I didn't use any.

Wednesday

Crock Pot Soup
 1.5 lbs ground beef

 1 small onion
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 pkg. frozen mixed vegetables
1 can V-8 juice
1.5 T. Worcestershire sauce
1 C. chopped celery
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper

Brown meat and onion, drain.
Put in slow cooker with rest of ingredients. Cook on low all day and come home to a great soup!







Thursday

Breakfast Night
No pictures for this you can do whatever you want

Pancakes, bacon, sausage, burritos, breakfast pizza :)




Friday

Homemade pizza
 Sorry didn't get pictures of this either
I usually buy the thin pre-made crusts and just top them with whatever everyone wants, usually its taco pizza in our house, I will post the pictures next pizza night :)

2 Quick & Easy Super Bowl Dips!

I got this recipe from a co-worker.... it's soooo good!

 Black Bean & Corn Salsa

ingredients:

15oz can black beans, drained
1 can mexicorn
2 large tomatoes or 6 Roma tomatoes
1 onion, diced
1 can green chilies or a jalapeno pepper if you like it HOT, diced
1/4 cup cilatro
1 Tablespoon of chopped garlic
6 Tablespoons of lime juic
1 Tablespoon of Olive Oil

Mix everything together and refrigerate for a few hours.... serve with tortilla chips!

Bacon Dip.... WARNING: This is ADDICTIVE!!!

ingredients:

16 oz Sour Cream
1 bag of Oscar Meyers ready bacon pieces (it's usually by the salad dressing)
1 packet of dry ranch dressing
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

Mix it all together and chill for a few hours.... it is seriously hard to stop eating this dip!

 

Mom's Chili

This is our mom's recipe for Chili.  It isn't a thick soup but it is delicious!  We always used to have summer sausage sandwiches & apple slices with this as kids.... mmmmmm!!!

ingredients:
2 lb hamburger
1 package of celery
1 large onion
can of black beans, drained & rinsed
can of chili beans
2 large cans of tomato juice
28 oz diced tomatoes
Chili Powder or Wahoo! Chili Seasoning to taste

Brown hamburger.  Cut up the celery & onion into small pieces.  Put all ingredients into the crockpot and cook on Low for 8-10 hours.  You can also make this on the stovetop, just boil everything until the onion & celery are tender.

Bacon Cheeseburger Casserole

I forgot to take a nice picture of this.... so here is the leftovers I took to work the next day!  This casserole was SO GOOD!  (and easy!)

ingredients:
1 lb hamburger
1 can cream of celery soup
1 lb frozen hashbrowns
2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 teaspoon minced onion (or you could use real onion)
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1-2 teaspoons of Worcestershire sauce
6 slices of bacon, fried & crumbled

Brown hamburger & onion. Mix in bacon, pepper, soup & Worcestershire sauce. Layer half the potatoes in the bottom of a 2 qt baking dish that is sprayed with non-stick spray.  Layer 1/2 meat mixture and half the cheese and repeat.  Cover and bake 45 mins. at 400 degrees.  Enjoy!

Cheesy Chili-Mac


1 spray(s) cooking spray  
2/3 pound(s) uncooked lean ground beef 
2 medium uncooked onion(s), chopped  
29 oz canned stewed tomatoes, Mexican-style (undrained) 
2 1/2 cup(s) canned tomato juice  
4 oz canned green chili peppers, diced, drained 
2 tsp chili powder  
1 1/2 serving(s) uncooked macaroni, elbow-size  
31 oz canned pinto beans, rinsed and drained  
1/2 cup(s) low-fat, shredded Cheddar cheese  

1. Coat a large skillet with cooking spray; set over medium-high heat. Cook beef and onion until meat is browned, stirring and breaking up meat with a spoon as it cooks, about 10 minutes; drain off fat.

2. Stir in undrained tomatoes and their juice, tomato juice, chili peppers and chili powder; bring mixture to a boil.

3. Stir in macaroni and beans; return to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer until macaroni is tender, about 15 minutes. Spoon chili into bowls and sprinkle with cheese. Yields about 1 cup chili and 1 tablespoon cheese per serving.

 Weight Watchers Points Plus= 7  (makes 12 servings - servings size is 1 Cup of chili w/ 1 T cheese)

Turkey Bacon Breakfast Ring

1 can of reduced far crescent rolls (8 count)
1 1/4 cup of Egg Beaters or 5 large eggs (eggs with change PointsPlus value)
1 cup of shredded Weight Watchers cheese
8 slices of turkey bacon


1. Preheat oven to 375 F degrees. Scramble your eggs on stove top. Lay out crescents on a parchment lined pizza pan.

2. Cook bacon and add place it on top of crescent rolls.

3. Add about 1/3 of your cheese.

4. Add your eggs and a third more of your cheese and fold crescents over.

5. Add the rest of your cheese to this top and bake for 17 minutes or until crescents are done and golden brown.

6. Serve hot. You may also garnish with fresh salsa if desired.


Serves 8 -- 5 Points Plus per serving

Calories - 365

Carbs

- 18

Protein - 18

Fiber - 6