Recipe Roundup

If you follow me on Instagram, you've seen snap shots of some of the delicious new recipes we have tried recently.  All were great and of course we now have some family favorites. 

 Loaded Fruit Smoothie

Now this smoothie recipe is pretty much a mix of two pins I found on Pinterest.   The Martha Stewart oatmeal smoothie and another pin that showed making smoothie bags - baggies with 1.5 cups of sliced fruit and 3 frozen tablespoons of frozen yogurt.  And by frozen tablespoons of yogurt I mean using an ice cube tray with 1 Tbl of yogurt in each cube space.  The baggies are meant to be tossed into the blender with as much juice or milk as you like.  For me, the smoothies came out tasting like only milk or only orange from the juice so I wound up with about 6 baggies just sitting in my freezer....until now!  

Loaded Fruit Smoothie

1 - smoothie bag*

1/2 cup old fashioned rolled oats

1 - 1 1/2 tablespoons honey {this will depend on how sweet you like your smoothies}

1 cup coconut water {again this will depend on you - how thick you like your smoothie.  Start off with 1/2 cup and then slowly add as needed}

*for my smoothie bags I used strawberries, blueberries, kiwi, and bananas.  I imagine any other fruit would work too.

Hawaiian Crockpot Chicken

I'm pretty sure I'm obsessed with anything that's "Hawaiian"....it could be associated with my dream of one day living on a beach...regardless, this sandwich was delicious!

Mexican Lasagna

This was a big hit with the Hubs and I!  Nick loved the black bean, corn, and cheese layer. 

Taco Pasta 

 It all turned out great! The only thing I would do next time is add some ketchup or tomato sauce to give the ground beef some color and a little more flavor.

Italian Chicken with Basil, Tomato & Parmesan Seashell Pasta

I like to cook chicken tenders more than chicken breasts because they cook faster and are much more juicy.  I recently discovered these salad dressing mix packets and decided to use them as seasoning on the chicken.  Best idea EVER!!

Tilapia with Cheesy Zucchini Rice

This rice dish was DELICIOUS!! This was probably my favorite because everyone loved it - Jacob, Nicholas, and of course me.  Tilapia was fantastic too.  Great taste and if even the toddler enjoys it, you know you have a winner!

Baked Salmon 

Not only was this salmon amazing, but it was super quick and easy to bake.  And with a side of jasmine rice that was cooked in the rice cooker - bam! Dinner was ready in under 30 minutes.  That is MAJOR with two hungry boys in the house :)

I highly recommend all these meals and hope you try them out in your home.  Feel free to leave the link to your recipe posts in my comments so I can check them out too :)

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Recipe Roundup

In the past few weeks we've tried some really great recipes that I found on Pinterest.  I highly recommend these great dishes if you're looking for something quick and easy to make but also pretty healthy.  Enjoy the deliciousness :)

BBQ Shrimp Flatbread

Creamy Shrimp & Mushroom Pasta

 For this pasta dish, I used about 3/4 of the box of pasta but I didn't have enough sauce.  If you need to make more than 4oz. of pasta, I would definitely double the sauce ingredients. 

Grilled Balsamic Bruschetta Chicken

Toasted Sesame Ginger Salmon

I absolutely loved this salmon recipe!  I wanted seconds but I only made (1) 6oz portion for each person.  This is definitely making its way into our lunch/dinner rotation.

Overnight, No-Cook Refrigerator Oatmeal

These oatmeal recipes are amazing!  My husband can have some pretty crazy work hours where his "lunch" hour becomes his "breakfast" hour.  These quick and easy oatmeal options make breakfast for him so much easier.  I make these the night before he has to be at work and then he'll just pop them in the microwave.  Since these oatmeal recipes are made with fresh and healthy ingredients, they are better-tasting options than the boring oatmeal packets where you just add water and much less expensive than purchasing the Perfect Oatmeal at Starbucks.  The 3 flavors I've been making (per my husbands request) are the Mango Almond, Blueberry Maple, and Apple Cinnamon.  After trying all three, he says his favorite is the Mango Almond.  I've been wanting to try the Banana Peanut Butter, but I'm not sure how the banana will taste after soaking all night long.
I can't thank Pinterest enough for all these great finds!
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