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The recipes found here are *oldies but goodies*.
Maybe one day I'll share some updated photos, but until then they're too tasty to keep in the vault.

Enjoy!

Slowcooker Beans & Rice

9/12/2017

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Ingredients:
  • (1) 14.5oz can No-salt-added Black Beans, rinsed
  • (1) 14.5oz can Kidney Beans, rinsed
  • (1) 16oz jar Pace Thick & Chunky Medium Salsa
  • 10 Sweet Mini Peppers, de-seeded & chopped
  • 1 Serrano Pepper; seeds: keep for more heat or remove for less, chopped
  • 4 large, Fresh Tomatoes, diced
  • 4 cloves Garlic, minced
  • 1 Tbsp Garlic Powder
  • ½ tsp Coriander
  • ¼ tsp Salt
  • ¼ tsp Chili Powder
  • ¼ tsp All Spice
  • 2 cups Brown Rice

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Spiralized Cucumber & Garlic Yogurt Salad

9/12/2017

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Ingredients:
  • 5 large cucumbers, Spiralized (Without spiralizer, slice in long, match-stick pieces)
  • 8-10 sweet mini peppers, de-seeded & sliced into strips
  • ¼ cup Garlic Greek Yogurt Dressing
    • OPA! Garlic Greek Yogurt Dressing*
    • OR this semi-homemade recipe
  • OPTIONAL: 1 cup WG Linguine Noodles

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Creamy Tomato & Carrot Soup

9/12/2017

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Ingredients:
  • 10 large tomatoes, diced
  • 6 large Carrots, chopped
  • ½ cup Fresh or Frozen Onion, diced
  • 2 cloves Garlic, minced
  • 2 cups 2% Milk, heated
  • 1 Tbsp Italian Seasoning
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • ½ tsp Black Pepper, ground
  • ¼ tsp Chili Powder
  • ¼ tsp Paprika
  • Olive oil and butter (butter optional)
  • OPTIONAL: Fresh basil leaves


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Peanut Butter & Banana Smoothie

9/12/2017

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Ingredients:
  • 2 cups Milk
  • 2 Bananas, Frozen
  • ½ cup ice
  • 3 Tbsp Natural Peanut Butter (ingredients as peanuts, salt)
  • 1 tsp Natural Vanilla Extract

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Batch No. 2 Tangy Balsamic Dressing

7/29/2016

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Ingredients:
  • 1Tbsp Olive oil
  • 1/2Tbsp Balsamic vinegar
  • 1/2Tbsp Batch No. 2 Blackened Cajun mustard
  • 1/2Tbsp Garlic powder
  • Fresh ground black pepper to taste

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Creamy Slowcooker Chicken & Veggies

7/29/2016

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Ingredients:
  • 1 1/2lbs Frozen chicken breast
  • 1 Can cream of mushroom soup
  • 2 Tbsp Country crock margarine
  • 1 1/2c Low-sodium vegetable broth
  • 8oz Can sliced mushrooms
  • 1Tbsp Chopped garlic
  • 2tsp Italian seasoning
  • Black pepper to taste
  • 2 Cans cut green beans

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Crescent Roll Pizza

5/23/2016

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Ingredients:
  • (1) 8-count roll Crescent rolls
  • 1/8 cup + drizzle Olive oil
  • 1/4 tsp Garlic powder
  • 1/4 tsp + sprinkle Italian seasoning
  • 1 cup Frozen spinach
  • 1 tsp Garlic, minced
  • 1 cup shredded Italian blend cheeses (Kraft 5 Cheese Italian used here)
  • 1/2 cup Pizza sauce (Contadina used here)
  • 1 Roma tomato
  • 1 tsp Grated Parmesan
  • Choice of additional toppers:
    • Fully-cooked turkey meatballs (used here)
    • Pepperoni and sauteed mushrooms
    • Ham and pineapple
    • Tri-color bell peppers and onions

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Semi-homemade Spicy Salsa Chicken

5/23/2016

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Ingredients:
  • 4 large Frozen boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • 1 jar Hot salsa (15.5oz)
  • 2 tsp Garlic, minced
  • 1 Tbsp Chili powder
  • 1/2 packet Taco seasoning
  • 2 cups White or brown rice
  • 1 can Corn kernels*
  • 1 can Black beans*
*No salt added

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Semi-homemade Mini Frittatas

5/23/2016

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Ingredients:
  • 1/2 cup Original Bisquick mix
  • 1/2 cup Skim milk
  • 2 eggs 
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp ground thyme
  • 1 cup Shredded Italian blend cheese
  • 1 cup Fat free feta crumbles
  • 1 cup Cherry tomatoes, sliced
  • 1 tsp Olive oil
  • 2 cups fresh spinach, rinsed
This recipe makes approx. 9 muffins.

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Garlic-herb Roasted Homefries

5/9/2016

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Ingredients:
  • 2 large Baking potatoes
  • Drizzle of Olive Oil
  • 2 Tbsp Garlic powder
  • 1/8 tsp Salt
  • Ground black pepper (desired amount)
  • 1 Tbsp Italian seasoning

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