Mostly Healthy Meals

My fiance and I decided that since we are finally living in the same state (after about 1.5 years long distance), we would start cooking a delicious and (mostly) healthy meal together every Sunday. Then at the end of 2016, we would have a bunch of recipes that we know we really loved (and maybe a few that weren’t so great). We hope to turn them into a little cookbook as a present to ourselves to have when we get married next year. I am going to document those here as well go along. Feel free to follow along on this little project, and make suggestions of recipes we should try out!

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May 15, 2016

This week we didn’t end up making a meal together. Connor helped me pack up my entire room and move a bunch of stuff to the new house. We were both so exhausted that we decided to just grab something to eat instead. <3 <3

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May 8, 2016

This week we made Teriyaki Chicken Rice Bowls! They were so good. We both love love love any type of Asian inspired food, so it will be on the menu for awhile!

Link to the recipe

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May 1, 2016

We made some delicious Chicken Pad Thai Noodles this week! It was probably the easiest meal we have made so far and it was really yummy!

Link to the recipe

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April 24, 2016

We were a bit lazy (and broke) this week so we just made some more German pancakes since we had all the ingredients already! It was delicious as always!

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April 17, 2016

Chicken Yakisoba

We made this yummy meal tonight, and it was super easy and soooooo good! You can find the recipe here. I copy and pasted the instructions down below. Of course, we changed a couple things because we can never truly be satisfied. Also we match and are cute. Enjoy! <3

Ingredients

1 medium yellow onion

2 medium carrots

1 small crown broccoli

2 inches fresh ginger

1 large chicken breast

2 Tbsp vegetable oil

2 (3 oz.) packages ramen noodles

seasoning packets discarded

1 tsp sesame oil

¼ cup soy sauce

¼ cup worcestershire sauce

(up to) 1 Tbsp sriracha hot sauce

1 Tbsp sugar

Instructions

Before you begin, prepare the meat and vegetables for stir frying. Peel the ginger with either a vegetable peeler or the side of a spoon and then grate it with a cheese grater. Peel and grate the carrots with a large holed cheese grater. Remove the core from the cabbage and cut into thin strips. Slice the onion into thin strips. Cut the broccoli into bite-sized pieces. Slice the chicken into thin strips.

Begin boiling a medium pot full of water for the noodles. Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. When the oil is hot, add the grated ginger, saute for about 30 seconds to one minute (its okay if it sticks to the pan but don’t let it burn). Add the chicken strips and cook until they are no longer pink Or until browned because that’s better! (about five minutes).

Once the chicken is cooked through, add all of the vegetables. Stir and cook until wilted (about 5-10 minutes). Meanwhile, once the water boils, add the noodles and cook just until tender (2-3 minutes). Drain, return to the pot (with the heat turned off) and toss with the sesame oil to keep from sticking.

In a small bowl, combine the soy sauce, worcestershire sauce, ketchup, sriracha, and sugar. Use only ½ tsp of sriracha if you don’t want it spicy, use up to 1 Tbsp if you like it hot. Stir until the ketchup and sugar are dissolved. Pour the sauce into the skillet with the chicken and vegetables with the heat still on medium high. Add the noodles, stir to coat everything in the sauce, and heat through (just a few minutes).

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Some random pictures from the last few weeks. (We are addicted to Eggs Benedict and will get it just about every time we go out to breakfast/brunch)

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April 10, 2016

We made this German Pancake thing, topped with strawberries, powdered sugar, and a little syrup, and turkey bacon on the side. It was soooo yummy! I wish I had taken more pictures, but we were both so hungry that we devoured it before I could think of it! I'm sure we will make it again and actually post the recipe!

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April 3, 2016

We made this amazing Baked Chicken Parmesan, drank some wine, and dug out my wii and played games all night! I may have gotten a little too competitive and realized why I don’t play sports or games....but It was such a great night<3

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March 27, 2016 - Easter

My sister was able to come down for Easter this year! I ended up working a TON the short time she was here, so I didn’t get to see her as much as I would have liked, but it was good nonetheless! Thankfully, Connor and I are going to PA in June and I will get to see her more then!

Top Left: Connor and I playing with Snapchat

Top Right: My Mom, Sister, and I <3

Bottom: My sis, me, and Connor being bunnies

*Not pictured : The twice baked potatoes we made for Easter dinner!

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March 15, 2016 Tuesday

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February 28, 2016 

I have been slacking on posting lately. School, and work, and every day life has a way of making me lose track of time. Connor and I have been spending our Sunday’s together nonetheless. We have been spending some of that time getting some wedding planning done which is super exciting! We just picked our invitations a couple weeks ago!

Anyway, I will post some pictures of some of the meals you have missed! And hopefully we can get back on track! <3

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Friday February 12, 2016

We had a tiny tiny little house warming get together on Friday for my fiance since he just moved into his new apartment! (ahh!!!) We ended up making this awesome buffalo chicken pizza (that we meant to make during superbowl sunday but were way too tired after making the THREE other appetizers).

Anyway, this recipe is way fun and way easy!

Here is the link to the recipe we used:

http://www.inspiredtaste.net/18318/cheesy-buffalo-chicken-pizza-sticks/

*Copy and pasting the recipe here because we didn’t change a thing (expect left off the green onions!)

Ingredients List:

1 (13.8 oz) roll Pillsbury Classic Pizza Crust (Substitute 12 ounces of refrigerated pizza dough)

3/4 cup (237 ml) buffalo wing sauce (look for “wing sauce” not “hot sauce”)

2 cups (210 grams) shredded cooked chicken

1 cup (60 grams) grated cheddar cheese

1 cup (60 grams) grated mozzarella cheese

Directions:

Heat Oven and Prepare Baking Sheet

Heat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Then, spray a baking sheet (with sides) with cooking spray.

Pre-Bake Pizza Crust

Form pizza dough into a 15-inch by 10-inch rectangle (this doesn’t have to be exact, just close). Place dough onto baking sheet then bake for 8 minutes.

Prepare Buffalo Chicken

While the pizza crust bakes, add buffalo wing sauce and shredded chicken to a medium saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, 3 to 5 minutes or until thoroughly heated.

Top and Bake Pre-Baked Pizza

Evenly spread the buffalo chicken over the baked pizza crust then scatter the cheddar cheese, mozzarella cheese and half of the sliced green onions on top.

Bake pizza 6 to 10 minutes until cheese has melted and starts to bubble. Scatter remaining sliced green onions on top. Then, serve

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SuperBowl Sunday (2/7/16)

Links to the recipes we used for SUPERBOWL SUNDAY!

http://www.fivehearthome.com/2014/06/21/baked-parmesan-zucchini-rounds/

http://justtwocraftysisters.com/mac-cheese-bites

http://www.sweetashoney.co/spinach-balls/

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January 31, 2016

Asian Inspired Lettuce Wraps :

Ingredients :

-Iceberg Lettuce (2 heads)

-Chicken Breast (1lb)

-Carrots (1lb)

-Yellow Bell Pepper (1)

-Green Bell Pepper (1)

-Zucchini (1)

-White onion (1)

-Garlic (4 cloves)

-Dried Basil (1-2 table spoons)

-Red Pepper Flakes (to taste)

-Hoisin Sauce (2-3 table spoons)

-Sriracha (to taste)

-Jasmine Rice (3 cups)

-Olive oil

-Veggie broth (optional)

Sorry no instructions this week because we made it up and I didn’t have time to write it out....whoops?

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January 24, 2016

Let me preface this recipe by saying that I am a carboholic. I love all things pasta and bread! So, when I am thinking of eating healthier, the idea of cutting out carbs honestly just makes me sad. I am compromising though, and trying to eat pasta in a little bit of a healthier way by using whole wheat pasta instead of the regular stuff. I obviously want to eat better and be more mindful of the things I put in my body, but also, I don’t want to lose the little things that bring me joy (like a bowl full of pasta!). It’s a give and take game, ya know?

Most of the recipes we are using as inspiration come from Pinterest, because it is a gold mine of delicious food. We usually end up changing some things about the recipes to suit our needs a little better, but this was our starting point :

http://www.budgetbytes.com/2013/05/italian-wonderpot/

Here is what we did:

Recipe 2: Italian Wonderpot

INGREDIENTS:

4 cups vegetable broth

2 Tbsp olive oil

14 oz. whole wheat fettuccine

8 oz. frozen chopped spinach

1 (28 oz.) can diced tomatoes

1 medium onion

4 cloves garlic

½ Tbsp dried basil

½ Tbsp dried oregano

¼ tsp red pepper flakes

freshly cracked pepper to taste

2 oz. Parmesan cheese

1 sliced jalapeno

Here are the instructions the recipe gave with the modifications we added:

Add four cups of vegetable broth to a large pot. Break the fettuccine in half to make stirring easier later, and then add it to the pot. Also add the canned tomatoes (undrained), olive oil, frozen spinach, onion (thinly sliced), garlic (thinly sliced), basil, oregano, red pepper, and some freshly cracked black pepper, and the sliced jalapeno.

Make sure the ingredients are submerged under the liquid, place a lid on top of the pot, and then turn the heat on to high. Allow the pot to come up to a full, rolling boil over high heat then remove the lid and turn the heat down to medium.

Allow the pot to continue to boil over medium heat, without a lid, for 10-15 minutes, or until the pasta is cooked and most of the liquid has been absorbed. Stir the pot every few minutes as it cooks to prevent the pasta from sticking to the bottom, but avoid over stirring which can cause the pasta to become sticky and mushy. The pot must be boiling the entire time.

After the pasta is cooked, add the parmesan cheese (to taste) over top and serve.

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We made a one-pot-pasta last night and it was so easy and so so tasty! Recipe to come!