It's been a busy week! Between painting, getting sick, and keeping my toddler corralled, I've struggled to stay organized. But I'm finally ready to post—so here we go:
Monday – slow
cooker BBQ and grape jelly meatballs with
applesauce and chips
We spent the
afternoon painting an apartment with friends and had dinner together
afterward, so meal prep needed to be quick and simple. These meatballs are super easy—it was really nice to come home and
find the meatballs ready and not much else to do before dinner.
Admittedly, these are not the healthiest meatballs that the
world has ever known….on the other hand, it would be pretty easy to
upgrade them by using sugar-free jelly and BBQ sauce. As for the
meatballs themselves, you could always make them from scratch ahead
of time—it just takes a little extra planning. The Trim Healthy Mama Cookbook has some great meatball recipes, and of course you
can always check Pinterest.
Tuesday – taco
lettuce wraps
These are just as
good as regular tacos, but easier! If you prefer foods made from
scratch, you know the difference in quality between “real food”
and processed foods. The downside to making everything from scratch
is that it usually takes longer. The health and yum factors make it
worthwhile, but sometimes you just want something quick and easy,
without all the extra steps. By
replacing the taco shells with Romaine or
iceberg lettuce, you
eliminate the work of making
the taco shells. And of course if you're cutting
back on carbs, it's also
helpful in that regard.
Here is the recipe.
Doesn't it look amazing? I skipped the sauce, but followed the basic
idea. This is definitely a
recipe I will use again.
Wednesday –
stuffed bell peppers
These are always filling and delicious. I usually stuff the peppers
with rice, veggies, and beef, but I think I might try fish instead of
beef this time...white fish pretty much goes with anything, so I
don't expect any weird flavors.
Also,
you can fit a lot
inside a bell pepper – no need to slave away in the kitchen making
extra side dishes. ;) I'll probably spoon out a little applesauce for
Dean, though. There's no way he going to eat a single bite of bell
pepper—he can just have applesauce and some of the fish/rice
mixture instead.
I don't usually follow a specific recipe for stuffed peppers--I just stuff and bake 'em. But if you want a good basic recipe to follow, this one looks delicious.
Thursday –
twice baked cauliflower
Take a peek at this recipe. Doesn't it look good? I haven't made it before,
but I have high hopes for it. Cauliflower is one of the few
vegetables my toddler will eat. Besides, there's cheese. And BACON.
Who doesn't like bacon? (I love bacon. Don't you like bacon? Are you
telling me you don't like bacon? No, you're reasonable, of course you
like bacon. Everyone likes bacon. ;))
Friday –
chicken with poblanos and cream
I just found this recipe off Low Carb Maven – and to me, gotta admit, it looks
like manna from heaven. I love chicken. I love peppers. And I love
cream-based sauces. Only problem is, the hubby does not like spicy
peppers...poblanos aren't that spicy, but still suspect. So
I'll probably replace them with a green bell pepper...and make myself
a separate dish with the poblanos. ;)
Saturday –
pizza night!
I don't have any
pepperoni on hand, so we'll probably settle for a cheese
pizza...might add some kale and kalamata olives on mine. This is the recipe I use for pizza dough.
Sunday –
leftovers
Leftover pizza, that
is. :)
That's the menu for this week! And now I'm off to work on next week's menu... :)
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