Guys, I literally just made up this phenomenal recipe. I made some blueberry compote this morning when I made blueberry pancakes . The girls wanted quesadillas for lunch, so I added the rest with some mozzarella cheese to make this… DELICIOUS!
Category: Leftovers/ Freezer Meals
Chicken vs. Veggie Rice Bowls
Hey friends! Happy Friday night! I am enjoying a nice night catching up on shows, drinking wine, and eating popcorn! I have finally stopped crying after watching Grey’s Anatomy, so I wanted to share with you a couple of quick throw together recipes. BUT honestly, Grey’s, Parenthood, and now This is Us are the shows I keep watching even though I always cry. Each time either my heart breaks a little, and my soul grows a bit OR my soul is crushed and my heart grows a little. Mostly both.
Anyways. My hubby loves when I make this. I usually make enough for the both of us so we can each have a lunch. Lately I have had to workout less, so I am watching what I eat just a little bit more. I used to be a vegetarian and vegan for 13 years, so I know how to eat super clean and play the food game. I am not giving up anything, just eating as healthy as possible when available and less portions of amazing food. For this, I just added less rice and more veggies to my mix. Mine was made with the leftover rice from Taco Tuesday. I knew I was still going to be hungry, so I ate a yummy grilled cheese dunked in tomato soup from my school cafeteria. Shout out to you, Mrs. Lisa 😉 
Potato Pancakes
Hello again! Yesterday I made these yummy little potato pancakes using the leftover mashed potatoes from meatloaf night. This is a super easy recipe. You can make them even better by adding cheese or maybe even a little bacon. You can add scallions or garlic…the possibilities are endless! The girls like to eat them with applesauce, but I love dipping them in a little bit of sour cream with some chives. Simple perfection!
POTATO PANCAKES
Leftover Mashed Potatoes (about 2 cups)
2 eggs
1/4 cup flour
salt and pepper
Thankful…
Brined turkey with lots of butter! Becca has stepped up big time in the kitchen this year. She loves it, and I am glad that she is showing an interest in cooking. I also taught her my fool proof mashed potatoes- Boil in slated water with a stick of butter. When done, add potatoes to a crock pot and 2 more sticks of butter with 1/3 cup or so of heavy cream and a bit more salt and pepper. Mash well and keep warm in the slow cooker until ready to eat.
We also made this delicious turkey pot pie the next day. Here I made an individual version, but this time I made it in a regular pie dish and covered it with puff pastry. Delicious! I have a few more leftovers in the fridge, but tonight I am making cheeseburgers. We are tired of turkey and need some beef! =)
Leftover Lovin’- Mediterranean Veggies and Parmesan Couscous
Tuesday-Thursday nights are pretty busy and hard to figure out what to cook for dinner. Becca has cheer practice smack dab in the middle of dinner time, so I have to have something quick and easy, or have a dinner prepared ahead of time to make sure she eats in plenty of time. Sometimes it is a crock pot meal, sometimes it is breakfast for dinner, sometimes I pick-up a rotisserie chicken and make mac and cheese, and other nights like last night she raids the freezer and eats a veggie corn dog and a piece of garlic toast.
Another factor is who is home eating dinner. On a perfect night, all of us are gathered around the table eating together. BUT we all know that is a rare precious thing for a family to achieve on a busy school night. The hubby is a flight instructor and sometimes works past dinnertime; or he gets home in time to pick up Becca so I can still cook. Our schedule is always changing, so I have to be prepared so we don’t eat out every night! We need to save money, but don’t want to eat PB&J and Ra-amen for every meal!
Tuesday we ate out after practice, because it was my birthday =) We hit up the local Mediterranean joint for a yummy meal. I usually get a vegetarian or seafood meal when we go out to eat. This time I opted for the Eggplant Platter which has sauteed eggplant and other veggies served with a Greek Salad, pita, tzatziki, and potatoes (I opted for the sweet potatoes). I had some eggplant leftover in the fridge…cue last night…
After dropping off Becca at practice, Katie and I came home. She also wanted a veggie corn dog (I don’t think they knew they were vegetarian). The hubby came home, and I made him a chicken quesadilla. Then I spied some peppers and spinach in the fridge. So I decided to saute them with my leftover eggplant. Would have been good on it’s own, but I remembered I had a box of couscous in the pantry. Score!
You could do this with any veggie, add tofu to keep it vegetarian, or maybe add chicken. Delicious!
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