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Archives for February 2018

Make it Instant- Creamy Lemon Chicken and Quinoa Soup

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Sometimes we just need a good hearty chicken soup this time of year, don’t we?  I’m in Michigan, it’s cold, everyone is coughing, the kids are passing around all kinds of yuck.  It’s time for some good hearty chicken soup but let’s skip the noodles and enjoy a good heart-healthy version of the soup we love.

Creamy Lemon Chicken and Quinoa Soup

creamy lemon chicken and quinoa soup

Today I’m not only featuring a Trim Healthy Mama (THM) SOUP but it’s an E meal.  Can you believe it?  I don’t love to make E meals for whatever reason.  I eat my E meals earlier in the day and do mostly S meals for dinner.  Probably because my family eats S meals better. OR maybe I should say enjoys them better.

This recipe can be found in the Trim Healthy Table cookbook on page 147 or you can find another version online here.

As you all know I’m all about making this easy.  Who wants to be in the kitchen when the kids get home from school and they have all sorts of excitement to tell you, and show you, and that they want you to help them with.  Throw all this goodness into you instant pot.  YES, including the uncooked quinoa.  In fact, fill that pot full and freeze the leftovers!

If you do not have an instant pot it’s ok this still cooks up pretty quickly so don’t let that hold you back!

Thanks!

I appreciate each one of you!  When you comment or tell me you are printing off some of my recipes I  get so excited! It’s so fun to share these little secrets with you as we travel on this journey of life together.  Keep it up Mama’s you can do this!Q

Easy Tips for the Tasty Lazy Chicken Alfredo Lasagna

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It’s no lie I’m loving this new cookbook I have called Trim Healthy Table.  It’s full of healthy great Family friendly recipes and I couldn’t be happier with.  I love when I can feed my family good food and it’s even better when they have no idea it’s so good for them.

Tasty Lazy Chicken Alfredo Lasagna

Chicken Alfredo Lazy Lasagna

Another thing I always want to share with you is the easiest and fastest way to make up a recipe.  Sometimes I can get overwhelmed by a recipe when I look at all the directions.  Then I think about all the mess and time and before you know it I’ve worried more than the time it would have taken me to make the whole meal!

Again don’t stop reading if you don’t have the cookbook here is a similar recipe you can print off from home!

Putting that aside I want to share some tips for this recipe that can be found in the Trim Healthy Table Cookbook on page 124.  Otherwise known as just Lazy Chicken Lasagna but I think it tastes like alfredo.  Here are a few tips to make this recipe go fast so makeup four and be done with your cooking for the week!

  1.  The first thing I did was cook the chicken in my crockpot.  I throw this in there in the morning with a little water and when I get back from the gym and put the kids down for naps, it’s all ready for me.  It’s also so juicy and easy to work with.
  2. I chopped up the celery pretty thin in my food processor and then added it to the butter.  After that was done I didn’t add the chicken to that mix I just started layering it in my pans.
  3. The last thing I did to make this easier is use fresh spinach.  There is not thawing and more importantly no squeezing for 800 days.  Just laying it on there fresh and you are good to go!

Enjoy

Well, that’s a wrap on another week of stocking your freezer!  How is your freezer looking?  Are you regularly filling it? Have you found anything that didn’t work in the freezer?  Share it with us!  As always thanks again for joining me and I hope you have the Best Week Ever!

 

Deconstructed Peppers from Trim Healthy Table and a recipe link

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It’s that time of the week.  Time for another great freezer meal.  One you can whip up quick and be DONE cooking for the week!  Let’s do this, it’s so worth it!

Deconstructed Peppers

Deconstructed Peppers

This recipe is found in the Trim Healthy Mama (THM) Trim Healthy  Table (THT) cookbook.  Now don’t stop reading if you do not have the cookbook because even if you do not have it there are many great similar recipes on Pinterest you can use.  If you do have the cookbook the recipe can be found on page 54 with a photo on page 55.

The only major thing I did differently in mine is made the peppers smaller in my food processor.  Sometimes we just gotta trick these kids into eating good stuff!

Another option

Sometime else great to try with the recipe is using the pressure cooker (or instant pot) to make it up.  You can honestly just throw EVERYTHING in that magic pot and set it on the meat setting medium (40 mins) and let it do its job. When it’s done you can fill at least two 9×13 with a full 8qt full pot and probably 2-3 pans. I let this cool and then freeze it.  When I want to cook it up I let it thaw and then bake it at 350 for 30-40 mins.

Enjoy

I appreciate your support and joining me.  It means a lot when I hear all the people who are trying my freezer meal theory or other super mom ideas.  I want you all to know I’m not doing anything special and you too can be the super mom you dream of!