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Broccoli Slaw Jar Salad Recipe

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After a jar salad recipe break last week I’m happy to jump back in with another great recipe for you. I made these broccoli slaw jar salads this week and they were great for lunches but I also used it as a side for a dinner date, which was an excellent bonus!  It’s so nice when you have things ready to go in the fridge so that meals can be easy and healthy.

This week I’m going to jump right into the recipe. I used this to make four jar salads so if you want to make more (or less) you can adjust it accordingly. If you are using a jar as a side with a meal, you can count on one jar being enough for about 4-6 people.

Recipe

Broccoli slaw jar salad

The full printable recipe is below but for my tips and tricks to make it easy please read on. First, you need to prepare the dressing, which I like to make in my blender cup. Just throw everything in and shake it up!  It’s very easy and if you have leftovers you can keep them in the fridge. Next up, I cut my boneless ham using an electric knife and throw it into a large bowl. You can also leave the ham out of this if you are using it as a side but I like to add it for the protein. Aldis has a great boneless turkey ham that is super lean and tastes wonderful in any ham dish.  I use the bagged broccoli slaw to make this salad but you can definitely use fresh chopped broccoli too.  The same goes for the bacon… I like the Aldi’s real bacon bags because it is so easy but you can definitely use regular bacon. These are just some tips to make it easy but the rest you can find below in this printable recipe.

Broccoli slaw jar salad
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Broccoli slaw jar salad

A delicious and filling Trim Healthy Mama (THM) satisfying (S) jar salad that also makes an excellent side dish!  This recipe makes about 4 jar salads and a jar can be a full meal for one person or used as a side for 4-6 people. 

Servings 4 Full jars

Ingredients

  • 3 12oz bags Broccoli slaw
  • 1 5lbs Boneless ham chopped into bite size pieces
  • 1 12oz Sunflower kernels
  • 1 12oz Pecans
  • 1 Small amount Dried cherries Optional as these are hard to find without added sugar
  • 1 7oz Red onion chopped
  • 1 6oz Real bacon bits
  • 1 cup Mayo
  • 1/2 Cup MCT oil or olive oil
  • 1/4 Cup Almond milk
  • 2 T Super sweet
  • 1/4 Cup Apple cider vinegar
  • 1/2 t Salt
  • 1/2 t Pepper

Instructions

  1. Begin with the last 7 ingredients (starting with mayo) and combine to make the dressing. Next, combine everything else in a large bowl for the slaw mix. When both are ready you can start by loading each jar with 1/4 cup of dressing. Then stuff full with the slaw mix. Enjoy!!

Jar salad tips and tricks

If you are just getting started with jar salads I recommend you read my jar salad tips and tricks!  You can find it here or under the menu tab above labeled “jar salads”.

I absolutely love broccoli slaw salads so I’m so excited to have these in my fridge for this week!  Taking time each week to prep makes it so much easier to eat healthily. I hope that you will take the time for yourself this week to prep and conquer the eating challenges that arise.

 

 

Mason Jar Salad: Tips and Tricks

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Each Friday, I have been trying to share with you a wonderful Mason Jar Salad that you can make for the week.  These salads are large and filling, and they are such a blessing to have ready to go.  I eat a jar salad 3-6 times a week.  If I don’t eat it for lunch, I will eat the salad for a filling snack or even serve a jar as a dinner side for the whole family.

If you’ve read my posts and thought about taking the mason jar salad plunge what’s holding you back?  Do you question: how long they will last, what kind of lettuce to use, how to fill the jars, how to eat them?  Well, today I’m here to answer some of these questions.

Mason jar salad tips

How long do mason jar salads last?

I have been making these for over a year, and I can promise you they definitely last a week.  Usually, I plan how many I need so that I do not make MORE than I need for the week. But some weeks haven’t gone as planned, and when I’ve even eaten them at 8-9 days old,  THEY ARE STILL CRISPY!  The trick is keeping the “wet” ingredients in the bottom of the jar.  By doing this, the lettuce sits up above and does not get soggy. A second trick is to stuff the jar as full as possible leaving less air to wilt the lettuce.

What type of lettuce do you use?

I’m here to tell you, you can use ANY type of greens.  Spinach, kale, romaine, ice berg, mixed lettuce, and anything in between.  I will admit right here my FAVORITE kind of lettuce is bagged shredded iceberg lettuce.  YES, THAT’S RIGHT; I SAID BAGGED, and it still keeps for over a week. I buy it from Sam’s Club, and the bag fills about 4 jars full. Someone told me one time: when buying bagged lettuce, look for the bags that seem to be vacuum sealed or that do not have lots of air in them because the lettuce lets off air as it starts to ripen.  When I’m at Sam’s, I dig around the find the bags that appear to be vacuum sealed.

What type of jars do you use?

Making these salads in large mouth quart size jar is the easiest way to prepare them.  This makes a very large salad.  Sometimes I also make pint size jar salads for my kid’s lunches too.  I like to use plastic lids instead of the metal ring and seal that come with the jars.  I purchase these plastic lids from Amazon.com.
How do you get everything into the jar?
These salads are definitely not rocket science although I can give you a few tricks that may make the process a little less messy, but these salads are definitely not rocket science.  One tool I use to load them up is a canning funnel.
Flexible cutting board
It is wide, and I can easily throw my cheese and lettuce in using it without making a huge mess.  Another thing I like to use is a small flexible cutting board.  I use it to cut chicken or other meats, and then I can easily bend it and slide the meat into my jars.

How do you eat these salads?
When I first started eating these, I thought you could just shake them up and eat them out of the jar. Well, maybe some people do that, but like I said, I fill mine full!  There is no shaking room.  I also want to keep the air out so I don’t leave extra space in the jar.  To eat them, I dump the salad out into a BIG bowl and then scrape the dressing out with a spatula.  I do this because I like to get ALL of the dressing and make sure it gets on every bite!
How to eat a mason jar salad

Hopefully, these tips and tricks will give you the confidence you need to purchase the ingredients and make a few Mason Jar salads to try.  You won’t be disappointed when the day gets busy and you open the fridge to find a healthy tasty option ready and waiting for you!

Are you ready to get to work and prep for the week? If so, be sure to check out all the Mason jar salad recipes I have shared. I’m sure you will find many that you will enjoy!

Click the photos below to view the full post and recipe.

Taco Jar Salad
Taco Jar Salad
Pecan Chicken Jar Salad
Pecan Chicken Jar Salad
Chicken Cesar jar Salad Recip
Chicken Cesar jar Salad
Buffalo Chicken Salad
Buffalo Chicken Salad

The Amazing (Trim Healthy Mama (THM) friendly) Taco Jar Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing

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Spending 12 days in Mexico was AMAZING but I seriously missed some of my favorite Trim Healthy Mama (THM) foods. Especially this amazing taco jar salad. I have a very hard time trying different jar salads because I could eat this one EVERY day!

Poppy Seed Dressing-The Secret Ingredient

 

THM Poppy Seed Dressing, Sugar Free and Low Glycemic

This poppy seed dressing is definitely the secret ingredient in this mouthwatering salad. My cousin made me my first salad with her mother-in-law’s dressing on it and I have never turned back!

I usually make this dressing in large portions so I can have it in my fridge all the time. I use my Tupperware Quick Shake container to store it so I can shake it up and just pour it out when I want to use it. This is also a great coleslaw dressing and goes amazing on so many salads!

Now for the full recipe!

Taco Jar Salad

 

1/4 cup poppy seed dressing

Large spoonful of salsa

1/4-1/2 cup taco seasoned ground beef (I do my ground beef in the crock pot just like I do my chicken. No liquid. Just put the beef in and let it go!  Next, I drain it and add my taco seasoning. You can do whatever seasoning is your favorite. I usually make my own.)

1/4 cup shredded cheese (I often leave this out because I try to eat little dairy)

Stuff full of shredded lettuce (or whatever your favorite lettuce is)

I cannot promote this salad anymore other than telling you it is AMAZING!  I could eat it EVERY SINGLE DAY! Sometimes I get sick of having it for lunch and have it for a snack instead! Hah! You will not be disappointed!

Printable Recipe

 

Taco Jar Salad
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Taco Jar Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing

Ingredients

  • 1 Recipe Poppy Seed Dressing (1 cup mayo, 1/4 cup olive oil or MCT oil, 1/4 cup almond milk, 2 T Super sweet, 1 1/2 t apple cider vinegar, 1 T poppy seeds)
  • 1/4 cup dressing
  • 1 T Salsa (I don't really measure just one decent size scoop)
  • 1/4-1/2 cup Taco seasoned cooked ground beef
  • 1/4 cup Shredded Cheese Optional
  • Stuff full of lettuce

Instructions

  1. After you prep your dressing and brown your ground beef.  You can begin layering these into your jar in order.

  2. ENJOY!