I was recently watching a YouTuber and she made this recipe . I decided to try it out but made a few adjustments for our families preferences. I already had ground chicken defrosted so that was the first thing I changed, I didn’t put in the zucchini and I used frozen peas and carrots mixture instead of corn. It was an absolute delicious meal and I highly recommend you give the original or mine version a try.
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Tagged feeding my family, ground chicken, orzo, peas and carrots, pesto, What We Ate Today
I am a huge fan of breakfast foods. However I am far from being a morning person lol. So what better way to enjoy the foods you like then to make Breakfast for Dinner. I also had my youngest asking me for some Greek yogurt pancakes I had made previously. The kid has taste as these pancakes come from my Pioneer Woman cookbook. Don’t worry here’s a link I found to the recipe we used. These pancakes are delicious and fluffy and we may have added a few chocolate chips when cooking them.
I wanted to have something besides pancakes so I decided to make a breakfast Casserole. It was delicious and more then enough to feed us for a few day. So leftovers for breakfast lol. This recipe couldn’t be any easier to make come together. I used some frozen potatoes that had bacon bits, onions and bell peppers already in it, some shredded cheese, some cottage cheese and some eggs. Don’t worry I’ll give you the measurements down below in the recipe card. But if you’re comfortable in the kitchen you can pretty much add whatever you want to this casserole.
Well I’ve been busy living life and I haven’t updated you all in a few days. So here’s what’s been going on.
I previously mentioned that I signed up for Beach Body On Demand. I am making good use of this program this time around. My son loves martial arts but they are expensive and with three kids it just wasn’t going to fit in the budget. But thanks to Beach Body me and the littles are doing the Core De Force program and loving it. I love that we can do this workout in our pj’s and all of us together.
The other really cool thing I did with the family this weekend was have a Harry Potter day. We are currently reading thru the books with the kids and watching the movies as we got. But this weekend we took it to a whole new level. We decide to to watch the third movie but also make our own wands and theme all our food after magic/ Harry Potter. For breakfast the kids had Cheri Owl( Cheerios) Pixie Puffs ( corn pops) and oatmeal. I had a banana bread breakfast bake since sugary cereal doesn’t agree with me and I wasn’t feeling in the mood for oatmeal. Lunch we had deconstructed pizza casserole. Then supper was suppose to be roast beef, Yorkshire puddings, roasted veggies and gravy but we ran out of time. So instead the kids had ham crackers and cheese and I had some donair chicken meat. We also made some Butter Beer and Rock Cakes!
On the other days here’s a list of foods we ate
yogurt
berries
double chocolate breakfast bakes
chicken parmesan wrap
chicken cordon blue wraps
chicken nuggets
home made pizza bagels and pigs in a blanket
roast beef with Yorkshire pudding and roasted potatoes and carrots and Gravy ( this is a small side plate by the way and I made the Yorkshire puddings mini)
and lots more that I can’t remember at the moment.
We are working our way slowly but surely thru the food that we have in our freezers. But I can tell you for sure that you can eat healthy and have fun themed days without worrying about it. I tried a sip of the butter beer on Saturday which wasn’t good for me since it had carbonation and I did have a rock cake.
Today I’m going to keep it short and sweet and give you my recipe for Hamburger Soup
Ingredients
1 tbsp olive oil
1 lb extra lean ground beef
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup chopped onion
6-8 cups beef broth ( depending if you like a chunkier soup or more liquid)
1- 28oz can diced tomatoes(don’t drain)
1-19 oz can black beans rinced and well drained
3 tbsp tomato pasta
2 tsp Italian seasoning
salt and pepper to taste
3 cups mixed frozen veggies ( I like the carrot, pea, corn mixture instead of the ones with brocoli and cauliflower)
In a medium to large soup pot add oil and heat on medium. Add in the ground beef, celery and onions, cook till ground beef is browned. Then add the remaining ingredients. Bring to boil then turn heat down and simmer 15-20 minutes.
This recipe makes quite a bit of soup so you can either half the recipe or have some containers to freeze leftovers for a busy day.
So I have to be honest I thought I would have a lot more time to cook and show off all the amazing holiday recipes I have tried and tested. Sadly I tend to forget to take pictures and I just don’t have time to cook everything again. So instead what I’m going to do is give you tons and I mean tons of links to holiday foods. I usually make a recipe as it’s written at least once and then tweak it to my families liking after that. Have some fun with these recipes and make them your own 🙂
Starters and Sides
https://www.foodcoach.me/recipe/oven-roasted-cherry-tomatoes/
https://www.foodcoach.me/recipe/honey-mustard-roasted-brussel-sprouts/
http://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/recipes/a50127/cauliflower-stuffing-recipe/
https://www.froedtert.com/bariatric-surgery/recipes/spicy-deviled-eggs
https://www.bariatricfoodie.com/protein-infused-cranberry-sauce-featuring-bipro-usa-protein-water/
https://www.bariatricfoodie.com/jens-green-bean-casserole/
Meats ( I’m only putting the turkey here but my previous post I did do lamb)
Desserts
https://www.foodcoach.me/recipe/bariatric-friendly-creamy-hot-cocoa/
https://www.foodcoach.me/recipe/frozen-peanut-butter-bites/
https://www.bariatricfoodie.com/bariatric-foodies-no-flour-low-sugar-cookie-collection/
https://www.bariatricfoodie.com/protein-strawberry-cheesecake-cheeseball/
https://www.bariatricfoodie.com/mint-mocha-protein-pudding/
I hope you are able to create a delicious Christmas spread with all these ideas. Let me know what you will be cooking this holiday season.
Now I know your probably thinking what? Did I miss a post? No no you did not but since I cooked a ham the other day which is on many tables at Christmas and had leftovers I decided why wait lets show them some delicious meals they can have with leftovers as well as do the holiday cooking posts.
So here’s the recipe
Egg wraps ( this is just an egg cooked really thin into a crepe or wrap, you can add seasonings if you wish I usually add a bit of Italian seasoning)
1 pepper diced ( I used yellow)
1 small to medium onion diced
Diced leftover ham ( I had about a cup finely diced but you can put more or less)
Pasta sauce
Cheese of choice
In a bowl mix pepper, onion and ham. Take one egg wrap and put in about 3 tbsp of ham mixture. Add 1/2 tbsp pasta sauce and sprinkle of shredded cheese. Roll up and top with 1-2 tbsp pasta sauce and another sprinkle of cheese. Repeat to make as many as you need. Put in microwave for 30-40 seconds or until cheese is melted and filling is warm.
I usually make one ham roll at a time for myself so what I like to do is actually saute the ham mixture before putting it in the wrap but that step in optional. I would only saute the 3 tbsp I was going to use.
The best part about this recipe is you can have it for breakfast, lunch of supper!
Hope you enjoy this recipe and look at how delicious this looks before its cooked and after.
