Monday, February 7, 2011

Healthy Version of Macaroni Salad

I decided to use what I had in the fridge with either rice or pasta. I chose whole wheat elbow macaroni because I felt I was in need of some pasta tonight. :)

What you need:
Fresh asparagus
Fresh spinach
1 can of diced tomatoes
1-2 cups of whole wheat elbow macaroni
2-3 tbs of Wildtree roasted garlic grapeseed oil
1 pinch of Wildtree scampi blend
1 pinch of Wildtree hearty spaghetti sauce blend
2-3 pinches of Wildtree garlic and herb blend
1 tsp of garlic

Boil water. While water is boiling, add grapeseed oil and asparagus and garlic to skillet. When it starts to turn bright green, add spinach to start wilting with some garlic and herb blend. When water is boiling, add macaroni and cook per box instructions. Once pasta is almost done, add diced tomatoes, scampi blend, hearty spaghetti sauce blend, and a little more garlic and herb blend. Drain pasta. Add all of ingredients together.
Add some low fat mozzarella cheese and EAT!!

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Chili on Game Night



I decided to make chili, salsa, and dill dip for the Superbowl tonight. Everything came out awesome!! Instead of using chili seasoning (which I didn't have) I tried my own version.
1lb of ground turkey
1 can of white beans
1 can of pinto beans
1 can of grillin' bourbon beans
1 can black beans
1 can diced tomatoes with garlic
1-2 tsp of Wildtree fajita seasoning
1-2 tsp of Wildtree cajun seasoning
1-2 tsp of hearty spaghetti sauce seasoning

Brown turkey in skillet, then add all ingredients to slow cooker for 4hours on high or 8 hours on low.
When finished, add mozarella cheese or mexican mix (depending on preference)

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Fajita Night!

So tonight was a simple, laid back (no food in the house) kind of night. I had some ground beef, diced tomatoes, black beans and some cheese. Luckily I had a few tortillas left over as well. I decided to brown up the meat, drain the black beans and tomatoes, add a few teaspoons of the Wildtree fajita seasoning, 1/4 cup of water. I made it into a fajita and put some light sour cream on top and magic!! Easy, uneventful, non picture-worthy meal for two. :)

Next time I am going all out with refried beans and pinto beans and rice... Wildtree garlic and herb rice anyone?