Skinny Chicken Salad

 This is our favorite on-the-go lunch ever!!  We all like it and it's easy to make!!!

Ingredients

• 4 ounces shredded or diced cooked boneless, skinless, chicken breast (abt 1 cup)
• 1/4 cup diced celery
• 2 tablespoons sliced green onion
• 1/4 cup diced sweet crisp apple
• 1 tablespoon light mayo
• 1 tablespoon light sour cream or Greek yogurt
• optional: 1/2-1 Tablespoon chopped fresh parsley or cilantro
• 1/8 teaspoon curry powder
• 1/4 teaspoon red wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon toasted sliced almonds
• salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

• Combine all ingredients except almonds and stir to combine. If possible, chill for an hour or so before eating.
• Before serving, mix in almonds.
• Eat in a lettuce wrap, on whole grain bread, in a wrap, or in a pita.

High Protein BBQ Chicken Salad

I've been trying to look for protein packed lunches for B man and this was great!!  It was easy to make and he liked it, so YAY!! 

Ingredients:

Protein pasta

3-4oz chicken, tossed in BBQ

Bacon, crispy

Red onion, chopped

Corn

BBQ sauce

Ranch

French Fried Onion 

Put in a mindful serving of protein pasta.  Then toss chicken in BBQ and add.  Put in crispy bacon, red onion, corn.  Top with BBQ sauce, ranch, and french onions!!

BOO-Schetta

I needed a cute Halloween app to bring over to our friends house on Halloween -- this was yummy and SPOOKY :)

Ingredients:

Roma tomatoes, diced

Garlic

Basil, chopped

Olive oil

Red wine vinegar

salt and pepper

mozzarella

Balsamic glaze

baguette

Dice tomatoes and mix with garlic, chopped basil, and salt and pepper.  Then add olive oil and red wine vinegar.  Set aside.

Cut bread and sprinkle with olive oil - bake until golden brown.  Top with tomatoes.

Use ghost cookie cutter to cut out shape in mozzarella cheese.  Then make ghost face using balsamic glaze.

Easy 3-Bean Salad

Always looking for new lunches for B man -- can you believe he eats this healthy crap hahahaha  He is 11!!!  He loved it :)  It was quick to make and he said it tasted great!!

Makes 6 cups 

Ingredients:

1 medium apple, peeled if desired, cored, and chopped (¾ cup)

½ tsp. lemon juice 

4 cups cooked chickpeas

kidney beans, 

black beans, rinsed and drained using canned

1 cup chopped green and/or red bell pepper

½ cup sliced scallions (mostly green parts)

¼ cup finely chopped celery

3½ Tbsp. apple cider vinegar

1 Tbsp. pure maple syrup

1 to 1½ tsp. Dijon mustard

½ tsp. sea salt

Freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Pinch ground cloves, plus more to taste* 

In a large bowl combine apple and lemon juice; toss to coat. (This will help preserve the color of the apple.) 

Add the remaining ingredients; toss to combine. 

If you like, season with additional salt and black pepper. *Tip Ground cloves add great nuanced flavor to this salad

Grilled Zucchini Nachos

This was super yummy AND healthy :)  I told the boys I was going to make it during the next Viks game :)  It felt like you were eating nachos and you don't feel bad hhahaha 

Ingredients

Zucchini, grilled

Black Beans

Corn, grilled

Roasted tomatoes, diced

Cheddar cheese

Lime

Red Onions

Avocado

Sour Cream

Everything Bagel Cucumber Salad

We needed a quick side and these cucumber salads are all the tiktok craze, so made one up -- it was DELICIOUS!!  It tasted like sushi hahaha  Evan just ate the salman hahahah  but the rest of us loved it!!

Ingredients:

1 cucumber, sliced

1oz smoked salmon

1oz red onion

1 tablespoon cream cheese

1 tablespoon everything bagel spice

Cheesy Tuna Casserole

 I keep trying to find a tuna casserole that I like hahaha  This was good ...my fam ate it and no one complained hahhaa but it wasn't awesome so probably won't make again :)  

Serves 14

Ingredients:

• 16 oz. box Barilla Whole Grain Pasta
• 24 oz. canned Tuna in water I used 4-6oz. cans from Costco
• 10.5 oz. can Cream of Mushroom 98% Fat Free
• 1 cup Frozen Peas and Carrots Mix
• 1/2 cup Frozen Whole Kernel Corn
• 1/2 cup cup Frozen Sweet Peas
• 2 cups Fat Free Milk
• 1/2 cup Plain non fat Greek Yogurt

• 3 cups 12oz. 2% Reduced Fat Cheese (I used Kroger Reduced Fat Mexican Style Blend)

• Cook pasta according to package instructions in lightly salted water.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, thoroughly mix cooked noodles, tuna, cream of mushroom, all frozen vegetables, milk, Greek yogurt, and 2 cups of the cheese.
• Pour mixture into lightly greased casserole dish and bake for about 30 minutes or until its bubbly.
• Remove from oven, top with remaining cheese and cook another 3-5 minutes until the cheese melts.
• Enjoy!