Pasta Salad - Evan friendly

 

🛒 Ingredients

• 1 lb rotini or penne

• 2 cups shredded rotisserie chicken

• ½ cup shredded mild cheddar

• ½ cup mozzarella cubes

• 4 slices cooked bacon (optional but very motivating 😄)

• ½ cup finely shredded carrots (small so he doesn’t notice much)

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🥣 Light Creamy Dressing (Still Athlete-Friendly)

Whisk together:

• ½ cup plain Greek yogurt

• 2 tbsp olive oil

• 1–2 tbsp ranch seasoning

• ½ tsp salt

• Splash of milk to thin

This keeps protein higher than mayo but still tastes like ranch.

Immune Boosting Bone Broth

State basketball this weekend and poor Evan has been down and out since Saturday, SO tried a bone broth to boost his immune before the weekend!!!

Ingredients:

• 2–3 lbs chicken bones
  (rotisserie carcass works great)

• 1 onion (quartered)

• 3 carrots (rough chopped)

• 3 celery stalks

• 3–4 garlic cloves (smash them)

• 1–2 tbsp apple cider vinegar

• 1 tsp salt (add more later)

• 1 tsp whole peppercorns

• Optional: fresh ginger (great for cough)

• Optional: turmeric (anti-inflammatory)

• Optional: parsley

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🥣 How To Make It (Stovetop)

1. Put everything in a large pot.

2. Cover with water (about 2 inches above bones).

3. Add apple cider vinegar.

4. Let sit 20–30 minutes before turning heat on.

5. Bring to a gentle boil.

6. Reduce to LOW simmer.

7. Simmer 4–8 hours (longer = richer).

8. Skim foam off top occasionally.

9. Strain and store.

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⏲ If You Have a Slow Cooker

• Low for 12–24 hours.

• Same ingredients.

• Even better extraction.