Sautéed Collard Greens with Quinoa and Roasted Chicken

Just getting into #CleanEating😀 Hubby not so happy,  but he'll get over it. This was really simple and really yummy. Took a bag of pre chopped and cleaned collard greens, 1/2 bunch of asparagus cut into pieces, 3 large carrots sliced/shaved with a peeler, red pepper chopped, 4 garlic cloves and juice of 1 lemon, S&P to taste. I sautéed all in a large skillet with 2 tbs of olive oil until the veggies were cooked and the greens wilted, about 10 minutes. I cooked the quinoa per directions and added 2 cloves of chopped garlic when it was finished cooking. I had roasted several large bone in chicken breast on the grill. I removed the skin and bone and chopped the chicken and reserved 8 oz for this dish and saved the rest for later. Served the chicken over the quinoa and greens and shaved some parmigiana reggiano cheese overtop. NOM NOM!!! Followed this with organic, free trade dark chocolate for dessert!!

Yummy Italian Wedding Soup

It's still winter here in the Ohio, so today felt like some Italian Wedding Soup. Used a recipe from Giada with a few modifications. So, if you make it my way you'll need to bake off your meatballs for 25 minutes at 350. You'll also need to omit the eggs at end of her recipe. I instead opted to add Acini di Pepe pasta #70. I brought the broth to boil and added the pasta and escarole and let that cook for 6 minutes. I then added the baked meatballs and let it boil for 2 more minutes. Just finish off with a sprinkle of Parmesan to your bowls and enjoy. Good eats on this not so Spring Day.

GF Yum Yum Bars

Instead of using graham crackers I substituted a 8 oz pkg of gluten free animal crackers. They turned out yummy. So here's what you'll need: one 8 oz pkg gluten free animal crackers, 1 stick of butter melted, 1 cup of chopped pecans, 1 cup of semi sweet chocolate chips, 1 cup of toffee chips, 1/2 cup of peanut butter chips, 1/2 cup white chocolate chips, 1 cup sweetened coconut flakes, one 14 oz can of sweetened condensed milk.
What to do: preheat oven to 350, in a food processor pulse the animal crackers to a fine texture, add animal crackers to a bowl and add melted butter, mix well. Press mixture into a 12"x9" baking pan. Layer pecans over the crackers followed by chocolate chips, then the toffee chips, peanut butter chips, white chocolate chips, coconut flakes, lastly pour milk evenly over all. Place in oven and bake for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and cool completely before serving. Yum Yum!!!

GF Mexican Lasagna

This is another gluten free recipe. Really good, especially the next day. What you'll need is 2 rolls prepared polenta, 1 lb ground turkey, 1 15 oz can diced roasted tomatoes, 1 can black beans rinsed & drained, 1 c of your favorite salsa, 1 green bell pepper diced, 1 med onion diced, 3 cloves garlic chopped, 1 tbs olive oil, 1 pkg of taco seasoning, 1 pkg shreddedMonterey Jack cheese, 1 pkg shredded quesadilla cheese.
What to do:

• preheat oven to 375
• Over med heat, heat oil in large skillet
• Add pepper, onion, garlic sauté until softened
• Add turkey and cook thru
• Add black beans, tomatoes, salsa and taco seasoning mix and bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
• Remove polenta from wrapper and add to food processor and pulse until it's broken and has a crumb like texture. 
• Take 3/4 of polenta and press into bottom of 13"x9" pan. Sprinkle with 1pkg of the quesadilla cheese.
• Add the turkey mixture and spread over polenta evenly.
• Dollop remaking polenta overtop
• Sprinkle Monterey Jack cheese overtop
• Bake for 35 minutes
• Remove from oven and let stand 15 minutes before serving

Oven Tacos

Yummy! Very good eats. What you'll need:

• 1lb ground turkey
• 1 small onion small diced
• 12 super size taco shells
• 1 16oz can refried beans
• 1 small can diced green chilis (drained)
• 1 pkg taco seasoning
• 8 oz salsa verde
• 2 c shredded Colby Jack cheese

Toppings:

• Shredded lettuce
• Chopped cilantro
• Sour cream
• Avocado
• Chopped jalapeños
• Chopped black olives

What to do: 

• Preheat oven to 400
• Grab a  12x9 baking pan
• Heat a med pan, cook turkey and onion. Drain off excess liquid.
• Add taco seasoning, green chilis, refried beans, salsa verde.
• Mix well in pan and cook 5 minutes. You want very little moisture, otherwise your taco shells may become soggy.
• Once your meat mixture is heated through, add the mixture to the shells and line them in the baking pan. Sprinkle cheese overtop and bake for 10  minutes.
• Remove and add your toppings.

This are Good Eats!

My Tfal ActiFry

Purchased the Tfal ActiFry today from Bed Bath & Beyond today. What a deal was $ 249 but they had $50 off sale on the item plus I had a 20% off coupon, so basically got $90 off. Love this thing, the fries were crispy, not greasy at all. This was a very good buy, can't wait to try some more foods from the recipe collection.

Slow Cooker GF Chix n Dumplins

Yep, gluten free chicken & dumplings. Used a Rachel Ray recipe, but modified it for GF dumplings. The tasted fine, but way too big. I would make this dish again, but I would omit the potatoes and I would dice the carrots.  I would add a touch more seasonings. This dish was just too chunky for my liking. Just Ok Eats