Turkey Kielbasa with Tri Color Pasta and Vegetables

Ingredients:

1 pkg. of Hillshire Farm Turkey Kielbasa (low salt)
1 zucchini (diced)
1 onion (diced)
1 medium bag of  fresh broccoli
1 medium bag of spinach wilted
1 can of chickpeas (raised)
1 lemon (squeezed)
1 box of Tri-color pasta or whole grain
1TBSP olive oil
1tsp garlic

Cook pasta according to box. In a large saute pan heat garlic, oil, and turkey kielbasa, add the vegetables to the pan cooking for about 20 minute, or until soft and tender. Drain your pasta and add it to your mixture along with your chick peas and toss. Heat for another 10 minutes remove from heat add your lemon juice; toss and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.


Notes:

This dish is great for a summer gathering. Can be served cold or hot, and makes for great leftovers the next day. Although I am not sure a dish this yummy will last. If you are not a fan of Kielbasa, add chicken, Steak, or no protein at all.

Serves 6-8
Total time: 30 minutes

Kids Easy Baked Chicken

 

I decided to start making some healthier recipes for kids, and having 2 nieces whom I adore I wanted to teach my sister that the processed stuff may be quick but is NOT very healthy and even she can get the kids to like this meal. Well sure enough it is not only the most requested by the kids she loves them as well. So let's get started.

Ingredients

1 package of chicken tender

1 cup panko breading (finely broken)

1/2 cup 4C whole wheat bread crumbs

1 egg + 1 egg white

Sprinkle of Parmesan cheese

Sprinkle of Italian seasoning

Olive oil spray

Preheat the oven to 350. In a seal able bag place your panko, breadcrumbs, Parmesan,  and seasoning making sure it is all blended together. Take your eggs and whisk them in a bowl, take your chicken and coat them all with egg, then place them into the bag for breading, seal the bag and shake it so all the chicken strips are coated. Then take a baking tray and spray with oil, remove chicken and place onto the try, once they are there give the chicken one final oil spray and back in the oven for about 25 minutes. Remove, cool, and enjoy!


Tips
See how easy? This can be made with tofu, shrimps, we took the chicken and dunked them in a marinara sauce, or you can use a low salt ketchup or mustard. Either way this is a great way to get your kids to eat better and it took no more than 30 minutes. Serve with a salad or your kids favorite veggie.

Vegetable Frittata

I just got  into eggs, and they are super healthy, and loaded with great protein and vitamins. I normally don't order them out because they are made with butter, heavy cream, or whole milk. But when I am home I eat them all the time for dinner, especially hard boiled. Love them on a salad, but this time I wanted to learn to make an Italian favorite the Frittata. So my mother showed me the basic ingredient and I changed them to this.....


Ingredients

1 small contains of an egg substitute

1/4 cup chopped cherry tomatoes

4 stalks of steamed asparagus (chopped)

1-2 cups fresh baby spinach

2 tbsp low fat mozzarella cheese shredded

Olive oil spray

Pinch of black pepper 


Preheat your oven to 325. In an oven friendly skillet heat up your olive oil and add your tomatoes, spinach, and asparagus till just about wilted. Next take your egg container and pour the entire thing onto your vegetables..Do Not touch it. Let the eggs blend with the other items in the pan. Add your black pepper, and mozzarella cheese. Place the skillet into the oven and leave it to cook for about 15 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool for 5 minutes and serve.


Tips
This was great, first time I ever made one and it was so easy. This is now my new alternative to the boiled egg. I make this for us to eat for dinner, and even lunch the next day for Frank with rice. The sky's  the limit with this dish you can do anything with vegetables, meats, cheese, you decide. Great for kids as well, add there favorite ingredient  and give them the good nutrients they need.

Blueberry Pancakes with Vanilla and Cinnamon

This was a special Sunday treat for my family. Both my dad and husband love pancakes, I am not a huge fan but love to make them and try different ingredients to make them less dense. So here we go...

Ingredients

2 cups of pancake mix (any kind you like)

1 cup of vanilla almond milk

1/2 cup fresh blueberries

Dash of cinnamon 

1 tsp all natural vanilla extract

2 eggs

Combine all the ingredients into a bowl, whisk well so that their are no lumps. Preheat a skillet or flat grill pan and spray with PAM. Ladle you batter and make easy small sized pancakes. This batter should make about 6 to 8.

Tips:
Serve with sliced fresh bananas or strawberries, and if needed organic maple syrup. This can be a great dish for kids as well, and if you have a few left over a yummy snack with peanut butter.