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Quinoa Salad with Roasted Tomatoes, Broccoli and Feta

May 6th, 2013
by erin.
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Quinoa salad with roasted tomatoes, broccoli and feta. Delicious, but 1.5 hours after eating and I really just want a cheeseburger...

Date: May 6, 2013

Recipe: http://www.annies-eats.com/2013/03/20/lets-do-lunch-quinoa-salad-with-roasted-tomatoes-broccoli-and-feta/

Modifications:  None

Time to table: 35 minutes (most is inactive roasting time)

Servings: I hope to get 3-4 lunches out of this.

Erin: Like

Notes: I made this last night to bring for lunches this week. Definitely a quick and easy recipe that would be great to whip up on a weeknight. It is surprisingly tasty, I think the roasted veggies and feta give it really good flavor. Especially the juices of the tomato mixed in made it delicious. Really loved it, although I just never stay full with dishes like this and at 2pm am really intensely craving a cheeseburger. Or pizza.

Broccoli Pesto Pasta

Mar 18th, 2013
by erin.
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Broccoli Pesto Pasta

 

Date: March 11, 2013

Recipe: http://www.annies-eats.com/2013/03/07/broccoli-pesto-pasta/

Modifications: None, but I did use the greek yogurt instead of cream and that worked well.

Time to table: 20 minutes prep

Servings: 4 adults

Ben: Like

Erin: Like

Annie & Luke: Like

Notes: We all enjoyed this okay, but it wasn’t anything special. Without the large amounts of parmesan it would have been not good at all. Since there was no basil or nuts, it really did not have any sort of actual pesto flavoring. I found it pretty bland but the kids ate it well which is a win. Both of them seem to enjoy broccoli on it’s own though, but if yours don’t this is a good way to get it in. I prefer this recipe instead, which is always a winner with both kids.

Luke eating

Crock-Pot Cheesy Chicken & Broccoli

Mar 14th, 2013
by ben.
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Crockpot Chicken and Broccoli

Date: February 20th, 2013

Recipe: http://clippingmoney.blogspot.com/2012/07/crock-pot-cheesy-chicken-brocolli-over.html

Time to table: 30 minutes prep, 6 hours cook time.

Servings: Two dinners

Ben: Dislike

Erin: Dislike

Annie & Luke: Like

Notes: This meal was a case of the kids liking it, but us not so much. This just tasted a little bland to us, and I didn’t really care for the cheesy flavor. I can’t put my finger on it, but it didn’t sit right with me. This was a very easy meal to make and a good week night option if you can spare the time in the morning to get it in the crock pot.

Sad sick Luke

Broccoli Nuggets

Nov 7th, 2012
by erin.
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Broccoli Nuggets

Recipe: http://wholesomebabyfood.momtastic.com/babyfingerfood.htm#.UJqx3G_A_5w (scroll down a bit to get to this particular recipe)

 

1 16-oz  Package frozen broccoli, cooked, drained, and chopped
1 cup whole wheat plain breadcrumbs
1 ½ cups Shredded cheddar cheese
3  Large eggs

Preheat oven to 375
1. Lightly coat a baking sheet with olive oil and set aside.
2. Combine all remaining ingredients and mix well.

*I made some for Annie and added seasonings as well, I kept Luke’s plain

3. Shape mixture into nuggets (I used my small cookie scoop) or fun shapes. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, turn nuggets over after 15 minutes. Serve warm. Be sure to crumble these if your baby needs.

Modifications: None

Time to table: 5 minutes prep, 25 minutes bake time

Servings: This made quite a bit – I froze a big bag of them.

Annie: Love – and she especially loved that I made an “A for Annie” :) Weirdly, broccoli is probably her favorite vegetable.

Luke: Love (but he’s at the age where he basically loves anything he can pick up and shove in his mouth)

Notes: Check the original link for suggestions to avoid eggs if that’s something you’re doing. I have made baby food for both Annie and Luke and REALLY love it. I didn’t make a ton for either kid and pretty quickly went to just giving them what we were eating (or in Annie’s case early on, just gave her leftovers since we used to eat after she went to bed). Luke is not a fan of purees, so these are great for him if we don’t want to give him what we’re eating that night for whatever reason.

Big A broccoli "nugget"

Annie with her big A

She did not eat all this :) I just froze the parts she didn’t eat for later.

Luke enjoying veggie nuggets

 

“Witches Brew” Cheesy Spinach Soup and Monster Sandwiches

Oct 31st, 2012
by erin.
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Monster Sandwich and Witches Brew soup

 

Date: October 31, 2012

Recipes: http://www.annies-eats.com/2012/10/10/open-monster-face-sandwiches/ - Sandwiches

http://www.annies-eats.com/2012/10/04/witches-brew-cheesy-spinach-soup/ - Soup

Modifications: Pretty much just followed the recipe – I think we used one more potato than the recipe called for in the soup.

Time to table: 20 mins prep, 15 minutes simmering

Servings: 4 adults (for the soup)

Ben: Dislike – he wasn’t feeling the very very strong gruyere tonight, and he was a spoilsport and just made a “normal” sandwich ;)

Erin: Like

Annie: Like – definitely enjoyed making the sandwich!

Notes: Seemed like an appropriate, healthy and quick meal for Halloween before trick-or-treating! These open faced sandwiches are really fun for kids to make. It didn’t make Annie want to eat the veggies any more than normal – she just wanted the cheese and meat. She does really seem to like broccoli, so she ate that but she still isn’t a fan of peppers! The soup came together really quickly, and although the gruyere we got seemed a bit more pungent than normal, I still enjoyed it and so did Annie. Ben finished his but wasn’t a fan of the flavor of the cheese.

Monster sandwich

"witches brew" cheesy spinach soup

Making Monster Sandwiches

Summer Veggie Quinoa

Aug 19th, 2012
by erin.
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Summer Veggie Quinoa

Date: August 15th, 2012

Recipe: http://annies-eats.com/2012/05/15/spring-veggie-quinoa/

Modifications:  We used broccoli instead of asparagus, and did not use the spinach. Also added more gruyere than it called for.

Time to table: About an hour – Ben made this and said it was a bit involved for a weeknight meal, but oh well.

Servings: Would easily serve 6 adults. We got 3 lunches out of it in addition to the dinner we had.

Ben: Like

Erin: Like

Annie: Like (especially the quinoa and broccoli, as usual, not so much a fan of the tomatoes)

Notes: This was surprisingly good and filling – I’m not always a huge fan of quinoa, but I really liked it in baked form and with the cheese, it had a great flavor. I wish we would have added the spinach, but with the amount of broccoli we had it seemed like it would have been too much – but I was wrong!

Summer Veggie Quinoa

Stuffed chicken breasts

Feb 20th, 2012
by ben.
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Fontina & Sun dried tomatoes stuffed chicken

Date: 2/8/2012

Recipe: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Chicken-Breasts-Stuffed-with-Fontina-Artichokes-and-Sun-Dried-Tomatoes-241332

Roasted broccoli: Toss broccoli with olive oil, salt, and parmesan cheese. Roast for 20 minutes at 400.

Modifications: We halved this recipe because it was just for us and two chicken breasts is plenty for three of us.

Time to table: 45 minutes

Servings: 2 adults, 1 toddler

Ben: Dislike

Erin: Dislike

Annie: Like

Notes: Erin and I didn’t really like this recipe. We had just picked it because we had fontina cheese and sun dried tomatoes from other recipes to use up, and from that perspective it was a success :) We just gave Annie a plain piece of chicken under the assumption that she wouldn’t like thee stuffing. She enjoyed her bland chicken and broccoli just fine though :)

Fontina & Sun dried tomatoes stuffed chicken

Meatloaf with broccoli and mashed potatoes

Jan 27th, 2012
by ben.
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Meatloaf, broccoli and potatoes

Date: 1/24/2012

Meatloaf recipe: http://kickassbbq.com/smoked_meat_loaf.html

Broccoli recipe: 1 head of broccoli tossed with olive oil, salt, pepper, and parmesan cheese. Roast at 425 for 20 minutes.

Mashed potatoes recipe: Quarter the potatoes and boil them until soft, mash with butter, sour cream, and cream.

Modifications: We used turkey thigh instead of beef, and added garlic, shredded carrot, and only used 4 strips of bacon.

UPDATE 4/30/12: Made this again last night and wanted to document what I thought was a winning combination of ingredients:

  • 2 lbs ground turkey thigh
  • 1/2 large onion, diced
  • 2 stalks of celery, diced
  • 1/2 carrot, shredded
  • 1 jalapeno, diced
  • 6 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 egg
  • 2 T bbq rub
  • 1/4 cup bbq sauce
  • 1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs
  • 6 slices bacon, cooked and chopped

Time to table: 30 minutes meatloaf prep, 90 minutes meatloaf grilling time. I made the broccoli and potatoes while the meatloaf was grilling.

Servings: 2 adults, 1 toddler, and several lunchs of leftover meatloaf

Ben: LOVE

Erin: Love

Annie: Love

Notes: This was simply amazing. We made this meatloaf before using the smoker, not the grill, but this time was tremendously better. I was surprised at how tasty the turkey thighs were, and the grill cooked the garlic more than the smoker did, so it turned out better. Annie surprisingly loved the broccoli tonight and continued to ask for more off of Erin’s plate. Everything came together great in this meal, AND I timed everything perfectly so that it was all hot when we ate it. I’m pretty great, if you ask me.

Meatloaf

Cheesy Broccoli Rice Casserole

Dec 10th, 2011
by erin.
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Cheesy Broccoli and Rice Casserole

Date: 12/6/2011

Recipe: http://www.forkknifeandspoon.com/blog/2009/12/12/emulsifying-worlds.html

Time to table: 45 minutes prep, 30 minutes bake time

Modifications: I steamed the broccoli just using a steamer basket and then chopped it even more because I like tiny pieces of broccoli and it appears Annie does too. Only needed 1 can of cream of mushroom soup. I think our bag of broccoli was maybe 16oz, not 20 but there was still plenty in there.

Servings: This makes a ton – filled a 13×9 pan. I’d say it would easily serve 6-8. We ended up freezing half of it for some other time, and still had enough for a lunch too.

Ben: Like

Erin: Like

Annie: Love

Notes: This was pretty time consuming. Brown rice takes a long time to cook, and making a cheese sauce takes awhile as well. It’s certainly healthier than the original, and wasn’t particularly difficult, but it wasn’t a quick weeknight meal by any means. We did all like it quite a bit, so I found it worth the effort – really any meal that gets Annie to love broccoli is a win in my book.

Cheesy Broccoli and Rice Casserole

Big bite!
Any meal that gets this face is a hit with Annie!

Chicken and broccoli bake

Nov 29th, 2011
by ben.
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Chicken Broccoli Casserole
Date: 11/21/2011

Recipe: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/cheesy-chicken-and-broccoli-bake-recipe/index.html

Time to table: 30 minutes, 40 minutes cook time

Modifications: I used fresh broccoli instead of frozen broccoli. We absolutely did not use the disgusting product that is Velveeta, I used shredded cheddar instead.

Servings: 6 adult servings

Ben: Like

Erin: Like

Annie: Like

Notes: Erin had wanted a dish with rice, but luckily this was still pretty good. I should have steamed the broccoli because the stuff in the middle of the pan wasn’t quite done all the way. The mixture also didn’t seem creamy enough when I first mixed it, but while cooking, enough moisture came out of the ingredients to make it more like a casserole. I’d make this again.

Chicken Broccoli Casserole

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