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Mexican Stuffed Shells

Mexican Stuffed Shells
Date: 5/10/2012

Recipe: http://thewaytohisheart.wordpress.com/2011/09/30/mexican-stuffed-shells/

Modifications: I used ground turkey,and this taco seasoning recipe.

Time to table: 45 minutes prep, plus 45 minutes of baking time

Servings: 4 adults

Ben: Love

Erin: Love

Annie: Like – it was a bit “picy” for her :)

Notes: This was really good and actually pretty easy. I thought the filling could stand to be cheesier, so I would up the cream cheese next time, and maybe add some veggies into the filling too.

Mexican Stuffed Shells

Cornmeal Chive Waffles with salsa and fried eggs

Cornmeal Chive Waffles with salsa and egg

Date: 3/25/2012

Recipe: I followed the waffle recipe from here: http://www.eating-for-england.com/savoury-cheddar-chive-waffles/ and got the meal idea from here: http://annies-eats.com/2012/02/29/cornmeal-chive-waffles-with-salsa-and-eggs/

Modifications: No modifications – I went with Eating for England’s waffle recipe because it included cheese, and why wouldn’t I want that?! I forgot fresh parsley, so just used dried.

Time to table: 30 minutes

Servings: 4 adults

Ben: Like

Erin: Love

Annie: Like

Notes: I really loved how easy this meal was! Annie LOVES helping (almost too much) and especially loves helping with waffles. She greatly enjoys watching the light go from orange to green when the waffles are done. This was a super quick weeknight meal (that we made on a weekend, but every meal needs to be quick with a newborn and a toddler right now!). Great for a savory breakfast, or breakfast for dinner. We used our homemade salsa for this.

Making Cornmeal Chive Waffles

Making Cornmeal Chive Waffles

Chicken chili verde

Crockpot Chicken Chili Verde

Date: 2/6/2012

Recipe: http://weelicious.com/2011/10/04/crock-pot-chicken-chili-verde/

Modifications: We basically turned this into a chili and didn’t serve it over rice. We added chopped spinach and white beans at the end. For the chicken we used a 1.6 lb package of boneless, skinless thighs. I upped the garlic from one clove to six.

Time to table: 15 minutes prep, 4 hours cook time

Servings: 4 adults

Ben: Love

Erin: Like

Annie: Like

Notes: I thought to add the spinach later on in this recipe, then as Erin was looking at it, she remarked that it was odd that it didn’t have any beans in it. Knowing that we had a can of beans in the cupboard, I threw those in too, forgetting it was supposed to be served over rice, so it became more of a chili, but I thought these were great modifications. The only liquid in the dish is from the salsa verde. We topped our with cheese and sour cream and had the remaining beer bread along with it as well. We’ll definitely make this again and I think I’ll add more spinach or another vegetable. This ended up being similar to the white chicken chili we’ve made before, not sure which one I like better.

Crockpot Chicken Chili Verde

Mexican lasagna

Mexican Lasagna

Date: 9/14/2011

Recipe: http://weelicious.com/2011/05/02/mexican-lasagna/

Time to table: 75 minutes

Servings: 2 adult dinners, 2 adult lunches, 1 toddler

Ben: Like

Erin: Like

Annie: Like

Notes: This ended up being a very chicken heavy dish. If we make it again I would for sure cut back on that. We also didn’t have a 7×11 dish (never even heard of that size) so we used an 8×8 pan instead and just made it work. The recipe says it feeds 6-8, but we seemed to get a little less out of it.

Mexican Lasagna

Mexican vermicelli

Mexican Spaghetti

Date: September 6th, 2011

Recipe: http://weelicious.com/2011/06/06/mexican-vermicelli/

Modifications:  I swapped the chicken for sweet potatoes, and used more than 2 cups, maybe closer to 3. I also added some garlic, cause why not?

Servings: 2 adult dinners, 1 toddler dinner, 4 adult lunches

Ben: Like

Erin: Like

Annie: Love

Notes: This was a great recipe, and we got to use our recently made salsa! Annie absolutely loved this dish; it’s always so relieving to see her eat something you’ve made that’s actually healthy. If I make this again I would use even more sweet potatoes as it still seemed kind of pasta heavy. I also considered adding some spinach to it, which would have been a good addition.

Mexican Spaghetti

Mexican Spaghetti

Annie eating Mexican Spaghetti

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