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White Bean Chicken Chili

Feb 21st, 2013
by ben.
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Crockpot White Bean Chili

Date: February 13rd, 2013

Recipe: http://www.erinsfoodfiles.com/2012/11/slow-cooker-white-bean-chicken-chili.html

Modifications: We used chicken thighs instead of breasts because they’re cheaper. We also threw in some onion, celery, and garlic to add some veggies.

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

Servings: Dinner with the neighbors and two lunches

Ben: Love

Erin: Love

Annie: Love

Notes: This chili was awesome and incredibly easy. I chopped up the veggies the night before so in the morning I just had to dump everything into the crockpot and turn it on. We brought this next door to eat with the neighbors and still had plenty leftover for our lunches, even after having second helpings for dinner.

Mia and Annie eating chili

Burrito Soup

Jan 10th, 2013
by ben.
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Burrito Soup

Date: January 1st, 2013

Recipe: http://ellysaysopa.com/2008/12/15/crockpot-burrito-soup/

Modifications: We used ground turkey instead of beef, just a personal preference.

Time to table: 30 minutes prep, couple hours cook time

Servings: 4 adults

Ben: Love

Erin: Love

Annie: Love

Notes: This soup is incredibly easy to make and tastes excellent, perfect for winter weekday dinners. We made the rice separate this time, per the update to the original post. Making the rice separately was nice for leftovers as well, as you could make fresh rice to go with the soup for lunch. Annie particularly enjoyed crushing the chips into her soup :)

Annie eating burrito soup

Squash and Bacon Macaroni and Cheese

Dec 26th, 2012
by erin.
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Squash and Bacon Mac & Cheese

Date: December 16, 2012

Recipe: http://www.browneyedbaker.com/2012/10/09/butternut-squash-bacon-mac-n-cheese/

Modifications:  None

Time to table: About an hour prep, 20 minutes baking time

Servings: At least 6 adult servings – it fills a 13×9 pan

Ben: Love (leftovers just “like”)

Erin: Love (and I loved the leftovers too)

Annie: Love

Notes: This was a delicious mac and cheese – I can’t ever decide if I prefer stovetop or baked mac and cheese, so I’ll continue to try many versions to find out :) I do like when mac and cheese has SOME vegetables in it to make it seem slightly healthy, and squash is perfect because it basically blends right in with the flavor. This one did take quite a while, so it wouldn’t be a good weeknight meal unless prepped in advance.

Annie at dinner

Squash and Bacon Mac & Cheese

Pasta with Tomato Cream Sauce

Dec 2nd, 2012
by erin.
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Pasta with tomato cream sauce

Date: November 20, 2012

Recipe: http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2010/09/pasta-with-tomato-cream-sauce/

Modifications: I sort of halved the recipe because we didn’t need that much (just used half an onion, one can of tomato sauce, etc)

Time to table: 20 minutes

Servings: 2 adults, 1 toddler

Ben: Love

Erin: Love

Annie: Love

Luke: Loved chewing on some broccoli

Notes: This is a super simple, quick pasta dish – we’ve had it in the past and it’s always a hit. Can’t go wrong with a bunch of cream and cheese!

Luke eating broccoli

Annie eating bread

Cream of garlic soup

Nov 12th, 2012
by ben.
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Garlic Soup

Date: November 11, 2012

Recipes: http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2006/08/a-44-clove-ticket-to-a-happier-place/

Modifications: I knew I wanted a thicker soup, so in addition to the onion, I added:

  • 3 carrots
  • 3 celery stalks
  • 2 small potatoes
  • an extra 2 TB butter
We also topped the soup with green onions, cause why not?

Time to table: 50 minutes

Servings: 4 adults

Ben: LOVE

Erin: Love

Annie: Love (??!?)

Notes: We made this soup a couple years ago, and I can say that it was much better with the added vegetables, and healthier I suppose. I cannot express how good this soup was, you should make it youtself and find out. We baked a baguette from New French Bakery and it was awesome, as usual. Amazingly, Annie loved it as well and even asked for seconds (accompanied by a second piece of bread, obviously).

Garlic Soup

Luke at dinner
No soup for you!

Chili Macaroni and Cheese

Apr 20th, 2012
by erin.
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Chili Mac n Cheese

Date: 4/18/2012

Recipe: http://weelicious.com/2011/02/02/four-bean-chili-mac-cheese/

Modifications: I added a lot of sour cream since I was using 2% milk and because sour cream is delicious, and I think I used too much pasta so I added more chili and cheese to compensate.

Time to table: 20 minutes

Servings: 5 adults

Ben: Love

Erin: Love

Annie: Love

Notes: Again, this was so easy – I LOVE the concept of using leftovers to make a slightly different meal. We will definitely be trying this more! We all loved this meal in both forms – Annie probably enjoyed it a bit more here – mostly she just picked out each noodle though :)

Annie eating the noodles

Annie eating the noodles

Four Bean Chili

Apr 19th, 2012
by erin.
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Four Bean Chili

Date: 4/16/2012

Recipe: http://weelicious.com/2011/02/01/four-bean-chili/

Modifications: I used ground turkey instead of beef, and added a chopped bell pepper.

Time to table: 30 minutes prep, 6-8 hours cooking time.

Servings: A lot – this nearly filled our crockpot – at least 8 adults.

Ben: Love

Erin: Love

Annie: Love

Notes: This chili was really good!  We all are bean lovers, so this went over well. Annie enjoyed narrating which bean she was eating at that time :) This is part of a 3 in 1 meal that weelicious posted, so the next post will be what we did with the leftovers.

Beans for Four Bean Chili

Four Bean Chili

French Toast

Apr 3rd, 2012
by erin.
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French Toast

Date: 3/28/2012

Recipe: http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/french_toast/

Modifications: I added a splash of vanilla to the mixture, didn’t use triple sec or orange zest.

Time to table: 20 minutes

Servings: 4 adults

Ben: Love

Erin: Love

Annie: Love

Notes: We are coming around more and more to breakfast for dinner – mainly because it’s guaranteed to be well liked by Annie and is usually really easy. This is an excellent basic french toast recipe – I’ve never actually made french toast in my life, so it was high time I start! Unsurprisingly, we all LOVED this. I used french bread, and served with sausage and strawberries. You know something is good if Annie will even eat some of it when strawberries are an option.

Chicken Spaghetti

Mar 28th, 2012
by erin.
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Chicken Spaghetti

Date: 3/26/2012

Recipe: http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2007/06/chicken_spaghet/

Modifications: We used an entire chopped red pepper and a whole onion too. This was split into 2 portions, each in a 8×8 pan.

Time to table: 1 hour prep (including cooking chicken and shredding it), 30+ minutes baking (it’s closer to an hour if baking from frozen)

Servings: 4 adults

Ben: Love

Erin: Love

Annie: Love

Notes: This is one of our freezer meals – I’ve blogged about it on my other blog several times but it’s never been featured here. It’s a big hit around our house. I think it would be good with different veggies in it too – maybe some chopped broccoli instead of the pepper.

Annie's chicken spaghetti
“Now picture of Annie’s food, too”

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

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