Beef and Veggie Soup

Soup season is near!  I love fall for many reasons and a few of those would be soup, stew, and chili!  I decided that the weather was cool enough to have a soup day recently. 

Ingredients:

1 lb Ground Beef

1 Package of Pasta (I used Wacky Mac Noodles, FREE at Homeland a few months back!)

1 15oz Can of Tomato Sauce

1 10oz Can of Diced Tomatoes

1 14oz Can of Beef Broth

1/3 Cup of Red Cooking Wine

8 Cups of Water

1 Small Bag Frozen Mixed Veggies

2 Large Potatoes, Cut into chunks

1 Beef Bouillon Cube

1 Tsp of Parsley

Cook the ground beef in a skillet until well done. 

When the meat is done, combine the meat along with all other ingredients into a large stock pot.  Cook this to a boil and then let simmer for 30 minutes.

This makes enough to feed a small family for at least 4-5 days!  I typically will freeze the leftovers after a few days so that we have soup we can warm up on a later date.

I used Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix as a side with this meal. 

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The perfect start to the fall season!

Honey Dijon Tilapia

On my quest to eat more fish, here is yet another way to make delicious tilapia. I saw this recipe on $5 Dollar Dinner's, Honey Dijon Fish.

I adapted this to use what I had on hand, which really turned out to only be 1 of the ingredients from the original. I was surprised to find this to be really good and is now one of my favorite ways to eat tilapia.

Ingredients:

5 Tilapia Fillets

4 Tbsp French's Honey Dijon Sauce

1 Tbsp Fat Free Italian Dressing

1 Tsp of Creole Cajun Seasoning

Serving: 5

I started by preheating the oven to 400*. In a small bowl, I mixed the Honey Dijon and Italian Dressing together with a whisk. I placed fillets on a foil lined baking dish. I poured the mixture over the fish and then sprinkled it with the Cajun seasoning. I baked the fish for about 30 minutes or until fully cooked.

I paired it with steamed corn and canned green beans. This is a quick, tasty way to fix fish!

Cucumber Sandwiches

This quick recipe for toddlers was recommended by Laura at Call Me Laura Jane, she also happens to be the one who designed my fabulous blog!

After she told me about this easy recipe, I hurried and made it and my son loves it.

First, I shred cucumber using a grater, then I use 2 pieces of toast and some cream cheese to create the sandwich. I have read that you can either mix the cream cheese with the grated cucumber or you can spread the cream cheese on the toast first then add the cucumber. Either way makes a perfect meal for toddlers!

I end up cutting mine in very small pieces. We tried 1/8's once and it did not work so well, I typically will rip small pieces off for my son to eat a little at a time.

I also grate enough cucumber to last me a while and put it in a Tupperware dish to save for later.

Thanks Laura, for this easy and healthy toddler recipe!

Veggie and Rice Medley

Stir Fry is one of my favorite dishes to fix. However, now I can not really fry anything due to it not being healthy. So, what's a girl to do? Make my own version that's what!

I cooked 1 lb of ground turkey in the skillet, I did add 1/2 tbsp of olive oil to give it a little bit of flavor. I purchased a bag of stir fry veggies from Target. I was able to heat those in the microwave and it steamed in the bag. I cooked 2 cups of brown minute rice on the stove while the veggies were heating up.

Once everything was cooked and heated, I added a layer of rice, veggies, and some meat to a bowl and mixed it up. I topped it with a bit of lite stir fry sauce and had a fabulous meal. I'll be fixing this again as it only took about 10 minutes and was delicious...and healthy!

Dakota was not very fond of it. I believe it was more the textures of the meat and rice that he did not care for. He ended up with some lunch meat with rice and veggies. He is now entering the stage where it's more fun to throw the food on the floor than eat it!