Goat Cheese, Spinach & Onion Pizza

Something different for Friday pizza night! One hour pizza dough or store bought pizza dough 1 tsp olive oil 1 tsp butter 1 yellow onion, chopped 1-2 cups fresh spinach 1/2- 3/4 cup goat cheese 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella Optional: cooked bacon and/ or chicken Trader Joe's balsamic glaze for top if desired Preheat oven to…

Sweet Potato & Black Bean Soup

A hearty, meatless soup for a cold night. Ingredients: 1 TBS olive oil 2 lb sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed 1 yellow onion, chopped  3 cloves garlic, minced 1 can vegetable or chicken broth  1 can low sodium black beans, drained 1 can rotel (diced tomatoes with chilies), undrained 1 can chili ready diced tomatoes,…

Easy Oven Quesadillas

In our regular rotation on Mexican night!  This is so easy it's barely a recipe, but I thought I'd share it as an easy weeknight dinner idea. Ingredients (for 2 quesadillas): 4 tortillas 1/2 cup Mexican blend or taco shredded cheese 2/3 cup canned black beans 2 TBS light ranch dressing Optional - cooked chicken…

Roasted Tomato Pasta with Goat Cheese

I had goat cheese I needed to use and after looking through lots of recipes, I opted to try this one from the nummy kitchen blog.  I tweaked it a bit, and it turned out delicious and was super easy.  I'll definitely make again! Ingredients: 1 pint grape tomatoes, halved 3 TBS olive oil 1 1/2…

Award Winning Chili

Before moving to the midwest, I can't really remember ever eating chili.  My mom never made it, and it just wasn't a staple of life in Pennsylvania like it is here in Indiana and the south.  Here everyone makes chili in the winter months especially, and everyone makes it differently, or likes it a certain…

Cheesy Artichoke Bread

This would be great as a party appetizer! It's super quick and easy to make. 3 TBS butter or butter substitute like Brummel & Brown 3 cubes frozen garlic or 1 TBS minced fresh garlic 1 14oz can can artichokes, drained, chopped if you wish 1/2 c reduced fat shredded mozzarella cheese 1/4 c grated…

Butternut Squash Risotto

A Meatless Mondays favorite! Ingredients: 1 Small Onion, finely chopped ½ cup of Celery, finely chopped 2 cups of Butternut Squash, finely diced 1 Clove of Garlic, minced 1 cup Arborio Rice 1 cup White Wine 4 cups Chicken or Vegetable Stock (32 oz carton) 2 Tbsp Olive Oil 1 Tbsp of Fresh Sage, chopped…

Hazelnut Brown Butter Sauce

One of our favorite things from Trader Joe's is the Honey Roasted Pumpkin Ravioli.  I literally stocked up an entire shelf of my freezer at the end of fall last year because I didn't want to be without them all year!  The first few times we ate them we had an alfredo sauce with them,…

Zesty Quinoa Salad

Guest blogger day!  My friend Rita made this delicious quinoa salad and sent me the recipe and photos for the blog.  Thanks Rita! Ingredients: 1 cup quinoa, rinsed thoroughly  2 cups water 1/4 c extra virgin olive oil 2 limes, juiced (microwave 20 sec to get extra juicy before cutting) 2 TBS ground cumin 1…

Easy Zucchini Casserole

Again with an abundance of zucchini I was hard pressed to find a use for it all!  Thus my zucchini casserole was born.Ingredients: 1 large zucchini, chopped 1 egg 1 egg white 4 TBS milk 1/2 cup light sour cream 3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese 4 TBS breadcrumb, plus extra for topping Salt, pepper, seasonings…