I hope you’ve been having a lovely weekend! The weather has been fantastic here and I’ve had so much fun! Since it’s Sunday, I’m linking up with Jill Conyers and Mommy Run Fast for What’s For Dinner!
Last Week Recap:
I have to be honest, I have not been eating well lately. We have been spending too much time (and money) going out to eat and I’ve been having the worst cravings for sweets, which I easily give in to. I’ll be seeing my dietitian this week so hopefully she will give me the boost that I need. I haven’t been very inspired in the kitchen either…so I’m hoping things straighten out soon!
Penne Rigate with Chicken:
I actually decided to follow the recipe on the back of my box of whole wheat penne pasta. I sauteed yellow peppers, onions and garlic and cooked the boneless chicken breast while cooking the pasta. I used Prego creamy vodka sauce and added some seasoning and pesto. It turned out to be absolutely delicious…much better than my basic pasta and tomato sauce!
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| Whole wheat penne and chicken with pesto |
Salmon and Veggies Galore:
Bret picked up some salmon when he went to the Italian Market a couple of weeks ago. I’m really not experienced with cooking fish, so I was pretty nervous about this one. But with a little bit of patience I worked it out. I was also trying to get rid of eat as many of the vegetables we still had after our last load of farm share. So we had some asparagus and greens to go with it. A lot of the greens we got are very bitter so I tried to counteract that flavor…it was just okay.
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| Salmon with rosemary and roasted veggies |
Dinners for the Week:
Sunday 6/8: Skinny Sloppy Joe’s with some mixed veggies. I may add some variations to the recipe, not sure yet!
Monday 6/9: Chicken Ropa Vieja (one of my favorite go-to’s).
Tuesday 6/10: Leftovers.
Wednesday 6/11: I really want to make lasagna and utilize the zucchini and summer squash I got free from Whole Foods at the Be Well Philly Boot Camp yesterday. I’m looking at either the garden style or grilled vegetable version.
Thursday 6/12: Leftovers.
Friday 6/13: Dumplings with vegetables
Saturday 6/14: Still undecided…may go out to eat.
What fun recipes do you plan to make this week?
I understand where you’re coming from with being uninspired in the kitchen. I always go through periods where all I want to do is cook, and other times where I can’t think of a single thing to cook. Lately, I’ve been very lazy when it comes to snacking so my meals stay pretty healthy but I always snack on bad things. Even pinterest hasn’t fixed that :/
But, your meals sound awesome! I had never heard of Chicken Ropa Vieja before! I’m definitely going to check out that recipe!
I hope you try it, it’s a really tasty, flavorful dish! Ah still fighting to get out of my rut!
Vegetable lasagna sounds so good! Grilled or garden!
I’m a little off schedule but I’m making it for dinner tonight–going with garden style!
It happens- I think we all have those bursts of good eating and then caving into cravings at times. You’ll get back on track!
Thanks Laura!
Sweets can be so tempting!!! At least you are aware and trying The pasta looks really good though!
Amy
Miss Adventures in Running
Thanks Amy…doing my best!
Your Penne pasta and chicken look amazing! I love the idea of using yellow peppers instead of green or red, they have have such a nice taste to them!
Thanks! I really need to cook more often with them, they are so good!
All your meals look Yum! Keep posting!