Category Archive: Main Dish

Turkey Mini Meat Loaves

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Yesterday was rainy and cloudy - a perfect day to have the oven running and add a little extra heat to the kitchen. Since I had 5 pounds of ground turkey in the refrigerator I had to make a couple dishes. First up I made a large batch of cooked ground turkey seasoned with taco seasoning …

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Inside Out Egg Roll A New Twist On Asian Cuisine

Inside Out Egg Roll

This recipe sounds kind of strange but I was wanting something Asian that didn’t involve rice so I had to give it a try. Basically it’s the goodies you find inside an egg roll, cabbage, bamboo shoots, water chestnuts, onion and your choice of protein. It’s all cooked together and seasoned with garlic, ginger, Chinese Five Spice powder and …

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Chicken Cutlets with Cherry-Balsamic Pan Sauce / The Happy Hikers Make a New Friend

Chicken Cutlets with Cherry-Balsamic Pan Sauce

Lately we have been enjoying very simple, quick and easy meals. That doesn’t mean that they have to be boring or lacking flavor! A simple pan sauce using low calorie yet highly flavorful ingredients dresses up plain chicken breasts turning them into something elegant. While the chicken breasts are cooking roast a baking sheet( or …

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Two Recipes & I Answer The Questions About Why I Chose a New Food Plan.

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Last week I was really wanting some soup so I re -worked my Chicken Vegetable Soup recipe to make it fit into Cycle 1 of the 17 Day Diet. V-8 juice isn’t listed as an item you can have on the food plan but Marinara sauce was included so I made a judgement call and …

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Roasted Cabbage with Lemon & Blackened Salmon

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Yesterday was a home day for me and I spent most of it in the kitchen. They guys were here for lunch so I decided to make spaghetti and meatballs for them. I cheated and used some frozen turkey meatballs so it was actually a quick meal to put together. I boiled eggs and peeled …

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