We eat salmon for dinner about once a week. My husband does a wonderful job with it on the grill, but sometimes we bake in oven with pesto on it.
Another staple is “zoodles” (spiralized zucchini). We often use fresh zuc, but it handy to buy frozen too. Typically we will sauté with some veggies and chopped leftover meat. Sometimes we add canned tomatoes or sauce but also make stroganoff varieties. No it is not a substitute for spaghetti…. it’s a bit different, and honestly we’ve gotten to the point where we often prefer it. Sometimes we do pasta though just for change of pace.
We eat salmon whatever day we go to the grocery store each week. We get pacific salmon, and usually we marinate it in terriaki sauce. These days we usually we eat it with Caesar or Asian salad (from a bag).
I just made (and ate) a variation on this - absolutely delicious! I used a defrosted chicken breast that had been frozen for almost a month. It was so juicy and flavorful, which you don’t always get with chicken breasts.
Made a super fast, easy and tasty salad bowl last night, thought I’d share
1 bag of kale (I prefer lacinto), massaged with a bit of salt and red wine vinegar
1.5 cups of cooked brown rice
I package of marinated sliced beets (I’ve been buying the LoveBeets brand)
1/2 cup of pecans or walnuts (I like to toast them a bit)
1/2 cup of crumbled goat cheese
Mix rice and kale together well, dress very lightly with balsamic vinagrette. Add in beets and toss lightly. Portion out into bowls and top each with nuts and cheese.
For simple meal, we sometimes get these stuffed peppers from Sams. I eat one, hubby eats 1.5 or 2 … we get leftovers for 2nd dinner and maybe a lunch.
They must be fairly popular because they are in MyNetDiary food app. I hesitated to add to this Healthy thread because it’s a somewhat processed food (each pepper only 206 calories and 6g fat…. but 790mg sodium). But since it is a quick low-meat entree without being overly cheesy/fatty, it works for us now and then. Paired with a nice salad we get plenty of veggies.
For the past couple of years I’ve become a huge fan of bowls. I eat a majority of my meals in bowls. I just toss in whatever I have at home. Examples, cube roasted sweet potatoes, a little goat cheese, sautéed spinach and some chicken or pork or salmon. Roasted peppers, brown rice, seasoned ground turkey, sprinkle a cheese of choice on top or some avocado. So comforting, delicious, and healthy to boot.
I generally always have a large vat of cooked brown rice and roasted sweet potato cubes in my fridge as the base. Then I always add a good amount of whatever veggie I’m in the mood for, a protein, and a source fat to keep my satiated. Takes just a few minutes.
Here’s one of the easiest soups and it is delicious. We are vegetarian/vegan and this is a whole lunch or dinner for us
Leak and Potato Soup
One pound Yukon gold potatoes
One pound leeks
7.5 cups vegetable broth (go for a broth that is light in flavor like Edward & Sons Garden Veggie Bouillon Cubes)
2 tbs butter or margarine
Pepper and salt to taste
Peel and cut the potatoes into 1-inch cubes.
Thoroughly wash the leeks and cut off the root end and the darker green parts. Cut the white and lighter green parts of the leeks into 1-inch slices.
Melt the butter or margarine in a stock pot.
Add the vegetables and let them “sweat” for a minute.
Pour in the vegetable broth.
Cook on a high simmer until the potatoes are soft.
Mash or blend the soup. If blending, leave it a little chunky.
Add pepper and salt to taste.
Serve with fresh bread.