Monday, February 23, 2015

Amanda's Recipe Collection

This is how my afternoon goes: I pick up Mae around 4:45. We head home to feed the dog and get her bottles going in the dishwasher. At this point I’m at 5:00 which gives me 30 minutes before Mae expects to eat dinner (the girl is serious about her food!). Unfortunately, she isn’t very interested in playing independently for more than 10 -15 minutes. This is my weeknight challenge: getting a dinner ready in 10-20 minutes with a 13 month old hanging around my ankles.


And that’s what this blog post is all about. A lot of our members are requesting “easy weeknight meals” on the Ladies with Babies pages. I thought it would be helpful to compile all of the suggestions from our wonderful ladies into one place. I’ve also added a few of my recent favorites. I hope this makes someone’s week a little easier!


Here are five of my go-to recipes:  
  • Tex Mex Lasagna- this is one of my meatless Monday staples. I use full-fat cheese and it’s filling enough for my husband too.
  • Honey Sesame Chicken- I make rice and roast a head of broccoli to make it a complete meal.
  • Cafe Rio Chicken- This chicken is really versatile (tacos, enchiladas, sandwiches) and can feed us for a few meals.
  • Baked Ziti- This recipe feeds us for days. Sometimes we even freeze half.
    • 1lb cooked ziti pasta, 2-3 zucchini/summer squash, (I also sometimes throw in a couple handfuls baby spinach), a pinch of red pepper flakes, 3 cups marinara, 1 lb cooked Italian sausage, ¾ cup shredded mozzarella cheese all mixed together in a 9x12 baking dish. I will get this much prepped the night before and then the next day I will top with another ¾ cup shredded mozzarella and a ½ cup grated parmesan and bake for 30 minutes at 400 degrees.
  • Pizza- We use this recipe to make the crust on a weekend, pop it in the freezer then pull it out to thaw the morning we want to use it. We make all sorts of concoctions with our leftover vegetables and cheese from the previous week. My personal favorites are prosciutto/goat cheese/spinach and the recipe listed below for a honey roasted corn and pesto pizza (another meatless Monday gem).
LWB Approved Slow Cooker Recipes:


Other LWB Approved Recipes:
Pulled Pork
  • 4-5 lb pork butt (boston butt)
  • Spice mixture (one option is 1T chili powder, 1T salt, 1/2t cumin, 1/4t cinnamon)
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • 2 yellow onions, sliced in half moons
  • 3 cloves of garlic
Rub meat with spice mixture of your choice. Put pork and all other ingredients into crock pot and turn to low for 8-10 hrs or on high for 6-8 hrs.
You can eat this plain, add bbq sauce, put in tacos, sandwiches, cook with eggs - so many options!
Pork Tacos
  • 1 Pork Tenderloin (if it's the kind that comes  with two strips only use one or double the recipe...Cube the pork tenderloin into 1 inch chunks)
  • 1 beer
  • 1 Pack of Original Taco Seasoning
  • 1 can (4 oz) Chopped Green Chilis
  • 1 clove of garlic (minced)
Add all of the above to your crock pot and heat on LOW for 7 hours
At hour 6 (the last hour) add cilantro (to taste) and use two forks to shred the meat. Sometimes you have to add a little water if it looks like you need more juice
Serve on tortillas with sour cream, salsa, guacamole, cheese.
Beef Tacos
  • 1 medium to large tri-tip seasoned lightly
  • 1 large can of pinto beans
  • 1 can of salsa-I've even used pace
Throw in crock pot on low for 8 hours.
Honey-Lime Enchiladas
Mexican Stuffed Shells
Kale and White Bean Stew
Glory Bowl:
(Our LWB member suggested using chicken instead of tofu if desired)
Ultimate Dragon Bowl
Lacto-Paleo Spinach Baked Chicken
Chicken Parmesan Burger
Homestyle Chicken and Biscuits
Healthified Chicken Tortilla Casserole
(Our LWB member says she prefers making it without the milk)
Roasted Tomato and Asparagus Tortellini
Oven Fried Pork Chops


Kid-Friendly Lebanese- Inspired Lamb Pita

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