Black Bean and Spinach Enchiladas

http://www.thegardengrazer.com/2012/03/black-bean-spinach-enchiladas.html

Just tried these tonight they were great. I love that I made my own enchilada sauce. I didn't use vegetable broth but used chicken broth instead. I also didn't have tomato puree so I used double the amount of tomato sauce and let it boil a little longer. I also added a little more of the seasonings at the end because I wanted it to be spicy. I didn't have cilantro so I just left that out and I substituted the green onions for yellow onion.

Crunchy Black Bean Tacos

http://www.endlesssimmer.com/2012/04/04/cornerstone-cooking-crunchy-black-bean-tacos/
  these hit the spot and they were easy! I will definitely make again. I didn't have any cilantro so I left that out and I substituted the red onion for green onion.

Spinach Artichoke Pasta

This was really tasty!!  The only thing I changed was not add any chicken broth or Panko bread crumbs.  I did crumble up some croutons at the end and added it to my own dish.  If you don't like spicy food, you may want to add crushed red pepper and cayenne just to taste. http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2012/10/spinach-artichoke-pasta/

Thai Curry Soup

This recipe is from Julie's ward cookbook  it was easy and good. If anyone wants the recipe ill get it but I don't know if anyone checks this so i am not going to waste the time. I just wanted to write it down so I remembered that I liked it.

Easy Fruit Salad

I wrote this down from: a relief society cooking night we had in Florida. I can never find the recipe though so I figured I'd write it down before I forget again.
mix
one
big tub of
 vanilla yogurt
 with one
 big package dry vanilla pudding mix.
 Add one carton
 cool whip
 and frozen berries.
 Last time I used frozen berries from Costco
 and it was even easier.

Secretly Healthy Chocolate cookies

http://www.elizasedibles.com/2012/12/16/secretly-healthy-chocolate-brownie-cookies/
  these cookies tasted really good and chocolatey. I made them when mom, ang,and dad came to visit. I didn't tell them there were black beans in them until after they tried them. They all loved them when they didn't know about the black beans. Ang was not a fan after i told her. It was funny. :) Dad loved them either way.

Healthy breakfast cookies

I made these when dad and mom came to visit. They were not a big hit with mom and Ang because they taste healthy but dad liked

them. Next time I'll add more cinnamon for more flavor.

Lemon Blueberry Breakfast Cake

t his is so good. I cooked it in an eight x eight Square pan and used frozen mixed berries from Costco instead of blueberries. I also used all wheat flour besides a 1/4 cup of white and you couldn't even tell. Even Mark didn't notice.  :)
 http://www.alexandracooks.com/2011/06/29/buttermilk-blueberry-breakfast-cake/
just a little shout out too for an older posted recipe of banana Oatmeal Muffins. I made those again today and we love them. They are easy and pretty healthy. In both recipes I made my own buttermilk with vinegar and milk. The oatmeal muffins only needed to be cooked for 14 minutes f.y.i.

Fresh salsa

http://www.recipegirl.com/2012/04/23/salsa-fresca/
  Mark and I have already made this 3 times. Its like pico de Gallo. We like it for Mexican meals.

Killer Artichoke Bread

http://www.the-girl-who-ate-everything.com/2012/10/killer-artichoke-bread.html
  I made this to go along with some soup and pasta we were having. It is yummy but fattening.

Spinach Lasagna

http://www.the-girl-who-ate-everything.com/2011/04/spinach-lasagna-rolls.html

this recipe was definitely a keeper.. I was worried about Mark liking it because it didn't have meat but we both really liked it and it was so much easier then making lasagna. I used wheat noodles and loaded on the sauce at the end.

Healthy Spinach Lasagna Rolls

Yield: 9 lasagna rolls

1 roll

Calories per serving: 224 calories; 6 WW Points Plus (see Note)

Ingredients

• 9 lasagna noodles, cooked
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and completely drained (Beth used 6 C. fresh instead)
• 1 (15 ounce) container fat free ricotta cheese
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon dried Italian seasonings
• salt and fresh pepper
• (optional) 1 chicken breast, cooked and diced
• 32 oz tomato sauce (I used spaghetti sauce)
• 9 Tablespoons part skim mozzarella cheese, shredded

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°. Make sure you drain the spinach well. Combine spinach, ricotta, Parmesan cheese, egg, garlic, Italian seasonings, chicken, and salt and pepper in a medium bowl. Pour about 1 cup sauce on the bottom of a 9 x 13 baking dish.
2. Place a piece of wax paper on the counter and lay out lasagna noodles. Make sure noodles are dry by patting them with a paper towel. Take 1/3 cup of ricotta mixture and spread evenly over a noodle. Roll carefully and place seam side down onto the baking dish. Repeat with remaining noodles.
3. Ladle sauce over the noodles in the baking dish and top each one with 1 Tablespoon of mozzarella cheese. Cover baking dish tightly with aluminum foil and bake for 40 minutes, or until cheese melts. Makes 9 rolls.
4. To serve, ladle a little sauce on the plate and top with lasagna roll.

Notes

Adjust calories and points if you add chicken. adapted from Skinny Taste

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Honey Whole Wheat Rolls

I made these rolls for our Easter dinner and got a lot of comments on how good they were. Mark is always wanting me to make all white rolls but he didn't mind the wheat in these at all. I used white flour instead of bread flour and the only thing I added was brushed butter on the tops right after they came out of the oven.

 http://www.countrymommacooks.com/2011/10/honey-wheat-dinner-rolls.html

Veggie Dip

http://m.allrecipes.com/recipe/77744/vegetable-dill-dip
  I wanted to make a veggie dip that didn't use a seasoning packet. I found this recipe and Mark said it was better than any dip from a package he's had. The only thing I did different is I added seasoning salt instead of Beau Monde seasoning , I halved the recipe, and I didn't let it sit for 8 hours--we ate it right after I made it. We both loved it and I'll never buy a packet again.

Homemade Chicken Gravy w/o Drippings

http://bakedbree.com/no-drippings-gravy
  I've always want to make gravy but I never have the drippings with some roasts in the crockpot on steak. I was excited when I found this recipe because I could just use chicken stock instead. The only thing I did different was add a little Kitchen Bouquet. This wasn't the best gravy I have had, but it was pretty good  considering no drippings. I added a lot of salt and pepper. And no brandy of course :-)