Mexican Quinoa Salad

  This was very similar to the salad Margaret brought to Landon's blessing. It's more of a side and makes a lot. We had it for dinner along with quesadillas so it worked for us.
http://www.thegardengrazer.com/2012/10/mexican-quinoa-salad.html

Sweet and Sour Meatballs

  This is the same recipe as the lion house. I always double the sauce and I like to only do 1 lb of meat because I line to taste the other flavors of the other ingredients mixed in the meat. She is right on not wanting fatty meat. This always makes more than 12 for me.

http://www.melskitchencafe.com/2009/02/sweet-and-sour-meatballs.html

Spaghetti Squash Alfredo

I have made this a couple of times now and it makes me love squash. It is  yummy how you broil it at the end. I think in the past I also added peas to it but I can't remember for sure.
http://www.thecomfortofcooking.com/2013/03/skinny-spaghetti-squash-alfredo.html

Skillet Chili Mac

  We really liked this. next time it would be good to chop up a green pepper and put it in. I also loved a lot of cilantro in it. I was excited to use some of my food storage elbow pasta for this.

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 onion (minced)
• 3/4 tbsp chili powder (add more if you want more heat)
• 1/2 tbsp ground coriander (substitute ground cumin for a smokier flavor)
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 3 garlic cloves (minced)
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• 16 ozs tomato sauce
• 2 cups water
• 8 ozs elbow macaroni (2 C.)
• chopped green pepper (Bethany adds)                       
• 1 cup frozen corn
• 41/2 ozs green chile (chopped)
• 2 tbsps fresh cilantro (chopped)
• 2 cups cheese (shredded, I used a combination of cheddar and monterey jack but you can use pepper jack or a mexican shredded cheese blend)
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Directions:Heat the oil in a large (12-inch) skillet over medium heat. Add the ground beef, onion, chili powder, coriander, and cumin. Cook the beef until it is no longer pink, then drain off any accumulated grease, if necessary. (Whether or not you have any excess grease will depend on how lean your beef is. My beef was pretty lean, so I did not need to drain it.)
Add the garlic and brown sugar. Stir constantly for 30 seconds. Stir in the tomato sauce, water, and macaroni. Cover the skillet and cook, stirring occasionally, until the macaroni is cooked through.
Remove the skillet from the heat, and stir in 1 cup of the cheese and the corn and green chiles and a chopped green pepper if you are Bethany. Top with the remaining cup of cheese, and cover the skillet. Let the skillet sit for a minute or two, until the cheese melts, then sprinkle the cilantro over the top. Serve hot.
http://www.melskitchencafe.com/2009/09/skillet-chili-mac-with-corn-and-green-chiles.html

Freezer Pizza Dough

  This was a recipe I tried for Jenny's Christmas meals. It turned out great after being frozen. I only used white flour.

http://moneysavingmom.com/2012/05/4-weeks-to-fill-your-freezer-freezer-friendly-pizza-dough-day-13.html

Blendtec Easy Salsa

I actually used my food processor intead of my blendtec, because it was already "dirty" from shredding some lettuce. So i've yet to see how the blendtec would change it, but it was a good option if you only have these common ingredients at home. I'd give it a 6 or 7 out of 10.

Easy Salsa

Serve this slightly chunky salsa with homemade baked tortilla chips. To move this mild salsa up on the Scoville scale, add a little cayenne pepper or fresh jalapeños.

Ingredients

4   oz

canned green chilies, not drained

1   tbsp

fresh lime juice

1   clove

garlic, quartered

¹⁄₂   tsp

kosher salt

¹⁄₄   tsp

ground cumin

14¹⁄₂   oz can

diced tomatoes, not drained

2   tbsp

onion

¹⁄₄   c

fresh cilantro leaves

- See more at: http://www.blendtec.com/recipes/easy_salsa#sthash.fuEV1Vzv.dpuf

Easy Salsa

Serve this slightly chunky salsa with homemade baked tortilla chips. To move this mild salsa up on the Scoville scale, add a little cayenne pepper or fresh jalapeños.

Ingredients

4   oz

canned green chilies, not drained

1   tbsp

fresh lime juice

1   clove

garlic, quartered

¹⁄₂   tsp

kosher salt

¹⁄₄   tsp

ground cumin

14¹⁄₂   oz can

diced tomatoes, not drained

2   tbsp

onion

¹⁄₄   c

fresh cilantro leaves

- See more at: http://www.blendtec.com/recipes/easy_salsa#sthash.fuEV1Vzv.dpuf

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Easy Salsa

Serve this slightly chunky salsa with homemade baked tortilla chips. To move this mild salsa up on the Scoville scale, add a little cayenne pepper or fresh jalapeños.

Ingredients

4   oz

canned green chilies, not drained

1   tbsp

fresh lime juice

1   clove

garlic, quartered

¹⁄₂   tsp

kosher salt

¹⁄₄   tsp

ground cumin

14¹⁄₂   oz can

diced tomatoes, not drained

2   tbsp

onion

¹⁄₄   c

fresh cilantro leaves

- See more at: http://www.blendtec.com/recipes/easy_salsa#sthash.fuEV1Vzv.dpuf