What My Family Ate for Dinner - Week 18

Another week in the books! Here's what we ate for dinner this week:

Sunday, June 29: We had another cookout at Mimi and PawPaw's house, so turkey burgers and turkey dogs. Yum yum and yum!

Monday, June 30: I found this yummy recipe for baked chicken parmesan on Skinnytaste. I served it with zucchini and it was just amazing. It's so light and quick to make.

Tuesday, July 1: Taco Tuesday! We had ground turkey tacos.

Wednesday, July 2: Scott was held up in a meeting, so by the time all of us got home, we just had whatever.

Thursday, July 3: I love this chicken pot pie recipe from SkinnyMom, but I have to tweak the spices a little. It's missing something, but I'm not sure what.

Friday, July 4: Scott had to work late, so I made some homemade pizza. Publix now carries whole wheat pizza dough, so I let the kiddos pick out their toppings (cheese for the miss and pepperoni with baby bellas for the dude).

Saturday, July 5: To celebrate Scott's promotion (yahoo!) we went to a local New Orleans restaurant called The Big Easy. I chowed down on some chicken and sausage gumbo, jambalaya and beignets(naturally). It was beyond delicious!

I'm going to write another post with some of the things that we eat for breakfast and snacks (lunch is normally leftovers), so stay tuned for that! Enjoy!

What My Family Ate for Dinner This Week - Week 2

Apparently this post helps others with their meal planning for the week, so I'm doing this a little early. I'm running the Glass Slipper Challenge this weekend, so it's a short week.

Here's what my family ate for dinner this week...

Sunday, February 16: We cheated and went out to one of our favorite restaurants, Abuelo's.

Scott and I both had enchiladas. He was healthier than I was and had chicken with a ranchero sauce. I was not so good and had a chicken and carnita enchilada. Ooooh carnita enchiladas...

Monday, February 17: Shepherd's Pie

I found this lighter version of Shepherd's Pie on Skinnytaste.

I changed it up a little bit and made it with ground turkey instead of ground beef. Aaron gobbled this up. The recipe says it makes 6 servings, but it seriously made more than that.

Tuesday: MOM's Minestrone

I love to make this recipe in a huge batch and freeze it. It really freezes well and is the perfect last minute meal. Serve it up with some garlic bread and it's pure bliss!

Wednesday: Turkey Hot Dogs

I know, not super healthy, but Aaron did request them.

Thursday: Whole Wheat Spaghetti with Turkey Meatballs

Did I mention I'm racing this weekend? Enough said.

There was nothing glamorous about this menu, but it's all yummy, easy and family friendly.

Hope you enjoy!

Pasta with Asparagus

I had some asparagus in my fridge that I had to use, but couldn't figure out what I wanted to do with it. I did a quick search and stumbled upon this recipe for Pasta with Asparagus from Skinnytaste. Um, so good people, so good.

Here's what you need:

• 1 lb thin asparagus, cut into 2" pieces (tough ends trimmed) 

• 6 oz uncooked pasta 

• 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 

• 3 cloves garlic, crushed 

• Salt and fresh cracked pepper 

• 1 large egg yolk 

• 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese

Here's what to do:

• In a large pot boil 4 cups water with salt. 

• When boiling, add asparagus and cook 3-5 minutes, until tender crisp. 

• Drain asparagus in colander reserving 1 cup liquid before draining. 

• Fill pot with salted water, cover and boil for pasta. 

• When water boils cook pasta according to package directions for al dente. 

• Meanwhile, in a sauté pan heat olive oil. 

• Add garlic and cook until golden, add asparagus, salt and pepper and sauté about 1-2 minutes, tossing with oil and garlic. 

• In a small bowl combine egg yolk, Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, 1/4 cup reserved asparagus liquid, salt and pepper. 

• Mix well. 

• After pasta is drained return to pot and mix with egg mixture. 

• Cook on medium-low about 2 minutes, until sauce thickens and sticks to pasta. 

• Toss in asparagus and mix well. 

• Adjust salt and pepper to taste. 

• If pasta seems too dry add more reserved liquid a tablespoon at a time.

• Serve with additional grated cheese

This dish was so yummy! I actually doubled it so we could have leftovers and they were just as yummy!