Best Sandwich Recipe!

I love radishes!  I am pretty sure I didn't when I was younger?  But I love them now!  The other day I was making a sandwich and I ran out of lettuce!  But I did however have some leftover salad from the night before.  So I used salad instead...I do this all the time, but this time the salad had radishes in it!  This was the best tasting sandwich ever!!!!!!  The radishes and avocado go so well together!  The chipotle sauce is a family favorite!  Of course I didn't get a pic of the sandwich...cause common who takes a pic of an everyday sandwich?  So here is the recipe with a pic of a similar sandwich...Enjoy!  I sure did!

Ingredients

• Leftover roast chicken(roast beef work great too!), sliced thin
• Leftover salad (with radishes!, carrot, lettuce, green onion)
• Cheese (Marble is what I had)
• Chipotle sauce (recipe below)
• Avocado, I like huge chunks on my sandwiches....but you can spread it out.
• Bread/Bun

Toast the bun with cheese, then assemble sandwich.  So Yummy!




Chipotle Sauce

• 3/4 Cup mayo
• 1tsp Dijon Mustard
• 1/4 Lime squeezed
• 1-3 tsp chipotle sauce (or you can mince 1 chipotle pepper)
• A little garlic powder to taste

Combine all ingredients add more or less to your own liking.

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Turkey Grilled Pita

This is a great healthy lunch!  And such a fun use of leftover turkey!  The kids like to make there own with the toppings they like,  This recipe is what I had on mine!  You can assemble these and freeze too, for work lunches! 

Turkey Grilled Pita

• 1 whole wheat greek pita
• leftover cooked turkey
• tomato, diced
• green onion, sliced
• jalapeno pepper, diced
• mushrooms, sliced
• cheese, shredded
• dash of no salt seasoning, I use a garlic blend.

Assemble ingredients on the pita.  Grill open(like a pizza) in the oven till cheese is bubbly and pita is toasted! Fold and serve with a side of garden salad.

White Chicken Taco's

This is what we had for dinner on Monday...I thought it might be to plain for the kids...but they loved it and when asked if I should make again...the answer was yes!  Yay!   I love finding recipes that the whole family enjoys!

Ingredients

• Roast Chicken leftovers(I used 2 breasts)
• 2 fresh jalapeno peppers, seeded and diced
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 squirt of lime
• 1 bunch of fresh cilantro, chopped as much as you like(it is good for you!)
• 10 fresh mushrooms, sliced
•  a scoop of plain yogurt
•  8 tortillas

Directions 

Saute jalapeno peppers, and garlic in a pan. Squeeze in some of the juice from one lime. Mix in the cilantro, mushrooms, and add the chicken.  Heat thoroughly.  Add a scoop of plain yogurt stir till warm.

Serve with salsa, guacamole, and a garden salad!

Beef Stir Fry

So normally when I do a stir fry I just leave it plain...throw in the meat and veggies cook and eat..I know, it is so boring.  So this time I decided to spice it up for some fun!  It turned out so well I thought I would share what I did with all of you!  The kids loved it and were asking for seconds!  And instead of serving with rice I cooked up a huge quantity of bean sprouts! 

Ingredients



  steak or I used left over roast beef
  a couple shots of reduced sodium soy sauce
  a couple squirts of honey
  small spoonful of dijon mustard
  a few shakes or more of red pepper flakes
  garlic cloves, minced
  fresh ginger, minced
  medium onion, diced
  mushrooms, sliced
  red pepper, diced
  chopped broccoli 
  A whole lot of bean sprouts (you can use what ever veggies you have of course)
  can of sliced water chestnuts (so I had one in the back of the cupboard!  It needed using...No more canned chestnuts for us!)
  toasted sesame seeds

Directions
Whisk together soy sauce, honey, mustard and red pepper flakes. Add steak and stir until coated. Marinate, covered, at room temperature for 15 minutes. 
In a wok, saute garlic, ginger, onion, mushrooms, bell peppers, broccoli, and bean sprouts, stirring 5-7 minutes. Transfer to another dish.(or skip this step if using leftovers)
Using same wok saute steak, stirring, about 2 minutes. 
Stir in sauteed vegetables, water chestnuts and sesame seeds until heated through. 
Enjoy! 
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Watch my Weight Wednesdays!

Looking for recipes, tips, and your weight loss stories!    If you read My Story you will see my before and after pic of my weight loss journey.  Unfortunately I have not met my spring goal or even got close to it(gained 5lbs instead).  I now have a clothes issue, as all mine have "shrunk".  Hoping to find some inspiration and helpful tips from you all! Lets help each other!

My Goal this week - go to the gym 3 times...(I have been averaging 2) small steps!

Here is my recipe!  I love nacho's but those salty tortilla chips are not good for a weight loss diet(or anybodies for that matter!).  To get my snack fix I make this recipe! 

Nacho's

1/2 Whole Wheat Pita - cut into triangles and toast in oven till crisp.  (if you can find...fresh corn tortilla's will work too!)
Veggies - optional, I like green onion, peppers, corn, mushrooms, etc.
Protein - optional, If you have any leftover chicken or beef.
Shredded Cheese - small handful sprinkle on toasted pita, bake till melted.

Serve with homemade salsa, and guacamole(Avocado and lime juice mixed together)
Remember potion control!  For a snack use half a pita, if you are going to make it a meal with all those optional yummy extra's use whole pita.
Enjoy!

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Chipotle Cheesesteak Subs!

The other night my hubby and I were out for a walk and passed a subway advertisement, advertising Chipotle Cheesesteak Subs. The first thing that came to mind was "Hey I can make that!".  
So last night we had a lovely roast beef dinner...and tonight I used the beef leftovers and made chipotle cheese steak subs!  I did the math and with all the ingredients I made 4 full size subs for just over $7!  Wow!  Not sure how much a sub is at Subway?  

1.  I sliced the roast beef as thin as I could and heated it in the oven with a bit of watered down gravy to keep it moist.
2.  Sliced green peeper and onion and sauted till just tender in frypan.


Chipotle Sauce

• 3/4 Cup mayo
• 1tsp Dijon Mustard
• 1/4 Lime squeezed
• 1-3 tsp chipotle sauce (or you can mince 1 chipotle pepper)
• A little garlic powder to taste

Combine all ingredients add more or less to your own liking.

 3.  I purchased grocery store made parmesan herb sub buns and toasted them in the oven with cheese on them!
4.  And top with your favorite sub toppings!


These subs were so good!  The kids loved them and requested I make them every time we have leftover roast beef!   Mmmmm they were good!  Should of only had half though :(

Chickpea Enchilada's

Today I am participating in the Ultimate Recipe Challenge.  This weeks challenge is Beans and Lentils!  As a flexitarian family we eat a lot of beans and lentils so this is no challenge to me!  The hard part was to choose a favorite recipe.  Today I chose My Chickpea Enchilada's!  This recipe is so easy make and kids love it!  So here is the original post.


My family loves this recipe!  It is so easy!  And of course I just use what I have on hand.  I used my homemade tortilla's, and homemade salsa.

2 cups                chickpeas(soaked and cooked as recommended)or you can use cooked chicken or beef leftovers!
1 cup                  salsa
1/2 cup               cottage cheese
Optional add ins  onion, peppers, mushrooms, corn, black beans, garlic, spices. what ever you have on hand or like!
1 1/2 cups           salsa
3/4 cup              shredded cheese
6                         tortilla's

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a bowl mash chickpeas, mix with salsa, cheese, and any add ins.
3. Roll even amounts of the mixture in the tortillas. Arrange in a 9x13 inch baking dish. Cover with salsa sauce and 3/4 cup shredded cheese.
4. Bake uncovered in the preheated oven 30 minutes. Cool 10 minutes before serving. Best served with sour cream, guacamole, and a nice garden salad.

If you are looking for more beans and lentils recipes here are a few of my other ones!
Black Bean and Corn Quesadillas
Curried Sprouted Mung Beans
Curry
Lentil Lasagna
Healthy Nacho's
Dilly Chick Wraps
Black Bean Brownie with Superlicious Fudge Spread

And remember to go to the Ultimate Recipe Challenge today for more great recipes!

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Lentil Lasagna

I love lasagna!  So I decided to try substituting meat for lentils in my recipe.  It worked out well, but next time I am going to add more veggies to it as it was a bit plain.

2 cups dried lentils boiled in a lots of water, drained
2 jars spaghetti sauce
onion, mushrooms, peppers, carrots, zucchini, use what you have in the fridge or none at all.
tub of cottage cheese
egg or 2
spinach (if frozen drain all excess liquid/if fresh fry in pan with little water till wilted, drain)
shredded cheese as much as you like
lasagna noodles
9"by13" casserole dish

1. Boil noodles as per instructions 12 should work depending on size of dish.
2. Mix lentils with one jar of sauce in a bowl add in any extra veggies.
3. Beat with blender cottage cheese, egg or 2, and spinach.  If you have lots of cheese add it too!
4. Using second jar of sauce, spread a layer of just sauce in casserole dish.
5. Lay down 3(or whatever fits)noodles then layer half of lentil mixture.
6. Lay down row of noodles, layer all of cottage cheese mixture.
7. Lay down row of noodles, layer rest of Lentil mixture.
8. Lay down row of noodles, rest of second jar sauce.
9. Add shredded cheese!

Cook at preheated 350 oven for an hour...best to make ahead then freeze then cook again from frozen(for some reason it just tastes better)  I usually make 2 at a time, 1 to eat now and the 2nd to freeze.  Can substitute lentils for beef or chicken...I use left over roasts or chicken and ground it up with a food processor all the time.

Enjoy!

Baked Potobello Mushrooms

Portobello mushrooms were on sale this week!  This is an easy recipe that helps you use up your leftovers.  I used leftover chickpea taco mix for mine!  And they were so yummy!

Ingredients
Portobello Mushrooms
Bread crumbs/Cornflakes
Favourite seasonings
egg
leftover taco mix, tomato sauce, be creative?
cheese

preheat oven to 400
remove stems from mushrooms and prepare
Mix bread crumbs with seaoning in a bowl/plate.
Whisk egg in different bowl.
Dip both sides of mushroom into egg.  Dredge in crumb mix until both sides are coated.
bake in oven 15-20min till mushrooms are tender.
Reset oven temp to 450.
Top mushroom with taco mix and cheese.
Return to oven and bake till mix is heated thoroughly and cheese is melted.
Enjoy this very yummy treat|!

Beef Soup

Today I have Andrew at home with a bit of a mild cold.  We never did get the ingredients for the Waldorf salad he was hoping to make yesterday.  He was to tired to go to the store yesterday.  So that will have to wait till he is feeling better. 

Leftovers never get wasted in our house.  I always cook extra's just to have leftovers available for new meals.  Last night we had yummy leftover roast beef soup!  So easy to make, and didn't have to go to the store for any special ingredients!  With this recipe you can add what ever you have in your fridge, my soup is never the same one twice.  And the best bonus of making your own soup is no MSG, BPA, and you can control how much salt to put in.  I don't use any salt.  And remember to freeze soup leftovers for handy lunches.  I find that I have to freeze leftovers right away if I don't want them to be forgotten in the fridge before they expire.  Remember do not freeze meat twice.

Beef Soup

Leftover roast beef cut into chunks
Any left over gravy
Beef broth/water
carrots, onion, peppers, potato, celery, mushrooms, any veggies you happen to have in the fridge!
Favorite spices I used Mrs Dash herb and garlic.

Chop ingredients cook them up while adding as much liquid as you need. boil till cooked!  Not to long to make veggies to squishy.  Enjoy!