This recipe is fantastic and very filling dinner that does not take a lot of effort. Easy to make, flavorful, delicious and nutritious these stuffed sweet potatoes with chicken will soon be added to your dinner idea rotation. Stuff your sweet potatoes for an easy and delicious dinner! You will absolutely love it!
Wonder what do you do with the sweet potato you take out the middle? Here are a few options:
-mix it with butter and cinnamon sugar for a dessert! Yum:)
-mash the spooned out potato and place it over the filling, and top it with avocado.
-use the scooped out sweet potato in other lunches.
The Mexican cuisine is highly popular because of its versatile flavors and dishes appealing to many palates. At the same time, it is notorious for lacking nutrition and for having an over-load of calories. Although, as unhealthy as it can be, we are all guilty of indulging ourselves with an occasional burrito, a quesadilla, some nachos or churros etc.
But it does not have to be like that. You can still enjoy your favorite Mexican dishes and look after your health too with these two very popular Healthy Mexican Recipes.
Healthy Nachos Recipe
Loaded with veggies and home-made cheese sauce, these Nachos will tantalize your taste buds.
Ingredients To Gather
For Nachos:
Large sweet potatoes, 2-3.
Olive Oil, 1 tablespoon.
Cumin, 1 teaspoon.
Chili powder, 1 teaspoon.
14-Ounce refried black beans, 1 can.
Sweet corn, 1 cup.
Multigrain tortilla chips, 3 oz.
Chopped cilantro and crumbled cotija cheese for topping.
For Cheese Sauce:
Butter, ½ teaspoon.
Minced garlic, ½ teaspoon.
Milk, 1 ½ cups.
Flour, 2 tablespoon.
Salt to taste.
Shredded cheese of choice, ½ cup.
Directions To Follow:
Let the grill preheat on a medium heat. In the meantime, wash, pierce with a fork and then wrap sweet potatoes in a paper towel. Microwave them for almost 4-5 minutes, cool and slice them into wedges. Toss them with olive oil, cumin, chili powder, salt to taste and grill them on each side until they are roasted.
In a saucepan, melt the butter and add the garlic to it. Sauté it for 1-2 minutes and add half of the milk to the pan. Let it simmer for a bit, mix the flour in the remaining milk and add it to the saucepan too. Stir until it is smooth and thick then take it off the heat. Whisk in the cheese and salt until it melts.
For the assembly, heat the refried beans in a pan or microwave them and dry roast the sweet corn until golden brown. In a dish layer the tortilla chips, top them with the sweet potato wedges, the beans and the roasted sweet corn. Finally drizzle the cheese sauce over it and top it with cotija cheese and cilantro.
Healthy Mexican Recipes can be indulgent too, try these Healthy Nachos and you will know for yourself.
For people who are not blessed with cooking talents or have a busy study/work schedule, food after a long day means take-out. And take-out mostly means Chinese food. It is hard to resist those stir-fried and deep-fried goodies that come packed in paper boxes to silence our rumbling tummies. Although they are an easy answer to hunger pangs, take-out Chinese food is not always the healthiest option. So, to help you lead a healthier life we have 2 healthy Chinese food recipes for you to try and to make an attempt at cutting back on the take-outs. Even if you lack super-chef talents, these healthy Chinese food recipes are a great way to get started.
1. Broccoli Stir-Fry
Ingredients
• Broccoli florets, 1 pound.
• Unsalted roasted peanuts, 2 tablespoons.
• Red chili flakes, ¼ teaspoon.
• Red bell pepper, 1 sliced.
• Vegetable oil, 2 tablespoons.
• Salt and black pepper to taste.
Directions
• Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a pan and add red bell peppers to it. Season it with salt and black pepper and stir-fry until crisp-tender. Take off heat and transfer to a plate.
• Heat the remaining vegetable oil in the same pan and add chili flakes to it. Stir for a few seconds and add broccoli to it. Season with salt and black pepper to taste and ¼ cup water. Cover the pan and let it cook on medium heat until the water dries and the broccoli is lightly browned or crisp-tender.
• Add in the stir-fried red bell peppers and season with salt and pepper. Give it a good toss and its ready!
Crunchy, spicy and stir-fried, what’s not to love about this recipe?
This casserole dish recipe is so yummy and cheesy and flavorful and definitely a crowd favorite! It’s simple and so delicious and even kids like it! The Alfredo sauce is creamy and gooey and made from scratch. It is a “lighter” Alfredo sauce version and it gets huge reviews! When cooking this dish, make sure you use this Alfredo sauce recipe from Gimme Some Oven website, as it makes a huge difference.
In case you wonder, you could also make this Chicken Alfredo Baked Ziti casserole in advance and bake it later.
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Need a quick lunch recipe? Here is a very fast and easy brunch idea for a busy day brought to you by Pillsbury: Ham and Cheese Crescent Sandwiches fresh from the oven! Yummyyy!!
It only takes 30 minutes and three ingredients to create these easy sandwiches. Such a wonderful and yummy way to warm up a winter day!
Follow the recipe, or use what you have on hands and try different variations. You can add pretty much any ingredients you want to create your own little sandwich that would suit your taste.
They are wonderful served with soup or a salad or with some jam over the top.
Add some pumpkin puree and pumpkin pie spice to your basic chocolate chip cookie dough to create a wonderful and tasty autumn dessert. If you like cake like cookies, these are great and kids will surely love to help! This pumpkin spice chocolate chip cookies recipe from Delish is way better than store bought. Moist, firm yet cakey, if you\'re not making delicious fall dessert, you\'re not doing fall right!
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Learn how to make pumpkin spice chocolate chip cookies with this easy and delicious recipe from Delish. This cookies recipe is such a great use of the extra pumpkin pie filling.
With great flavor and cakey texture, these awesome cookies are delicious and healthy too.
Do you have leftover caramels from Halloween? Here is a wonderful way to use them! This recipe is so simple and easy and sounds perfectly yummy.
All of that melty caramel and ice cream, yes please!
This dessert is delicious to have straight from the oven with all that gooey caramel, the warm apples and the crispy top and it’s also delicious when eaten cold the next day.
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Here’s my idea of the perfect family reunion menu, with these four must-have crockpot recipes for family reunions.
Life is very busy with hectic schedules. In this scenario it gets very difficult to plan or host dinners for guests especially you are a working mom or dad. People tend to search for recipes which are less time consuming and easy to cook. Crockpot is kind of a life saver for situations where you have to do multitasking because while making dinner using a Crockpot saves you extra effort and concentration.
I am a big fan of Crockpot cooking and search on the net and experiment with different recipes while cooking for my family and friends. I have made a dinner menu based on Crockpot recipes to get maximum taste with minimum effort. I thought I would share it with you so you could also benefit from it.
I like these crockpot recipes because they are super easy to cook and so delicious! As the cooking videos from Delish show, they can be done even by a kitchen novice.
These recipes are the perfect \”set it and forget it\” recipes and they are great for busy fall weeknights. Whether you cook for your family or for a larger number of guests, use these slow cooker recipes to impress all of them.
4 Delicious Crockpot Recipes For Family Reunions
Starters: Crockpot Chicken Fajitas
Ingredients To Gather:
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
3 bell peppers, thinly sliced
1 onion, thinly sliced
1 (14-oz.) can diced tomatoes
2 tsp. cumin
1/2 tsp. red pepper flakes
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
For Serving; Tortillas, Guacamole, salsa, sour cream, shredded cheddar
Directions To Follow:
Place chicken in the pot and add bell peppers and onions on it. After that, place tomatoes on top of them. For seasoning sprinkle cumin, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper. Place the lid and cook for six hours on a low or until the chicken is cooked thoroughly. After cooking, slice the chicken into strips and serve them in tortillas with desired toppings.
1 large butternut squash, peeled and cut into large cubes (about 8 cups)
1 large onion, chopped
1 carrot, peeled and chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
4 sprigs thyme
1 sprig sage
3 c. low-sodium chicken (or vegetable) broth
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
Pinch of cayenne
Heavy cream, for serving
Freshly chopped parsley, for garnish
Directions To Follow:
Put butternut squash, onion, carrot, garlic, thyme and sage. After that, add the broth and sprinkle salt, pepper and a pinch of cayenne for seasoning.
Place the lid and cook on low for 8 hours or on high for 4 hours until the squash gets very tender. Remove the herb sprigs and blend the soup for a smooth texture.
In the end pour cream while stirring and garnish with parsley.
2 tbsp. freshly grated Parmesan, plus more for serving
Directions To Follow:
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a skillet over medium-high heat and add chicken. Sprinkle salt and pepper for seasoning and sear until it turns golden, that will take approximately 3 minutes per side.
On the other hand pour the remaining oil into Crockpot and add potatoes, butter, parsley, thyme and parmesan into it. For seasoning, use salt and pepper. After that add chicken and cook on high for 4 hours or on low for 8 hours, until potatoes are tender and chicken is fully cooked. In the end, garnish with parmesan.
2 (2-oz.) Hershey bars, broken into smaller pieces
4 graham crackers, crushed
Cooking spray
Cooking spray, for crock-pot
3 c. mini marshmallows
1/4 c. melted chocolate, for garnish
Directions To Follow:
Whisk cake and pudding mix in a bowl. Then add eggs, melted butter, vanilla, sour cream, milk and salt and mix them until they are smooth. Fold in graham crackers and chocolate.
Grease Crockpot bowl using cooking spray. Then add batter and smooth the top with a spatula. Cooking will take 2 to 2 and ½ hour on high. Make sure o check if edges are not burning after two hours.
Heat the boiler on high. Then top cake with marshmallows. Now remove pot from the cooker base and place it in the oven. Broil the cake until marshmallows turn golden that will take 1 to 2 minutes. Serve it immediately after drizzling melted chocolate.
I hope you will like my idea of a family reunion Crockpot dinner menu and you will serve them to your friends and family. You can follow the whole menu or take any one of the recipe idea that you like.
Savor the flavors of fall with these cozy spicy pumpkin and pesto cheese stuffed shells recipe. This tasty and satisfying dinner recipe is perfect for chilly nights when you’re craving Italian, but you’re also craving fall flavors.
Do you love using pumpkin for savory dishes? This recipe sounds and looks amazing and it’s totally taking Italian food to another level!
Packed with fall flavors, these Jumbo pasta shells stuffed with a basil pesto and ricotta cheese mixture and then baked in a spicy, creamy and delicious pumpkin vodka sauce sounds like something we could very much get in to.
There are so many easy and healthy ways to enjoy the amazing sweet potato! You can bake it, you can roast it, you can mash it, you can boil it, you can steam it, you can do all sorts of things as you would a potato and it’s always extremely delicious every time.
Sweet potato is a total superfood and an amazing vegetable.Packed with vitamin C and loads of nutrients sweet potatoes will keep you full and help you go. We love healthy sweet potato recipes because they taste good and they\'re super nutrient-rich.
We\'ve rounded up below, eleven easy ways to cook sweet potatoes. Most of them require minimal ingredients yet they all are out of this world delicious!
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