Monday- Fish tacos with Mango Quinoa Salad
Tuesday- Chicken Roll-Ups with Goat Cheese; Risotto and Butternut squash
Wednesday- Asian Noodle Salad with Chicken and Cashews
Thursday- Tri-tip with Veggies and Macaroni Salad
Friday- Fresh Tomato Rigatoni with Goat cheese
So hopefully you aren't thinking these are too complicated because if you are you don't know me too well. I do work and have two kids, which of course leaves little time for drawn out meals. So give them a try and see how easy and yummy they are.
Fish Tacos and Mango Quinoa Salad (Recipe for quinoa below)
Fresh or frozen Talapia (enough to feed your family)
Corn tortillas
Cilantro
Lemon/lime juice
Lemon pepper
Olive oil/butter
- Preheat oven to broil
- Line broiling pan with foil and non-stick spray
- Place talapia on foil and either brush with olive oil or a little butter
- Sprinkle fish with lemon pepper
- Broil for 6-8 minutes (dep. on the thickness) mine took 7 min
- Place fish in tortillas and sprinkle with lemon or lime, and cilantro
Here is the link to the quinoa. If you have never tried this before it is a grain and really tasty. You can find it near the rice in most stores and cook it similar to rice as well. I use chicken broth instead of water to give it a better flavor. The quinoa needs to be cool prior to mixing this so you could even prepare it the night before and mix it up right before serving.
Chicken Roll-ups with Goat cheese; Risotto with butternut squash
So this is one of those recipes that I was unsure about trying but loved it and have been making it for years now. It is actually very easy. I following recipe except I do not pan fry them first. I just roll them and then brush with a bit of olive oil and course salt and pop them in the oven and cook until opaque throughout. I buy the mushroom risotto box from Trader Joe's and add extra chicken broth or water and throw in some cubed butternut squash in the risotto as it cooks. Yum! Recipe and picture from Martha Stewart.com
Chicken cutlets
arugula
Goat cheese
course salt
olive oil
boxed risotto
cubed butternut squash
Asian Noodle Salad with chicken and CashewsSo this is like Chinese Chicken Salad but with noodles instead of lettuce, yummy. Recipe and picture from For the Love of cooking.
Tri-tip with Macaroni Salad
So we are having our neighborhood Christmas party this week and we are having a potluck, hence this meal. I am making the macaroni salad but not the tri-tip. I am not very good at cooking steak, but if you are Trader Joe's or Costco both have really yummy pre-marinated ones. Here is the link to the macaroni salad I use. I doctor it up and add diced ham or salami and montery jack cheese, cubed. I like this recipe because I usually have most of the ingredients.
Fresh Tomato pasta with goat cheese
This recipe is from Everyday Food Magazine, picture is from Martha Stewart.com
Use your left over goat cheese from the roll-ups to sprinkle on top of this pasta to give it a different taste than your typical pasta.
Rigatoni noodles
5-6 whole Roma tomatoes
Fresh Basil
Garlic
Olive oil
Goat cheese
- Preheat oven to 375
- Spray small loaf pan with non-stick spray
- place tomatoes in pan side by side
- Place fresh basil and garlic next to and on top on the tomatoes
- Coat the tomatoes and basil with some olive oil
- Bake until the tomatoes and very soft (usually 20-30 minutes)
- Once soft, take out of the oven and smash the tomatoes with a wooden spoon or masher (this is a chunkier sauce, but is still saucy).
- pour over cooked noodles and sprinkle with goat cheese
Shopping listSnow peas
Shredded carrots
red/orange pepper
Cashews
Spaghetti
Sesame oil
Talapia
Corn Tortillas
Mango
Black Beans
Cilantro
Chicken cutlets
Goat Cheese
Arugula
Rigatoni
Roma Tomatoes
Mandarin Oranges
Green onions
Risotto
Butternut Squash
Chicken broth
K, I'm so hungry now...
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