Showing posts with label meatballs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label meatballs. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Eggplant "meat"balls and spicy sweet potato and spinach pasta sauce

Eggplant meatballs 

Modifications:
I cut the salt, used 1 tsp of dried basil, and used cheddar instead of Romano (I really think any cheese would do), and I didn't use the sauce and ricotta 


Spicy sweet potato & spinach sauce 

Modifications:
I only used one onion, 1 jalapeƱo pepper, bok choy instead of spinach (any green will do), and put 2 T Greek yogurt in the babies individual portion. I think you could make this as is with no issues. 

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

3 meals: 5/26/15

Oat bars for baby:
http://blog.homemade-baby-food-recipes.com/delicious-oat-bars-for-baby-sugar-free-and-full-of-whole-grain-goodness/

Modifications:
I used 1/2 c reduced sugar Craisins and 1/4 c chopped dried apricots.  I also added 1/4 c strawberry chia jam (it's soooo easy to make!) to help sweeten.

Strawberry chia jam:
http://www.thenaturalnurturer.com/blog/2014/7/7/strawberry-chia-jam
Smothered Meatballs and Marinara:
adapted from http://blog.myfitnesspal.com/smothered-meatballs-marinara/

Mix 1 lb ground beef with 1/4 c ricotta, 1/4 c shredded cheddar, 1 tsp garlic powder, 1/8 c quinoa, and a handful of spinach, chopped.  Roll into small balls, about 1-1 1/2 inches around.  Brown meatballs on medium high until all sides are browned (about 4-5 minutes).  Place in an ovensafe dish, cover with 1 c of your favorite marinara sauce, top with shredded mozzerella, and cook for 30 minutes at 375 f.
Tilapia Nuggets:
Adapted slightly from http://www.food.com/recipe/panko-crusted-tilapia-sticks-498751

Modifications:
Sub mild sweet chili sauce for the ketchup (not necessary, but the 1 commenter suggested it and it sounded better to me than ketchup), cut into nugget size instead of sticks, no salt or pepper in the wet mix (I put salt in the dry).

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

3 Meals: 5/12/15

Brown Butter Pumpkin Waffles-
http://www.twopeasandtheirpod.com/brown-butter-pumpkin-waffles/

This made 10 waffles, so I froze 5.  (2 for daddy, 1 for babies, 1 for mommy, and 1 for babies later this week.)

Modifications-
I love that these are whole wheat, but I wish they didn't use sugar.  Sub coconut sugar for a lower glycemic level.  It's similar to brown sugar, which is what the recipe calls for.  Cut the salt and syrup, they're unnecessary.
*Note- I just melted the butter because I didn't have time to down brown butter today.  It's still yum.  Also, we didn't have buttermilk, but you can make your own with 1 T of vinegar or lemon juice in regular milk.  However, I needed to use up some half and half, so I used 1 C half and half, 1 C whole milk.  Turned out just fine.
Playoff Meatballs

This made enough for 4 baby meals (for both babies- so 8 meatballs in each meal), plus mama had a portion.  I froze 2 meals and saved 1 for later this week.

Modifications- 
I halved the recipe because I didn't want 2 lbs of meatballs, HOWEVER, these will freeze beautifully if you want to stock your freezer.  
No salt or pepper.  
Make sure your BBQ sauce doesn't contain honey.  I also found one that had no high fructose corn syrup.  Bonus!
Spaghetti Squash with Moroccan Spices: 

Modifications:
I cut the salt and didn't use fresh cilantro because we're out.  I also cooked it in the oven (cut in half, cut sides down, roast at 350 for 1 hr 15 mins) instead of the oven.