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Orzo Chickpea Pasta Salad

May 11, 2018 by Melanie 11 Comments

Orzo Chickpea Pasta Salad

Orzo Chickpea Pasta Salad is a great summer side filled with feta, dill and lots of lemon.   Orzo Chickpea pasta salad is a light, flavorful pasta salad with the zesty flavors of lemon and feta; garbanzo beans bump up the protein in this simple side. It’s a great side to eat with this Lemon-Dill salmon. It…

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Filed Under: Pasta, Sides, Vegetarian, Vegetarian Tagged With: BBQ sides, chickpeas, cold salad, feta, garbanzo beans, orzo, pasta salad, quick and easy, summer side, vegetarian

Quick Fix Food

May 9, 2014 by Melanie 23 Comments

Quick Fix Food

Hey guys! Hope y’all had a great week. Today I am sharing a few instagram “recipes”. They are more like quick-fix things that I am more likely to post on Facebook or Instagram (my peferred method of social media). Not following me there? Please do as that is where I am now going to put…

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Filed Under: Game-Day Snacks, Healthy Snacks, Nutritious Eats Original, Poultry, Salads, Vegan Tagged With: eggs, entree, meal prep, quick and easy, quick fix, roasting, salad, side, snacks

Tuna Cakes with Lemon Caper Dipping Sauce

November 21, 2013 by Melanie 13 Comments

Tuna Cakes with Lemon Caper Dipping Sauce

As part of a sponsored post for Collective Bias I created a recipe for tuna cakes, a healthy lunch or dinner, using Ocean Naturals Wild tuna. I love a good tuna salad sandwich and I always keep my pantry stocked with tuna, but I’ll be honest, I forget about using it! When I got the chance…

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Filed Under: Campaigns & Product Reviews, Fish & Shellfish, Nutritious Eats Original, Product Review Tagged With: canned tuna, healthy, healthy dinner, healthy lunch, ocean naturals, quick and easy, recipes, skipjack tuna

Tomato Kale Soup and Meal Planning

February 24, 2013 by Melanie 21 Comments

Tomato Kale Soup and Meal Planning

What do you get when you have a big bag of kale to be used, a husband with a cold and a Dietitian wife trying to make him better? Homemade tomato kale soup! I have been trying hard to work on my own recipes- as in no adaptations, no inspiration or guidance from cookbooks or…

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Filed Under: Meal Planning, Nutritious Eats Original, Soups, Vegan, Vegetarian Tagged With: kale, meal planning, quick and easy, soup, tomatoes, under 30 minutes, winter cooking

3 Minute Hot Beans & Cheese

October 14, 2012 by Melanie 29 Comments

3 Minute Hot Beans & Cheese

My penny-pinching meal plan worked out well last week. I stayed within my budget and did not make any random trips to the grocery store. Yay me! I found that beans were the main staple of our diet this past week. This is what we ate several times this past week (between lunches and dinner)-…

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Filed Under: Appetizers, Kid-Friendly, Vegetarian, Weeknight Favorites Tagged With: kid friendly, mexican, quick and easy, vegetarian

Easy Chicken Enchiladas for Two & Meal Planning

May 28, 2012 by Melanie 8 Comments

Easy Chicken Enchiladas for Two & Meal Planning

I made these enchiladas in 10 minutes the other day….and then they baked while I cleaned up. Cooking something like enchiladas isn’t my norm for a typical weekday lunch, but I was sooo tired of sandwiches and salads that I’ve been eating so much of since we moved from Missouri. I had unpacked several boxes…

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Filed Under: Mexican Dishes, Nutritious Eats Original, Poultry, Weeknight Favorites Tagged With: chicken, enhiladas, mexican, quick and easy

Marinated Cucumbers & Meal Planning Monday

September 19, 2011 by Melanie 8 Comments

Marinated Cucumbers & Meal Planning Monday

I am in love with having a garden. I mean, it’s nothing fancy and yes the strawberry plant was a bomb as were a few of the herbs, but the cucumbers, let me tell you about the cucumbers….we get a few large ones each week and it is SO fun to watch them grow. Cucumber…

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Filed Under: Gluten Free, Meal Planning, Nutritious Eats Original, Sides Tagged With: cucumbers, quick and easy, vegetable side

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