Easy Dinner, no cooking?

Healthy Tuna on Salad

Ingredients:

2 cans Tuna Fish in water

1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt

1 teaspoon lemon juice

1 sprinkle of fresh dill, chopped

2 hard boiled eggs, diced

salt and pepper to taste

cut romaine lettuce

sliced cucumber

Make it:

1. Mix Tuna, greek yogurt, dill, hard boiled eggs, and lemon juice in a small bowl until well blended.

2. toss chopped salad on a plate, top with sliced cucumber.  Top with a scoop or two of tuna, and sprinkle salt and pepper of the top! 

3. Enjoy for a healthy lunch, or no cook dinner! 

Valentines Day recipes

Fresh Fruit Salad from "Worldwide Ward Cookbook"


One of those recipes my children look forward to on special days!!!  I think because it is sweeter than the usual fruit salad we have.  :)

Ingredients:
1-2 C strawberries, sliced
1-2 C seedless grapes
3 bananas, sliced
1 8-oz can mandarin oranges, drained
1 small pkg. instant vanilla pudding mix
1 3/4 C milk
To make it pink for valentines day, we add 4-5 drops of red food color.

Directions:
Place fruit in a large bowl (any assorted fruit may be used--grapes, bananas, and strawberries are my favorite). Add drained oranges. In a separate bowl, combine pudding with milk. Whisk well. Pour the pudding over the fruit and stir. Refrigerate for about an hour. Stir before serving.

Parker Pasta Salad

A friend of mine asked for this months ago, and I have been a bad friend, and kept forgetting to get it to her...  So hopefully she can forgive me...  :) 

Here is our favorite pasta salad:

Ingredients: 1-16 oz Box of Garden Rotini
6 oz cheese- cubed (any variety, we like to mix it up and use half pepper jack, and half colby)
1 pkg bite size pepperoni ( I use turkey, but you can use regular)
1 powder ranch package ( I forget what they are called, but the powdered ranch dressing)
1-16 oz bottle of zesty Italian dressing
1/4 cup sour cream
1/4 cup parmesan cheese- grated
fresh brocolli
frozen peas- defrosted
fresh cherry or grape tomatoes
black olives

Directions:
1. Boil pasta, drain and set aside.  In a smal bowl mix together, ranch, italian dressing, sour cream, and parmesan cheese- set aside.
2. Pour pasta into large bowl, add cheese, pepperoni, and mix in as many or as little veggies as you would like.  These are the ones I use, but feel free to mix it up!  You can also add, zucchini, carrots, cucumbers, celery, etc.
3. Mix in the dressing mixture, and stir well.  Place into refrigerator and chill for three hours!  Serve cold!

Enjoy!!!
~Mommy of 6 <3

Caramel Apple Salad

This is delish!!!!  If you try one unhealthy thing this week, this has gotta be it!!! 

Ingredients:
1 Small Pkg of Butterscotch pudding (instant)
1 can crushed pineapple (including the juice)
1 cup mini marshmallows
8 oz cool whip
3 cups apples; pared, and diced

Directions:
Mix all the ingredients together. Refrigerate for 1 hour before serving, and enjoy!

~Enjoy,
Mommy of 6 <3

Black and Blue Steak Salad

Black and Blue Steak Salad with Asparagus and Red Peppers


Tender gilled steak in a salad with grilled asparagus, red peppers and onions in a balsamic vinaigrette topped with a tangy blue cheese.

Servings: makes 4 servings
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 red pepper, seeded and thinly sliced
1 red onion, cut into wedges
1 pound asparagus, trimmed
1 pound steak such as rib eye, flank, etc., room temperature
salt and pepper or your favourite steak spice blend to taste
1 (6 ounce) bag mixed greens
1/4 cup balsamic vinaigrette
1/4 cup blue cheese, crumbled

Directions
1.Brush the grill with the olive oil and heat it up to medium.
2.Add the red pepper, onion and asparagus and grill until tender, about 5-8 minutes and set aside.
3.Rub the salt and pepper (or steak spice blend) into the steak on both sides.
4.Grill the steak for no more than 2 minutes per side over medium-high heat.
5.Let the steak rest for 5 minutes and then slice it thinly.
6.Assemble salad and toss in the balsamic vinaigrette.
7.Serve salad topped with the steak and blue cheese
This recipe comes from one of my favorite food blogs, I hope you guys enjoy it as much as I do!  Go check them out at Closet Cooking
Enjoy~
Mommy of 6 <3

Asian Chicken Salad

Ingredients:

1/4 C wasabi flavored mayonnaise 

1/4 C low fat plain yogurt 

4 C chopped cooked chicken 

2 ribs celery, sliced 

1 pkg (6 oz) asian salad greens 

1 C seedless red grapes, halved

1/2 C chopped toasted walnuts 

Directions:

1. Stir together mayonnaise and yogurt, and add salt and pepper to taste.
2. Add chicken and celery, and toss to coat.
3. Arrange greens on 4 plates. Top with chicken salad. Scatter grapes and walnuts over all.

Spring Greens with Poppy Seed Dressing

By far my favorite salad EVER....

Ingredients:

3 cups watercress leaves 

3 cups torn arugula leaves 

3 cups sliced strawberries 

1/4 cup orange juice 

2 teaspoons olive oil 

2 teaspoons poppy seeds 

1/2 teaspoon grated orange rind

 

Alternate

For a delicious twist on this salad, add 1 cup fiddlehead ferns. Fiddlehead ferns taste like a cross between green beans and asparagus. You can use blanched green beans or asparagus as a substitute for fiddlehead ferns. Spinach Salad with Strawberries: Replace the watercress and arugula with 6 cups torn tender spinach leaves. For a nutty crunch, add 1/3 cup sliced toasted almonds.

Directions:

1. In a large bowl, combine the watercress, arugula and strawberries.
2. In a small bowl, whisk together the orange juice, oil, poppy seeds and orange rind. Pour the dressing over the salad and toss gently to combine.

Feeds 8
Enjoy,
~Mommy of 6 <3

Darn good Spinach and Strawberry salad

Spinach and Strawberry Salad

1 cup Baby Spinach, washed
1 cup arugula salad, washed
1/4 cup strawberries, washed and quartered
1 tablespoon blue cheese crumbles (optional)
1 tablespoon roasted walnuts, chopped (optional)
and berry balsamic dressing to taste

Directions:
Mix greens in a bowl, toss in sliced strawberries, blue cheese crumbles, and walnuts.

Top with dressing, and enjoy!

Berry balsamic dressing:
1 cup strawberry, washed and chopped
1 cup raspberries, washed and chopped
1 cup blueberries, washed and chopped
1 cup olive oil
1/4 balsamic vinegar
1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon dried tarragon
1/4 teaspoon honey

Directions:
1.  Place all ingredients in a food processor and blend until smooth.  Place into a container and refrigerate until you need it. When time to use, pour a little onto salad and toss.

Recipe for dressing makes approximately 24 servings