Pizza Popover

There are days where I just don't want to cook, and yesterday was one of them. My husband's brother passed away Sunday night, and all I really wanted to do is order a pizza. I knew that pizza wasn't going to cause our sadness to go away, so I reminded myself of that and the fact that I can't control everything in this life, but I can control this choice. Ben LOVED food, so I made it for him. <3

INGREDIENTS:

*1 lb of meat of choice- I used ground chicken; however, chicken sausage would be awesome too

*2 cups of pizza sauce

*a package of shredded mozzarella

*1 cup of milk

*2 eggs

*1 cup of whole wheat flour

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

2. Brown/cook your meat in a skillet and drain excess fat.

3. Add the pizza sauce and bring to a boil.

4. Add the meat to a greased 13X9 baking pan.

5. Sprinkle the cheese over the meat.

6. In a bowl, mix the egg, milk, and flour. Make sure to mix it very well.

7. Pour the mixture over the meat and cheese and bake for 25-30 minutes.

*Serve with a side of vegetables or a salad

This hit the spot for that desire to eat pizza and paired with a salad, it was quite filling!

FIXERS: I counted it as 1 RED and 1 Yellow container and PART of a BLUE container. 

Happy Eating!

XoXO 

Kynslee

Stuffed Chicken Sausage Lasagna OR Shells

I am a creature of habit; it makes my life easier! I can eat the same thing nearly ever day, and I am not bothered by it. My treat meal once a week spices it up a bit! :) My husband on the other hand won't really touch a leftover and gets bored very easily, so every once in a while I try a new recipe. 

I was looking to make stuffed shells;however, couldn't find any whole wheat jumbo pasta shells. Anyone know where I can get some?! I was simply ( I like simple, remember?!) going to mix the sausage mixture with the whole wheat noodles we always have; but, I noticed I still had some whole wheat lasagna noodles, so I gave that a shot. Try it with pasta, lasagna noodles, or stuffed shells, whatever works for you!!

INGREDIENTS:

*Pasta product-probably about 16 jumbo shells, 9 lasagna noodles

*1 lb. of chicken sausage-so yummy!

*1 Tbsp. of of minced garlic

*14 oz. can of diced tomatoes

*1 cup of frozen spinach-thawed and drained- or fresh

*1 cup of cheese( I used shredded cheeses because I dislike ricotta).

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2.  Cook shells or lasagna noodles as instructed. Place shells in a bowl of ice cold water to prevent sticking. If using lasagna noodles, place them on a piece of tinfoil.  This is so they don't stick together as well as is a good surface to spoon sausage mixture into them without a mess on your countertop. If cooking just regular rotini noodles, I would wait to cook these until later in the process so they are still warm when serving. 

3. Remove sausage from casing and place in a large skillet. Cook at medium temperature until browned. 

4.  Thaw spinach in microwave if necessary and squeeze ALL the water out.

5. Add the garlic, mixing it for a brief time-1 minute or so-don't allow it to brown

6. Add the diced tomatoes (juice and all) & spinach, mixing it for a few minutes. 

7. Turn off stove top and add the cheese. Mix until completely melted. 

8. Scoop sausage mixture into shells or lasagna noodles. If eating with regular rotini noodles, put noodles in bowl, add mixture, and enjoy!

9. SHELLS & LASAGNA- place in oven safe dish and heat for 25 minutes. 

This goes REALLY nicely with a salad. I was only able to enjoy ONE. I eat my veggies first to fill me up. :)

My fellow FIXERS:  I would count 2 of these lasagna rolls as 2 yellow containers, 1-2 reds (depends on how stuffed your lasagna rolls are :), and a blue. Mine were fully loaded, so it was likely 1 container for my 1 roll. 

Happy Eating!

XoXo