Pumpkin Spice Cake

 

Pumpkin spice mix

Can of pumpkin 

3 eggs 

1/4 c water

Blend with hand mixer. Pour into lightly greased 9x13inch pan.

Bake at 350 until done.

Frosting https://ourbestbites.com/light-and-airy-whipped-frosting/?utm_campaign=feed&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=later-linkinbio

Salsa #2

 Half an onion

505 green chili (half a cup) 

3 cloves garlic 

Cumin 

Coriander 

Salt and pepper  

Blend until pureed 

Add a large can of tomatoes and pulse to combine 

Balsamic pork flatbread

Grilled flatbread 

Leftover balsamic glazed pork 

Freshly cooked corn, removed from cob

Fresh spinach, chopped 

Goat cheese 

Pine nuts (optional) 

Top flatbread with all toppings and broil until warm. Top with leftover glaze from balsamic pork. 

White Chicken Chili

1 tablespoon Extra virgin Olive Oil
1 medium onion, diced
3-4 cloves garlic, minced
2 cups shredded chicken 
2 cans Great Northern Beans, or other white beans
1/2 cup 507 green chilies
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
1/2 teaspoon coriander
1/2 teaspoon salt
fresh cracked pepper
4 ears fresh corn, cooked and removed from ear
3 cups chicken broth (better than bullion) 
2 limes
1/2 cup chopped cilantro

Cook onions in oil, add garlic. Season with salt. When softened, add chicken, beans, green chilies, spices, corn, chicken broth and more salt if needed. Simmer for 15 minutes or so. Right before serving add lime juice and cilantro. 

EASY ENCHILADAS

 SHREDDED CHICKEN

MIX OF CHEDDAR AND MONTEREY JACK SHREDDED CHEESE

HERTZ GREEN SALSA 

UNCOOKED FLOUR TORTILLAS

COOK TORTILLAS. FILL EACH TORTILLA WITH CHICKEN AND CHEESE. ROLL AND PLACE SEAM SIDE DOWN IN 9X13 PAN. WHEN THE PAN IS FULL, COVER WITH GREEN SALSA AND MORE CHEESE. BAKE AT 375 FOR 25 MINUTES. BROIL THE LAST FEW MINUTES TO BROWN THE CHEESE ON TOP. SERVE WITH PICO AND SOUR CREAM. 

WINTER SIMPLIFIED

 Week 1 (beginning of week prep: ground beef 4x - freeze 2 portions in separate bags, and use 2 portions for the chili) 

• Chili with cheese and chips (freeze 4 cups in two different bags) https://abountifulkitchen.com/quick-and-easy-15-minute-chili
• Hot Italian sandwiches (use sun dried tomatoes) https://ourbestbites.com/hot-italian-sandwiches/
• Sausage sheet pan dinner https://ourbestbites.com/italian-sausage-sheet-pan-dinner/
• Honey orange pork tenderloin roast. pre cut broccoli on same pan https://ourbestbites.com/honey-orange-pork-tenderloin/
• One day Rollover - pork tenderloin with Bagged asian salad and rolls (add edamame) 

Week 2 (Beginning of the week Prep Pork BUTT 3x)

• Cafe Rio Pork Salad (make 3x rice) http://sarahrecipes.blogspot.com/2013/01/my-favorite-cafe-rio-pulled-pork.html?m=1
• Sheet Pan Fajitas https://ourbestbites.com/sheet-pan-fajitas/
• Egg Taquitos (use uncooked tortillas- no need to cook ahead) https://ourbestbites.com/baked-breakfast-taquitos-with-lime-chipotle-dip/
• Best BLT (make some extra bacon for pasta e fagioli soup) https://ourbestbites.com/the-best-blt-sandwich/
• Pasta e Fagioli soup (precooked bacon) https://ourbestbites.com/pasta-e-fagioli-soup/

Week 3 (beginning of week prep: shredded chicken 4x)

• Instapot shredded chicken for green chicken chili (quadruple the rice and freeze 3 portions in 3 bags) https://ourbestbites.com/creamy-green-chili-chicken-bake/
• White chicken chili (chicken prepped) https://ourbestbites.com/white-chicken-chili/
• Gnocchi with sage butter (not OBB) http://sarahrecipes.blogspot.com/2011/09/gnocchi-with-sage-butter.html?m=1 serve with bagged Caesar salad 
• Cabbage roll soup (beef prepped…rice prepped) https://ourbestbites.com/cabbage-roll-soup-2/
• Rueben party sub https://ourbestbites.com/reuben-party-sub/

Week 4 (beginning of week prep: ground Italian sausage 4x) 

• Italian flatbread pizza (ground sausage prepped) https://ourbestbites.com/italian-sausage-flatbread-pizza/
• Baked potatoes bar (leftover frozen chili as an option)
• Thai noodle soup - (shredded chicken prepped) https://ourbestbites.com/quick-and-easy-thai-coconut-soup/
• Waffle sandwich (using mix?) https://ourbestbites.com/ham-and-cheddar-waffle-bread/
• Cafe Rio Pork Enchiladas (mix cheddar and Monterey cheese, use fresh tortillas and herdz mild salsa— bake at 350 until warm, then switch to broil and let the cheese brown) serve with pico (optional)

Week 5 (beginning of week prep: shredded beef 3x)

• French dip sandwiches (shredded beef) https://ourbestbites.com/french-dip-sandwiches/
• Chicken Taquitos (chicken prepped) https://ourbestbites.com/baked-creamy-chicken-taquitos/
• Skillet lasagne (using frozen ground beef and Italian sausage) https://ourbestbites.com/skillet-lasagna-reynolds-heat-eat/
• Tortellini pasta salad add salami (let onions marinate in ice water for at least 10 minutes if you don’t like your onions too strong or just leave them out) https://ourbestbites.com/tortellini-pasta-salad-2/
• Tomato and roasted red pepper soup (box- same soup as used for tortilla soup) and  grilled cheese (good bread and good cheese in a panini) 

Week 6 (beginning of week prep: ground Turkey 2x) 

• Turkey lettuce wraps (serve with rice for kids) https://ourbestbites.com/spicy-turkey-lettuce-wraps/notes: cook all Turkey together then add ginger, garlic and onions and cook for a few minutes longer. Also I keep the meat and veggies separate because some kids don’t like the veggies 
• Chili cheese dogs (chili from previous week)
• Tortellini soup (Italian sausage prepped use shredded carrots) https://ourbestbites.com/tortellini-sausage-soup/
• Korean beef bowls (using left over shredded beef) https://ourbestbites.com/korean-beef-noodle-bowls/ cook onions, garlic and ginger until soft, then add thawed beef until warm, then add sauce 
• Breakfast casserole (Italian sausage) https://ourbestbites.com/overnight-sausage-and-egg-casserole/

Week 7 (chicken prep again 2x)

• Easy tortilla soup (uses roasted red pepper soup. Double the chicken and shred and freeze) note: when making the chicken in the soup, add the tomatoes and chilis when adding the beans and corn.. so after the chicken cooks) https://ourbestbites.com/easy-pressure-cooker-tortilla-soup/
• Beef lettuce wraps https://ourbestbites.com/asian-beef-lettuce-wraps/ (serve with rice for kids)
• Italian Turkey soup (Turkey already prepped) https://ourbestbites.com/italian-turkey-soup/
• Cafe Rio Pork quesadilla (use a mix of cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese). 
• Thai peanut noodles (use prepped shredded chicken… double the sauce add thawed chicken directly to sauce to heat) https://ourbestbites.com/thai-peanut-noodles/