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Sloppy Joes-Bagel Style

Posted by Delightfully Doable on 20 September, 2014 None comments

Sloppy Joes-Bagel Style

I must give credit to my beautiful mama. She always has the best dinner ideas when I fail to let my mind come up with…well anything. I have many days where coming up with a dinner “idea” is challenging for me. Those are also the days I love to sleep in, lay in pj’s all day and watch romantic movies and not clean an item in my house. :)

Anyway, my mom brought this idea to the table and we devoured it. It was so delicious and a quick last minute option.

Sloppy Joes used to be my nemesis when I was younger. For some reason they scared me to death and looked like meat out of a can almost like spam. Who wants meat from a can with the name “sloppy”? You get my drift, I must have been caught up on the name for years. The name itself is entirely unappealing. Who want’s ‘Sloppy’ and a Joe in their dinner? Lets be real here, how did this name even come to fruition?

But through time, a lot of time, I sure learned that you can spice up the flavor and make it taste like a delicious spaghetti sandwich without the pasta. It is wonderfully flavored and easy eating, well not so much in the sense of the “sloppiness” but more in the full-flavor making it easy. Make sense? Good, lets move on.

Ingredients:

1 lb Ground Turkey
1 tbsp Minced Garlic
1 Small Onion
1/2 tsp Chili Powder
1/2 tsp Paprika
1 tsp Cumin
1/2 tsp Garlic Salt
1/4 tsp Coriander
1/4 cup Water
1 Spoonful Brown Sugar
1 Can Tomato Sauce
1/3 Cup Ketchup
1/4 cup Dijon Mustard

In a large sauce pan begin cooking the turkey, minced garlic and onion. Add in chili powder, paprika, cumin, garlic salt, coriander and water.

Allow to simmer until the meat is fully browned.

Once the meat is cooked, add in the tomato sauce and brown sugar.

Keep at a low simmer and add in mustard and ketchup.

Once everything is stirred in, allow to simmer for 1-2 minutes.

Meanwhile butter your bagel and sprinkle with garlic salt. Toast in a toaster oven and top with Sloppy Joe mix. Sprinkle with fresh grated Parmesan cheese.

You can also serve upon a non-freezer-burned Ciabatta roll.

Let’s set the mood.

Originally these sloppy joes were to be served upon a nice garlic toasted ciabatta roll. Once toasted and ready to devour, I about lost my cookies with one single bite that made it directly back out of my mouth and into the sink. I had not eaten cookies, but it was that bad, my tummy was about to lose cookies that hadn’t even been eat. Yes it was that bad. It was horrible, so horrible!

Out it came and on with the better idea to stack it with a bagel.

I’ll try not to disgust you with my loosing-of-the-cookies next time I experience a horrific taste in my mouth!

Sweet and Savory Stuffed Bell Peppers

Posted by Delightfully Doable on 27 June, 2014 None comments

Tonight I wanted something a little different, something with a pop. I am sick of the Mexican style stuffed peppers that everyone makes. I wanted something a little Sweet & Savory for a change. I taste tested along the way until I found what I believe to be the best combination of flavors.

Tonight was a night I didn’t really want to cook. It seems as of recent with the whirlwind of life, I often have days that I simply am not motivated. With that in mind, I knew I couldn’t skimp on dinner as I have a family to feed. So, while my son napped, I cooked the meat and stuffed the peppers. When he woke up we went for a long walk and came back and popped the peppers in the oven. My son thoroughly enjoys our long walks to the dog park to watch the puppies frolic in the park or to head into the woods on the walking trail and look at the water along the way. Today…we did both.

Anyway, while the peppers cooked, I used my wonderful rice maker. I love my rice maker as it does all the work for me and gets the rice perfect every time.

Ingredients:

1 lb ground turkey (Beef or opt out for vegetarian)
1 small onion, chopped
4 medium mushrooms, diced
1 small parsnip, diced
1 heaping cup bok choy, thinly chopped
2 tsp minced garlic
Garlic Oil (EVOO works as well)
¼ tsp garlic salt
¾ tsp chili powder
¼ tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp thyme
1 tbsp + 1 tsp honey
¼ cup green salsa
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
2 Large green peppers, sliced in half
Blue Cheese, Ranch or Sour Cream for topping (optional)

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

In a large skillet chop onion, mushrooms, parsnips, bok choy, and garlic.

While the veggies begin to cook on medium heat and add the meat.

Once meat is cooked and vegetables are tender, add in 1 cup of cheese.

Wash and slice peppers lengthwise and place on a foil lined baking sheet.

Use a spoon to fill in the crevasses that are hard to get.

Pile high and bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes.

After 15 minutes sprinkle with cheese (optional) and broil for 2 minutes or until cheese is melted.

Serve with rice! Enjoy!

Quiche Muffin Cups

Posted by Delightfully Doable on 1 April, 2014 None comments

I made these this morning as my sister and niece were coming over to visit and she always knows she can expect something to eat with her coffee.

So, since I had these on hand and they would leave leftovers for my husband to take to work tomorrow I happily made these real quick while Cooper was still asleep.

Ingredients:

12 eggs
¾ cup milk
1 tsp garlic salt
½ tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
1 cup chopped turkey
1 cup sliced mushrooms

In a large bowl add 12 eggs.

Add milk and begin whisking really well. (1-2 minutes)

Add salt, pepper and garlic salt.

Add shredded cheese.

Spoon a spoonful full of egg mixture to muffin cups filling 1/4 full.

Top with mushrooms and turkey.

Top muffins with remaining egg mixture.

Bake at 375 degrees for 15-20 minutes.

Serve warm and store in the fridge.

They are delicious and full of flavor. My niece loved them and ate 2 herself. (She’s 2 years old) My sister and I on the other hand ate more than I would like to share. :) BUT there are a couple left for my husband for tomorrows breakfast. ;)

Turkey Mac N’ Cheese

Posted by Delightfully Doable on 29 March, 2014 None comments

Turkey Mac n’ cheese helps add a little protein to the meal. I made this for dinner and love the fact that I can make it early in the day while my son is sleeping and then wait to bake it until we are ready to eat. This is how I try and live my life to avoid the hassle of cooking while my toddler runs rampant all through the kitchen. :)

This is a quick, easy meal that provides the utmost comfort meal in the end. I love comfort food, I love easy cooking, and most of all I LOVE tasty food!

Ingredients:

1 lb elbow macaroni
6 tbsp butter
¼ cup whole wheat flour
½ tsp salt
½ tsp pepper
1 tsp garlic salt
½ tsp paprika
2 cups milk
2 cups shredded cheese
2 cups cubed turkey
1 cup mushrooms, sliced
1 sleeve saltine crackers, crumbled

Cook the macaroni according to package instructions.

Meanwhile, in a large saucepan melt butter.

Stir in flour and whisk until fully smooth. Add salt, pepper, garlic salt and paprika.

Add milk and bring to a boil, cook for 1 minute stirring constantly. Mixture will thicken.

Remove from heat and add the cheese and mix well.

Add turkey and mushrooms and mix well.

In a greased baking dish, add noodles. Top with sauce mixture and mix until fully coated.

Sprinkle with crumbled crackers and drizzle with EVOO.

Bake at 375 for 20-25 minutes or until heated through and bubbly.

Cooper has been devouring this meal as he finally began to eat again. Makes mommy so proud! :)

Gobble Gobble

Posted by Delightfully Doable on 29 November, 2013 None comments

Happy Thanksgiving, I hope you all enjoyed your holiday and truly had a blessed day. Holidays can either be really exciting and joyful or very hard and painful. I hope all of you had great memories with family.

We decided to take Thanksgiving this year and spend with some dear friends and begin our family tradition with the three of us. Normally we head to Central Washington to my parents place and have a delicious Thanksgiving but this year it was important to us to develop our family tradition knowing Christmas is only a couple weeks away. The drive is extremely long and not quite the highlight of our trip. So with us wanting to develop new family traditions we thought Thanksgiving would be the better of the two since it’s simply a long weekend where as Christmas is more time to be spent with family and less driving. :)