Lemon chicken and broccoli pasta

• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• Salt and pepper
• Thyme
• 2 chicken breasts
• Seasoned salt for chicken 
• Broccoli florets
• Pasta
• 2 TBS butter
• Minced garlic or roasted garlic
• Lemon zest
• Cheese to mix in

1. Sauté or bake chicken with seasoning on it (lawrys or seasoned salt)
2. Steam broccoli
3. Cook pasta
4. Mix broccoli and pasta in big bowl
5. Heat butter, oil, garlic and lemon zest for a minute
6. Off heat add in lemon juice, salt and pepper
7. Add this butter sauce to the broccoli and pasta and toss, add in shredded cheese once cooled a little

Lentil Soup crockpot

• 2 cups lentils rinsed
• 3 celery stalks chopped
• Same amount of chopped carrots
• 2 cloves minced garlic
• Chopped bacon 
• 2 cups beef broth
• 6 cups water
• Spices: salt, pepper, oregano, thyme, garlic salt, onion powder, chopped onion, parsley
• 1 can petite diced tomatoes added at the end along with a few handfuls of spinach
• Add a little parm cheese at the end 
• Top with cheese when served 

Mix everything in crockpot and cook on low for 8 hours

Chicken Ragu

• 1 lb ground chicken or chicken sausage 
• salt and pepper
• nutmeg, tyhyme, sage, garlic salt, onion powder, onion flakes
• 2 celery sticks chopped
• 2 minced garlic clves
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste mixed around
• cup of marsala wine
• 2 cups of beef stock
• 1 cup milk
• a few handfuls of spinach 
• 1 bag of egg noodles
• handful of shredded parm/romano cheese
• olive oil 
• cup of starch water

1. brown chicken
2. add seasoning and remaining ingredients up until noodles
3. Cook all  ingredients (before noodles) for 45 mins on low, covered 
4. cook noodles al dente and add to sauce
5. add some starch water, noodles, olive oil and cheese and stir

Chicken Swedish Meatballs

Meatballs

• 1 lb ground chicken
• salt and pepper 
• 1 tsp onion flakes
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 2 tsp garlic powder
• 2 garlic cloves minced
• 2 eggs
• 1 tbs canola oil
• 1 1/2 cups bread crumbs
• 2 tbs worchestershire sauce
• 1/2 cup milk

Sauce:

• 1 stick butter melted
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/2 cup coconut cream
• 4 cups beef broth
• 3 tbs worchestershire sauce
• 1 tsp pepper
• 1 tsp garlic salt
• parsley

1. mix together all ingredients for meatballs
2. bake at 400 degrees for 20 mins (flip half way through to avoid burning)
3. separate pan, melt butter and whisk in flour to create a roux
4. mix in the beef broth slowly
5. mix in the worchershire sauce, pepper and garlic salt
6. once the meatballs are cooked, add into the sauce and coat each meatball with the sauce
7. top with parsley (and pepper)
8. serve over egg noodles

Taco Stuffed Peppers

• 1 lb ground chicken
• 1 low sodium taco packet
• 2 cups of spinach
• 1 TBS chia seeds
• 1 can low sodium diced tomatoes drained
• salt and pepper
• 2 red peppers
• garlic powder
• shredded Mexican cheese for topping for each pepper half

1. Cut peppers in half lengthwise, boil in water for 5 mins and remove with tongs and let cool
2. brown chicken meat until cooked and add the taco packet (following instructions with water)
3. Add in the spinach, garlic powder, chia seeds and tomatoes
4. Mix together until the spinach is wilted into the meat
5. once cooked, place as much of the meat mixture into each of the pepper halves
6. place in the oven for about 20 mins
7. right before removing, place cheese on each of the peppers and remove once the cheese is melted

Chicken Sausage and Peppers

• 6 links of hot sausage
• 6 links of sweet sausage
• 2 cloves of garlic minced
• 2TBS coconut oil
• 3 peppers sliced
• 1 can diced tomatoes
• 3 cups spinach
• 2 TBS flax seed
• 1 package of brown gravy mix
• 1 box of pasta 

1. Add coconut oil and garlic to skillet on medium high heat
2. cut up the sausage and cook in the skillet about 7 mins per side
3. Cook the pasta in a seperate pan
4. mix 1 cup of water with the gravy mix and pour over the cooked sausage in the pan
5. add the peppers in as well
6. add in the tomatoes with the juice
7. add in flax seed
8. add in spinach and mix until wilted slightly
9. cook on medium until the sauce has thickened (add flour if needed to thicken slightly)
10. Add the cooked pasta to the sausage pan and mix well

Spaghetti Squash and Chicken Meatballs

• 1 lb ground chicken
• 1/4 cup Italian breadcrumbs
• dash fresh parsley
• 2 eggs beaten
• 1 TBS 2% milk
• 1 TBS ketchup
• 1/2 cup grated parm cheese
• 2 TBS flax seeds
• Dash of garlic powder
• dash salt and pepper
• 1 spaghetti squash
• 1 TBS olive oil
• 1 garlic clove minced
• 2 cups pasta sauce

1. Poke holes in the squash and bake on 400 for 45 mins
2. cut down the middle and let cool
3. scrap out with a fork into a bowl
4. top with pasta sauce
5. sauté minced garlic with oil
6. combine all ingredients and spoon into the sauté pan
7. cook on high until the chicken starts cooking through then flip to cook the other side
8. place on top of the squash and serve!