Supper-Time Sunday

Hello friends! I hope your eats were delicious and nutritious this week. We had a crazy sort of week and so I don't have a ton of new eats for you but I have a couple. So here we go! 

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10-MINUTE STOVETOP GRANOLA

Recipe courtesy of Yes, I Want Cake

I love granola but it is expensive and a lot of time it has a ton of added ingredients that I would prefer my family not consume. However, making it at home can take several hours and I would definitely prefer spending those hours on something other than granola.

When I saw this recipe for 10-minute stovetop granola I new that I had to try it! My cute hubster LOVES granola and I was pretty sure my babies would enjoy it on their Activia yogurt as well. I was happy that it called for clean ingredients. The only added sugar is in the Craisins - I will probably use Deluxe Raisins next time so that I can enjoy the granola as well without any digestive repercussions. Unless someone knows where to buy unsweetened dried cranberries at a good price?

But back to the recipe! It really came together sooo quickly and was positively delicious! I don't think I will ever be able to make granola the long way again.

I made a few changes to the recipe. I used coconut oil instead of butter and I only had ground flaxseed on hand so I used about 1/4 cup. I used pure maple syrup instead of the honey and my unsweetened coconut is in ribbons but it worked just fine.

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NAUGHTY NUTTY "NOODLES"

Recipe courtesy of Delightful Taste Buds

This is a recipe that you may have noticed has been on my meal plan for a long time. In all honesty, when it came time to make it it just didn't sound good to me so I never actually made it until today. I whipped up a batch and the kids and I sat on the floor with 3 forks and we munched away while watching Wreck it Ralph.

It turned out really good although I felt like the lemon was a bit overbearing. I love lemon, don't get me wrong, but next time I think that I will only use 1/2 a lemon to let some of the other flavors shine.

One of the best things about this recipe is its versatility. I, for once, didn't have carrots on hand so instead I grated up a fuji apple. The sweetness of the apple was a great compliment to the other flavors of the dish. I also used 1/2 green cabbage and 1/2 purple cabbage.

Some of the other changes that I made: I used reduced sodium Tamari instead of coconut aminos. You can use whatever soy sauce you have on hand. Be careful about the oil you use in the beginning. 1 tbsp of oil is too much to cook 2 eggs in a skillet. I would start with nonstick oil and then add 1 tbsp of oil when you are ready to add the onions to your pan. 

This dish tasted a lot like similar Asian noodle dishes that I have had at various restaurants and it is definitely worth a try for an easy and healthy meal!

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QUESTIONS FOR MY DEAR READERS:  Have you ever made homemade granola? What is your favorite meatless meal?

Loves...Shayla

Asian Turkey Meatballs with Lime Sesame Dipping Sauce

I was a little bit skeptical about this recipe at first because I know how strong sesame oil and soy sauce can get, but the lime juice really offset both beautifully and came together in a wonderful meal that our whole family loved. Even my baby!

We actually used ground pork instead of turkey (turkey is so hard to come by) and our oven doesn't go up to 500 degrees so we just set it at 475. I am happy to report that everything still worked out just fine.

I don't know that I would say that this is my favorite meatball recipe. It is hard to compare with our beloved SWEDISH MEATBALLS or the CRANBERRY SAUERKRAUT MEATBALLS but it was a yummy and easy recipe.

I have found that using an ice cream scoop makes forming the meatballs MUCH easier. You just scoop it up and plop it in!

This recipe and the picture are courtesy of the wonderful site Skinny Taste and can be found at this link HERE.

Asian Turkey Meatballs With Lime Sesame Dipping Sauce

From Skinny Taste
Gina's Weight Watcher Recipes

Servings: 4 • Size: 3 meatballs • Old Points: 6 pts • Points+: 7 pts
Calories: 229.1 • Fat: 11.1 g • Carbs: 8.5 g • Protein: 24.3 g

·         1/4 cup panko crumbs

·         1-1/4 lbs 93% lean ground turkey (we only used 1 lb. Still delicious!)

·         1 egg

·         1 tbsp ginger, minced

·         1 clove garlic, minced

·         1/2 tsp salt

·         1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro

·         3 scallions, chopped

·         1 tbsp low sodium soy sauce

·         2 tsp sesame oil

Dipping Sauce

·         4 tbsp low sodium soy sauce

·         2 tsp sesame oil

·         2 tbsp fresh lime juice

·         2 tbsp water

·         1 tbsp chopped fresh scallion

Preheat oven to 500°F.

Mix ground turkey, panko, egg, salt, scallions, ginger, cilantro, 1 tbsp soy sauce, and 2 tsp oil and mix with your hands until combined well. Shape 1/4 cup meat mixture into a ball and transfer to a baking dish. Repeat with remaining mixture. Bake until cooked through, about 15 minutes.

For the dipping sauce mix together lime juice, water, soy sauce, and remaining 2 teaspoons of oil in a bowl. Add scallions.

Transfer meatballs to a serving dish. Stir sauce, then drizzle meatballs with *1 tablespoon sauce.

Serve meatballs with remaining sauce, about 1 tbsp per person. Chances are you won't use all the dipping sauce.

Makes 12 meatballs.

*When she says 1 tablespoon of sauce she isn’t kidding. This dipping sauce is strong and a little goes a long way!