Ground Turkey Shell-less Tacos, Take 2!

Ground Turkey Shell-less Tacos,  Take 2!

I finally got around to remaking my Shell-less Tacos described here: Take 1!

I did everything exactly the same, except I made my own salsa! I used the store bought salsa to flavor the ground turkey like before. I just wanted to make sure my salsa tasted good before I mixed it all up in my food. 

Salsa:

Extra virgin olive oil, heated

1 small onion chopped finely, sauteed

1 & 1/2 tsp dried cilantro

Pinches: salt, pepper, garlic powder, chili powder

2tbsp honey (in many recipes I saw people used sugar, so this was my substitute)

A splash of organic chicken broth

While I cut up 3 large Roma tomatoes I threw the squishy insides in the sauté pan.

I threw the chopped tomatoes in at the end and turned off the heat but left the pan on the warm burner while I mixed it all together and then prepared the other parts of the meal

Alana's Review

(salsa)

Ease: 5/5

Taste:3.5/5

Comments: less onions, more spice! 

Breakfast Repeat

Many times when we don't post, we're either remaking a simple meal or we are eating leftovers that are exactly the same with no add-ons.  This morning that is the case for me. I made the eggs described in this post: http://sofresheatclean.blogspot.com/2016/02/cinnamon-fried-bananas-with-almonds.html?m=1

In the previously posted recipe I only used olive oil,  spinach, egg whites, and salsa (no milk, no butter). Today I did the same thing, but this time I knew I'd be sharing with my son so I did 7 eggs, 2 of which the yolks were used also, my son likes the yolks. Anyways it looked exactly the same as the one in the old post (old pic also posted below), but you could definitely taste the yolk. My son LOVED it. Me, not so much. I much prefer only the egg white, but seeing as how he loves breakfast time and I don't really care for breakfast (don't ask me why!) I'd rather make something he'd enjoy! 

Anyways, that was my morning meal! Now I need an embarrassing amount of coffee. Being the mom of two kids under the age of 2.5yrs (one who is under 2 months old!), there's no hope of sleeping past 6:30am. Today, they decided 6am was better, but boy does that extra 30 min make a difference! *yawn!* I think mana will be joining in on naptime today!

Alana's Review

Ease:5/5

Taste: 3.5/5 // toddler's review: 5/5

Comments: egg whites only please! 

Stuffed Bell Pepper

I am all about using left overs and excess ingredients, so be prepared to see a lot of that in this blog! So this is a meal of left overs/excess!

Stuffed Bell Pepper, lunch

Ground turkey (from dinner last night), corn, cheddar cheese, stuffed in the green bell pepper (half of one because that's what I had on hand), topped with salsa with a side of cucumber. 

I originally was going to bake this but I had exactly 20minutes to cook and eat before I had to head out the door again (while feeding two kiddos). So I just microwaved the left over meat and corn.

Alana's Review

Ease: 5/5

Yum: 5/5

Suggestion:Use homemade salsa (again) but other than that, it was amazing.

Ground Turkey Shell-less Tacos

Ground Turkey Shell-less Tacos

Incl: Ground turkey (cooked with 1/4 cup salsa, pinch of pepper, 1 tsp chilli powder), shredded cheddar cheese, sliced green bell peppers topped with extra salsa (store bought) over a romaine heart leaf. Plain corn on the side. 

Alana's Review

Ease: 5/5

Yum: 5/5

Suggestion: This was delicious, I was concerned because I hadn't had ground turkey before, but adding the salsa while cooking kept it moist and gave the meat a lot of flavor. I loved this meal, my only change would be using homemade salsa.

Cinnamon Fried Bananas with Almonds // Spinach & Egg White Scramble with Salsa

 Cinnamon Fried Bananas with Almonds

(Bananas from: http://www.dizzybusyandhungry.com/pan-fried-cinnamon-bananas/)
Cinnamon fried bananas from the link, with half a tbsp chopped unsalted almonds with 2% milk.
While not exactly super "healthy", it is clean! Only 1/3 of the sugar/cinnamon mixture was used, and sugar in the raw was subbed in.

Sarah's Review

Ease: 4.5/5

Yum: 4.5/5

Suggestion:Use skim milk in place of 2% to take it up a healthy notch.

Spinach & Egg White Scramble with Salsa

Chopped fresh spinach, 1/4 tbsp olive oil, egg whites, store bought salsa

Alana's Review

Ease: 5/5

Yum: 5/5

Suggestion:Use homemade salsa instead*

*While the store bought salsa qualified as clean eating (all ingredients are 'pronounceable'), it of course would be even better with home made

UPDATE: I forgot to mention that my toddler wanted a taste of this and as he walked away chewing it, he was "Mmmmm"ing all the way back to his play area, then promptly returned for 2nds, 3rds, and so on. 2/17/16