Getting stagnant with healthy dinners at our house. Whats a healthy meal that you cook that you and your family love?

I need some ideas.

Something simple that I make are Turkey or Bison quinoa patties.

I boil a half cup of quinoa and let it cool, then pour it on top of my pound of meat and mix throughout. It almost acts as a breadcrumb to make the patties. Then I cook on the skillet. Me and my wife love them with a little mustard or ketchup in her case. no bun. I serve it with some type of vegetable. They are really good.


so...what do you got for me? Also not opposed to slow cooker meals.

we cook a lot of stuff from these two cookbooks:

https://www.velopress.com/books/racing-weight-cookbook/

https://feedzonecookbook.com/about/

most of the meals are fairly easy to make.

Probably my favorite meal these days are grilled mollejas with sides of pico de gallo and guacamole.

Boil the sweetbreads for about an hour in salted water. Cut them lengthwise into about 2 inch wide strips. Season as you wish, but I like the Fiesta Brand Fajita seasoning (I know it has msg, but msg makes everything taste so good).

Grill on fire until they reach your desired crispiness. So delicious. Even the kids love them.


Also, its the time for crawfish. I can't ever get enough crawfish at a restaurant - or it's too darn expensive, so I'll boil around 15 lbs at the house. The wife and kids won't eat them.

Pan seared salmon filets with ginger, lime, soy sauce, and brown sugar glaze; steamed broccoli, glazed carrots, brown rice.

Baked salmon with either rice or roasted broccoli/asparagus

Baked chicken thighs lathered with BBQ sauce with the above sides

Well, healthy is a relative term. Do you mean heart healthy? Or low calorie? You get my point.

But, I found that these guys have some good quick recipes. They're vegan, but it's not hard to add in some chicken or something else.

Whole can of asparagus and 4 tablespoons of hummus

Our favorites are a couple of casseroles....Mexican and Broccoli-Rice....from the Flat Belly Diet.

Marine Mash - ground venison or bison, quinoa, and kidney beans. Salt, pepper, chili pepper, whatever you like.

Cook the quinoa and heat red beans and add to ground meat as it finishes up. Add a little grated cheddar on top and you can even add plain greek yogurt. Easy and delicious when seasoned well.

I make this! didnt know it had a name. Nice "power food" as I refer to meals like that.

elpaso said:

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Whole can of asparagus and 4 tablespoons of hummus

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I hope you don't share a bathroom!

We just did stuffed bell peppers the other night. Used about 1/2 lb of lean ground beef, diced onion, diced Serrano, taco type spices and seasoning, about a cup and a half of rice/quinoa blend (cook before adding to peppers; which makes about 2.5 cups) and some salsa to stuff 6 bell peppers. Topped each with a bit of shredded 2% cheese blend and baked them for about 35 minutes. One pepper is good for a meal...so that was 3 meals for the two of us.

Grilled chicken or baked fish.
Wild rice
Green beans, asparagus, spinach

CRANBERRY-ROSEMARY ROAST CHICKEN https://paleoleap.com/cranberry-rosemary-roast-chicken/

I add rice to mine.

Honestly, I haven't eaten a bad meal on that site. It's Paleo, so it lacks carbs, but most of it pairs really well with rice or some kind of carb.

First time I had it was at My Fit Foods - think their name was Mario's Marine Corp Mash. Called it that ever since.

this is good:

http://paleospirit.com/2011/broccoflower-with-spicy-italian-sausage/

These shrimp + steamed broccoli.

I use Serrano peppers instead of jalapeno.

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/195941/spicy-coconut-and-lime-grilled-shrimp/

• 2 jalapeno peppers, seeded
• 1 lime, zested and juiced
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 1/3 cup shredded coconut

• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 1 pound uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
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Combine the jalapeno, lime zest, lime juice, garlic, cilantro, coconut, olive oil, and soy sauce in a food processor; blend until smooth. Place the shrimp in a large bowl. Pour the sauce over the shrimp and toss to coat. Cover and allow to marinate at least 2 hours.

Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.

Thread the shrimp onto skewers, piercing each shrimp near the head and tail.

Cook the skewers on the preheated grill, turning frequently until nicely browned on all sides and the meat is no longer pink in the center, 2 to 3 minutes per side.

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RedlineAg08 said:

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CRANBERRY-ROSEMARY ROAST CHICKEN https://paleoleap.com/cranberry-rosemary-roast-chicken/

I add rice to mine.

Honestly, I haven't eaten a bad meal on that site. It's Paleo, so it lacks carbs, but most of it pairs really well with rice or some kind of carb.

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I'm going to try that one...... Not sure about the honey though.

My goto site is http://www.paleomg.com

I tried this last night. Good stuff!