couple of Recipes!

It has been really busy since coming back to Houston after Christmas. I haven't had much time to cook, but when I do cook, I try and cook in bulk and freeze half of it for later. It is nice to have the meal the night I make it, and also a month later, let it thaw, reheat and ahhhhhh awesome again! So here is a couple of recipes that I want to share with you!

I got some of these recipes from Biggest Loser 6 Weeks to a Better You, and put my own spin on them!

 Cheesy Stuffed Chicken and Mock Mashed Potatoes made with Cauliflower! Mouth watering awesomeness!!!

 I cannot stop eating this...... extra miles tomorrow!!!! so worth it and soooooo good
Fluffernutter Caramel Popcorn

 Try new things...REFUSE to eat bland oatmeal!!! :o)
Fruity Oatmeal Recipe

Ohhhh this is soooo good! and it makes enough for 8 1-cup servings! So I was able to freeze most of it for school lunches or suppers after a long day of work!!!

Tortilla Free Burrito Recipe

Stuffed Green Peppers

 I LOVE to cook! and I was soo excited to make this when I got home from school...not that teaching quadrilateral classifications and Pythagorean therom is fun.....but I new I had a recipe, Dean Martin <pandora> and a bottle of wine at home! :) This was the BEST and I highly encourage making it!

 Here are all the ingredients! well the wine is for the cook! <hehehe>

 Cut the tops off of all the peppers... <you will use the tops for the rice mixture>

 The "inside" of the stuffed peppers.

1 cup brown rice

1 onion

2 tsp olive oil

2 links Italian Sausage

1/2 tsp oregano
 2 tsp Garlic Salt
1 tsp Italian Seasoning
Crushed red pepper <if you like it on the warmer side!>

-Preheat oven to 350-

I first browned the Jenni-o turkey sausage in the olive oil, then I added the veggies and spices.

I made the rice, then added it to the browned mixture.

Put a decent amount in each pepper....I only had 4 peppers, but the stuffing makes enough to stuff 5 peppers.

Bake for 30 minutes

when there are about 5 minutes left I added some low fat mozzarella cheese

Stuffed Green Peppers
<Changes I made are in purple>
1 cup brown rice <I used 3/4 cup cooked rice>
4 green peppers
1 onion
2 tsp olive oil
2 links Italian Sausage <I added Jennio Turkey>
1/2 tsp oregano
2 tsp garlic salt- I love cooking with garlic!
1/2 tsp pepper
1 tsp Italian Seasoning
Crushed Red pepper
1/4 cup mozzarella cheese

Preheat oven to 350

Cut the tops off of all the peppers

Saute onions, peppers <the tops that were cut off> and sausage in the olive oil.

While you are sauteing, cook the rice in a separate pot

Add all the spices

Add the rice

let the ingredients simmer for about 10 minutes

Stuff the peppers as full as you can!

Cook for 23 minutes

add the cheese

Cook for 7 more minutes!

Voila!

-sunshine