Monday, October 31, 2011

Hey all! I'm back on track. I had a little chat with my therapist and she gave me some nifty tricks for my anxiety and a lovely CD with her voice telling me to calm the heck down- all right it's not that blunt, but it should be! I can get soooooo worked up! But I'm trying to get it together.


It's a new week and my meal ideas are coming your way! Today I'm feeling a little cheap, so I'm going to share six meals that cost less than two dollars per serving. I think it's a good idea to have a few inexpensive meals in the planner for weeks when you need to trim from the food budget. So here they are:




Meal 1




Ingredients
2 cups uncooked medium egg noodles 
1 tablespoon olive oil 
1 (1-pound) pork tenderloin, trimmed and cut crosswise into 12 (1-inch-thick) slices 
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt 
1 cup dry white wine 
3 tablespoons whole-grain Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons water
2 teaspoons cornstarch

Directions
Cook noodles according to package directions, omitting salt and fat; drain.
While the noodles cook, heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle the pork with pepper and salt. Place pork in pan; cook 5 minutes, turning once.
Combine the wine and mustard; pour into pan. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes. Remove pork from pan; keep warm.
Combine water and cornstarch in a small bowl. Stir cornstarch mixture into pan; bring to a boil, and cook 1 minute or until thick. Serve pork with sauce and noodles.

Meal 2

Ingredients
6 (6-inch) flour or corn tortillas
3/4 cup fat-free refried beans
3/4 cup jarred red salsa
1 cup shredded Cheddar (about 2 1/2 oz.)
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh cilantro
1 cup shredded Romaine lettuce
2 tablespoons sour cream

Preparation
Preheat oven to 400°F. Mist every other cup of a 12-cup muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray. Press a tortilla into each sprayed cup, flattening out edges, and bake until golden, about 8 minutes.
Divide beans among tostadas, top with salsa and sprinkle with cheese. Return to oven and bake until warmed through, 7 to 10 minutes.
Place each tostada on a plate and sprinkle with cilantro. Top with some lettuce and a small dollop of sour cream. Serve with extra salsa, if desired.


Meal 3


Ingredients
1 pound fresh or frozen cheese tortellini
1 cup frozen peas 
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces 
1/2 cup heavy cream
Salt and pepper
1/2 cup grated Parmesan 
1/4 pound ham, chopped

Preparation
Bring a large pot of salted water to boil. Cook tortellini until just al dente (do not overcook), as package label directs. Add peas to pot for last 30 seconds of cooking time.
Drain tortellini and peas and return to pot. Stir in butter, cream, salt, pepper, Parmesan and ham. Turn stove on to medium heat and cook, stirring, until ingredients are heated through, 2 to 3 minutes. Serve immediately.

Meal 4


Ingredients
1 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 2-inch pieces 
1 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into 2-inch pieces
1 tablespoon olive oil 
1 tablespoon curry powder
1/2 teaspoon salt 
2 onions, thinly sliced 
4 cloves garlic, finely chopped 
1 28-oz. can diced tomatoes with juice
2 15-oz. cans chickpeas, rinsed and drained

Preparation
Combine chicken, olive oil, curry powder and salt in slow cooker and toss to coat.
Sprinkle onions and garlic on top of chicken. Pour tomatoes on top. Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours.
During last hour of cooking, stir in chickpeas. Serve hot.

Meal 5


Ingredients
1 7-oz. can chipotle chiles in adobo sauce
1 15-oz. can crushed tomatoes
1 tablespoon lime juice 
1 onion, chopped 
3 cloves garlic, minced 
1 2-lb. beef chuck pot roast, fat trimmed
Salt and pepper
Corn tortillas, shredded lettuce and Jack cheese, sliced avocado and sour cream, all optional

Preparation
In a blender or food processor, puree chipotle chiles with adobo sauce until smooth. Spoon 2 1/2 Tbsp. into slow cooker; reserve remainder for other uses. Add tomatoes, lime juice, onion and garlic; stir to combine. Season beef with salt and pepper and add to slow cooker.
Cover and cook on high until beef is tender enough to shred easily with a fork, about 6 hours. Using two forks, shred meat; spoon into a serving bowl with sauce. Serve beef with warmed corn tortillas, shredded lettuce and cheese, sliced avocado and sour cream, if desired.

Meal 6

Ingredients
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil, plus more for serving

1 tbsp tomato paste
1 onion, chopped
one 15 oz (1 liter) white kidney (cannellini) beans
2 carrots, sliced
9 oz (250 g) spinach
1 leek, white and pale green parts only, sliced
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 garlic cloves, chopped
8 slices Italian bread
1 quart (1 liter) chicken stock
2 tbsp grated Parmesan (optional), for serving
one 14.5 oz (411 g) chopped tomatoes

Directions
Heat the oil in a soup pot over medium-low heat. Add the onion, carrots, and leek and cook until softened but not colored. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add the stock, tomatoes and their juices, and tomato paste.
In a bowl, mash half the beans with a fork and stir into the pot. Bring to a boil over high heat. Return the heat to medium-low and simmer for 30 minutes.
Add the remaining beans and spinach and simmer for 30 minutes more.
Place a slice of bread in each soup bowl. Ladle in the soup, and, if you like, top with a sprinkling of Parmesan.





3 comments:

  1. Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers.Pray for powers equal to Buy rs gold your tasks.Then the doing of work shall be no miracle, but you shall be the miracle, Fear not that the life shall come to an end, but rather fear that Runescape Money it shall never have a beginning,. At twenty years of age Runescape2 Money., the will reigns; at thirty, the wit; and at forty, the judgment.

    The past is gone and static. Nothing we can do will change it Runescape Gold, The past is gone and static. Nothing we can do will change it Buy Runescape Gold Sale, Everything we do will affect it RS Gold.

    ReplyDelete
  2. شركة تنظيف شقق ببريده
    عندما تواجهكم عملائنا الكرام الكثير من المشكلات في تنظيف الشقق فالحل الامثل في تنظيف الشقق هو الاستعانه شركة تنظيف ببريده فنحن لدينا اقوي عماله متخصصه ومنتقاه علي اعلي مستوي من الكفاءه العاليه والامانه في تأدية كافة واجبتهم فهم يقومون بتنظيف جميع اغراض الشقق ومقتنايتها القابله للكسر مثل النجف والصيني والزجاج ويتم تنظيفها للحرص الشديد من شركة تنظيف شقق بأبها علي كافه اغراض عملائنا الكرام شركة تنظيف شقق ببريده تقوم بجميع اعمال تنظيف الشقق علي ايدي اقوي عماله وذات مهاره وكفاءه عاليه في تنظيف الارضيات والسيراميك وجلي البلاط وكذلك تنظيف الحوائط كما تقوم افضل شركة مكافحة حشرات ببريده بنتظيف وتلميع جميع اغراض الاثاث المنزلي من اخشاب وتنظيفه وتلميعه من الاتربه كل ما يهمنا هو استمتاع عملائنا بجو صحي ونظيف كما تقوم الشركة بالاهتمام بالمطابخ وازالة مابها من الدهون العالقه بالارضيات والحوائط كما ان شركة مكافحة حشرات ببريده تقوم بتطهير وتعقيم الحمامات بأقوي المواد المطهره والمعروفه عالميا ومصرح بها من وزارة الصحة فكل ما يهمنا هو تحسين الجو العام لمنزلك للاستمتاع به وهو في احسن حال

    شركة تنظيف مكيفات ببريده
    شركة تنظيف شقق ببريده

    شركة تنظيف مجالس ببريده
    شركة تنظيف سجاد ببريدهشركة غسيل فرشات ببريدةعلي اكمل وجه فنحن نستخدم اقوي انواع المطهرات والمعقمات لمنزلك وافضل الادوات الحديثه كالات البخار اللازمه لاتمام عملية التنظيف كما نوفر الرافعات التي يتم استخدامها في عمليات التنظيف فتقوم شركتنا بشتي اعمال التنظيف وتنظيف السجاد واذابة اصعب البقع التي توجد به وتنظيف الانتريهات والمفروشات به والصالونات بأفضل مواد مذيبة للبقع شديده الاتساخ والاتربه وامنه علي الانسجه وعدم تغير الالوان الخاصه بالسجاد والانتريه فنحن نقوم في افضل شركة تنظيف ببريده بكافة اعمال التنظيف فلا داعي للقلق نهائيا عملائنا الكرام فنحن نقدم لكم خدماتنا لنوفر لكم الوقت والمجهود بتقديم خدماتنا بأقل الاسعار الممكنه فنحن نقدم جميع خدماتنا بمنتهي الدقه والامانه والتميز وعلي اعلي مستوي من النظافه فأذا كنت تواجهكم مشكله عملائنا الكرام في تنظيف وتطهير وتعقيم جميع اغراض شقتك فلا داعي للقلق فمع شركة تنظيف منازل ببريدهتوفر لك كل سبل الراحه للحفاظ علي جميع منتقيات منزلك القابله للكسر والغير قابله للكسر ايضا اثناء عملية التنظيف كل هذا واكثر لدينا في مجال تنظيف الشقق فلا تتردد في الاتصال بنا فنحن نعمل علي راحة عملائنا ولنوفير عليهم الوقت والمجهود الشاق في عمليات تنظيف الشقق

    ReplyDelete
  3. I am definitely bookmarking this website and sharing it with my acquaintances. You will be getting plenty of visitors to your website from me! Find out who was born on any day in any month in history via our calendar of famous birthdays. Includes famous, historical, noteworthy and Celebrity birthdays.

    ReplyDelete

Please leave a comment! I love to hear from you, but please forgive me if I don't get back to you right away, It's most likely I have a child climbing up my butt.