Pumpkin Spaghetti Sauce

I added pumpkin to my sauce. It added another veggie so my kid would eat it. It worked. It's delicious, we will never go without it again.

Squirt of EVOO
1/4 chopped onions
2 tsp of minced garlic
some salt
some pepper
15 oz can of pure pumpkin
jar of spaghetti sauce


Heat your skillet at medium heat, add everything but the pumpkin and sauce. Cook till fragrant and then another 30 seconds or so. Then add the rest and stir till desired temp. YUM.

Cheesy Quinoa Bites

Ingredients

• 2 cups cooked quinoa (I cook my quinoa in low sodium chicken broth)
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup shredded carrot
• 2 stalks green onion, diced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 2 Tbs all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp seasoning salt
• 1/4 tsp freshly ground pepper

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Mix together quinoa, carrot, egg, green onion, garlic, cilantro, cheese, flour, salt and pepper.
3. Distribute mixture into a greased mini muffin tin, filling each cup to the top (1 heaping Tbs each).
4. Bake for 15-20 minutes.

Adapted from soveryblessed

Energy Peanut Butter Balls

Try eating just one.


1 1/2 cup of organic rolled oats.
1 Tbsp chia seeds (I use black chia seeds)
1/2 cup of organic or all natural peanut butter (any "nut" butter will do)
1/3 cup of local honey (you can use processed honey, but the local honey has health benefits)
1/4 cup of organic semi-sweet chocolate chips

DIRECTIONS:
Mix together all ingredients until they are well incorporated.  If you like the sweet and salty taste feel free to add a pinch of salt.  Get a small cookie dough scoop and roll into balls and place in a container.  Then place in the refrigerator for at least 15 minutes to firm them up.

Adapted from Amy Schmamy

HomeMade Taco Seasoning

This is good for 1 lb of ground meat. 

1/2 TBS Chili Powder
1/4 tsp Garlic Powder
1/4 tsp Onion Powder
1/2 tsp Dried Oregano
1/2 tsp Paprika
1.5 tsp Ground Cumin
1 tsp sea salt
1 tsp black pepper

*Add 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes if your crazy like that.

Throw in a mason jar and shake shake shake.

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*Adapted from All Recipes Taco Seasoning I