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Fiesta Cucumber Salad

March 17, 2025 by Dinner Tonight

Looking for a refreshing, healthy side dish that’s bursting with flavor? Try Fiesta Cucumber Salad!, packed with crisp cucumbers, colorful veggies, pineapple,  and a zesty dressing, it’s the perfect addition to your next meal.

Megan Glidden

Fiesta Cucumber Salad
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Ingredients
  • 4 tablespoons Greek yogurt
  • 2 tablespoons cotija cheese
  • 1 lime zest and juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 medium English cucumbers sliced thin
  • 1 cup frozen pineapple thawed and diced
  • 1 cup frozen corn thawed
  • 1/4 cup cilantro chopped
  • 1/2 cup red onion sliced thin
Servings: 1/2 cup servings
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  1. Wash hands and clean the cooking area.
  2. In a bowl combine Greek yogurt, cotija cheese, lime zest and juice, chili powder, cumin, garlic, and salt. Whisk together until smooth.
  3. Add cucumbers, pineapple, corn, cilantro, and red onion to bowl with dressing mixture. Stir until well combined.
  4. Store in the refrigerator and serve cold.
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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: cucumber, pineapple, Salad, side dish recipe, Side Dishes, side salad

Turkey Burrito Bowl

January 3, 2025 by Dinner Tonight

Using an Electric Pressure Cooker to make meals not only speeds up the cooking time but also makes it a one pot meal. Our Ground Turkey Burrito Bowl not only has all the Tex-Mex flavors everyone loves but from start to finish can be done in 20 minutes. This is the perfect quick meal for the busy weeknight dinners.picture of woman in red sweater


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Ingredients
  • 1 pound ground turkey
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 cup yellow onion diced
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 2 teaspoons chili powder
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 cup long grain dry, white rice
  • 15 ounce can low sodium black beans drained and rinsed
  • 4 ounce can diced green chilis
  • 15 ounce can no sodium added diced tomatoes
  • 2 cups low-sodium beef broth
  • 1 1/2 cups frozen corn
  • 1 cup shredded low-fat cheese
  • 2 cups shredded lettuce
Servings: 1 cup servings
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  1. Press the sauté button on the multi-function cooker. Once hot add oil and ground turkey, onion and garlic. Cook until turkey is cooked, and onions are softened.
  2. Add onion powder, paprika, chili powder, cumin, oregano. Stir to mix.
  3. Add in the rice, black beans, green chilis, diced tomatoes, beef broth, and frozen corn. Mix to combine.
  4. Put the lid on the multi-function cooker and set to manual, high pressure and time for 8 minutes.
  5. Once the time is done use the quick release function and once the pressure has dropped, open and fluff the rice.
  6. Top each serving with 1 ½ tablespoons of cheese and 3 tablespoons of shredded lettuce
Recipe Notes

Burrito Bowl Nutrition Facts Serving size 1 cup (266g) servings per container 10 Amount per serving Calories 280 % Daily Value Total Fat 8 g 10 % Saturated Fat 2 g 10 % Trans Fat 0 g Cholesterol 45 mg 15 % Sodium 520 mg 23 % Total Carbohydrate 32 g 12 % Dietary Fiber 5 g 18 % Total Sugars 3 g Added Sugars 0 g 0 % Protein 21 g Vitamin D 0 mcg 0 % Calcium 99 mg 8 % Iron 3 mg 15 % Potassium 493 mg 10 %

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: 400, instantpot, lunch, multifunction, multifunction cooker, protein, Turkey

Beef Goulash

November 15, 2016 by Dinner Tonight

Here’s a healthier twist on beef goulash from Dinner Tonight! Tasty, simple, and fills the family! Click to try this recipe and many more!

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  • CourseMain Dish
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Ingredients
  • 1 pound lean ground beef 93%
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/2 bell pepper chopped
  • 1 small onion chopped
  • 1/2 cup carrots shredded
  • 10 ounces frozen corn
  • 1 cup fresh mushrooms sliced
  • 1 10 oz can tomatoes and green chilies
  • 1 15 oz can tomato sauce
  • 2 cups whole grain elbow macaroni cooked, drained
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Stove Top Directions
  1. Brown ground beef and drain off any fat and set beef aside.
  2. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
  3. Add bell pepper, and onion. Sauté for 2 minutes,
  4. Add mushrooms and corn and continue sautéing
  5. for 1 minute, add carrots to the skillet and sauté for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  6. Add beef, cooked macaroni, tomatoes and green chilies, and tomato sauce to sautéed vegetables.
  7. Simmer about 15– 20 minutes.
Multifunction Cooker Directions
  1. Brown the ground beef on the sauté setting without the lid and drain off any fat
  2. Add the onion and green pepper and onion and sauté with the beef until the pepper is soft and the onion is translucent.
  3. Add the carrots, corn, and mushrooms, and sauté for 2 minutes.
  4. Add uncooked macaroni and 2 cups of water along with the rest of the ingredients
  5. Put the lid on and set the vent to close and cook on high pressure for 4 minutes, allow to natural vent until pressure indicator drops.
  6. Open carefully and stir all ingredients to mix.
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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: 400, Beef, frozen, goulash, instantpot, main dish, multifunction, multifunction cooker, protein

Salsa Beef & Rice

July 22, 2015 by Dinner Tonight

Salsa Beef and Rice is an easy dinner to pull together, keep the ingredients on hand for your next busy weeknight!

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  • CourseKid Friendly, Main Dish
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Ingredients
  • 1 pound extra lean ground beef 3% fat, 97% lean
  • 1/2 each sliced onion
  • 1/2 each chopped bell pepper
  • 2 cups cooked brown rice
  • 2 cups frozen corn thawed
  • 1 cup salsa
  • 1/2 cup reduced fat cheddar cheese shredded
Servings: 1 cup servings
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  1. Wash your hands and clean your cooking area.
  2. Brown ground beef, onion, and bell pepper in skillet.
  3. Drain meat.
  4. Heat cooked rice, meat mixture, corn, and salsa in skillet for 10 to 15 minutes. (Add water as needed to prevent the rice from sticking).
  5. Add cheese and heat until cheese melts (about 5 minutes).
Recipe Notes

Salsa Beef and Rice Nutrition Facts Serving size 1 1/4 cup (261g) servings per container 6 Amount per serving Calories 300 % Daily Value Total Fat 7 g 9 % Saturated Fat 3.5 g 18 % Trans Fat 0 g Cholesterol 75 mg 25 % Sodium 310 mg 13 % Total Carbohydrate 31 g 11 % Dietary Fiber 3 g 11 % Total Sugars 2 g Added Sugars 0 g 0 % Protein 29 g Vitamin D 0 mcg 0 % Calcium 103 mg 8 % Iron 4 mg 20 % Potassium 664 mg 15 %

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: 400, Beef, dinner, frozen, grain, grains, Heart Healthy, kid friendly, protein, recipe, recipes, rice, school, tex mex

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