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Cowboy Sliders

June 26, 2018 by Dinner Tonight

These mini sliders are the perfect way to switch up your regular ole hamburger night! Throw these minis on the grill or in the air fryer for a protein-packed dinner or appetizer.


Our cowboy slider recipe loaded up with lettuce, tomatoes, and pickles on a silver platter ready to be served for your next BBQ!
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Our cowboy slider recipe loaded up with lettuce, tomatoes, and pickles on a silver platter ready to be served for your next BBQ!
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  • CourseAppetizers, Main Dish
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Ingredients
  • 1 Pound Ground Beef lean
  • 1/4 cup Barbecue sauce
  • 1/2 cup red onion finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon garlic cloves finely chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
  • 2 tablespoons Chile Peppers in Adobo Sauce
  • 9 Mixed Grain Hamburger Buns slider size
  • 1 1/2 cups lettuce chopped
  • 1 Tomato sliced
  • 1/4 cup Pickles sliced
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Grilling Instructions
  1. Wash your hands and clean your preparation area. Heat your grill to grill over medium-high heat.
  2. Chop red onion and garlic cloves. Measure ingredients.
  3. Add ground beef, barbecue sauce, red onion, garlic cloves, chili powder, and chile peppers in adobo sauce to a bowl. Mix ingredients.
  4. Form hamburger mixture in to slider sized patties – about 2 inches in diameter.
  5. Grill the hamburger patties over medium high heat for about 8 minutes on each side or until slider patties reach 165*F.
  6. Build cowboy sliders on multi grain hamburger buns with lettuce, tomatoes and pickles.
Air Fryer Instructions
  1. Complete instructions 2-4 in "Grilling Instructions."
  2. Preheat the air fryer to 375°F and set the time for 7 minutes.
  3. Once preheated, place food on the tray/basket making sure not crowd the sliders.
  4. Close the air fryer and start the cooking. Halfway through, turn the sliders over.
  5. Once done, make sure the sliders have reached 155°F internal temperature and enjoy!
  6. Note: Depending on the size of your air fryer, you might have to cook in batches.
Recipe Notes

Cowboy Sliders Nutrition Facts Serving size 1 slider (147g) servings per container 9 Amount per serving Calories 200 % Daily Value Total Fat 4.5 g 6 % Saturated Fat 1.5 g 8 % Trans Fat 0 g Cholesterol 30 mg 10 % Sodium 360 mg 16 % Total Carbohydrate 25 g 9 % Dietary Fiber 1 g 4 % Total Sugars 6 g Added Sugars 0 g 0 % Protein 16 g Vitamin D 0 mcg 0 % Calcium 58 mg 4 % Iron 3 mg 15 % Potassium 358 mg 8 %

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: 400, air, air fry, air fryer, barbecue, bbq, Beef, beef sliders, burgers, Grilling, Heart Healthy, main dish, slider, sliders

Creamy Pumpkin Pasta

October 6, 2017 by Dinner Tonight

Transition into fall with this delicious and creamy pumpkin pasta! Hearty pasta paired with pumpkin and mushrooms is sure to give you that first taste of fall!Bowtie pasta covered in a creamy pumpkin sauce still in the saucepan it was cooked in.

 

Bowtie pasta covered in a creamy pumpkin sauce still in the saucepan it was cooked in.
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Bowtie pasta covered in a creamy pumpkin sauce still in the saucepan it was cooked in.
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  • CourseMain Dish, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Servings
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Ingredients
  • 12 ounces bow tie pasta
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 cup mushrooms chopped coarsely
  • 2 cups 2% milk
  • 4 ounces fat free cream cheese cubed
  • 1.5 cup pumpkin puree
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon sage
  • 1/2 teaspoon thyme
  • 2 tablespoon fresh rosemary chopped
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  1. Wash your hands and preparation area.
  2. Cook pasta according to package directions.
  3. In a large skillet heat up olive oil. Once heated add garlic and stir until aromatic. Add chopped mushrooms and stir until softened.
  4. Add milk and cream cheese and stir until cream cheese is melted.
  5. Add pumpkin and spices and stir until well combined, heated through, and aromatic.
  6. Add pasta and stir until pasta is coated. Serve immediately.
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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: 400, bowtie pasta, dinner, fall, main dish, mushrooms, pasta, pumpkin, pumpkin puree, Vegetarian

Slow Cooker Sloppy Joes

June 14, 2017 by Dinner Tonight

 

 

Slow Cooker Sloppy Joes a recipe by Dinner Tonight
Slow Cooker Sloppy Joes
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Ingredients
  • 2 cups carrots grated
  • 1 medium yellow squash grated
  • 1 medium zucchini grated
  • 1 medium yellow pepper finely chopped
  • 2 medium tomatoes seeded and chopped
  • 1/2 cup red onion finely chopped
  • 1/2 cup ketchup low sodium
  • 3 teaspoons dried basil
  • 3 tablespoons molasses
  • 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 pounds ground beef extra lean
  • 10 whole-wheat hamburger buns
Servings: 1 sandwich
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  1. Clean your preparation area and wash your hands
  2. Wash your fresh vegetables and prepare as directed.
  3. In a 5 quart slow cooker, combine all ingredients except ground beef and buns.
  4. In a large skillet, cook ground beef over medium heat 8-10 minutes or until browned.
  5. Drain and transfer the ground beef into the slow cooker. Stir ingredients to combine.
  6. Cook on low 5-6 hours. Using a slotted spoon, serve beef mixture on buns
Recipe Notes

Roasted Rosemary Sweet Potatoes

Nutrition Facts
Serving size 1/2 cup (128g)
servings per container 12

Amount per serving
Calories	140					

% Daily Value
Total Fat	4.5	g			6	%	
Saturated Fat	0.5	g			3	%	
Trans Fat	0	g					
Cholesterol	0	mg			0	%	
Sodium	65	mg			3	%	
Total Carbohydrate	24	g			9	%	
Dietary Fiber	4	g			14	%	
Total Sugars	5	g					
Added Sugars	0	g			0	%	
Protein	2	g					

Vitamin D	0	mcg			0	%	
Calcium	38	mg			2	%	
Iron	1	mg			6	%	
Potassium	400	mg			8	%

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: Beef, Heart Healthy, main dish, sandwiches, sloppy joes

Eggplant Delight

June 2, 2017 by Dinner Tonight

This Italian inspired Eggplant pasta is a delicious and easy way to go meatless.

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Ingredients
  • 1 medium eggplant 1/4 inch thick slices
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil divided
  • 8 ounces whole wheat penne pasta cooked
  • 8 ounces mushrooms sliced
  • 1 shallot diced
  • 1 medium zucchini squash sliced
  • 3 garlic cloves minced
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 2 medium tomatoes diced
  • 1 tablespoon oregano
  • 1 tablespoon parsley flakes
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
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  1. Clean your preparation area and wash hands
  2. Preheat oven to 400⁰ F.
  3. Spread 1 tablespoon of olive oil across the bottom of a lined baking sheet and arrange sliced eggplant.
  4. Bake eggplant for 20 minutes or until tender and lightly browned.
  5. While eggplant bakes, place a large skillet over medium heat and add 1tbs olive oil. Add the sliced mushrooms, diced shallot, sliced zucchini, and minced garlic into skillet and cook for 5 minutes.
  6. Add water and lemon juice and cook for 4 minutes. Add diced tomatoes, parsley flakes, oregano, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes.
  7. Add roasted eggplant and cook until all veggies are tender; about 5 minutes.
  8. Remove from heat and serve over cooked whole wheat penne pasta.
Recipe Notes

Eggplant Delight Nutrition Facts Serving size (437g) servings per container 4 Amount per serving Calories 320 % Daily Value Total Fat 6 g 8 % Saturated Fat 1 g 5 % Trans Fat 0 g Cholesterol 0 mg 0 % Sodium 320 mg 14 % Total Carbohydrate 60 g 22 % Dietary Fiber 6 g 21 % Total Sugars 11 g Added Sugars 0 g 0 % Protein 12 g Vitamin D 0 mcg 0 % Calcium 78 mg 6 % Iron 3 mg 15 % Potassium 1145 mg 25 %

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: eggplant, Heart Healthy, main dish, pasta, vegetable, Vegetarian

Chicken Vegetable Soup

January 30, 2017 by Dinner Tonight

On cool evenings, nothing is more satisfying and delicious than a bowl of hearty soup. It can also be a very healthy and economical one-pot meal that uses spare vegetables that may otherwise go to waste.

The below basic formula is for a broth-based chicken vegetable soup. Unlike baking a cake, ingredients and amounts in soup do not need to be exact. [Read more…] about Chicken Vegetable Soup

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: 400, Chicken, fall, Heart Healthy, kid friendly, main dish, school, soup, vegetables, winter

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