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Butternut Squash Soup

November 29, 2022 by Dinner Tonight

Warm up the holiday season with a sweet, spicy, veggie-packed soup that is sure to be a crowd-pleaser. Butternut Squash Soup will be your family’s new favorite recipe!


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Ingredients
  • 1 4 pound butternut squash rind and seeds removed, cubed
  • 2 cups red bell pepper remove seeds and chop into wedges
  • 2 cups sweet potatoes peeled peeled, chopped into cubes
  • 2 cups carrots peeled and chopped
  • 1 tablespoons oil
  • 2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 Tablespoon butter
  • 1 cup onion peeled and chopped
  • 2 Tablespoons garlic
  • 2 stalks stalks celery
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne (optional)
  • 1 Tablespoon Italian seasoning
  • 4 cups vegetable broth fat free, low sodium
  • 1 cup Plain non-fat Greek Yogurt
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  1. Wash hands and sanitize preparation surfaces.
  2. Preheat oven to 400º.
  3. Prepare the vegetables as directed.
  4. On a large sheet pan add the butternut squash, bell pepper, sweet potatoes, and carrots. Mix vegetables, olive oil, and pepper. Roast in the oven for 30 minutes.
  5. In a large pot, melt butter.
  6. Once the butter is melted add onion, garlic, and celery. Cook until translucent.
  7. Add cumin, Italian seasoning, and cayenne, and cook another minute.
  8. Add the roasted vegetables and vegetable stock. Simmer for 15 minutes.
  9. Blend soup with an immersion blender until creamy. Add Greek yogurt and simmer for 10 minutes.
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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: fall, soup, soups, vegetable, Vegetarian, winter squash, winter vegetable

Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas

April 9, 2021 by Dinner Tonight

Sheet pan meals can be an absolute game-changer when it comes to providing home-cooked meals on a busy schedule! This Sheet Pan Chicken Fajita meal is everything you’ve been looking for without the hassle. As an added bonus sheet pan meals usually require less clean up too!


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Fajitas
  • 1 1/2 pounds chicken breast
  • 3 bell peppers cut into strips
  • 1 large yellow onion
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 3 Tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 Tablespoons lime juice
  • 2 Tablespoons cilantro chopped
Seasoning
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
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  1. Wash your hands and clean your preparation area. Rinse all fresh vegetables under cool running water before slicing.
  2. Preheat oven to 400°F. Spray a baking sheet with non-stick cooking spray.
  3. In a small bowl whisk together cumin, chili powder, paprika, salt, and pepper. Set aside.
  4. Slice the onion and bell peppers into strips.
  5. Cut the chicken into even slices.
  6. Arrange the chicken, bell peppers, and onion on a baking sheet. Sprinkle garlic and seasoning evenly on the fajita mixture.
  7. Drizzle olive oil over top then toss everything to evenly coat. Spread into an even layer working to keep chicken from overlapping.
  8. Bake in the oven, tossing once halfway through cooking until veggies are tender and chicken has cooked through about 18 - 25 minutes.
  9. Drizzle with lime juice and sprinkle with cilantro. Toss the mixture to coat and serve.
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Pumpkin Chili

October 19, 2020 by Dinner Tonight

The nights are starting to cool off! Warm you and your family back up with this delicious pumpkin chili recipe! In this dish, veggies provide essential nutrients, beans that provide fiber and protein, and lean beef that also increase the protein content. This is a chili dish that you can feel good about serving to your family and friends!


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Ingredients
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 cup yellow onion chopped
  • 1 cup green bell pepper chopped
  • 1/2 cup jalapeno seeded & chopped
  • 1 tablespoon garlic minced
  • 1 pound extra lean ground beef
  • 1 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes with the liquid
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 15 oz can pumpkin puree
  • 1 tablespoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 15 oz can kidney beans rinsed and drained
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  1. Wash your hands and clean your preparation area.
  2. Heat oil in a large pot over medium high heat.
  3. Add onion, bell pepper, jalapeños and garlic and cook, stirring frequently, until tender.
  4. Add lean beef and cook until browned.
  5. Add diced tomatoes, pumpkin puree, water, chili powder, cumin, and bring to a boil.
  6. Reduce heat to medium low and add beans.
  7. Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes more. Ladle chili into bowls and serve.
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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: Beef, chili, dinner, fall, protein, pumpkin, pumpkins, recipe, recipes, vegetable, vegetables

Shrimp and Slaw Street Tacos

September 12, 2019 by Dinner Tonight

It may be Fall, but we love street tacos most of all! Pull out your skillet to try these scrumptious shrimp tacos.


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Shrimp Tacos
  • 1 pound raw shrimp peeled and deveined
  • 4 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 12 corn tortillas
Slaw
  • 2 cup red cabbage shredded
  • 2 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
  • 2 tablespoon honey
  • 2 limes juiced
  • 2 tablespoons cilantro finely chopped
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Shrimp
  1. Clean and sanitize your workspace. Pull back your hair and wash your hands.
  2. Wash all vegetables before preparation.
  3. In a bowl, mix raw, peeled and deveined shrimp with chili powder, garlic powder, ground cumin, and paprika.
  4. Heat olive oil in a medium skillet. Once it’s heated, add the seasoned shrimp to the skillet.
  5. Cook the shrimp until it is opaque and reaches 145*F.
Slaw
  1. In a separate, clean bowl, add shredded cabbage, apple cider vinegar, honey, lime juice, and cilantro. Mix together.
  2. Place cooked shrimp in a corn tortilla. Top with the cabbage slaw.
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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: 400, Seafood, shrimp, slaw, taco, tacos

Chicken Fajitas

November 16, 2016 by Dinner Tonight

Our Easy Chicken Fajitas recipe can not get any easier! All you need is your ingredients and a slow cooker, and dinner will be ready when you get home!

Chicken Fajitas in tortillas plated on a red plate. Topped with lettuce and sour cream.
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Chicken Fajitas in tortillas plated on a red plate. Topped with lettuce and sour cream.
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Ingredients
  • 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breast halves
  • 1 16 ounce can no salt added pinto beans rinsed and drained
  • 1 14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes with mild green chilies drained
  • 1 each medium green, red and yellow sliced into strips
  • 1 medium onion halved and sliced
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 2 teaspoons chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 6 6- inch corn tortillas warmed
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  1. In a 3-quart slow cooker, combine chicken, beans, tomatoes, peppers, onion and seasonings. Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours or until chicken is tender.
  2. Remove chicken and cool slightly. Shred and return to slow cooker to heat through.
  3. Spoon about 3/4 cup chicken mixture down the center of each tortilla. Top with lettuce, tomato and& sour cream if desired
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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: 400, Chicken, fajitas, protein, Slow Cooker, tacos

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