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Pad Thai Egg Rolls

May 16, 2024 by Dinner Tonight

Looking to roll up something different for Dinner Tonight? Try out Pad Thai Egg Rolls, they fry up perfectly in an air fryer and provide a nice crunch to your dinner. The family will surely enjoy this “twist” on a traditional favorite.

Megan Glidden

Pad Thai Egg Rolls
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6 egg rolls
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6 egg rolls
Ingredients
  • 2 cups roasted chicken breast shredded
  • 1 cup cabbage shredded
  • 1/2 cup carrots shredded
  • 1/2 cup red bell pepper julienned
  • 1/4 cup green onions chopped
  • 1/4 cup cilantro leaves chopped
  • 1/3 cup reduced fat smooth peanut butter
  • 1 tablespoons reduced sodium soy sauce
  • 1/2 tablespoon rice vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
  • 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 6 Eggroll wrappers
  • Non stick cooking spray
Servings: egg rolls
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Instructions
  1. Wash hands and clean all cooking surfaces
  2. Preheat air fryer to 400 degrees
  3. In a large bowl combine, shredded chicken, shredded cabbage, julienned red bell peppers, chopped green onions, chopped cilantro leaves, and mix
  4. In a small bowl mix together, reduced fat peanut butter, reduced sodium soy sauce, rice vinegar, honey, lime juice and red pepper flakes.
  5. Add sauce to chicken and vegetable mixture, stir until well combined
  6. Put egg roll wrapper on your clean cooking surface. Spoon approximately ½ cup of mixture over the bottom third of the wrapper.
  7. Wet the outside edges of the wrapper with water. Fold the edges toward the center of the wrapper and roll closed.
  8. Repeat with the remaining wrappers and mixture.
  9. Spray egg rolls with nonstick spray and place seam side down in the air fryer. Ensure there is enough room for air to flow around eggrolls. You may have to cook in batches.
  10. Cook egg rolls for 6-8 minutes or until golden brown.
Recipe Notes

Pad Thai Egg Rolls Nutrition Facts Serving size 1 eggroll (143g) servings per container 6 Amount per serving Calories 280 % Daily Value Total Fat 8 g 10 % Saturated Fat 1.5 g 8 % Trans Fat 0 g Cholesterol 45 mg 15 % Sodium 430 mg 19 % Total Carbohydrate 31 g 11 % Dietary Fiber 2 g 7 % Total Sugars 6 g Added Sugars 3 g 6 % Protein 22 g Vitamin D 0 mcg 0 % Calcium 42 mg 4 % Iron 2 mg 10 % Potassium 359 mg 8 %

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: 400, air, air fry, airy fryer, cabbage, Chicken, egg rolls, lunch, peanut butter, protein, rolls

Cajun Grilled Fish Tacos

May 8, 2016 by Dinner Tonight

Bring your A game to Taco Tuesday with this quick and simple show stopper of a recipe!


Cajun Grilled Fish Tacos
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  • CourseMain Dish
Servings Prep Time
4 20 minutes
Servings Prep Time
4 20 minutes
Cajun Grilled Fish Tacos
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  • CourseMain Dish
Servings Prep Time
4 20 minutes
Servings Prep Time
4 20 minutes
Ingredients
  • 4-4 ounce tilapia fillets thawed (or other white fish)
  • 2 Tablespoons Cajun seasoning
  • Non stick cooking spray
  • 8 corn tortillas
  • 2 cups shredded coleslaw mix
  • 1/4 cup fresh cilantro chopped
Spicy Mayonnaise
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise fat free
  • 1 chipotle pepper in Adobo sauce
  • 1/2 Tablespoon of lime juice
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  1. Preheat an indoor grill or heavy non-stick skillet to medium high heat.
  2. Pat tilapia fillets dry with a paper towel and sprinkle each fillet with approximately 1/2 teaspoon of Cajun seasoning.
  3. Spray your indoor grill or non-stick skillet with non-stick cooking spray and cook fish for approximately 4 minutes on each side or until fish flakes easily with a fork and has reached 145 degrees F.
  4. While the fish is cooking, place the mayonnaise, the chipotle pepper in adobo sauce and a dash of lime juice in a food processor or blender and process until smooth. Or use 1 tablespoons of adobo sauce.
  5. To assemble tacos, spread the spicy mayonnaise on a corn tortilla and top with coleslaw mix, 1/2 of a fish fillet. chopped cilantro, and a dash of lime juice and any other toppings of your choice and enjoy.
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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: 400, fish, Grilling, protein, Seafood, spring, summer, tacos

Sweetheart Waffles

February 6, 2016 by Dinner Tonight

Valentine’s Day is a great time to share breakfast with someone you love. Our Sweetheart Waffles are a low-fat option for a quick breakfast recipe.  We reduced the fat in this recipe by using unsweetened applesauce which also makes these waffles moist.   Add this to your list of recipes for a great Valentine’s Day treat.

Sweet Heart Waffles
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  • CourseBreakfast, Kid Friendly
  • CuisineBreakfast
Servings
6 servings
Cook Time
2-3 minutes
Servings
6 servings
Cook Time
2-3 minutes
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  • CourseBreakfast, Kid Friendly
  • CuisineBreakfast
Servings
6 servings
Cook Time
2-3 minutes
Servings
6 servings
Cook Time
2-3 minutes
Ingredients
  • 1 box red velvet cake mix
  • 3/4 cup water
  • 1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 3/4 cup egg substitute
  • Non stick cooking spray
Fresh Fruit Topping
  • 2 cups fresh rasperries
  • 1 cup pomegranate seeds
Optional Toppings
  • 1 tbsp powdered sugar sprinkled on top of waffles
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Instructions
  1. Wash hands and cooking area.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, combine cake mix, water, applesauce, and egg substitute. Stir well. Spray waffle maker with a small amount of non-stick spray; preheat until ready to use.
  3. Once waffle maker is warmed, fill waffle maker with 3/4 cup of waffle mixture. Cook for 2-3 minutes or until done. Remove from waffle maker.
  4. In a separate bowl, combine raspberries and pomegranate seeds.
  5. Top waffles with raspberry and pomegranate mixture.
  6. Optional: Sprinkle waffles with 1 tablespoon of powdered sugar.
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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: breakfast, recipe, recipes, sweet, valentines day, waffle, waffles

Skillet Pizzas

August 4, 2015 by Dinner Tonight

Skillet Pizzas are the perfect easy lunch, dinner, or even snack for the pickiest people in your life! Whip these up any night of the week for a table full of smiles!


One Skillet Pizza topped with beef, cheese, tomatoes and lettuce sliced and ready to be eaten!
Simple Skillet Pizzas
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Servings
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One Skillet Pizza topped with beef, cheese, tomatoes and lettuce sliced and ready to be eaten!
Simple Skillet Pizzas
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  • CourseKid Friendly, Main Dish
Servings
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Servings
6
Ingredients
  • 6 corn tortillas
  • 1 cup unsalted or low sodium tomato/pasta sauce
  • 1 cup reduced fat, shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1 1/2 cups seasoned, cooked skinless chicken breast or lean ground beef
  • 1 1/2 cups chopped romaine lettuce
  • 1 1/2 cups diced tomato
  • Non stick cooking spray
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  1. Coat skillet with non-stick cooking spray and bring to medium-high heat.
  2. Start by toasting one tortilla in the skillet for 30 seconds and then flip to allow both sides of the tortilla to be lightly toasted.
  3. Add a thin layer of pasta sauce, cheese, and beef or chicken on top of tortilla.
  4. Allow to heat throughout.
  5. Remove from skillet and top with lettuce and tomatoes.
  6. Slice into 4 wedges and serve immediately.
  7. Repeat steps above to prepare the remaining 5 pizzas.
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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: Chicken, dinner, easy, fast, grain, grains, lunch, pizza, protein, quick, recipe, recipes

Turkey Parmesan

July 27, 2015 by

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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: cheese, dinner, parmesan, recipe, recipes, Turkey

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