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Garden Vegetable Sandwich

July 9, 2025 by Dinner Tonight

Looking for a cool way to stay refreshed AND healthy? Try our Garden Vegetable Sandwich — packed with crisp cucumbers, juicy tomatoes, and leafy lettuce on whole grain bread. It’s the perfect no-cook meal to help you stay chill and sneak more veggies into your day!


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Ingredients
  • 8 slices whole grain sandwich bread
  • 5 ounces nonfat cream cheese softened
  • 3 ounces Greek yogurt plain
  • 3 Tablespoons fresh dill sprigs
  • 3 Tablespoons green onion green onion
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper ground
  • 2 small English cucumbers thinly sliced
  • 1 cup green leaf lettuce shredded
  • 8 slices Tomato
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  1. Wash your hands and clean your preparation area.
  2. Wash Cucumber and Tomatoes, slice and set aside.
  3. Wash, dry and shred lettuce then set aside.
  4. Stir together softened cream cheese and yogurt, then add dill, green onion, and pepper. Mix well.
  5. Spread the mixture on each slice of bread then top bottom bread slice with cucumber, lettuce, tomato and additional slice of bread.
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Kimchi Quesadillas

May 23, 2024 by Dinner Tonight

These delightfully spicy quesadillas are perfect to try next time you’re looking for something different!

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Ingredients
  • 4 6 inch Whole Wheat Flour Tortillas
  • 1/4 cup low-sodium Colby cheese shredded
  • 1/2 cup fat free plain yogurt
  • 3 tbsp cabbage kimchi drained and chopped
  • 1 cup bok choy washed and roughly chopped
  • 1 cup Tomato washed and chopped
  • 1 medium jalapeno chopped and seeded
  • 1/3 cup green onions thinly sliced
  • 1/4 cup cilantro roughly chopped
  • 1 teaspoon gochujang sauce
  • 1 teaspoon lime juice
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  1. In a frying pan, add kimchi, bok choy, jalapeño, tomato, and gochujang. Sauté on medium heat for 2 minutes. Lower to low heat and sauté for another 3 minutes or until kimchi looks cooked and has reduced in size. Place sauteed kimchi mix in a small bowl and set aside.
  2. In the same pan, on medium heat, place one tortilla. Sprinkle half of the cheese, half of the kimchi mix. Fold the tortilla in half, as if making a taco, and press down with a spatula to crisp. Cook each side for 3 minutes or until tortilla is light golden brown. Repeat this step for the second quesadilla.
  3. In a small bowl, mix yogurt, lime juice, cilantro, and green onions. Mix well, until all ingredients are well coated. Lastly, serve with a dollop of yogurt dip. Enjoy!
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Tuna Ceviche Cucumber Bites

July 11, 2023 by Dinner Tonight

Looking for a way to beat the heat? Cucumbers provide a bright and refreshing twist to many recipes. Try these Tuna Ceviche Cucumber Bites for a light and refreshing snack this summer!


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4 servings (1/2 cup ceviche + 5 cucumber slices)
Ingredients
  • 3 5 ounce cans Chunk Light Tuna canned in water, unsalted, drained
  • 1/4 cup carrots shredded
  • 1/4 cup cucumber chopped
  • 1/4 cup red onion chopped
  • 1/4 cup Tomato chopped
  • 2 Tablespoons jalapeno chopped
  • 2 Tablespoons cilantro chopped
  • 4 Tablespoons lime juice about 2 limes
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 medium cucumber sliced evenly into 20 slices
Servings: servings (1/2 cup ceviche + 5 cucumber slices)
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  1. Slice Cucumber evenly into 20 slices. Set aside.
  2. To a large bowl, add tuna, carrots, chopped cucumber, red onion, tomato, jalapeno, and cilantro. Stir to combine evenly.
  3. In a small bowl, add lime juice, salt, and pepper. Stir to combine.
  4. Pour lime juice mixture over tuna mixture and stir to combine.
  5. Evenly divide the tuna ceviche on the sliced cucumbers.
  6. Serve and portion of 5 bites and enjoy!
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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: 400, appetizer, lunch, protein, Seafood, Snacks, tuna

Chicken Flautas Air Fryer

May 10, 2022 by Dinner Tonight

Need a quick and easy “almost homemade” meal? These air fryer chicken flautas are for you! They are “almost homemade” using a store-bought rotisserie chicken and assemble and cook quickly in the air fryer. Try these delicious flautas today!


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Ingredients
Flautas
  • 1.5 cups shredded skinless rotisserie chicken
  • 6 ounces fat free cream cheese
  • 1 teaspoon avocado oil for brushing
  • 8 5 inch corn tortillas
  • 1/2 teaspoon cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • pepper to taste
Toppings
  • 1 medium Tomato diced
  • 1/2 medium onion diced
  • 2 Tablespoons cilantro chopped
  • 1 cup lettuce shredded
Servings: (2 flautas per serving)
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  1. Mix together the shredded rotisserie chicken, low-fat cream cheese, cumin, chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, and salt and pepper.
  2. Place the corn tortillas in the microwave and heat for approximately 10-20 seconds. Remove the tortillas and ensure they are pliable for rolling. Allow for more time, if necessary.
  3. Once your tortillas are ready, place 3 tbsp of chicken mixture onto the end of a tortilla. Roll the tortilla tightly and place the flauta seam side down. Repeat the process until all flautas have been rolled. *Note: Use a wooden toothpick to secure the seam if necessary. Make sure to remove these before serving*
  4. Once the flautas are rolled (Or ready), place them side by side in your air fryer basket.
  5. Brush the tops of the flautas lightly with the avocado oil.
  6. Air fry for 6-8 minutes at 370 degrees, turning halfway through. Enjoy!
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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: 400, air, air fry, air fryer, Chicken, kid friendly, lunch, protein, snack

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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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

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