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Chicken Garden Spring Rolls

June 3, 2022 by Dinner Tonight

Wrap in a balanced lunch by adding fruit in unexpected ways! For a balanced diet children need 1-2 cups of fruit a day and adults 1 ½-2 cups per day.


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Ingredients
Poppy Seed Dressing
  • 1/4 cup Plain non-fat Greek Yogurt
  • 1 Tablespoon Vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons honey
  • 1 Tablespoon lemon zest
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon Poppy seeds
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
Spring Rolls
  • 8 Spring Roll Wrappers
  • 8 ounces Grilled Chicken Breast sliced thin
  • 1 cup Persian Cucumbers cut into matchsticks
  • 1 slices Purple Cabbage chopped into
  • 2 cups green leaf lettuce
  • 1 cup strawberries sliced
  • 1 cup mandarin oranges peeled and sectioned
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Poppy Seed Dressing
  1. Wash hands and clean the preparation area.
  2. Combine all ingredients for dressing in a bowl and mix until smooth.
  3. Refrigerate until ready to serve spring rolls.
Spring Rolls
  1. Rinse produce under cool running water, and pat to dry.
  2. Prepare all produce and chicken as directed. Set aside.
  3. Fill a pie pan/dish with warm water. Place spring roll wrapper in water or 30 seconds or until softened. Remove wrapper from water and let water drip off. Place on clean surface.
  4. Layer 2-3 strawberry slices, 2-3 mandarin orange wedges, purple cabbage, Persian cucumbers, 2-3 slices chicken breast and green leaf lettuce down onto softened wrapper.
  5. To roll, fold the edge nearest to you over the filling, then fold sides towards center and roll until closed.
  6. Be mindful of overstuffing your roll, rice paper can break if overfilled.
  7. Repeat until you have 8 prepared spring rolls.
  8. Cover spring rolls with a wet paper towel to keep moist until ready to serve.
  9. Serve spring rolls with dressing on the side as a dip.
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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: fruit, kid friendly, lunch, Snacks

Shrimp, Pineapple & Veggie Skewers

March 10, 2022 by Dinner Tonight

Grill up the perfect healthy appetizer for the home team with these Grilled Shrimp, Pineapple and Veggie Skewers.


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10 servings (2 skewers)
Shrimp, Pineapple & Veggie Skewers
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Ingredients
Skewers
  • 1 pound large fresh or raw Shrimp peeled, deveined, tail-on
  • 20 ounce can Pineapple Chunks in 100% Pineapple Juice reserve juice
  • 2 Cups cherry tomatoes
  • 1 Large zucchini sliced
  • 1 Large yellow squash sliced
  • 1 Cup green bell pepper sliced
  • 20 small Skewers
BBQ Sauce
  • 1/2 Cup ketchup
  • 1/4 Cup reserved pineapple juice
  • 1/4 Cup Vinegar
  • 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
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Shrimp Skewers
  1. Clean and sanitize your workspace. Pull back your hair and wash your hands.
  2. Prepare your shrimp by peeling them and ensure they are all deveined, leave the tail on
  3. Next, drain your pineapple and reserve your juice. Additionally, wash and prepare your tomatoes, zucchini, squash, and green peppers to be added to the skewers.
  4. Place one shrimp, one pineapple chunk, one cherry tomato, 1 zucchini slice, 1 yellow squash slice, and 1 bell pepper slice on a skewer
  5. Place on a plate and prepare your grill and BBQ Sauce.
  6. Once the BBQ sauce is made (instructions below) and the grill is ready (Medium Heat), brush each skewer with BBQ Sauce.
  7. Place skewers, BBQ sauce side down, on the grill. While the bottom is grilling, brush the top side of each skewer with BBQ Sauce.
  8. Grill 1-2 minutes then flip skewers over. Grill additional 3-4 minutes or until shrimp are pink and opaque.
  9. When ready, serve and enjoy!
BBQ Sauce
  1. Place a pan over medium-low heat.
  2. Add all BBQ Sauce ingredients and stir to combine.
  3. Bring to a simmer for 6 to 8 minutes.
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Bok Choy Salad

September 5, 2019 by Dinner Tonight

Our Bok Choy Salad is a delicious Asian inspired side dish, which includes a homemade vinaigrette. It’s packed with nutrients and can be whipped up in less than 5 minutes!

To learn more about nutrition aspects of bok choy visit our blog. 


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Ingredients
  • 4 cups bok choy chopped
  • 1/2 cup green onions chopped
  • 6 ounces dry Chow Mein noodles
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1/4 cup Vinegar
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
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  1. Wash and chop bok choy and green onions.
  2. Add to large mixing bowl.
  3. Break up chow Mein noodles and add to mixing bowl.
  4. Add olive oil, vinegar, sugar, and low sodium soy sauce to jar and close lid.
  5. Shake well to combine.
  6. Drizzle dressing over contents of mixing bowl.
  7. Gently toss and serve
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Strawberry Spinach Salad with Feta

March 21, 2017 by Dinner Tonight

Spinach serves as a fantastic vegetable that can be enjoyed fresh, frozen or canned year round. This particular recipeSpinach Strawberry Salad will unite color and taste which will definitely delight your palate.  This salad can be paired with just about any meal and will have your family asking for more!

 

Spinach Strawberry Salad
Strawberry Spinach Salad with Feta
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Spinach Strawberry Salad
Strawberry Spinach Salad with Feta
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Ingredients
  • 1 tbsp Poppy seeds
  • 1/2 cup artificial sucralose
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 1/4 cup Vinegar
  • 1/4 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 3 cups spinach rinsed and torn into bite-size pieces
  • 2 cups strawberries cleaned, hulled and sliced
  • 1/4 cup almonds slivered
  • 1/2 cup Feta nonfat
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  1. In a medium bowl, whisk together the poppy seeds, sugar, olive oil, vinegar and Worcestershire sauce. Cover and chill if desired.
  2. In a large bowl, combine the spinach, strawberries and almonds. Toast the almonds for added flavor if desired.
  3. Pour dressing over salad, and toss. refrigerate 10-15 minutes before serving.
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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: almonds, cheese, feta, main dish, Salad, side dish, side salad, spinach, strawberry, summer, Vegetarian

Not Your Mom’s Meatloaf

November 15, 2016 by Dinner Tonight

Not Your Mom’s Meatloaf is a simple and tasty version of the classic. It takes little time but has a lot of flavor!

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Ingredients
Meatloaf
  • 1 pound extra lean ground beef
  • 1 small onion chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup unsalted tomato sauce
  • 1 cup bread crumbs or cracker crumbs
  • 1 egg beaten
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
Topping
  • 1/2 cup unsalted tomato sauce
  • 2 tablespoons molasses
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 tablespoons Vinegar
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  1. Spray a 9x13 inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
  2. Mix beef, onion, salt, tomato sauce, bread crumbs, egg, and pepper.
  3. Make into one large island and place in the baking dish.
  4. In a separate bowl, mix all topping ingredients and pour over meatloaf.
  5. Bake at 350˚F for 45-50 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 160˚F.
Recipe Notes

Not Your Mom's Meatloaf Nutrition Facts Serving size (206g) servings per container 6 Amount per serving Calories 250 % Daily Value Total Fat 6 g 8 % Saturated Fat 2.5 g 13 % Trans Fat 0 g Cholesterol 100 mg 33 % Sodium 320 mg 14 % Total Carbohydrate 21 g 8 % Dietary Fiber 2 g 7 % Total Sugars 8 g Added Sugars 5 g 10 % Protein 26 g Vitamin D 0 mcg 0 % Calcium 67 mg 6 % Iron 4 mg 20 % Potassium 641 mg 15 %

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: Beef, Heart Healthy, meatloaf

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