Turkey and Rice Casserole
Summer Veggies with Bow-Tie Pasta
Ingredients
- 2 yellow crook-neck squash sliced
- 2 zucchini sliced
- 12 baby carrots sliced
- 1/2 head red/purple cabbage chopped, about 2.5 cups
- 3 green onions chopped
- 1/2 green bell pepper sliced
- 2 tsp canola oil
- 1 (16 ounce) box Farfalle pasta bowtie (whole- wheat)
- 1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
- 2 tbsp low sodium soy sauce
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Instructions
- In skillet, put all vegetables with sprays of butter.
- Place lid on vegetables and cook until tender.
- In sauce pan, prepare pasta as directed on box.
- Drain pasta, and toss with cooked vegetables.
- Sprinkle with Parmesan Cheese
Recipe Notes
Quesadillas with Mushrooms and Black Olives
This easy quesadilla with cheese, black olives, and mushrooms is such an easy fix for hungry kids or adults to satisfy those cravings, while still getting some veggies in!
Ingredients
- 4 (8 inch) corn or low fat flour tortillas
- 2/3 cup reduced fat cheddar cheese shredded
- 1/4 cup mushrooms chopped
- 1/4 cup (about 1 - 2.25 ounce can) black olives chopped
- 2 tablespoons chopped green onions
Servings: (1/2 of a quesadilla)
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Instructions
- Coat a large nonstick skillet cooking spray.
- Place over medium high heat.
- Place 1 tortilla in skillet and top with half of 1/3 of a cup with cheese.
- Layer the olives, mushrooms and green onions on top of the cheese.
- Top with remaining cheese and tortilla.
- Cook 2 minutes on each side or until lightly browned.
- Remove and keep warm.
- Repeat with remaining ingredients. Cut each into wedges and serve.
Recipe Notes
Skillet Lasagna
Lasagna in less than 30 minutes and on your stove top!
Ingredients
- 1 lb extra lean ground beef chuck or round
- 2 green bell peppers chopped
- 1 1/2 tsp garlic cloves minced
- 1/4 onion chopped
- 2 (15 ounce) cans unsalted tomato sauce
- 1 cup water
- 1/4 cup Italian dressing reduced fat
- 1 10 ounce package oven ready wheat lasagna noodles broken into quarters
- 3/4 cup shredded, reduced fat mozzerella cheese
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- In a large sauce pan, brown meat and drain excess fat.
- Add peppers, onion, garlic, tomato sauce, water, and dressing and bring to a boil.
- Stir in noodles and cover.
- Cook on medium heat 10 to 15 minutes or until noodles are tender, stirring often.
- Remove from heat and sprinkle with cheese; cover and let stand 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.
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