Leftover foods from holiday meals shouldn’t have to go to waste! With a little creativity, you can reduce food waste and serve your family another tasty meal using foods that you’ve already prepared. This shepherd’s pie is a filling dish that features mashed potatoes- a side dish that you may already have prepared for your main holiday meal.
Spinach Quesadillas
Looking for an easy and quick dinner tonight? Try our simple spinach quesadillas, and easy dinner to whip up quickly for your family.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pound fresh spinach
- 1 teaspoon canola oil
- 8 Yellow Corn Tortillas approx. 6 or 7-inch diameter
- 1/4 cup salsa drained
- 3/4 cup lowfat monterey jack cheese shredded
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Instructions
Stovetop Instructions
- Clean your area and wash your hands before you begin.
- Place spinach in colander in sink and run water over the greens. Drain and pat dry.
- Chop the washed spinach.
- Add vegetable oil to skillet and sautรฉ fresh spinach quickly over medium heat until soft.
- Place 4 tortillas on a work surface.
- Spread half of the 3/4 cup cheese evenly on each tortilla.
- Top the cheese with 1 Tablespoon salsa, followed by 1/4 cup of cooked spinach.
- Evenly spread remaining cheese on top of the spinach on each tortilla.
- Top with remaining tortillas and press firmly.
- Cook each quesadilla in skillet over medium heat until cheese melts and tortillas are golden brown, about 3 minutes per side.
Air Fryer Instructions
- Clean your area and wash your hands before you begin.
- Place spinach in colander in sink and run water over the greens. Drain and pat dry. Chop the washed spinach.
- Add vegetable oil to skillet and sautรฉ fresh spinach quickly over medium heat until soft.
- Set the air fryer to 350ยฐF and preheat for 3 minutes
- Place 4 tortillas on a work surface.
- Spread half of the 3/4 cup cheese evenly on each tortilla.
- Top the cheese with 1 Tablespoon salsa, followed by 1/4 cup of cooked spinach.
- Evenly spread remaining cheese on top of the spinach on each tortilla.
- Top with remaining tortillas and press firmly.
- Place quesadilla on the air fryer basket/tray and cook for 1 to 2 minutes per side.
Recipe Notes
Spinach Pasta Toss
Try this simple and easy spinach pasta toss for your Dinner Tonight! With 5 ingredients this dish will come together quickly!
Ingredients
- 1 15 ounce Italian-style diced tomatoes unsalted
- 2 cups whole wheat penne pasta dry
- 1 cup water
- 3 cups baby spinach leaves
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese shredded, reduced fat
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Instructions
- Bring tomatoes, pasta and water to a boil in a large saucepan; stir.
- Cover; simmer on medium-low heat for 10 minutes or just until pasta is tender.
- Add ยฝ of spinach; simmer, covered 2 minutes or until wilted. Stir.
- Repeat until remaining spinach is added.
- Serve topped with cheese.
- For a spicier dish, add ยผ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes with the tomatoes.
Recipe Notes
Hearty Vegetable Soup
Ingredients
- 1 14.5 ounce can low sodium chicken broth
- 1 8 ounce can tomato paste
- 1 cup water
- 3 small red potatoes diced
- 2 carrots sliced
- 1 can black beans drained and rinsed
- 1 small onion chopped
- 2 stalks celery diced
- 1 14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes w/ green chilies
- 1 cup frozen green beans
- 1 cup frozen corn kernels
- 1 teaspoon creole seasoning
- salt and pepper to taste
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- In a large stock pot, combine broth, tomato paste, water, potatoes, carrots, celery, onion, beans, un-drained diced tomatoes, green beans, and corn.
- Season with Creole seasoning salt and pepper.
- Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer for 30 minutes or until all vegetables are tender.
Recipe Notes
Tuna Cakes
Ingredients
- 2 6 ounce cans low-sodium or no-salt-added tuna in water drained, flaked
- 1 6 ounce package low-sodium stuffing mix for chicken
- 1 cup reduced fat cheddar cheese shredded
- 1 cup water
- 1 carrot shredded
- 1/3 cup reduced fat mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons sweet pickle relish
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- Mix all ingredients. Refrigerate for 10 minutes.
- Heat a large nonstick skillet sprayed with cooking spray on medium heat.
- Use ice-cream scoop to add 1/3 cup portions of tuna mixture, in batches, to skillet. Flatten into patties with back of spatula.
- Cook 6 minutes or until golden brown on both sides, carefully turning patties over after 3 minutes.
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