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Southwest Egg Muffins

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Breakfast can be hard when everyone in the family is going in a different direction in the mornings! Remember that planning is key when it comes to breakfast. Try making large batches of egg muffins on Sunday and refrigerate and freeze them until you need them during the week.


Southwestern Egg Cups
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5 servings (2 "muffins") 10 minutes
Cook Time
20 minutes
Servings Prep Time
5 servings (2 "muffins") 10 minutes
Cook Time
20 minutes
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5 servings (2 "muffins") 10 minutes
Cook Time
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  1. Wash your hands and clean your preparation area. Rinse any vegetables before sicing. Preheat the oven to 350 F. Coat a muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray.
  2. In a large skillet, sauté the ground turkey, bell pepper, garlic, and green onion until the turkey is fully cooked and reaches 165°F and vegetables are tender. Add the salt, pepper, cumin and chili powder; cook for 1-2 minutes. Remove from heat.
  3. In the muffin tin, evenly divide the turkey and vegetable mixture among 10 individual muffin cups.
  4. Pour the eggs evenly into the 10 stuffed cups. Top with cheese.
  5. Bake 20 minutes or until the eggs are set.
  6. Portion the egg muffins out into serving sizes and store in the refrigerator for 3-4 days or in the freezer up to 3 months. If frozen, thaw in the refrigerator the night before and heat in the microwave when ready to serve. Reheat to 165°F before eating.
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Pumpkin Chili

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The nights are starting to cool off! Warm you and your family back up with this delicious pumpkin chili recipe! In this dish, veggies provide essential nutrients, beans that provide fiber and protein, and lean beef that also increase the protein content. This is a chili dish that you can feel good about serving to your family and friends!


Pumpkin Chili
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  1. Wash your hands and clean your preparation area.
  2. Heat oil in a large pot over medium high heat.
  3. Add onion, bell pepper, jalapeños and garlic and cook, stirring frequently, until tender.
  4. Add lean beef and cook until browned.
  5. Add diced tomatoes, pumpkin puree, water, chili powder, cumin, and bring to a boil.
  6. Reduce heat to medium low and add beans.
  7. Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes more. Ladle chili into bowls and serve.
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Cheesy Lasagna Rolls

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What better way to celebrate National Pasta month than with these easy to make Cheesy Lasagna Rolls that are pasta-tively amazing! Kids are going to love this dish as well!


Cheesy Lasagna Rolls
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  1. Wash your hands and clean your preparation area. Rinse any fresh vegetables under cool running water. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
  2. In a skillet, cook beef, onion, and garlic until meat is no longer pink, drain excess fat off of beef if necessary.
  3. Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, green bell pepper, Italian seasoning, and tomato paste. Simmer for about 10 minutes then set aside.
  4. Mix together cottage cheese, Mozzarella cheese, and parsley.
  5. Spread this mixture over each noodle and roll up.
  6. Place seam side down in a greased baking pan.
  7. Top all roll ups with sauce mixture and then sprinkle with Mozzarella cheese, if desired.
  8. Cover dish and bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes or until thoroughly heated and bubbly. Let stand about 10 minutes before serving for flavors to blend.
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Beef Stuffed Pasta

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Change up the classic pasta dinner to this Beef Stuffed Pasta recipe! It’s filling and serves 8.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o13ucUPfnkM

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  1. Heat oven to 350°F.
  2. Spray 11x7-inch (2-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray.
  3. Cook and drain pasta shells as directed on package.
  4. Meanwhile, in 10-inch skillet, heat oil over medium heat until hot.
  5. Cook stir-fry vegetables, ground beef and garlic in oil 2 to 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until crisp-tender.
  6. Add zucchini; cook 4 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  7. Stir in olives and 1/4 cup of the tomato sauce.
  8. Cook until hot, stirring frequently.
  9. Remove from heat.
  10. In medium bowl, mix ricotta cheese, egg, Parmesan cheese and 1/2 cup of the shredded cheese. Stir in zucchini mixture until well mixed.
  11. Fill each cooked pasta shell with about 2 tablespoons zucchini mixture.
  12. Place in baking dish.
  13. Pour remaining tomato sauce over shells.
  14. Cover with foil; bake 30 minutes.
  15. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup shredded cheese.
  16. Bake uncovered 5 to 10 minutes longer or until bubbly and cheese is melted.
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Beef Stuffed Pasta Nutrition Facts Serving size 8 (230g) servings per container Amount per serving Calories 370 % Daily Value Total Fat 7 g 9 % Saturated Fat 2.5 g 13 % Trans Fat 0 g Cholesterol 40 mg 13 % Sodium 220 mg 10 % Total Carbohydrate 49 g 18 % Dietary Fiber 1 g 4 % Total Sugars 5 g Added Sugars 0 g 0 % Protein 25 g Vitamin D 0 % Calcium 15 % Iron 20 % Potassium 10 %