Gina Homolka's Blog, page 209

One-Pot Spaghetti Squash and Meat Sauce (Pressure Cooker and Slow Cooker)

Make meat sauce AND Spaghetti Squash at the same time with this delicious one-pot meal ready in under thirty minutes when made in the pressure cooker! To be completely honest, my kids don’t care for spaghetti squash so I boil some pasta on the side for them to serve with the meat sauce – everyone’s happy!

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Madison’s Favorite Slow Cooker Beef Tacos

Made from scratch in the slow cooker using homemade taco seasoning, this makes enough meat for several nights so we usually have tacos one night and I’ll use the rest of the meat for leftovers over tostadas, taco salads or to freeze for another night. The slow cooker is great for making taco meat, especially when using lean ground beef like I use here because the slow low heat makes them come out very tender. Can also be made with ground turkey or chicken or swap the taco shells for lettuce wraps to make them low-carb.

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Skinnytaste Dinner Plan (Week 41)

Skinnytaste Dinner Plan (Week 41).  While I love Labor Day and the parties and BBQ’s that go with it, it also makes me a little sad because it is the unofficial end of summer! Back to school time!! This week I featured some of my favorite family-friendly meals including Madison’s Favorite Slow Cooker Taco’s from my new cookbook Skinnytaste Fast and Slow (recipe coming tomorrow!).

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One Skillet Chicken with Bacon and Green Beans

This quick and easy chicken dish is cooked in a white wine sauce with string beans and bacon, all in one skillet. You can modify this basic recipe using any veggies you like!

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Baked Potato Soup

This slimmed down version of a loaded baked potato soup has everything you love about a baked potato – sour cream, cheddar, bacon and chives, at a fraction of the calories!

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Late Summer Vegetable Enchilada Pie

A saucy, lasagna-like Mexican-American casserole layered with vegetables, tortillas, sauce and cheese. Perfect if you’re feeding a crowd or to make ahead for the month, once cool you can refrigerate or freeze it in portions.

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Blackened Chicken Fiesta Salad

Spice rubbed chicken breasts served with a flavorful chickpea salad with fresh corn, tomatoes, avocado and lime juice – a quick and easy weeknight dish!

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Chilled Italian Shrimp Tortellini Pasta Salad

This delicious, light shrimp and tortellini salad can be served as a side or main dish, perfect for summer potlucks or pool parties, or anytime you need a pasta salad that isn’t weighed down with heavy mayo. Great to make ahead as the flavors get better the longer it sits. Leftovers are perfect to pack for lunch!

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Skinnytaste Dinner Plan (Week 40)

Skinnytaste Dinner Plan (Week 40). So things are getting pretty crazy around here, many of you may have seen that I finally had my new cookbook in my hands for the first time! I hope everyone saw this sneak peak video I posted and I hope you all are as excited as I am!

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Broccoli Rabe and Sausage Parsnip Spiralized Pasta

Broccoli rabe and spicy sausage are one of my favorite pasta dishes; this spiralized version made with parsnips in place of pasta for a hefty serving of veggies won’t disappoint! If you don’t like the bitterness of broccoli rabe, broccolini or broccoli would also work in it’s place. A quick, one-pot dish that comes together in less than 20 minutes!

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