What's For Dinner???!!
What's for dinner????!!
(said with a whine, and a facial expression that implies "You are my cooking slave and I see no signs of my evening meal materializing soon..even though I am showing you my pained look of hunger and irritation")
You all know the look. You are all sick of the look. For those of you who don't do the cooking every night, and who are the 'givers of the look'..I have no kind words for you right now.
I am worn out from cooking.
Once, when I was worn out, and my daily cooking was under appreciated, I went on strike. No one cared (I think they did, but they wouldn't admit to it). They happily went to the grocery store on their own, freed from the constraints of "mom's list", and bought frozen and processed food willy nilly. They were giddy, elated, and all hopped up on MSG. I soon realized that, as much as my family loves my cooking, they were lazy, and would rather eat crap, than put forth the effort to cook something decent for themselves. I would not win this battle. I gave in after a week and a half. They got me...instead of being worn out from cooking, I was now worn out from eating crap. It was the second consecutive night of Stoufers frozen lasagna on a paper plate (they bought the giant family sized, so we had leftover frozen lasagna the second night.mmm.) I asked what the next evening's meal would be, and I was told "Stoufers frozen macaroni and cheese with hot dogs and corn. I waved my napkin in the air and said "I surrender".
I decided then, that I had to come up with some recipes that were healthy, but quick to cook, and with little to clean up. A meal that could be on the table fast on a busy night, without exhausting me in the process.
This is one of those recipes... I made it up one night, with ingredients we had on hand in the pantry and the fridge, and we determined that it was "a keeper". It's so very true... what doesn't kill you (eating frozen lasagna), will make you stronger (motivated to create a fast & healthy meal).
Weeknight Turkey Soup
1 lb. ground turkey
1 medium onion, diced large
4 cloves of garlic, chopped
1 can of cannelini beans, rinsed and drained
¼ pkg. frozen, chopped spinach-defrosted
1 C. ditali pasta
1 (32 oz) box of organic chicken stock
2 C. water
1 Tbsp. Coriander
Salt and pepper to taste
3Tbsp. lemon juice
On medium heat, sauté onions in olive oil, until translucent, but not browned. Add garlic, and sauté briefly (being careful not to brown). Remove onions and garlic from the pan, add additional olive oil, and brown the ground turkey over medium high heat. (try not to break it up too much during browning, so that you have some bigger chunks of turkey in the soup) When the turkey is browned, add coriander, and the sautéed onion and garlic. Stir, and cook for one minute more. Add the chicken stock, water, and lemon juice, scraping any browned bits off the bottom of the pan. Bring to a boil, and add the pasta. Cook until the pasta is al dente. Reduce heat to a simmer, add beans and spinach, and serve when the beans have heated through. Serves 4.
(said with a whine, and a facial expression that implies "You are my cooking slave and I see no signs of my evening meal materializing soon..even though I am showing you my pained look of hunger and irritation")
You all know the look. You are all sick of the look. For those of you who don't do the cooking every night, and who are the 'givers of the look'..I have no kind words for you right now.
I am worn out from cooking.
Once, when I was worn out, and my daily cooking was under appreciated, I went on strike. No one cared (I think they did, but they wouldn't admit to it). They happily went to the grocery store on their own, freed from the constraints of "mom's list", and bought frozen and processed food willy nilly. They were giddy, elated, and all hopped up on MSG. I soon realized that, as much as my family loves my cooking, they were lazy, and would rather eat crap, than put forth the effort to cook something decent for themselves. I would not win this battle. I gave in after a week and a half. They got me...instead of being worn out from cooking, I was now worn out from eating crap. It was the second consecutive night of Stoufers frozen lasagna on a paper plate (they bought the giant family sized, so we had leftover frozen lasagna the second night.mmm.) I asked what the next evening's meal would be, and I was told "Stoufers frozen macaroni and cheese with hot dogs and corn. I waved my napkin in the air and said "I surrender".
I decided then, that I had to come up with some recipes that were healthy, but quick to cook, and with little to clean up. A meal that could be on the table fast on a busy night, without exhausting me in the process.
This is one of those recipes... I made it up one night, with ingredients we had on hand in the pantry and the fridge, and we determined that it was "a keeper". It's so very true... what doesn't kill you (eating frozen lasagna), will make you stronger (motivated to create a fast & healthy meal).
Weeknight Turkey Soup
1 lb. ground turkey
1 medium onion, diced large
4 cloves of garlic, chopped
1 can of cannelini beans, rinsed and drained
¼ pkg. frozen, chopped spinach-defrosted
1 C. ditali pasta
1 (32 oz) box of organic chicken stock
2 C. water
1 Tbsp. Coriander
Salt and pepper to taste
3Tbsp. lemon juice
On medium heat, sauté onions in olive oil, until translucent, but not browned. Add garlic, and sauté briefly (being careful not to brown). Remove onions and garlic from the pan, add additional olive oil, and brown the ground turkey over medium high heat. (try not to break it up too much during browning, so that you have some bigger chunks of turkey in the soup) When the turkey is browned, add coriander, and the sautéed onion and garlic. Stir, and cook for one minute more. Add the chicken stock, water, and lemon juice, scraping any browned bits off the bottom of the pan. Bring to a boil, and add the pasta. Cook until the pasta is al dente. Reduce heat to a simmer, add beans and spinach, and serve when the beans have heated through. Serves 4.
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