Although this isn’t an authentic Mexican recipe, this chilaquiles recipe makes me feel like I’m back in Ixtapa eating in a beach side restaurant and staring at the ocean. It’s a very simple chicken casserole that’s ready in about 40 minutes. But if you make several at once and freeze them, they’re ready after just 30 minutes in the oven with no prep time! Read more
Here’s a quick round up of some healthy easy snack options for Super Bowl food. My goal for Super Bowl recipes is basically to not need silverware. If I’m focused on the big game, I want to just be able to move my hand to my mouth without having to concentrate on a fork or spoon. I know, very cro-magnon of me! But I also don’t want to eat a ton of fattening chips, dips, little wieners, and other typical game foods that leave me feeling sick by the end of the fourth quarter. Each of these snacks are healthy, EASY, options for your Super Bowl party food. Read more
This chicken nacho recipe is the final recipe I want to share from our hunger challenge week. Eric loves cheese nachos and that’s pretty much what he would eat twice a day if I didn’t prepare some meals for him before heading out of town. I’m fine with (or even crave!) nachos once in a while, but like to add onions, chicken, and bell peppers to give it some nutritional value and added flavor.
Asian recipes are probably my favorite to come up with. Growing up in Hawaii gave me a huge craving for Asian food, and a wealth of knowledge from my aunties, uncles, and tutus (those are grandmas by the way!) of multiple Asian ethnicities. They’re also great on a budget because with rice and noodles in the recipe, it’s easier to stretch your more expensive ingredients like meat and produce.
Today’s Hunger Challenge recipe is a simple chicken pasta recipe with juicy bites of pan fried chicken, peas that burst in your mouth with sweetness, and a rich creamy parmesan sauce that’s so much healthier than it tastes. Oh and good news: I no longer feel sick and can actually eat it! There were definitely some things that I did differently for this recipe because of being on a food stamp budget.
