We're gonna try this again.

I know, I know, I've been completely ridiculous about this blog for the last, um, year. You have to understand that I've been adjusting to my new career, living in a new state, moving TWICE.

I have a meal plan this week and I'm going to try this OAWC thing again. Bear with me while I work out the kinks and get back into it!

This week's plan:

Sunday: broccoli rabe with pasta and ricotta sauce
Monday: ground turkey/TVP tacos
Tuesday: whole chicken roasted in the crock pot with vegetables
Wednesday: "durban" style chicken strips with macaroni and cheese
Thursday: Greek turkey burgers with pasta salad
Friday: chicken enchilada soup

Many of these recipes are recycled - I will link to them as appropriate. The only "new" to the blog recipe is Greek burgers. See below.

Greek Turkey Burgers
adapted from Recipe Zaar #13285

1 lb ground turkey [I actually use 1/2lb ground turkey 93% lean and 1/2lb rehydrated TVP (do a search on this blog for TVP for info)]
1 cup crumbled feta cheese [I use low fat, not fat free or else it's chalky]
1/2 cup olives, chopped [I use black and use 1/4 cup because I don't love olives]
1 egg white
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon italian seasoning
1 teaspoon dried parsley
1 teaspoon dried basil (optional)
1 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
ground black pepper, to taste

Form into patties and grill! They can be prepped ahead of time and refrigerated overnight but I've never gone longer than overnight.



Broccoli rabe with pasta and ricotta sauce
This tastes rich but it's a nice healthy comfort food option!

Not many people know of the awesomeness which is broccoli rabe. It's a green, like kale or spinach, but it's also broccoli. Which makes it the perfect green, in my opinion! I loooove broccoli!

I buy a big bunch, chop off the ends and wash thoroughly. Then I steam the larger stems for 10 minutes in my vegetable steamer. Right before I serve the dish (pasta is cooked, tomato sauce warmed) I toss the rabe with 1 clove of garlic and some salt and pepper in a hot sautee pan.

Serve by spooning 1 cup of pasta in a pasta bowl and layer on tomato sauce, 4 tablespoon-sized dollops of ricotta cheese and the broccoli rabe.

DELISH!