Category: Dinner

by amanda@afitkitchen.com

Pesto Spaghetti Squash with Roasted Tomatoes

Spaghetti squash is like the best thing ever. I remember the first time I tried it and I knew that moment that I was hooked. It’s very rich and starchy so it’s a perfect replacement for pasta. Something I make on a regular basis for dinner is turkey meatballs with spaghetti squash. Even though it’s probably one of the easiest meals I’ve made it’s definitely one of the best ones. You can basically just throw together what you have in the fridge with some spaghetti squash and chances are it will turn out awesome. I posted another great spaghetti squash recipe a while back if you want to check that one out too. And I’m sure there will be many more to come..

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Greek Chicken Burgers

Is it really Wednesday already? This week has completely flown by and I find myself laying in bed trying to get this post done before I go to sleep tonight because I just realized what day it was.. that’s the kind of week it’s been. I was in Florida for the past 6 days with a bunch of friends for the Disney World Marathon. It was a blast!!! If you read my last post I talked about how I was nervous to run the half marathon because I hadn’t trained one bit. I actually did much better then I expected! All I know is I’m glad it’s over and I kicked butt! A majority of the group ran the full marathon and it was their first one. I’d love to run a full marathon some day but I think I just need to get over the mental aspect of it. I mean 26.2 miles?! That’s far. That’s even a far drive in my car!

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Ground Turkey, Kale and Sweet Potato Skillet

Happy New Year!!! 

I hope the first few days of 2017 have been great to you so far! If you read my last post I talked a little bit about our NYE plans. Well if you’re wondering, the fried turkey was a success! And oh the relief we felt. We were pretty nervous about it because it was our first time cooking a whole turkey (which is always intimidating) and also because it was our first time using the infrared fryer we bought. I have to say it’s a bit risky to decide to throw a dinner party where you’re cooking something you’ve never cooked before using a piece of equipment you’ve never used before to cook it.. but I had full faith in us and we pulled through! I also made the traditional New Year’s sides like collards, black eyed peas (with brown rice), cornbread and I also added in mashed potatoes. A true southern feast! I think this might be a new tradition. Bringing in the new year with really good friends eating really good food and having a really good time.. nothing beats that.

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Italian Stuffed Zucchini Boats

Well, the holidays are officially over and it’s time to start cleaning up the diet again. Every single year I tell myself this will be the Christmas where I turn down sweets all together. It never happens, not even close. I said this in my prior post but I’ll emphasize again just how much of a sweets person I am. You can give me salads for dinner every single night if that means I’m getting a piece of chocolate after. So with the holidays it’s not really the meals that get me in trouble as much as it is the delicious baked cookies and cakes that are always available and ready to be eaten. My mom actually packed us up a box full of different cookies to take back home with us and we just decided tonight to throw them away because both my husband and I know that we don’t have the best self control when it comes to that stuff. So our strategy to not eating sweets and other bad things is to not buy it and not have it around the house. It’s worked pretty well for us so far! Until I get an undeniable chocolate chip cookie craving.. and all bets are off. But luckily that doesn’t happen too often.

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Southwestern Chicken Quinoa Soup

This is by far one of my favorite recipes. Not only because it’s delicious but because it’s incredibly easy to make, it’s cost effective and it’s perfect for meal prepping! This recipe makes a very large amount but the good thing is it tastes just as good reheated which makes it perfect for lunches throughout the week! This is a hearty soup that is packed with flavor and is ideal for these chilly nights. Speaking of chillier nights, I’m hoping for cooler temperatures here in Charleston soon..  the weather hasn’t really decided what it wants to do. Just before Thanksgiving it was starting to cool down to the low 60’s during the day and it was PERFECT. This week it’s decided it wants to go back up in the high 70’s.. just as I finished decorating for Christmas. I am totally a sweater weather person around the holidays. Something about it being T-shirt weather when Christmas music is playing just bothers me. 

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Spaghetti Squash with Chicken Sausage, Spinach and Sundried Tomatoes

So I really tried to come up with a shorter, catchier name for this dish but just couldn’t do it. So Spaghetti Squash with Chicken Sausage, Spinach and Sundried Tomatoes it is.. I mean I didn’t want to leave out anything? Feel free to comment with your suggestion if you have one. It’s gotta be better then what I came up with.

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Skinny Chicken Enchiladas

I was going to start this post talking about the huge hurricane that is heading our way but I figured maybe I shouldn’t.. I think everyone is worried enough and to keep dwelling on it probably won’t do much good. All I will say is stay safe if you’re in the area and I’m praying for the best outcome possible. We headed up to Charlotte for the week/weekend. It’s kind of nice to stay for a while and visit with friends and family, even if its under not-so-great circumstances.

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