New Recipes

One of my goals lately has been to cook more often to try and save money ($100+ in formula a month is brutal to a budget). I don't claim to be this amazing cook but I do like to try and improve. I love trying new recipes but I have a few rules I use to decide if I'm going to try it:

1. It can't have a million ingredients-meaning it can't cost more to make than us just going and grabbing something. I usually won't go above 5-8, unless I have most of the things on hand already.

2. I have to know what everything is and all ingredients have to be at the simple grocery store.

3. It can't take too long to cook.

4. I love taking recommendations before trying it myself but Pinterest has helped me be more open. There is nothing more annoying than taking the time to make a meal, and then we don't like it and end up going out anyways. So I thought I would share some successful ones we have found.

So with that said, here are some recipes that I have tried lately and have been added to our meal rotation...enjoy!

1. Chicken Salad Curry Wraps
-Both of us aren't huge fans of yellow curry so next time I'm going to use barely any, but if you like it then you will love these. 

2. Summer Spinach Salad with Raspberry Vinaigrette
-I have yet to master the dressing part and it is always a little too thick but it's really good. If you want a similar type of salad but don't want to make from scratch, we love the Fresh Express Strawberry Fields kit. 

3. Big Kahuna Chicken Teriyaki Sandwiches
-I was a little nervous about this one b/c I like Teriyaki a lot more than Scotty, but he really liked them. Neither of us like Ham, so we omitted that. 

4. Steak Fajita Bowls

5. Bacon Avocado Grilled Cheese
-We both thought the Monterrey Cheese was a little overpowering, so we are going to try substituting it with Mozzarella next time.

6. BBQ Chicken Pizza
-Couldn't get the pic to copy, but this is really good! I made a big batch of pizza dough and food saved what I didn't use. I got the dough recipe from my SIL so let me know if you want a good one! But I have also used the Jiffy Pizza Dough-super cheap and easy! or just bought pre-made crust


7. Chicken Enchilada Soup
-I LOVE CROCK POT MEALS! I love just throwing everything in and letting it cook itself. This is perfect for a winter or rainy day. (couldn't get this picture either)


8. Easiest Pulled Pork Sandwiches EVER
-I make these ALL the time, in fact we had them last night. They are so easy and cheap-only 4 ingredients! We substitute the pepsi for root beer b/c I'm not a Cola fan. (Again, no pic)


9. White Chicken Enchiladas
-I love Enchiladas and loved this recipe. Disclaimer-so not healthy for you and enchiladas always seem to take longer than I want to cook but they are great leftovers. 


Ok, there you go, I'll post more if I find some good ones!