Sausage, Spinach and Kale Pasta

Sausage, Kale and Spinach Pasta

 

Yield: 4-6 servings

Fix Portions: 1 yellow, 1 green, 1/2 red, 1/2 blue

One day when doing one of my favorite things, pinterest browsing, I came across a kale and sausage pasta, I thought it looked amazing and like a great quick fix for a busy weekday night! My family LOVED this and it is now a regular in our household!

 

 

Ingredients:

• ½ box whole wheat or whole grain ziti pasta
• 1lb mild sausage
• ½ green container sundried tomatoes
• 1½  green containers kale
• 2 green container spinach leaves
• ½ cup shredded italian blend cheese
• 1 T whole wheat flour
• ⅓ cup organic milk (I used unsweetened almond milk)

Directions

1. Cook pasta according to package instructions - save 1 cup of water before draining pasta, set aside
2. Saute kale, spinach and sun dried tomatoes, season with italian seasoning, once tender, remove from pan
   

   
3. Brown sausage, remove from skillet and drain excess grease
4. In the same skillet, add the flour to the pan drippings and whisk to form a roux. (You may need to add a teaspoon or so of EVOO depending on how much pan drippings you have)
5. Gradually stir in milk and left over pasta water (1 cup) 
6. Reduce heat, stirring slowly, thicken sauce
7. Stir in shredded cheese, until the cheese dissolves into the sauce
8. Adjust sauce seasonings to taste, adding in garlic and onion powder and pepper to taste. Also, if the sauce gets too thick and pasty, add more milk or cooking water- you want this to have an nice creamy consistency
9. Add the cooked ziti, sausage, sun dried tomatoes, kale and spinach to the sauce and stir to coat evenly.
10. Use your green container (or 1 cup measuring cup) to portion out each serving. Enjoy!

Apple pork chops- 21 Day Fix Approved

Apple and Pork Chop Bake

 

Ingredients

4 pork chops

2.5t. olive oil

1 medium apple peeled and chopped

half of a red onion

1/2 t. salt

1/2 t. pepper

1t. garlic powder

 

Directions

In skillet on medium-high heat 1.5t. olive oil add pork and  brown each side of the chop

 once browned place in baking dish

Season with salt, pepper and garlic powder

 

 

Add 1t. olive oil, diced onion and apple to the same skillet you browned the pork in

Reduce to medium heat and cook till a slight golden color

 

 

Top the pork chops with the apple and onion mix

 

 

Bake at 325* for 30 minutes

 

 

 

Serve with 2 c. mixed green and veggies and 1/2 c. wild rice

 

21 Day Fix approved

1 Red

2Green

1Yellow

1/2 Blue

1teaspoon

 

21 Day Fix Approved Fiesta Lime Chicken

Fiesta Lime Chicken

 

Ingredients:

8 strips of chicken tenderloin

Half of a lime

3T. plain yogurt

3T. salsa

1/2 C. shredded cheese

2 C. prepared whole grain couscous

6 C. mixed greens

 

Directions:

Lay chicken tenderloins in bottom of baking dish

 

 

Squeeze juice from half a lime over chicken

Top each tenderloin with 1t. of plain yogurt

Then top with 1t. Salsa (you can add more if you would like)

 

 

Sprinkle the cheese over the top of the dish

 

 

Bake at 350* for 35 minutes

 

Place 1.5 C. lettuce on plate

Add 1/2 C. prepared couscous

Top with 2 tenderloin pieces

 

For the 21 Day Fix this counts as

1.5 Red

 1 Yellow

 2 Green

1/2 Blue

 

 

Hope you enjoyed this recipe!

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