Enjoy week ELEVEN of meal plans with us!

In this week’s meal plan we have overnight quinoa oats, morning glory muffins, summer pasta salad among some other favorites. Feel free to use one or use all for meal planning next week – the choice is yours!

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this is a photo of overnight quinoa oats with roasted grapes and peanut butter

Peanut Butter and Jelly Overnight Quinoa Oats

Yield: 4
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes

If you have not tried overnight quinoa oats, but this high on the list of things to make. This bowl kept me full for hours!

Ingredients

  • 2 cups dry quinoa
  • 3 cups water
  • 1/2 cup quick oats
  • 1 cup unsweetened almond milk (or milk of choice)
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 cup grapes
  • 1/2 teaspoon honey
  • pinch of salt
  • 2 tablespoons powdered peanut butter (I used sugar free PB fit)
  • 2 tablespoons granola of choice

Instructions

  1. In an instant pot, add the quinoa and water. This is more than you will need for this recipe, but cook once, eat twice! Set on high pressure manual for 2 minutes. Once it reaches pressure and beeps, set a timer for 10 minutes. Remove the inner pot to cool completely.
  2. To make two servings: mix 3/4 cup cooked quinoa with 1/2 dry oats and almond milk. Stir and let sit overnight.
  3. While the quinoa is cooking, roast the grapes: put the grapes on a cookie sheet and spray with avocado oil spray. Bake at 400 for 10 minutes. Toss with the honey and salt and let cool.
  4. Make the powdered peanut butter: mix two tablespoons of the powdered peanut butter with 2 1/2 tablespoons water (thin enough to drizzle) and set aside.
  5. To plate: take half of the overnight mixture (if it's too thick add a bit more almond milk) to a bowl. Add half of the grapes, drizzle the peanut butter and toss a tablespoon of granola over the top.

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Morning Glory Muffins

Morning Glory Muffins

Yield: 22

These muffins bring back childhood to me.  You can use any combination of veggies and fruits - just process in a food processor and add to the batter.  A great way to sneak in veggies!

Ingredients

  • 1 apple
  • 2 carrots
  • 1 zucchini
  • 4 radishes
  • 1 tablespoon fresh ginger
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk
  • 1/2 cup nonfat greek yogurt
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 1.5 cups oat flour (just 1.5 cups quick oats processed to flour consistency)
  • 2 cups self-rising flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup salted sunflower seeds
  • 2 tablespoons coarse sugar

Instructions

In a food processor, process the apple, carrots, zucchini and ginger, until chopped finely.  Add the eggs, almond milk and greek yogurt - that is your wet mixture.

In a large bowl, add the oat flour, flour, baking powder, brown sugar and salt.  Add the wet mixture into the dry mixture and mix just until combined.

I used a melon baller, so two scoops of the melon baller per muffin.  Divide the sunflower seeds and sugar over each muffin and bake at 425 for 13 minutes.

Notes

Click here for the WW points. Each one is 3 WW points.

Nutrition Information:
Yield: 22 Serving Size: 1 muffin
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 113Total Fat: 3gCarbohydrates: 18gSugar: 3gProtein: 3g

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Note – for the morning glory muffins, the recipe above made 22 mini muffins.  Last week I made a batch and they made 14 regular sized muffins.  The regular sized muffins were 4 points each.

this is a photo of a pasta salad with galileo salame

Summer Pasta Salad

Yield: 10 servings
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes

No summer get together is complete without a pasta salad, and this ticks all the boxes: light, summery and delicious! The star of this pasta salad is the Galileo® Salame. It's deli thin sliced, has 100% high-quality pork and has just a bite of spice with it’s unique herb and spice blend. #swoon. This makes enough for a crowd to feed 8 - 10 people. Full recipe is up on my blog in the link below. #Walmart

Ingredients

  • For the salad:
  • 1 pound cooked pasta, drained and cooled
  • 1 cup asparagus, chopped
  • ½ cup diced red pepper
  • 2 ears of corn
  • 1 cup zucchini
  • 1 cup cucumber, diced
  • 2 radishes, diced
  • 1 cup mini mozzarella balls, sliced in half
  • 2 ounces hard salami, sliced
  • For the dressing:
  • ¼ cup nonfat Greek yogurt
  • ¼ cup mayonnaise
  • 1 tablespoon chopped giardiniera
  • 2 tablespoons vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon pepper

Instructions

    1. Heat a skillet over medium heat. Spray with avocado oil spray. Cook the corn, turning every couple minutes, until charred. Let cool. In the same skillet, add the asparagus, red pepper and zucchini and sauté for four minutes. Let cool.
    2. Mix the dressing. Add the cooked pasta to a large bowl. Cut corn off cob and add that to the bowl. Add the cooled asparagus, red pepper and zucchini mixture. Add the cucumber, radish, mozzarella and Galileo® Salame. Add dressing and mix well. T

Notes

This is 6 points per serving. Click here to track to your WW tracker. Grilled chicken or salmon would be a great accompaniment to this summer salad.

Nutrition Information:
Yield: 10 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 202Total Fat: 9gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 17mgSodium: 316mgCarbohydrates: 22gFiber: 2gSugar: 5gProtein: 8g

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this is a bowl of lasagna soup

Weeknight Lasagna Soup

Yield: 4 servings
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes

This is a quick weeknight version of my friend Brenda's recipe - so good!

Ingredients

  • 4 ounces Jennie-O Italian turkey sausage
  • 1 28 ounce can crushed tomatoes
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • 2 teaspoons minced garlic
  • 1 tablespoon Italian sesoning
  • 1 tablespoon tomato psta
  • 2 cups cooked pasta
  • 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 large zucchini, diced
  • 2 cups baby spinach, chopped
  • 2 ounces light mozzarella

Instructions

    1. Cook pasta according to package directions.  Alternatively, this is a great way to use up leftover pasta!
    2. Take the sausage out of the casing and make into 8 small meatballs.  In a non-stick skillet, saute the meatballs and zucchini for about 5 minutes, until the meatballs start to brown.  
    3. In a stock pot add the tomato paste, tomato sauce, garlic, chicken broth, Italian seasoning, crushed red pepper and black pepper.  *the chicken broth might be enough salt, so taste before adding any additional salt.
    4. Add in the meatballs and zucchini, and cook over medium heat for about 5-6 minutes.  In two large bowls, put one cup of chopped zucchini in the bottom of the bowl.  
    5. Add 1/2 cup of cooked pasta into each bowl.  Ladle in the soup dividing the meatballs between the bowls.  Top each bowl with one ounce of the light mozzarella cheese and dried parsley.

Notes

This is 5 WW points as of the date of this publication. Click this link for the WW tracker.

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Almond Milk Alfredo

Almond Milk Alfredo

Yield: 2 servings (about 1/2 cup)
Prep Time: 2 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 7 minutes

This creamy almond milk alfredo is so rich, but light at the same time. Love how it coats the pasta!

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon light butter
  • 1 tablespoon flour
  • 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
  • pinch of crushed red pepper, salt, pepper
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • zest of half a lemon
  • 1/3 cup shredded Parmesan cheese

Instructions

    Melt the butter – add the flour and stir for one minute. Slowly add the almond milk, stirring constantly until it thickens – about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and add in the the rest of the ingredients and stir until the cheese melts. I pan fried 3 ounces of diced chicken, and in the last two minutes of the pasta cooking, I tossed in asparagus. 

Notes

As of the date of publication, this is 4 WW points. Click here to see the points and to track to your WW tracker.

Nutrition Information:
Yield: 2 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 145Total Fat: 11gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 25mgSodium: 562mgCarbohydrates: 7gFiber: 2gSugar: 1gProtein: 6g

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this is a photo of mongolian beef

Mongolian Beef

Yield: 4 servings
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes

I usually don't like mongolian beef because it's too sweet, but this recipe is the perfect balance of sweet and spicy.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound sirloin beef
  • 2 cups broccoli, cut into florets and sliced in half
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/3 cup soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons coconut cream
  • 2 tablespoons arrowroot (you can use corn starch too)
  • 2 tablespoons minced garlic
  • 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 1 teaspoon minced ginger
  • 1 tablespoon Truvia brown sugar (or regular brown sugar)
  • 2 tablespoons fresh chopped parsley
  • 2 cups cooked rice

Instructions

Heat a non-stick skillet over medium heat.  Add half the tablespoon of oil, and cook the sliced broccoli, face down, for about 3 minutes.  Remove from pan and set aside.

Sprinkle the salt and pepper on the beef.  Add the remaining oil to the pan, and sear the beef for 2 minutes. 

Mix the soy sauce, coconut cream, arrow root, garlic, crushed red pepper, ginger and brown sugar together.

Once the beef has cooked for 2 minutes, add back in the broccoli, add the soy sauce mixture and cook one minute, or until the sauce gets thickened.

Serve over cooked rice and garnish with parsley.

Notes

As of the date of this publication, this is 6 WW points for the beef and broccoli. Click here to track to your WW tracker.

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this is a photo of Costco's chicken bake made healthy

Healthy Costco Chicken Bake

Yield: 4
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 17 minutes
Total Time: 27 minutes

Apparently Costco's Chicken Bake is addicting. Sadly it's also nearly 800 calories and 25 grams of fat! Mine is only 366 calories and 8 grams of fat and full of flavor.

Ingredients

  • 12 ounces boneless skinless chicken breast, cubed
  • 3 teaspoon avocado oil
  • 1 Tablespoon Italian seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper (I added a full teaspoon!)
  • 16 ounces skinny pizza dough
  • 2 ounces part skim mozzarella cheese
  • 1 cup baby spinach
  • 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
  • 4 tablespoons bacon bits
  • 8 teaspoons light caesar dressing
  • 1 egg yolk mixed with 1 teaspoon water for egg wash
  • 4 teaspoons shredded Parmesan cheese

Instructions

  1. Mix the chicken, oil, Italian seasoning, pepper, salt and crushed red pepper. Cook over medium heat, until almost fully cooked. Set aside and cool.
  2. Heat oven to 400.
  3. Roll out 4 ounces of dough for each chicken bake.
  4. Make the bake in this order for each bake: 1/2 ounce mozzarella cheese, 3 ounces of the cooked chicken, 1/4 cup spinach, 1/2 tablespoon parsley, 1 tablespoon bacon bits and 2 teaspoons of the caeser dressing.
  5. Roll up like a burrito. Brush with egg wash and sprinkle one teaspoon of Parmesan cheese on top. Bake for 17 minutes. Let cool a couple minutes, then slice.

Notes

Click here to find the WW tracker points for your plan. If you count calories or macros, its 366 calories, 8.8 fat, 32 carbs, .2 fat, 32 protein,

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Enjoy!