Another delicious salad combo!

Fresh baby spinach
Fresh strawberries cut up
A few mozzarella fresca balls
crumbled blue cheese
Plain pumkin seeds
Tastefully Simple Tomato Pesto seasoning
salt and pepper
Balsamic vinegar
Olive oil

Quick homemade chicken noodle soup

I made this soup Sunday, on a rainy day and it turned out delicious!

3 large "boxes" of chicken broth
1/2 breast of roasted chicken (kind you buy already cooked in the store)
carrots
celery
small onion
noodles
Salt Free Galic and Herb seasoning
salt and pepper

Pour all 3 boxes of chicken broth in a large pot.
Shred pieces of the chicken and some bits of skin into the pot. (For rich flavor I poured the drippings from the pan into the broth)

Cut up about 2 large carrots
Cut up about 2 stalks of celery
Chop 1 small yellow onion
Put all into broth mixture

Turn stove onto med-high to get it heating through.
Sprinkle seasoning and salt and pepper in.

Cook on med-high until it starts to boil, then turn to med Low for about an hour (so the veggies are not too hard).

Then add 1/2 package of no-yolk noodles and turn heat up a bit.

When noodles are done it's ready to eat!

In a hurry... some easy, healthy ideas

Lately, we seem to always be in a rush during the week, long commutes, late days at work, etc...

So I have a pantry/freezer with many quick to cook healthy items. Here are a few of my quick fixes.

** Market Day (available through school fundraising) has some great easy quick filling meals.
- Amazing Meals are made in a LaPapilliote bag in the oven. We often enjoy Rosemary Chicken and Eggplant lasagna. They helpings are hearty, about 10oz each and have plenty of food and flavor. I keep these on hand for those nights when I forget to take something out or cook. They do take about 45 minutes to cook so leave plenty of time for that.
- Stuffed Chicken, the variety of stuffed chicken available are tasty, the portion is small so you may want to include a salad or quick side with your meal. Again these are easy to just pop from freezer to oven.

** Quick proteins from freezer to grill (don't need to thaw)
- Salmon burgers
- GFS sirloin burgers (already made, individually wrapped patties)
- steaks

** Whole wheat or buckwheat soba spaghetti noodles with a jar of meat sauce. Add some New York Texas Toast garlic bread and a salad and ta da, filling dinner.

** Make aheads that are frozen to pull out easily for a meal
- All varieties of Weight Watchers Zero point soup
- Lasagna
- Market Day turkey breast roast (there's enough left for sandwiches or another meal)


I hope this gives you some new ideas for quick, easy, and healthy meals!