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Friday, October 6, 2017

5 Pinterest Recipes We Are Loving Right Now

To get our budget truly in line with where we need it to be, I've been doubling my efforts to plan out our meals. I use as much as we need only and sometimes combine leftovers if possible to create another dish. Pinterest has been my go-to for help in this. We get tired of the normal recipes, that while they may be favorites, you can only have them so many times within a couple weeks. So here are our favorites from this past week that we have decided are worth sharing and keeping in our planning list. 




This is my absolute favorite. So simple, yet so delicious. My husband agreed that the both of us would definitely be okay with eating this once a week. Sadly, the kids were not as thrilled. Instead of using plain white rice, we found these Veetee Thai Lime and Herb rice dishes at our local HEB.
They are just under $2 each. It has about 2 servings each. We love the way the cilantro and lime flavors enhances the taste of the beef. We also make chicken potstickers with this meal (mostly because we love those so much too!).


The kids were not a huge fan of this one either. Yes, I have super picky eaters. However, they at least ate one and my husband said they were a keeper. Super simple, they don't take long to make. I like to get pre-made meatballs from HEB. I will NEVER AGAIN buy the brand that Walmart had. There is something seriously wrong with these meatballs. 
My kids love meatballs, but they wouldn't touch these after one bite. Weird taste to them. I tried marinating them and everything... Anyhow! Back to the recipe. Heat up your meatballs and sauce, then top your hoagies and add mozzarella. Once the cheese is melted -voila! Dinner is served. 



Another really simple dish that doesn't take too much effort. This one worked for the whole family. I had maybe 3 servings left which I decided to freeze for later use. I made garlic breadsticks to go with it and Mmmm we all ate good! 

I have used these in the form suggested, but you can use the filling as a dip too with tortilla chips. The kids say its too spicy for them, so my husband and I use these for a light lunch, snack or as the dip side for a party or lunch. 

5.Chicken Bacon Ranch Casserole
We had this one most recently. My kids were having seconds and thirds. They asked if we can make it every day for 14 days. Why 14 days? I have no idea. Guess it was just the number that popped into their heads. So creamy and delicious! I had absolutely no leftovers from my 9x9 baking dish! And the craziest part? I didn't even have the bacon for it! They asked that we include that next time though. 

So that was this past weeks meals. I have a few others lined up to try and will share if they turn out to be just as delightful! Do you have any Pinterest favorites? Share them in the comments below and if it looks like something we can try, I'll re-pin!