Recipe Roundup

Lately it seems like Blair and I have been eating the same d$@#n thing for dinner every night.  Over the past week, I have been trying to change things up a bit, while still maintaining our healthy weeknight requirements.  We have plenty of vices, but we try to save them for the weekends.

We had a few big hits in the Hoyt household, so I thought I would share the recipes along with the tweaks I made to them.

1.  Black Bean, Sweet Potato and Quinoa Chili from "With Style and Grace"
This was a huge hit!  I loved that it was hearty and healthy with tons of flavor.  I changed this recipe only slightly by using 2 15oz cans of black beans instead of re-hydrating dried beans.  I also added 1T of paprika to the mix because I love a smokiness in chili.  This made a hearty 6 servings, which meant we had plenty of leftovers for the freezer.

Picture from http://withstyle.me

2.  Salmon with Couscous from "What's Gaby Cooking"
The salmon in this recipe came out perfect!  I did reduce the cooking time by 8 minutes because I used a convection oven.  I substituted whole wheat Israeli couscous for the plan to add a little extra fiber.  I also used only half the feta called for, and used a reduced fat version.  It added tons of flavor, and I didn't miss the other half.  We had enough couscous left over to serve as a side dish for a later dinner.

www.whatsgabycooking.com

3. Daphne Oz's Pistachio Crusted Fish with Roasted Tomatoes and Basil
I have tried this recipe with both halibut, per the recipe, and tilapia and both fish work equally well.  This week we used tilapia, because that's what I had on hand.  It is so fresh, and delicious!  I served the leftover couscous as a side- love getting multiple uses out of one recipe!

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All of these recipes made for healthy, easy weeknight dinners.  These will all be added to the dinner rotation in our home.

Cheers!