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What Are We Making Monday? ~Chicken, Bacon, Ranch Zucchini Boats

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The mid-summer creativity is underway! The garden is flourishing with produce galore! So now we create the meals around what we have coming out of the garden. Zucchini wins the race by far. So, this weeks what are we making Monday is chicken, bacon, ranch zucchini boats. This is a low carb, high fiber, delicious summer meal.

The great thing about zucchini boats is that they’re very versatile. We’ve made a Mexican version with beef, black beans, salsa, sour cream and cheese. And also a spaghetti version with beef (or sausage) mushrooms, spaghetti sauce and cheese. The options are expansive! More ideas…Chicken alfredo, a version of stuffed bell peppers (with zucchini though), meatball marinara, chicken Caesar is another favorite of ours! So go ahead, get CREATIVE!

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Chicken, Bacon, Ranch Zucchini Boats

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Ingredients
  

  • 2 medium or 1 large Zucchini
  • 1 cooked chicken breast
  • 2 strips cooked bacon or bacon crumbles
  • 1/2 cup ranch dressing homemade ranch in notes
  • 1/2 cup shredded cheese

Instructions
 

  • Wash and cut zucchini lengthwise, scoop out seeds and create a well in the center
  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees
  • drizzle olive oil, garlic powder, parsley, and black pepper on the inside flesh of the zucchini
  • Place in oven on parchment lined cookie sheet and bake for 15 minutes. Zucchini should be starting to get soft
  • Remove from oven and fill with chicken, bacon crumbles, ranch and cheese
  • Place back in oven and cook another 10-15 minutes until heated through and cheese is melted

Notes

Recipe for Ranch Dressing
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What Are We Making Monday? ~Chicken and Summer Veggie Hobo Packs

This weeks what are we making Monday, is our Chicken and summer veggie hobo packs! This is a brilliant no mess, easy clean up, delicious summer meal! Whether you are using fresh produce from your own garden, a farmers market or even the grocery store, it’s a great way to add in seasonal vegetables to your meal. Bonus point, you don’t have to fire up the oven on a hot summer day! (unless you want to) Feel free to add or subtract any veggies to cater to your tastebuds. Let me know how it goes for you!

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Chicken and Summer Veggie Hobo Packs

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Servings 2 packs

Ingredients
  

  • 1-2 medium potatoes
  • 1 medium zucchini
  • 1 handful of garden fresh green beans
  • 6-7 cherry tomatoes
  • 2-3 mushrooms
  • 4 chicken breast tenderloins frozen is fine
  • Balsamic vinegarette
  • garlic salt, pepper, parsley, basil, turmeric

Instructions
 

  • slice the potatoes evenly, about a 1/4 inch thick and layer on an oil sprayed foil sheet, about 10-12 inches long
  • slice the zucchini about 1/2 inch thick and layer over potatoes
  • Rinse and snap off ends of the green beans and lay on top
  • slice mushrooms and add to stack
  • add in whole cherry tomatoes
  • nestle 2 chicken tenderloins on top
  • season with garlic salt, pepper, basil, parsley, and turmeric
  • drizzle with a moderate amount of balsamic vinaigrette
  • Seal the pack starting with the ends lengthwise, fold together and crimp. fold in ends and crimp
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  • Grill (or oven) at 375 for 40 minutes, seam side up, no need to flip
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What Are We Making Monday? Roasted Veggies

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Roasted Veggies

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What a brilliant way to get a healthy variety of vegetables! Make a batch and enjoy as a snack, lunch, or side to dinner all week long!
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Ingredients
  

  • 10-15 baby potatoes, cut in half (or regular potatoes cut in chunks)
  • 1 orange Bell Pepper cut in strips
  • 1 red Bell Pepper cut in strips
  • 1 red onion quartered
  • 10-12 mushrooms thick sliced
  • 1 8 oz bag sugar snap peas de-stringed
  • 1 or 2 Beets (or package of pre-steamed beets)
  • 3-5 carrots (or half a bag of baby carrots) cut into 1 inch peieces
  • 1-2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp basil
  • 1 tsp parsley
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp paprika

Instructions
 

  • Cut up all veggies and add to large bowl
  • add olive oil and spices. Mix well.
  • Place on cookie sheet lined with parchment paper (for easy clean up)
  • Bake at 425 for 30 minutes
  • Stir veggies. Check for tender soft veggies. You want them a little crisp, but soft. If needed place back in oven for 15-20 minutes more

Notes

Feel free to add or subtract any vegetables you like. Here are a few additions or substitutes: *Extra points if you include all the colors of the rainbow!
  • Zucchini
  • Acorn, butternut squash
  • garlic cloves
  • cherry tomatoes
  • celery
  • apples
  • broccoli
  • cauliflower
  • Kale
  • Brussel sprouts
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How I Keep My Guy Healthy

keeping healthy with celery

Since I have been home these last couple of months, I’ve been able to reprioritize my life. I’ve been doing more beneficial things for myself, such as:

  • Self Care Practices
  • Creating soothing and comforting spaces in and around my home
  • Writing more
  • Eating and expanding my healthy food choices to keep David’s and my immune system strong.
my guy off to work, feeling healthy

David’s day usually starts at 1 am and he works 12-14 hours a day.

Before our paths crossed he would survive on coffee and sunflower seeds until dinner…

how I keep my guy healthy by cutting veggies

Not anymore!!

Not on my watch!

So now, every Sunday (usually) I dedicate a couple hours to washing, prepping and cutting up vegetables

making breakfast oats

cold brewing green tea with fresh ginger,

and making a plan for his well rounded lunch.

I usually try to incorporate 3-4 servings of vegetables, 1 or 2 fruits, a grain (oats), a protein and a healthy fat.

Chicken, turkey and avocado, chicken or tuna salad, nuts or peanut butter with his celery are my usual go-tos for the protein and healthy fats.

The green tea provides him with beneficial antioxidants.

veggies keep my guy healthy

All of that sums up to be vitamin and nutrient rich deliciousness with sustainability to get him through his day.

And he loves me for it, because he feels amazing!

Now before you go off to accuse me of being a 1950’s housewife, where a woman’s place is barefoot and in the kitchen…

barefoot housewife, keeping my guy healthy

I can almost hear the screams of the equal rights and girl power activists now…I do it because I want to. Not because it’s expected of me or I have to.

It feels good to take care of and keep my guy healthy in that way. He takes care of me in so many ways. We take care of each other. Healthy bodies, healthy minds and a healthy relationship. It doesn’t get much better than that!

me and my guy, keeping healthy

In love and light and care for our loved ones!

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You can find recipes for my breakfast oats here.