Kid-Friendly Turkey Taco Chili

I am really not sure if this is kid friendly for my kids, but it definitely friendly to me. I have been on a kick lately on using my crockpot and this is such a perfect recipe to make on a Sunday morning and have it ready for the week.  It is really low on calories too which is amazing.  I found this recipe on my favorite website Skinny Taste.  She seriously has some amazing recipes.

Crock Pot Kid-Friendly Turkey Chili
Skinnytaste.com
Servings: 5  • Size: 1 cup  • Old Points: 6 pts • Weight Watcher Points+: 6 pt 
Calories: 226 • Fat: 3 g • Carb: 21 g • Fiber: 3.5 g • Protein: 31 g • Sugar: 5 g
Sodium: 688 mg • Cholest: 59 mg

Ingredients:

• 1.3 lbs 99% lean ground turkey
• 1 teaspoon oil
• 1 medium onion, minced
• 1 red bell pepper, diced fine
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 1/2 cups frozen corn kernels
• 10 oz can Rotel Mild Tomatoes 
• 8 oz small can plain tomato sauce
• 1/4 cup low sodium chicken broth
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat, add the turkey, season with salt and cook, breaking up with a spoon until turkey browns and is no longer pink; place into the slow cooker. Add the oil to the skillet and sauté the onion, garlic and bell pepper over medium heat for about 4 to 5 minutes. Spoon over turkey into the slow cooker and stir in corn and tomatoes, tomato sauce, cumin, chili powder, paprika and salt, mix until well blended. Pour chicken broth into the crock pot and add the bay leaf.

Cover and cook on HIGH 4 hours or LOW 6 hours. Serve with desired toppings.

Easy Crock Pot Sausage & Cheese Tortellini

Amazing recipe.  Another pinterest find.  I have to say with this one i would wait until the last hour to include the tortellini just becaue it gets a little too mushy if its kept in there the entire time in the crock pot.

This is where the recipe can be found: Recipi

Ingredients: 

• 1 lb. Italian Sausage (I use sweet sausage just because I can not tolerate too spicy)
• 20 oz. Frozen Three-Cheese Tortellini 
• 32 oz. Low Sodium Chicken Broth
• 2 Cans Diced Tomatoes – seasoned with basil, garlic & oregano
• 8 oz. Cream Cheese 

1. Take your cream cheese out of the fridge, and let it sit while you quickly brown your meat.

2. Add the sausage and tortellini to your Crock Pot. Pour the tomatoes, liquid and all, and broth over the top. Add your cream cheese to the Pot in chunks.

3. Give your Crock Pot a good stir to get everything evenly distributed, making sure the liquids are adequately covering the tortellini.

4. Cook on LOW for a total of 4 1/2 hours. Stir at 2 hours, and again at 4 hours, removing the lid for the last 30 minutes of cooking. This will give the sauce some time to thicken up.

Nutella Gooey Butter Cake

This by far is my FAVORITE DESSERT.  I am nutella fan and the fact that this is a good mix of nutella and brownie (chocolate cake).  ITS HEAVEN is all I can say.  I found this recipe on Pinterest, which then took me to Tidy Mom.

This is the recipe from her BLOG

Nutella Gooey Butter Cake

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 40 minutes

Yield: 12 servings

Nutella adds a delicious twist to a St. Louis tradition, where the cake becomes the crust and holds a gooey cream cheese and Nutella filling. It's a great addition to parties or potlucks and can be prepared up to three days in advance, getting better with time.

Ingredients

For the Cake
• 1 (18-1/4 ounce) Box Duncan Hines Dark Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix
• 1 large Egg
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
For Filling
• 8 oz cream cheese, softened
• 2 large eggs beaten
• 1 cup Nutella
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups powdered sugar

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 325° F and lightly grease 13x9-inch pan
2. Using an electric mixer, combine cake mix, 1 egg and melted butter until well incorporated. Press into bottom of greased pan with fingers.
For Filling:
3. Using an electric mixer, blend, cream cheese, 2 beaten eggs, nutella and vanilla. Then slowly and powdered sugar and beat until smooth.
4. Spread filling over cake batter, and bake for 40-45 minutes, or until edges are brown. (Do not overbake, the center should be a little gooey)
5. Dust with powdered sugar on top after cake has cooled.

Ranch Dressing

I found this recipe on Pinterest first and it sent me over to faboulusfoodblog.com for the recipe.

I have to say that it was not a favorite.  So i do not think I will make it again.

Ranch is so fattening!! Until now. This whole jar of ranch is only 1.75 grams of fat and 255 calories! 1 cup dannon oikos plain greek yogurt, 1 packet hidden valley ranch mix, 1/2 cup 1% milk. Whisk together, chill 1 hour before use. Perfect consistency and tastes better than bottled!

Turkey Taco Lettuce Wraps

I have to say this is one of my favorite recipes.  I saw this recipe on Skinnytaste.com and if you have never visited that site you must!  She has some amazing recipes on there and you will most likely see more of her recipes here.

Be prepared this was definitely messy dinner, but the mess is soooo worth it!  In the original recipe she says to use iceberg lettuce but I kind that the lettuce I keep choosing is not strong enough to support the turkey taco, that's why I changed it to show Romaine Lettuce Hearts.  You can choose any leafy green you wish. 

Turkey Taco Lettuce Wraps
Recipe from Skinnytaste.com
Servings: 4 • Size: 2 lettuce wraps • Old Points: 6 pts • Points+: 6 pts
Calories: 255 • Fat: 11 g • Carb: 6 g • Fiber: 2 g • Protein: 30 g • Sugar: 2 g
Sodium: 849 mg • Cholesterol: 108 mg 

Ingredients:
  

·                     1.3 lbs 99% lean ground turkey

·                     1 tsp garlic powder

·                     1 tsp cumin

·                     1 tsp salt

·                     1 tsp chili powder

·                     1 tsp paprika

·                     1/2 tsp oregano

·                     1/2 small onion, minced

·                     2 tbsp bell pepper, minced

·                     3/4 cup water

·                     4 oz can tomato sauce

·                     8 large lettuce leaves from Romaine Lettuce hearts

Directions: 

Brown turkey in a large skillet breaking it into smaller pieces as it cooks. When no longer pink add dry seasoning and mix well. Add the onion, pepper, water and tomato sauce and cover. Simmer on low for about 20 minutes.

Wash and dry the lettuce. Divide the meat equally between the 8 leaves and place in the center of each leaf and top with your favorite taco fixins!