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Showing posts with label Recipes. Show all posts

Monday, October 5, 2015

Weeknight Dinner | Tacos with NEW Daisy Sour Cream



Tacos are such an easy and fast dinner dish, especially for a weeknight! The kids love it because they can create their own taco. And well, I had the new Daisy Sour Cream* I was dying to use! 

Yes! Sour cream now comes in squeezable packaging! It's not a bottle; more like a bag with a flip top on the bottom. It's genius and I absolutely LOVE it! I would find myself throwing away sour cream tubs after only 1 or 2 uses. It would get that watery stuff (which some might just pour out) that I found so gross. Having sour cream in a squeezable tube would make it stay fresher longer and so much easier to use. 

I threw this all together in under 30 minutes. I seasoned the grass fed ground beef with homemade taco seasoning. I let that marinate while I chopped the organic lettuce, tomatoes, and green onions. I cooked the ground beef and simultaneously got my bowls out and separated everything. I heated up the flour and corn tortillas (it really does make a difference if you heat them up covered with a moist paper towel). Done and done! 

The Daisy Sour Cream was so much easier to use than scooping it out with a spoon. The kids were more inclined to have it too! I will def not ever go back to buying it in a tub. 


* I received this product complimentary from Influenster for testing purposes. Want in on the next box? Sign up here!

Saturday, February 25, 2012

{Recipe} My most favorite soup? Zuppa Toscana!




                                                                                            




Olive Garden's Zuppa Toscana

Spicy sausage, russet potatoes and cavolo greens in a creamy broth.


Calories 170

Total Fat (g) 4
Sat. Fat (g) 2
Sodium 960
Carb. (g) 24
Fiber (g) 2
Protein (g) 10 

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As much as I love Olive Garden, and their Unlimited Soup, Salad & Breadsticks, I prefer to have myself a bowl of homemade Zuppa Toscana whenever my heart desires. 


Ingredients:
  • 1 lb mild Italian sausage
  • 1 tbs olive oil
  • 1 medium to large onion, diced
  • 1 tbs garlic, minced
  • 4 - 6 tbs Oscar Mayer Real Bacon Bits
  • (4 cups chicken broth) OR (4 cups of water & 2 chicken bouillon cubes)
  • 2 cups water
  • 1-2 lbs Russet potatoes, thinly sliced
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 4 cups Kale, chopped, rinsed, and drained
Directions:
In a large pot, bring 4 cups of water to a boil; add 2 chicken bouillon cubes.  
Simultaneously, thoroughly cook the Italian sausage until brown over medium-high heat. Drain on paper towels and set aside. (10 - 15 min)

Saute onions and garlic in olive oil until onions are translucent. Add bacon bits. (5 minutes)

Add additional water, onion mixture, sausage and potatoes to the chicken broth. Boil until fork tender (20 minutes).  

Reduce the heat and stir in the heavy cream and kale.