Homemade Spaghetti Sauce

Serves 10

INGREDIENTS
--3 lbs. ground chuck or turkey; browned
--5 tbs. minced garlic
--5 tbs. minced onion
--5 tbs. oregano
--2 tbs. garlic salt
--3 tsp. salt
--1 1/2 tsp. pepper
--5 tbs. sugar
--3 (12 oz.) cans tomato paste
--12 c. Water

DIRECTIONS

1. Bring all ingredients to a boil.
2. Reduce to a simmer; on low heat.  Don't put a lid on or sauce will be watery.
3. Cook 3 hours or longer stirring every 20-30 minutes.

Parmesan Green Beans

These are amazing & full of flavor for limited calories!

http://www.skinnytaste.com/2011/11/roasted-parmesan-green-beans.html

Healthy substitutions

Great suggestions for healthy substitutions!

http://www.picklee.com/2012/08/01/recipe-substitutions/

Healthy Baked Buffalo Chicken

This recipe was delicious! We used Moore's Buffalo sauce instead though:)

http://culinarytuesdays.com/healthy-baked-buffalo-tenders/

Blueberry Cheesecake Squares

This looks as though it could easily be adapted to any fruit you would like so strawberries or raspberries would work too :) Recipe taken from Live Better America

Blueberry Cheesecake Squares

Ultimate BBQ Rubbed Chicken

This is another yummy one that will be coming up on the menu soon paired with some veggies :) Thanks to Live Better America for the recipe!

Ultimate BBQ Rubbed Chicken

Yummy Chili Recipe

Here's the recipe I am using to make chili this week. I follow the substitution and use ground turkey instead of beef.