Skillet Chili

I have saved several emails from Allrecipes.com for months now, so now I'm finally going to start making them.

This was tonight's dinner...it was good!!

The only thing I did differently was add cumin...you just can't have chili without cumin.

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
• 1 onion, finely diced
• 1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 6 ounces tomato paste
• 1 (16 ounce) can chili beans, drained
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon seasoning salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

Directions

1. Place ground beef in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown. Drain excess fat, and crumble. Stir in onion, green pepper, tomato sauce, tomato paste and chili beans. Season with chili powder, hot sauce, seasoning salt, cayenne pepper and garlic powder.
2. Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until desired consistency (at least 1 hour for best flavor).

Penny Pizzas

Had some left-over cheese and pepperoni from my brother-in-law Sean and came up with the idea of making mini-pizzas. We call them "penny pizzas", so-called because the cheese and the pepperoni were free, so all we had to do was pay for the Triscuits.

The cheese we used for the pizzas was a smoked mozzarella, and to some of the pizzas we added green olives. It was really yummy!! Some may say they can't be called pizzas 'cos there's no sauce, but we didn't have any, so that's why it's not there.

Just put everything in the oven at 425 for 8-10 minutes & they're ready to enjoy!

Dinner!

Bobobli thin crust pizza, pizza sauce, red and green bell peppers, mushrooms, sliced tomatoes, red onion, chopped garlic, salt and pepper, Mexican blend & mozzarella cheese, served with a simple salad. It was yummy & easy!!

Wednesday Catch-Up

Today is the day I get caught up on all my chores and errands that did not get done yesterday or Monday. I know the main thing I need to catch up on is laundry, but that's nothing new, I'm almost always behind on laundry. You'd think it wouldn't be that big of deal since it's just the two of us, but I guess it's always on the bottom of my priority list.

I've been really unorganized for quite a while now (my whole life, lol), but I did do one thing this week to help keep things simple in the evenings. I actually planned the dinner menu for the week, and I think I'm going to keep the same menu for a month to see if I can manage to keep one area of my day scheduled. The meals I chose can all be made in several different ways so there will always be variety (very important).

Monday: Take-out (both worked late)

Tuesday: Tacos/Tostadas

Wednesday: Turkey Meatloaf

Thursday: Homemade Pizza

Friday: Tuna Salad

Saturday: Chili

Sunday: Clean out the fridge night.

What are some of your favorite meals at dinner time?

4-Alarm Chili

I got this recipe from LowCarbConfidential.com and I believe it was adapted from Atkins.com, which is my favorite new website. I had never looked at the Atkins diet before, but I've come to realize that the recipes are perfect for us since Paul's daily eating habits involve a VERY low-carb diet. But, I'm not that crazy about the amount of fat allowed in the diet, so I do plan on adapting these recipes so the fat content isn't an issue. I made this chili recipe last week and we both loved it. Blue type are my changes.

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped
8 garlic cloves, minced
4 finely chopped jalapeño chiles 2 chiles are plenty
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 Green Bell or Red Bell, chopped
1 teaspoon ground red pepper
2 tablespoons chili powder
1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
2 pounds ground beef, I used 4% fat...with slow-cook method & all added flavor, you can't tell a difference.
1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
1/2 cups shredded Monterey Jack or cheddar cheese, serve with chili

In a large pot , drizzle olive oil over the sides and bottom and put on Med to Med-Hi heat. Then throw in everything in the following order: onions, meat, tomatoes (add tomatoes last), garlic, jalapeños, red pepper, chili powder, cumin, cinnamon (YUCK!! No Cinnamon) and salt. Once boiling, turn to a simmer and let cook for an hour. I used a dutch oven, cooked everything together on the stove to get started, then cooked in the oven at 325 degrees for 3 hours. You can also cook in crock-pot.

Dinner Tonight

Salad

2 cups Spring Mix

1 cup Broccoli, chopped

1 cup Carrots, chopped

1 tbsp Sesame Seeds

1 tbsp Olive Oil

1 tbsp Lemon Juice

Salmon

1 Salmon Fillet

1 tsp Salmon Seasoning

a few sprays of I can't believe it's not butter Spray

Broil 3 mins in med heat...Bake at 350 for 6 mins, and it's perfectly cooked!