Favorite Recipes from February

 

Last month I had fun sharing with you some of the recipes that filled our month and filled my recipe binder with keepers for the future. I have a few more for you this month!

Arroz con Pollo – For many years, my order of choice at any Mexican restaurant was arroz con pollo, so when the familiar name showed up in the meal plan on Skinnytaste, I was excited to try it. Apparently the more authentic, healthy version of this dish does not, in fact, come drenched in queso. (And here I thought that was the whole point of arroz con pollo!) Despite the lack of processed cheese melted over it, we thought this dish was tasty enough to keep, and we probably saved a few hundred calories while we were at it!

Greek Orzo Salad – This recipe makes a bunch, so I’d recommend either making it for a crowd or cutting the recipe down. I’d also recommend making it a little ahead of time, because it’s one of those dishes that tastes even better after the flavors have had a chance to marry for a while. I’ve told you before that orzo is my new favorite pasta, because it’s not so heavy. And this recipe has a good and proper Greek tang to it, which we both loved. We ate this alongside a handful of main dishes, including burgers and sloppy joes. It can go with just about anything!

Roasted Veggies – This recipe is really roasted sausage and veggies, and I have made it before just as it’s written, and it’s very good. But I had a night where I needed just a side veggie dish, so I made this sans the sausage, and it was so good. I used zucchini and onion and bell pepper, but I didn’t have any potatoes on hand, so I just skipped those, too. The seasoning on just the roasted veggies was excellent. A versatile dish!

Cookies and Cream Protein Shake – I’ve been enjoying this for breakfast and snacks alternately. For the cookies, I have used the 100 calorie snack packs of chocolate cookie wafers from Aldi. (One pack lasts for several shakes.) This satisfies my constant milkshake craving, but it’s much better for me! And I know it is strange to make a shake with cottage cheese, but I promise it doesn’t taste at all like cottage cheese!

Greek (Non) Tofu Bowls – We aren’t Tofu people, but I love it that when Skinnytaste features a Tofu dish, I can sub in chicken, and that’s exactly what I did here. Confession: I hate breading chicken because it never goes well for me. So I skipped breading the chicken and just seasoned it. I followed the bowl part of the recipe exactly and it tasted so good. We enjoyed this.

Chipotle Chicken – I made this in the air fryer, and it was quite tasty. One thing that feels important to note? I didn’t have any chipotle seasoning. I know, I know. It’s in the name. But I used the other seasonings and it tasted just fine with those! I made rice for Ryan, cauliflower rice for myself, and served this with the corn salsa in the next section. Super tasty dinner!

Fresh Corn Salsa – This was so good. One of the things we love about summer is the abundance of fresh, crisp vegetables from the garden. Right about this time every winter, we really start to miss those, and this dish helped us feel like we were in summer for just a minute. It also lent some flavor to the rice that accompanied the chipotle chicken above.

Mushroom Spinach Scrambled Eggs – I know anything with eggs can be a bit of a tricky dish to make right now, because they are not cheap! But if you have access to affordable eggs, you might really like this dish. I started making it last summer and found it an easy and tasty start to the day. I made it again this month and still love it! Note: I use Feta in this when I make it, but that’s personal preference.

    Hope you find a dish or two you like in this roundup! Happy cooking!