Sweet Potato Sloppy Joes

Found this idea through "Just Eat Real Food" on Facebook and it looked and sounded delicious- and it was! I love that sweet potatoes are vegetables and starches so they do double duty! :) 

Here is the link to the original recipe: 

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=387038961423544&set=p.387038961423544

Here are my variations: 

Used very lean ground beef, but next time would use ground turkey. 

Omitted the onion and jalepeno

Added 2 T. Worchestershire sauce

Added 1 T. real maple syrup

Ran out of parmesan so I substituted shredded cheddar. 

So simple and good! 

Throw Together Meal!

I have done a couple variations with this recently. Sometimes you just need to get something healthy on the table, you know? So here is what I did a few nights ago:

Ingredients: 

One boneless, skinless chicken breast

1 clove garlic, minced

Dried basil, oregano

Salt and pepper

12 oz. store bought marinara sauce

12 oz. whole grain pasta (any variety)

1/2 bunch of asparagus, trimmed and chopped

1/2 bunch fresh spinach, washed

Boil pasta and drain.

Heat one tablespoon olive oil on the stove and cook chicken breast with garlic, spices and herbs until done. Take off stove and chop into bite sized pieces. Add back into the pan with marinara sauce, asparagus and spinach. Toss with pasta and cook through for about 3-5 minutes until spinach wilts and asparagus is tender. 

I served this with a couple of slices of fresh mozzarella on the side. 

SECOND VARIATION:

Instead of asparagus and spinach (since I ran out), I added a small bag of frozen shitake mushrooms to the sauce.