Thursday, April 2, 2015

Go to Meals

   I know we all have a go to meal, one that's easy to prepare, and doesn't break the bank. Mine usually includes any type of canned or frozen veggie I have on hand, and ground turkey meat. Sometimes I substitute it for ground hamburger meat too, and toss in salsa for a spicy taste.
Last Friday I made this go to meal, and it made enough to last me for 3 lunches and dinners for two people, although after the second day my boyfriend preferred to eat something else. I don't expect him to eat everything I do, its just easier to make enough for a few days, so I don't have to cook for myself.

Here is the List of ingredients which I used  to make this dish.

3lbs of ground turkey meat ( or hamburger )
1 16 Oz bag of Spinach
1 14 Oz bag of frozen Corn
1 14.4 Oz can of diced tomatoes
2 4 Oz cans diced green chilies
2 cloves diced garlic
1 white onion chopped

I cooked the meat in a separate pan from the Spinach. Once the meat was completely cooked, I added in the sautéed spinach, tomatoes, corn, and chilies. I also added the onion and garlic to a bit of Olive oil before I sautéed the spinach in it. Mix everything together, and let shimmer for about 10-15



Adding all of the ingredients to the cooked Turkey meat.

I also served it with a package of steamable potatoes that I found at the dollar tree. The package states gluten-free on it, and they weren't to bad, but next time I may just add diced sweet potato to the mix.

Here is what the final product looked like.

I love making extra so that I have enough for two days or so, that way I don't have to cook. So what's your go too meal ? 
Hope you enjoyed this post, till next time have s wonderful day !!
Jen