Mango and Black Bean Salsa

This sweet salsa will be the perfect accompaniment to any Cinco De Mayo table:-)

I took a bit of a bloggy break over the last couple weeks. But I am back and doing my menu planning with I'm an Organizing Junkie. So, here is my menu this week:




Also, $5 Dinners inspires us all to make low cost dinners. In that spirit, I am taking what Pick N Save has on sale, pairing it with coupons and coming up with the tastiest money saving around! Black beans were on sale for $1.00 (normally $1.29.) at Pick N Save. I grabbed a bunch to make my featured recipe today:

Mango and Black Bean Salsa
Ingredients:
1 lime, zested and juiced
1 tbs honey
1 clove garlic
1 tbs olive Oil
Salt and pepper, to taste
1 mango peeled and cut into 1/4-inch cubes
1 can (15 oz) black beans, drained and rinsed
1 onion, diced
1 sweet red pepper, diced
1 tbs parsley, chopped

Directions:
1. In a medium bowl, mix lime zest and juice, garlic and honey. Wisk in olive oil and season with salt and pepper to taste.

2. Toss mango, black beans, onion and red pepper with the sauce. Top with parsley.

3. Serve with your favorite mexican dish or with chips.

Servings: 8

Cooking Times
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes

Nutrition Facts
Serving size: 1/8 of a recipe (4.4 ounces).
Percent daily values based on the Reference Daily Intake (RDI) for a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients. One of the recipe's ingredients was not linked. This ingredient is not included in the recipe nutrition data.

Amount Per Serving
Calories 141.34
Calories From Fat (14%) 19.11
% Daily Value
Total Fat 2.19g 3%
Saturated Fat 0.35g 2%
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 128.26mg 5%
Potassium 349.37mg 10%
Total Carbohydrates 26.67g 9%
Fiber 6.12g 24%
Sugar 7.67g
Protein 5.97g 12%

Recipe Type
Appetizer, Mexican, Side Dish

Source
Author: Susan Ewing

Recipe: $3.75($2.26 on sale)
Serving: $0.47 ($0.28 on sale)

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Chicken with Pomodoro Sauce

My bumper crop of tomatoes suspended in home cans is the start of this fresh and deep flavored dish.

I am doing more menu planning with I'm an Organizing Junkie. Here is my menu this week:



Also, $5 Dinners inspires us all to make low cost dinners. In that spirit, I am taking what Pick N Save has on sale, pairing it with coupons and coming up with the tastiest money saving around! This week, they have chicken on sale for $1.88 lb. (normally $4.79/lb.) which makes it a perfect time to update my classic recipe:

Chicken in Pomodoro Sauce
Ingredients:
1 lb chicken
1/2 lb spaghetti
1 pint Pomodoro Sauce

Directions:
1. Prepare spaghetti according to package instructions.

2. Saute chicken.

3. Pour sauce over chicken. Heat until warm and serve.

Servings: 6

Cooking Times
Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes

Nutrition Facts
Serving size: 1/6 of a recipe (5.3 ounces).
Percent daily values based on the Reference Daily Intake (RDI) for a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients.

Amount Per Serving
Calories 256.05
Calories From Fat (9%) 22.9
% Daily Value
Total Fat 2.61g 4%
Saturated Fat 0.48g 2%
Cholesterol 43.85mg 15%
Sodium 96.95mg 4%
Potassium 388.19mg 11%
Total Carbohydrates 33.73g 11%
Fiber 1.75g 7%
Sugar 0.97g
Protein 23.38g 47%

Recipe Type
Chicken, Harvest, Italian, Main Course, Simple Supper

Source
Author: Susan Ewing

Recipe Cost: $5.80 (on sale $3.00)
Serving Cost: $0.97 (on sale $0.16)



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Creamy Avocado & White Bean Wrap

I am doing more menu planning with I'm an Organizing Junkie with great recipes:-)

It has been a crazy couple weeks for me. I played way too much and now, our trip to Kansas is upon us and I am completely unprepared! Not to mention, I still have to wrap up the end of the school year. Yikes! Hold on kid's it is going to be a bumpy ride:-)

This week, I am going to focus on getting ready for our road trip and as such, I am featuring a recipe that is road-friendly. Wish me luck:-)

Here is everything that I am serving this week:

Monday: Spaghetti (Cleaning Day/Early Bird Registration)

Tuesday: Chicken and Pasta

Wednesday: Pork Chops (Kindergarten Carnival)

Thursday: Eat in the Car (Last Day of School/Road Trip to Kansas)

Friday: Eat Out (Road Trip to Kansas)

Creamy Avocado & White Bean Wrap

Ingredients:
2 Tbs cider vinegar
1 Tbs canola oil
2 tsp finely chopped canned chipotle chile in adobo sauce, (see Note)
1/4 tsp salt
2 cups shredded red cabbage
1 medium carrot, shredded
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1 15-ounce can white beans, rinsed
1 ripe avocado
1/2 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
2 Tbs minced red onion
4 8- to 10-inch whole-wheat wraps, or tortillas

Directions:
1. Whisk vinegar, oil, chipotle chile and salt in a medium bowl. Add cabbage, carrot and cilantro; toss to combine.

2. Mash beans and avocado in another medium bowl with a potato masher or fork. Stir in cheese and onion.

3. To assemble the wraps, spread about 1/2 cup of the bean-avocado mixture onto a wrap (or tortilla) and top with about 2/3 cup of the cabbage-carrot slaw. Roll up. Repeat with remaining ingredients. Cut the wraps in half to serve, if desired.

Servings: 4

Cooking Times
Preparation Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes

Nutrition Facts
Serving size: 1/4 of a recipe (8.2 ounces).
Percent daily values based on the Reference Daily Intake (RDI) for a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients.

Amount Per Serving
Calories 496.84
Calories From Fat (32%) 160.17
% Daily Value
Total Fat 18.47g 28%
Saturated Fat 4.63g 23%
Cholesterol 14.83mg 5%
Sodium 517.75mg 22%
Potassium 1318.83mg 38%
Total Carbohydrates 65.01g 22%
Fiber 12.03g 48%
Sugar 2.45g
Protein 21.4g 43%

Recipe Type
Appetizer

Tips
Ingredient Note: Chipotle chiles in adobo sauce are smoked jalapeños packed in a flavorful sauce. Look for the small cans with the Mexican foods in large supermarkets. Once opened, they'll keep at least 2 weeks in the refrigerator or 6 months in the freezer.

Source
Web Page: http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/creamy_avocado_white_bean_wrap.html

Recipe Cost: $4.75
Serving Cost: $1.19

Special Fried Rice with Shrimp

Happy Monday:-) Check me out over at At Work, At Play or At Home All Day :-)

I am doing more menu planning with I'm an Organizing Junkie . Now, I am getting more ambitious and adding the weekend. Wish me luck:-)

Here is what I plan on serving this week:

Monday: Spaghetti Dinner

Tuesday: Chicken and Pasta

Wednesday: Special Fried Rice with Shrimp (see recipe below)

Thursday: Leftover Buffet

Friday: Eat Out

Saturday: Birthday Party with Cupcakes and Sloppy Joes

Sunday: Leftover Sloppy Joes

Special Fried Rice with Shrimp
Ingredients:
2-3/4 c water
1-1/2 c white rice
3 Tbps vegetable
2 eggs, beaten
2 cloves garlic, chopped
2 inches fresh ginger, minced
1/2 cup shredded carrots,
1 small red bell pepper, diced
4 scallions, thinly sliced on the bias
1/2 cups frozen peas
1/3 cups soy sauce
16 frozen shrimp

Directions:
1. Cook rice per package instructions.

2. Heat a wok, wok shaped skillet or large nonstick skillet over high heat. Add oil to the pan. Add egg to hot oil and break into small bits as it scrambles. When eggs are scrambled, add garlic and ginger to the pan. Add carrots, pepper, scallions to the pan and quick stir-fry veggies 2 minutes.

3. Add rice to the pan and combine with veggies. Fry rice with veggies 2 or 3 minutes. Add peas and soy sauce to the rice and stir fry 1 minute more, then serve.

Serves 4

Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients)
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Calories: 449.14
Calories From Fat: 124.58
Total Fat: 14.08g
Saturated Fat: 1.81g
Cholesterol: 122.67mg
Sodium: 788.32mg Potassium: 359.92mg
Total Carbohydrates: 68.35mg
Fiber: 3.69g
Protein: 11.53g

Recipe Author: Rachael Ray Recipe Source: http://www.foodnetwork.com/

Recipe: $3.16
Serving: $0.79

Pumpkin Pie Cocktails

The best way to start a Thanksgiving celebration is with a great cocktail. Mine tastes just like pumpkin pie, so it's like starting with dessert!

It is made with a pumpkin-infused vodka. There are many different flavored vodkas out there and if you can find a pumpkin one, that is the easiest. If not, you can infuse your own! It takes a little bit of preparation beforehand but it is soooooo worth it:-)

Pumpkin Pie Cocktail
Ingredients:
1 part Pumpkin Infused Vodka (see recipe below)
1 splash of Cointreau
Ice
Pumpkin pie spice, for garnish
1 dallop of whipped cream, for garnish
1 cinnamon stick, for garnish

Directions:
1. Swirl Cointreau in a martini glass and then dump out.

2. If desired, rim glass with pumpkin pie spice for garnish.

3. Shake Pumpkin Infused Vodka and ice and strain into the glass.

4. If desired, garnish with a dallop of whipped cream and a cinnamon stick.

Serves: 1

Pumpkin Infused Vodka
Ingredients:
1 can (10 oz) pumpkin puree
1 quart vodka
1 tbls vanilla
1 tbls nutmeg

Directions:
1. Combine all ingredients in a 1 1/2 quart mason jar. Seal the jar and let stand 4 days or up to 3 months. Shake the jar every couple of days for even infusion.

2. When the infusion period is over, strain the vodka through cheesecloth into a 1 quart jar. Your infusion is now ready to serve.