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Cauliflower Tot Casserole
A classic comfort food remade with no canned soups and a veggie twist on the traditional tater tot!
About Me
Allie Hough
My name is Allie and I am a full-time accountant, wife, and lover of all things food related. My goal is to create a life filled with delicious, and healthy, foods that are enjoyed without restriction. Balance is key in all things in life, including food.
I ACTUALLY BAKED SOMETHING!
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So, I finally got word from my doctor and found out I will be out of work for another week, until I go back for my post-op appointment. And while I'm laying around 22 hours a day trying not to go crazy, I also need to get up and move a bit so things don't get too stiff. So, I decided to use up some of the produce in the house and do some baking!
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If you know me at all, I'm not usually a baker. And the times that I do, it usually doesn't turn out too well. This time, that was not the case! These healthy and gluten free muffins are so delicious!! They come together in about ten minutes (the perfect kind of recipe for me at this moment 😂) and take under 20 to bake! They are loaded with bananas, apples, and cinnamon so they are nice and sweet, but I used @caulipowered baking mix so they are secretly loaded with veggies!
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Watch for my new recipe for these Healthy Cinnamon Apple Muffins, coming soon! And as always, you can sign up for my email list on my blog, so you'll be notified as soon as I share a new recipe!
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Leftover meatloaf hash and eggs 😍😍😍
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Yes, you read that right. I was trying to figure out breakfast with limited supplies before we ran to the store, and the leftover meatloaf from last night seemed like a great idea!
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Take a 2 inch section of meatloaf, break it up in pan. Add in 1 cup potatoes (I used leftover tater tots 😂). Break up potatoes and stir all together. Cover and let cook for 3 minutes. Make eggs to your liking, and stir hash. Add in spinach, cover for another 3 minutes. Stir in spinach until wilted. Divide hash over two plates, top with eggs and drizzle with Sriracha ketchup.
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Sometimes the weirdest made-up meals turn out to be the best
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Officially less than ten weeks left in the year... How is this possible?! My goal was to share my menu with you every week this year, and aside from our week in Greece, I've stuck to that goal!
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This week's #weeklymenu is brought to you by our freezer 😂 I knew a week after my knee surgery was too soon to go heavy on the meal prep, so having backup meals in my freezer is a HUGE win!
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I literally only have 7 things on our shopping list for the week, and that is thanks to my well stocked freezer! You see, when I make items like pulled pork or shredded chicken, I tend not to use it all, so in the freezer it goes. I also prepped an extra pound of taco meat last time I made it, and always have premade brown rice in the freezer.
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Same goes for using up last week's ripe bananas and apples to try out my new @caulipowered baking flour for snacks! And the best part?? Other than buns for pork sandwiches (I'll eat mine sans bun, extra slaw) it's all wheat free! I know my body will thank me after a week of eating everything in sight while being stuck on the couch 🙄
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What is on your menu for the week?!
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Looking for a nutrient boost? Flax and chia seed packets are a great way to get in a ton of added health benefits!
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Increase your fiber intake
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Increase you omega-3s
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Lower blood pressure
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Lower your risk of heart disease
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Reduce chronic inflammation
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I LEFT THE HOUSE TODAY!
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I also scarfed down this Tuscan Salmon so fast, I forgot to take a picture. 😂
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While it definitely felt good to get out, I'm already back on my couch icing my knee and feeling thankful for my husband for waiting on me hand and foot this last week. Having time to relax is nice, but essentially being on bed rest for days on end is BORING. So, it was nice to get out for an hour, even if that meant squeezing some wide leg yoga pants over my compression sock and Ace bandage 😂😂😂
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Even as I'm on day 5 of living in pajamas and not leaving the house, I'm still downing my daily neon green smoothie. Sure, I could make some type of hot breakfast with eggs, but knowing that I'm getting in all these nutrients without even really having to try!
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Head over to my blog for my tips and tricks on meal prepping for beginners!
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Last night's dinner and today's lunch is one of my favorite recipes! Don't skip the salsa cream sauce, it's the best part! You can find this recipe on my blog, simply by searching for "chicken burritos" in the search bar!
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Any new recipe has learning lessons.
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This cauliflower tot casserole is a great example of that. A standard bag of @greengiant cauliflower tots was NOT enough to cover a 9x13 casserole dish. Luckily we had some @alexiafoods seasoned potato puffs to fill in the holes. Regardless of the slight snag, this casserole was AMAZING! The sauce was made from scratch instead of using traditional cream of mushroom soup, and the cauliflower tots ended up crispy and delicious! All around, this was a fantastic recipe, and one that I'll be making again!
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