#kirkland chicken chunks

[michelleelizabethtanner]

omg are you talking about the kirkland version of the just bare chicken tenders and chunks?!? i am OBSESSED!!!

Hi, Anon.

This one. Is this the one you mean too? They’re sooo good!

Although, I am just now realizing that we ate 64 oz of fried chicken in 4 days. 😂😂 That’s a pound of chicken a day. They’re a Chick Fil A dupe so everyone got real excited.

#kirkland chicken chunks #they’ll change your life #64oz of chicken #😬😬😬

[fiftytwotwentythree]

Wellness Wednesday:

Snacky Mood

Truly...

The highlight of my week was eating racks of BBQ Ribs... followed by meatballs... and Chicken Enchiladas... I probably should not of... but I did.

And don't forget about the deli meats and cheeses - lordy - you'd think I had guests to entertain with my charcuterie game.

And of course the week after I declare that I want to finish my Year of Wellness strong - I get in a snacky mood.

I will need to buckle down a bit more with my meals and portions.

Oh, well... c'est la vie feast, amirite?!

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50th CHECK-IN:

Current Goals:

Lose 52 lbs: Completed

Loss 52 lbs as of 4/12/2023

Milestone: Loss 100 lbs as of 11/01/2023

New Goal: Maintain or Continue on The Weight Loss Path

Avoid "Junk Food"

Minimize Take-Out / Fast Food Consumption

Short Term:

Vegetarian-ish Diet: Completed

End Date: 4/09/2023 - 46 Days Total

Groundhog Day Diet: Completed*

10/01/2023 - 10/31/2023

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Meal Tracker:

THURSDAY

Lunch:

Turkey & Swiss on Wheat Bread

Cup of Del Monte Diced Pears

Snack:

Meat, Cheese, and Crackers

- (12) Ritz Crackers

- (12) Slices of Summer Sausage

- (3) Slices of Marble Jack Cheese

- (3) Slices of Pepperjack Cheese

- (3) Slices of Monterey Jack Cheese

- (3) Slices of Mild Cheddar Cheese

(2) Glasses of Chocolate Milk

(1) Bowl of Wonderful's Shelled Salt & Pepper Pistachios

Bag of Orville Redenbacher Ultimate Butter Popcorn

Supper:

Birds Eye Sweet & Sour Veggie Stir Fry

- Annie Chun's Sticky White Rice

- Individual Bag of Planters Peanuts

(8) La Paloma Beef & Cheese Empanadas

FRIDAY

Lunch:

Turkey & Swiss on Wheat Toast

Cup of Del Monte Diced Pears

Snack:

Meat, Cheese, and Crackers l

- (12) Ritz Crackers

- (12) Slices of Summer Sausage

- (3) Slices of Marble Jack Cheese

- (3) Slices of Pepperjack Cheese

- (3) Slices of Monterey Jack Cheese

- (3) Slices of Mild Cheddar Cheese

Bowl of Wonderful's Shelled Salt & Pepper Pistachios

Serving of Kirkland's Signature Roasted Garlic and Herb Seasoned Almonds

(1) Glass of Chocolate Milk

Supper:

Appetizers

- Pepperoni

- Salami

- Cubes of Marble Cheese

- Cubes of Pepperjack Cheese

- Chunks of Pineapple

Small Plate of Tator Tot Hot Dish

(1) Glass of Chocolate Milk

SATURDAY

Lunch:

(4) BBQ Smoked Ribs Racks

(15) BBQ Meatballs

(1) Chicken Enchilada Topped with Ground Beef Cheese Dip

(4) Scoops of Spring Pasta Salad

Supper:

Bag of Orville Redenbacher Ultimate Butter Popcorn

(1) Glass of Chocolate Milk

SUNDAY

Lunch:

Turkey & Swiss on Wheat Toast

Cup of Del Monte Diced Pears

Snack:

(2 - 5/8oz) Bag of Smartfood's White Cheddar Popcorn

Bag of Ranch Corn Nuts

Bag of Orville Redenbacher Ultimate Butter

Meat, Cheese, Crackers

- (10) Ritz Crackers

- (10) Slices of Summer Sausage

- (10) Slices of Monterey Jack Cheese

(2) Bowls of Wonderful's Shelled Salt & Pepper Pistachios

(2) Small Oranges

Supper:

Can of Progresso Creamy Tomato with Penne Soup

- 10 Crackers

(2) Slices of Buttered Bread

(1) Glass of Chocolate Milk

MONDAY

Lunch:

Turkey & Swiss on Wheat Toast

Cup of Del Monte Diced Pears

Supper:

Can of Progresso Lasagna Style Soup

- 10 Crackers

(1) Glass of Chocolate Milk

(2) Small Oranges

(4) Handfuls of Orville Redenbacher Ultimate Butter Popcorn

TUESDAY

Lunch:

StarKist Smart Bowls Pasta & Beans with Tuna: Zesty Lemon

(2) Slices of Summer Sausage

Supper:

Can of Progresso Tomato Basil Soup

- 10 Crackers

(1) Glass of Chocolate Milk

WEDNESDAY

Supper:

(2) Cheeseburgers

- Potato Hamburger Buns

- Prime Rib Steak Beef Patties

- Cheese

- Top Secret Burger Sauce

(2) Small Oranges

(2) Glasses of Chocolate Milk

Bag of Orville Redenbacher Ultimate Butter Popcorn

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Workouts:

THURSDAY

(400) Jumping Jacks [8 sets of 50]

(100) Glute Bridges [4 sets of 25]

(100) Push-Ups [10 sets of 10]

(100) Sit-Ups [5 Sets of 20]

(100) Reverse Leg Lifts [10 sets of 10]

(100) Leg Kickbacks [10 sets of 10]

(5 min) Planks [5 Sets of 1 min]

FRIDAY

(400) Jumping Jacks [8 sets of 50]

(100) Glute Bridges [4 sets of 25]

(100) Push-Ups [10 sets of 10]

(100) Sit-Ups [5 Sets of 20]

(100) Reverse Leg Lifts [10 sets of 10]

(100) Leg Kickbacks [10 sets of 10]

(5 min) Planks [5 Sets of 1 min]

SATURDAY

(400) Jumping Jacks [8 sets of 50]

(100) Glute Bridges [4 sets of 25]

(100) Push-Ups [10 sets of 10]

(100) Sit-Ups [5 Sets of 20]

(100) Reverse Leg Lifts [10 sets of 10]

(100) Leg Kickbacks [10 sets of 10]

(5 min) Planks [5 Sets of 1 min]

SUNDAY

* Morning Workout *

(400) Jumping Jacks [8 sets of 50]

(100) Glute Bridges [4 sets of 25]

(100) Push-Ups [10 sets of 10]

(100) Sit-Ups [5 Sets of 20]

(100) Squats [4 sets of 25]

(100) Reverse Leg Lifts [10 sets of 10]

(100) Leg Kickbacks [10 sets of 10]

(5 min) Planks [5 Sets of 1 min]

* Evening Workout *

(400) Jumping Jacks [8 sets of 50]

(100) Glute Bridges [4 sets of 25]

(100) Push-Ups [10 sets of 10]

(100) Reverse Leg Lifts [10 sets of 10]

(100) Leg Kickbacks [10 sets of 10]

(100) Sit-Ups [5 Sets of 20]

(5 min) Planks [5 Sets of 1 min]

MONDAY

(400) Jumping Jacks [8 sets of 50]

(100) Glute Bridges [4 sets of 25]

(100) Push-Ups [10 sets of 10]

(100) Sit-Ups [5 Sets of 20]

(100) Reverse Leg Lifts [10 sets of 10]

(100) Leg Kickbacks [10 sets of 10]

(5 min) Planks [5 Sets of 1 min]

TUESDAY

(400) Jumping Jacks [8 sets of 50]

(100) Glute Bridges [4 sets of 25]

(100) Push-Ups [10 sets of 10]

(100) Sit-Ups [5 Sets of 20]

(100) Reverse Leg Lifts [10 sets of 10]

(100) Leg Kickbacks [10 sets of 10]

(5 min) Planks [5 Sets of 1 min]

WEDNESDAY

(400) Jumping Jacks [8 sets of 50]

(100) Glute Bridges[4 sets of 25]

(100) Push-Ups [10 sets of 10]

(100) Sit-Ups [5 Sets of 20]

(100) Reverse Leg Lifts [10 sets of 10]

(100) Leg Kickbacks [10 sets of 10]

(5 min) Planks [5 Sets of 1 min]

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WEIGHT TRACKER:

Starting Weight (Noon, 1/01/2023): XXX.X lbs

Weight at Last Check-In, 12/06/2023: -1.4lbs

Weight As of Noon, 12/13/2023: 0.0 lbs

Total Weight Loss: -102.8 lbs

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Closing Thoughts:

The Good:

Had some enjoyment reading - read a slew of Digital Comics and been burning through a hardcover book. Feels were that I made that distinction - "hardcover" book - but hey, I had to go all the way to local library for it.

The Bad:

With the end in sight - I am getting incredibly snacky... thus hurting my resolution to "finish the year strong".

The Ugly:

This Quest for Sleep feels Never Ending and making a little... cranky.

#52 in 23

[starbladek]

my costco shopping list is like:

Soon Hari Peach Flavoured 12% Soju 6-Pack

Alani Nu Energy Drink Variety Pack 12 fl oz 18-count

Kirkland Signature Lightly Breaded Chicken Breast Chunks 64oz

An Itemized List Of Everyone That's Every Had A Crush On Me

Costco Bakery Butter Croissants, 12-count

Premium Strawberries, 2lbs

[health-coach-mike]

I mentioned earlier there would be food 😎.

3.5 ounces Kirkland chunk chicken

I tbspn pesto

1 Trader Joe’s Cauliflower pizza crust

Spinach sautéed with The Boss Seasoning

shredded Parmesan

The ingredients didn’t all fit on the crust so the remainder was used as a salad. No deprivation here!

#health coach #weight loss #health journey #wellness #fat loss #health

[openclosehrs]

Dairy Queen Unveils New Tagline

Dairy Queen Unveils New Tagline

The DQ emblem has released a brand new tagline—Happy Tastes Good—which exemplifies the heart of the fast-service organization. With sparkling offers, candy new treats, and crave-worthy eats that makes any meal sense like an indulgence, the DQ logo is reinforcing that it’s a grin above the relaxation and a vacation spot for satisfied moments and recollections.

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To celebrate Happy Tastes Good, a selection of delicious objects have been brought to the DQ treat menu, including:

New sundae toppings: Rich Choco Chunks, crunchy Praline Pieces and smooth Midnight Fudge, along with returning favourite Summer Berry, a satisfying combination of actual raspberries, blackberries and blueberries, all served over world-famous DQ soft-serve with the signature curl on top.

New Dreamsicle Dip: To complement the famous chocolate dip, fanatics can now sink their enamel into a gentle-serve cone with a vibrantly coloured, creamy orange and vanilla flavored coating.

From April 15 through May 19, those new flavors and more are to be had all through DQ 2 for $4 Treat Nights, in which fanatics can enjoy any two medium dipped cones or sundaes for $four after 8 p.M. At collaborating places. 

“We love being on the center of our lovers’ happiest reminiscences, whether it’s toasting to a group win, celebrating a birthday or absolutely treating your self to make the regular just a little greater special,” says Maria Hokanson, Executive Vice President of Marketing for American Dairy Queen Corporation (ADQ). “Happy Tastes Good is about the pleased moments you revel in when you visit certainly one of our eating places, from the primary chunk to the final spoonful.”

Happy Hypothesis

To prove that the DQ brand actually is inside the business of glad, ADQ commissioned a countrywide purchaser survey, which determined that:

69 percentage believe that having a Blizzard Treat is a happier way to start the summer season than sports including taking a road journey (forty three percentage), wearing shorts (forty percentage) or cannonballing right into a pool (29 percentage)

fifty six percent stated dipping a DQ chook strip into sauce feels like a collection hug to your flavor buds

fifty three percentage said a journey to a DQ vicinity is as happy as finding $20 to your pocket

Dairy Queen Names Iron Tip Competition Winners

International Dairy Queen, Inc. Introduced the winners of the Dairy Queen 2020 IRON TIP opposition.

IRON TIP is the logo’s biennial cake decorating competition for proficient cake artists employed through Dairy Queen shops. Nearly 450 DQ logo cake decorators from throughout the globe entered this 12 months’s competition. The competition challenges the cake decorators to retain to improve their abilties in presenting notable designs to Dairy Queen guests.

The opposition commenced with  rigorous rounds at some point of which entrants embellished cakes according to the opposition’s tips and submitted images in their layout artistry. A panel of judges decided on five finalists to compete in-person at Connect 2020, the DQ brand’s flagship franchisee, vendor, enterprise professional and device management convention, which changed into held January sixteen-19 in New Orleans.

The finalists and their guests – one from Canada, one from the International department, and 3 from america, had been flown to New Orleans to wait Connect 2020. The finalists participated in front of a crowd of cheering convention attendees in three timed rounds of cake adorning that tested their creativity, artistic abilties and capability to remain calm and focused beneath pressure.

“These super artists are without a doubt proficient designers who take satisfaction in adorning Dairy Queen® logo cake designs to deliver pleasure to their shop’s fanatics. As a logo we're particularly appreciative that we attract this kind of high caliber of skilled artists to share their abilities with our fans on a international foundation,” says the IRON TIP organizer Cheri Buswell, director of idea assist services at IDQ.

The very last opposition outcomes had been:

1st area winner, Candice Gumm of Appleton, Wis., obtained a $1,500 coins prize and commemorative plaque.

2nd region winner, Kelly Kirkland of Orleans, Ontario, Canada, acquired a $1,000 cash prize and commemorative plaque.

3rd region winner, Sandra Wheeler of Vail, Ariz., received a $750 coins prize and commemorative plaque.

4th place winner, Patricia Mason of Mentor, Ohio and fifth region winner, Chona Villanueva of Bahrain, each obtained an Iron Tip medallion to understand their participation, technical abilties and artistry.

“In line with our persisted boom as a machine, this year marked the highest quantity of entries we’ve ever obtained, raising the exceptional of competition. The five triumphing finalists are actually the nice of the exceptional,” provides Buswell.

Dairy Queen Rings In New Year with $6 Meal Deal

The Dairy Queen logo is ringing inside the new yr with ample fee, fueling tummies and exciting flavor buds with the brand new $6 Meal Deal, which is to be had all day lengthy at participating DQ locations national.

For simply $6 (excluding taxes), fans have their preference of savory all chicken DQ Chicken Strips paired with a choice of dipping sauce, or a juicy 1/3 lb. Double Cheeseburger made with a hundred percentage beef and crowned with melted cheese, pickles, ketchup and mustard on a toasted bun. The $6 Meal Deal is served with huge fries, beverage, and a small sundae.

“Fans can fill up with delicious taste and range that not most effective satisfies starvation, however additionally affords wallets with a post-vacation wreck,” says Maria Hokanson, Executive Vice President of Marketing at American Dairy Queen Corporation (ADQ).

To make the $6 Meal Deal even sweeter, for simply $1 extra lovers can improve from a sundae to a small Blizzard Treat—which includes Heath Caramel Brownie, the January Blizzard Treat of the Month that functions a decadent trio of crunchy HEATH pieces, brownie portions and wealthy caramel topping blended with creamy DQ vanilla tender serve.

Throughout the 12 months, the DQ brand is launching new cellular app deals that include country wide weekly exclusives on treats, food and liquids, redeemable most effective at participating DQ restaurants inside the U.S., apart from Texas.

[jenroses]

Cheap, low spoon cooking

My cooking tends to start with protein, and because of my food issues, that protein is generally meat, and if you argue with me about that, I’ll block you, because if you want to do a thread on low cost vegan cooking, go right ahead, you’ve got your own blog right there.  Holler if you want more specific instructions for any of these, and let me know whether you just need a basic recipe or “how to for a complete noob to the kitchen” or anything in between. 

1. Chicken

Chicken is at the top of the list for cheap and easy, because it can often be had for less than $1.50 per pound, and because many preparations of it can be done with less than 5 minutes of work (oven time not included.)

Basic: get whole chicken. Preheat oven to 450. Pull out giblets. Sprinkle salt on skin. Roast at 450 for 1 hour. Enjoy crispy skin, tender meat. Same method (shorter cooking time, about 45 minutes) works for bone-in skin-on thighs. With the whole chicken, you can usually make one bird into several meals, by using the meat for one meal, and making soup out of the bones and whatnot for the next meal.   If you get skinless boneless thighs, they’ll usually be a little cheaper than skinless boneless breasts. Don’t roast them, cut them up, drench them in a marinade, and pan fry the pieces. Serve with pasta or rice and stir fried veggies. 

2. Pork

Pork tends to range in price from $2.50 per pound up to $8 per pound. I’m usually getting pork shoulder for about $3 per pound. Shoulder and “country style ribs” are incredibly cheap and can be pressure cooked (instant pot) or slow cooked into pulled pork with seasonings, or you can get slightly fancier, make a marinade of coconut aminos and orange juice (or apple juice and apple cider vinegar, or rice wine vinegar, mirin, soy sauce, whatever, just make sure there’s some salt and some acid and some sweetness in the marinade to help tenderize the meat), and cut the shoulder roast into 3/4 inch thick steaks, cutting across the grain, then put in a bag or bowl with the marinade overnight. We add onions and garlic and shallots to the marinade because I can digestively tolerate them only if they’ve been soaking in acid of some sort for a while.  My favorite is to marinade in orange juice, coconut aminos, chilis, onion, garlic, etc. overnight, then pan fry the steaks, turning often, until golden brown. The resulting pork shoulder steaks get cut into strips and served a variety of ways--tacos, sandwiches, lettuce wraps, whatever. We usually use about 8 oz per person if there’s no fancy sandwich toppings, and 6 oz per person or less if making wraps or tacos. I have to have a little more energy for this method, and will often have someone else prep the aromatics. 

3. Eggs Even farm eggs, if you live anywhere near a rural area, can be had for less than 50 cents an egg, and regular conventional eggs have been $2 per dozen or less basically as long as I’ve been alive. Basic egg recipes can go from fridge to table in about 5 minutes. I usually get eggs from a friend whose neighbors have backyard chickens, for about $4 per dozen. A good nonstick egg pan + eggs is a fast way to get protein into you without spending all your energy doing it. Over easy, scrambled, omelet, or my kid’s favorite, egg in the hole... all cheap and incredibly fast.

4. Beef Most beef is not cheap, and has been getting steadily more expensive for years. That said, if you understand how to cook various less fancy cuts, and shop at a local butcher, chances are you can get your meat for far less than a typical grocery store. I rarely go for things like ribeye or filet. We’re all about the round roast, chuck roast and flat iron here. Also like the shank. I rarely spend more than $7 per pound on beef, usually closer to $6. But again, we’re shopping at a local butcher who sources meat locally and does all breakdown themselves.  Tricks: Look for a whole flat iron and ask the butcher to cut it. The method I ask for is “Please cut it off the silverskin and then into 6 oz portions.” This eliminates most of the gristle layer, leaving incredibly tender meat with a ton of flavor. The flat iron is from the chuck, but is a specific muscle that doesn’t get used a lot, so it’s very tender. Round roast, tip roast... these can be just salted and roasted very slowly (like, 200 F) if you have a meat thermometer with a probe that can stay in the meat, so that you roast it at very low temp until it comes up to about 110-120 degrees, then you take it out, turn the oven up to like 450, put a rub on the meat, and blast it at high heat until the probe is at 140. Then you let it rest for a while and come up a few more degrees, and what you get is a roast with a crust, as tender as the cut is likely to get while staying pink, which, cut thin, will be fantastic roast beef. If you don’t have a fancy thermometer, we usually start it high, then turn it down without opening the oven and let it go for an hour or so before checking with a cheap thermometer. But you can also cut into smaller pieces, marinade, and stir fry. You can ask the butcher to cut your roast into chunks for stir fry, if you aren’t up to the cutting.

Chuck, shank, and other tough cuts can be pressure cooked into super tender pot roast very quickly. Wine, mushrooms... We use cheap sulfite-free wine and whatever mushrooms are most affordable for this. 

 5. Lamb Lamb can be pricey, but we get a boneless leg roast (grass fed) at Costco for about $6 per pound, which is one of the best prices out there for grass fed meat. We use the roast in one of two ways: We either roast it low and slow like beef, serving it rare, or we cube it and pressure cook it with savory liquids and then serve it with coconut milk and curry paste over rice. So good.  6. Duck Our local Asian markets usually have whole duck for $3.50-ish per pound. It’s outrageously expensive literally anywhere else. Duck doesn’t cook like chicken, exactly... you must score the fat if you want it crispy, which means poking the fat without poking the meat. We roast at high temp, flipping as needed, to get a very crisp duck without drying out the breast. SAVE the drippings and use them in soup, or to cook eggs or potatoes in. Duck fat is like gold. So much flavor. 1 duck feeds 3 of us an indulgent amount of duck.  Cooking gadgets for reducing the amount of physical energy you need to cook things: I never, ever use slow cookers because even used properly they seem to create less flavor than the pressure cooker methods. Pressure cookers are like slow cookers for procrastinators. Things that normally would take all day take an hour. Things that would take a couple of hours will take 30 minutes. The amount of money you can save in cooking beans alone vs. canned will pay for it. Pressure cooker is often the difference between me making homemade stock and throwing the carcass away. They’re also about as efficient at transferring heat into meat as any form of cooking you can get, so the energy savings are not irrelevant. Instant Pot is $70-ish at Costco right now, I’m just saying.  An oven is helpful, but if you don’t have a full sized oven or can’t bend that way, a toaster oven can do a LOT. If you can get one that is large enough to cook a chicken in, you don’t need a larger oven if you aren’t doing large scale cooking. If you have a child who wants to learn to cook, a cheap toaster oven costs about the same as an EZ bake, but is an actual real kitchen device which can do real cooking. Spend a little more and get one with air circulation and a little more interior space if you can afford the counter space and the money.  I know people like air fryers, I’ve not seen the point. Very few things an air fryer can do that a convection toaster oven can’t, and the form factor is better for the toaster oven for cooking a reasonable amount of tater tots. (priorities!)

Food processor: If you find chopping things a barrier, food processors can slice and grate very quickly, and rinse off nicely without a lot of elbow grease. I don’t usually bother, but I have minions who will do chop prep for me. If you don’t, even a small food processor will be less taxing on sore joints than most chopping. If you want to make pastry, a food processor is a must if you have energy issues. 

Knives and a means to sharpen them: dull knives make cooking incredibly exhausting and tedious. Sharp knives make it all work so much better. The base price of the knife is less important than the condition you keep it in, as youtube will be happy to show you in a variety of mesmerizing videos. 

Meat thermometer: Sort by reviews, ignore any where the reviews are suspicious. My strong preference is for digital quick-read ($10ish) OR probe-style leave-in. ($20-ish) You want this for food safety AND so that you can avoid overcooking roasts. 

Cutting board: ideal is something with a groove (prevents juices from flooding the counter and contaminating everything) that runs around the edge. Cheap plastic boards can be convenient, I guess, but are harder to get reliably clean than wood, which tends to kill off germs. My favorites are bamboo. Not terribly spendy, super pretty, work very well. 

The pans I use: 9x13 pyrex baking dish for most of our chicken stuff dark enamel roaster (not huge unless you’re going to do turkeys) for beef roasts (very cheap) large baking trays lined with silpats (both bought at costco, idek, they’re ideal for tater tots and such and don’t get problems with sticking and are easy to clean)  Nonstick PFOA-free egg pan, sautee pan and 11 inch griddle. I think I spent $22 at Target on three egg-type pans of different sizes? Not particularly spendy, but you do need to replace them every 5 years or so. variety of saucepans and pots in stainless (I have cuisnart and Kirkland and they’re fine and last kind of forever barring disasters and sometimes even then. Can be bought second hand.) We use a lot of pyrex stuff because it’s convenient for leftovers and mise en place. If you have someone helping with chop prep, little dishes full of prepped things make the cooking go so much easier. But you can do that in regular dishes too, we’re just fancy that way (and I stg the pyrex breeds in the cupboard.)

I’ll talk starches if people want. 

#Mine

[theblondebuckeye]

26 Quick and Easy Canned Chicken Recipes and Ideas (Best Ever!)

Want to save time in the kitchen while also getting creative with canned chicken? Here are 23 quick and easy canned chicken recipes to transform this popular protein into something spectacular! It's more adaptable than canned tuna. These recipes for breakfast, lunch, and weeknight dinner range from Buffalo Chicken Dip to hearty Chicken Taco Soup to cheesy Chicken Casseroles. If canned chicken isn't already in your pantry, I recommend adding it because it's versatile, delicious, and inexpensive. The best part is that it cuts your cooking time in half. Canned chicken is low in fat and high in protein, making it ideal for everything from breakfast delights to fresh and colorful salads to satisfying dinners like quesadillas. On busy days when you're out of fresh chicken and forgot to take the frozen one out of the freezer, canned chicken comes in handy.

Quick and Easy Canned Chicken Recipes Suggested Posts: - Oven Baked Chicken Fillet Recipe - Famous BBQ Chicken Pizza - Air Fryer BBQ Chicken Recipe

MEALS YOU CAN MAKE WITH CANNED CHICKEN

Although canned chicken can be eaten on its own, it tastes much better when cooked with other ingredients, which masks the "canned" flavor. Have you ever wondered what you could make with canned chicken? There are numerous ways to enjoy canned chunk chicken. Simple ingredients can be combined to create healthy and delicious recipes. To get you started, I've included some of the best canned chicken recipes below. It's a complete game changer! Alternative Video: Canned Chicken Recipes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7kfLArH06E

KIRKLAND CANNED CHICKEN RECIPES

1. CHICKEN SALAD SANDWICHES

Canned Salad Sandwich When I'm hosting a luncheon or a shower, I make Chicken Salad Sandwiches. Tender chicken, grapes, nuts, and a delectable sauce are a winning combination. Delicious! 2. CANNED CHICKEN SALAD

Canned Chicken Salad This brunch staple is made deliciously from canned chicken! Smother those morsels in mayonnaise for an out-of-this-world sandwich filler. This simple chicken salad recipe is quick to prepare and delicious to serve. Dress up your sandwich with tomato and lettuce or eat it plain. 3. RANCH CHICKEN CHEESE DIP

Ranch Chicken Cheese Dip I've never been disappointed by the word ranch. This ranch chicken cheese dip is loaded with flavor! This flavorful dip isn't ready for your next block party! This creamy chicken cheese dip is ideal for serving with crackers or corn chips. Everyone will enjoy this appetizer, which has a strong ranch flavor. 4. CRESCENT CHICKEN ROLL UPS

Crescent Chicken Roll Ups Anything wrapped in a crescent roll would appeal to me, and these crescent chicken roll-ups are no exception. Buttery, flaky rolls encase a creamy, savory chicken filling for a dish that everyone will love. Even the pickiest eaters will beg for more!

CANNED CHICKEN RECIPES WITH RICE

5. CHICKEN FRIED RICE

Chicken Fried Rice There will be no takeout! With this recipe, you can make your own fried rice in no time! Make all of your favorite fried rice flavors in your own kitchen. This fried rice is bursting at the seams with vegetables! You can make the recipe exactly as written or use whatever produce you have on hand. 6. CREAMY CHICKEN AND RICE CASSEROLE

Creamy Chicken and Rice Casserole This Chicken and Rice Casserole is one of our family's all-time favorites! It's ultra-creamy, loaded with tender rice and tender chicken, and topped with buttery ritz crackers. 7. SOUTHWEST CHICKEN AND RICE

Southwest Chicken and Rice This Southwest Chicken and Rice is bursting with flavor and made entirely in one pan. It's ideal for meal prep, and with so many options, you're sure to find one that everyone in your family will enjoy! 8. CHICKEN ENCHILADA RICE CASSEROLE

Chicken Enchilada Rice Casserole In just 50 minutes, you can have this Chicken Enchilada Rice Casserole on the table. You've got all the ingredients for a chicken enchilada, but instead of tortillas, you've got rice. It's simply delectable! The cheesy, hearty flavor is what immediately distinguishes this dish. Absolutely delectable!

CHUNK CHICKEN BREAST IN WATER RECIPES

9. SALSA RANCH CHICKEN WRAP

Salsa Ranch Chicken Wrap Make these fiesta-inspired salsa ranch chicken wraps with canned chicken. I had no idea you could pack this much flavor into a single tortilla! Combine creamy ranch dressing and spicy salsa to create a classic Tex-Mex flavor! 10. CHICKEN NOODLE CASSEROLE

Chicken Noodle Casserole Chicken noodle soup has long been a childhood favorite, and many adults enjoy it as well! It brightens up any day with its buttery broth and comforting noodles. In this delectable casserole, you can enjoy all of the familiar flavors and textures of Campbell's famous soup. 11. CHICKEN POT PIE

Chicken Pot Pie This is another delicious chicken dish that is always a hit. Smother your canned chicken in a hearty gravy before topping it with a buttery crust. By using a can of chicken instead of boiling it, you can save time! 12. AVOCADO CHICKEN SALAD

Avocado Chicken Salad Toss some creamy chunks of avocado with your chicken and mayo to make a west coast-style chicken salad. Avocado, the superfood, is exactly what you need to get you through the day! For a fun crunch, top this chicken salad with bread, crackers, or even rice cakes!

WHOLE CANNED CHICKEN RECIPES

13. CHICKEN MACARONI SALAD

Chicken Macaroni Salad Recipe You've had chicken salad, and now you can have the best of both worlds with this chicken macaroni salad. Noodles are always popular, and you can now pair them with the ever-popular chicken salad craze. 14. CHEESY CHICKEN PASTA

Chicken Pasta Recipe Doesn't that title make you want to eat something? Enjoy three of your favorite foods in one delicious pasta dish. Tender red pepper pieces add a pop of color and flavor to this perfect dish. 15. CHICKEN QUESADILLA

Quick Chicken Quesadillas Recipe Think again if you think you know how to make a chicken quesadilla! This recipe modernizes the classic chicken quesadilla. Add black beans and taco sauce to your chicken and cheese mixture to up your quesadilla game.

BEST CANNED CHICKEN RECIPES

16. CHICKEN DIP

Chicken Dip This creamy, well-seasoned chicken appetizer will have you drooling! This dip is a hit thanks to key ingredients like ranch dressing, bacon, and cream cheese. When you bring this appetizer to your next party, you can spend more time partying and less time cooking. 17. CHICKEN PATTIES

Keto Chicken Patties Throw out your frozen chicken nuggets because once you try these chicken patties, you'll never go back! Before rolling individual chicken patties in crispy bread crumbs, combine your canned chicken with this creamy dill and parmesan batter. 18. CHICKEN TACO SOUP

Chicken Taco Soup Taco Tuesday has just gotten a whole lot more exciting! Replace the traditional taco with this chicken taco soup. This soup is the perfect substitute for traditional tortillas, as it contains all of your favorite taco flavors and toppings. With this recipe, you'll discover a whole new way to enjoy chicken! 19. CHICKEN CAESAR WRAP

Chicken Caesar Wrap These creamy chicken caesar wraps are ideal for a quick lunch or light dinner! These flavorful wraps are made quickly with ready-made chicken and salad dressing. With a filling this flavorful, no one will guess this dish was thrown together at the last minute.

Healthy Canned Chicken Recipes

20 Healthy Chicken parmesan patties 

Healthy Chicken parmesan patties  Chicken parmesan patties are made from canned chicken breast, parmesan cheese, and baby spinach that has been pan-fried to perfection!  This simple and delicious recipe, which is low in carbs and high in flavor, is the ideal way to use canned chicken! 1 gram net carbohydrate per pattie Broccoli beef, chicken tenders, or these chicken parmesan patties are some of my favorite quick and easy low carb dishes.

Spicy Canned Chicken Recipes

21. Spicy Buffalo Chicken Dip Recipe

Buffalo Chicken Dip Recipe with Sauce This Buffalo Chicken Dip has the same flavor profile as buffalo chicken wings, but with the added bonus of Franks RedHot original spicy sauce. This dip is cheesy, creamy, spicy, and delicious, similar to our Hot Shrimp Dip or our renowned Spinach Artichoke Dip. It's ideal for any celebration, as well as a game-day appetizer. All you need to do is combine the ingredients and bake them (or use the crockpot method below). This Buffalo Chicken Dip is a creamy, spicy, cheesy delight. This chicken dip is ideal for gatherings and may be served with chips or veggie sticks. It's also quite simple — just mix and bake. We appreciate how well it reheats, making it an ideal make-ahead appetizer. 22. Spicy Canned Chicken Salad

Spicy Canned Chicken Salad Make your life more interesting by adding some canned chicken to your diet. This Spicy Canned Chicken Salad with Greek Yogurt recipe is the ideal combination of quick, healthy, and DELICIOUS! If you're looking for a new way to enhance the flavor of your chicken, try this high-protein dish.

Traditional Chicken Salad Recipes

23. TRADITIONAL CHICKEN SALAD

TRADITIONAL CHICKEN SALAD We adore traditional chicken salad, and I really enjoy making it for parties and get-togethers because it's sweet, flavorful, and filling. This recipe is always a hit and works well with practically any other type of food, including soups, salads, fruit, and hors d'oeuvres. Chicken salad can also be made in a variety of ways. You can pick and choose which mix-ins and flavors you like. You can add dill and pickles to make it more tangy, or keep it basic with celery and grapes. For a more upscale presentation, serve it on lettuce or a croissant roll. It's ideal for a luncheon, a shower, a barbecue, or a lighter dinner when something else is simply too much. 24. Classic Chicken Salad

Classic Chicken Salad A classic chicken salad recipe is usually a crowd-pleaser at a picnic, a barbeque, or an office party! With just a few ingredients, you can make a cold, creamy salad or the filling for a homemade chicken salad sandwich or wrap! Keep this simple recipe on hand for last-minute sandwich preparation when unexpected invitations arise! Read the full article

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Hormel Spam. Yes, really. Spam is reasonably priced and actually made from good quality meat. Unlike a lot of processed meat products it isn’t mechanically recovered scrap; it’s chopped pork shoulder and ham. Spam is surprisingly nutritious if you’re in a survival situation; it’s full of the things you need that wellness gurus hate, but your body craves when it’s working hard – fat, sodium and protein. Spam is also incredibly versatile. It can be eaten straight out the tin, or sliced and used as a sandwich filling. Alternatively you can fry or grill it, add chunks to a stew, make Spam kebabs or chop it up and add some spammy goodness to a pasta sauce or chili.

Great Value Chunk Chicken Breast. WalMart sell this in 12.5 oz cans, and often have a special offer on a two-pack. What you get is a can of diced chicken breast with rib meat, fully cooked and packed in water. It’s ready to eat, so you can use it to improve a salad. Alternatively, add it to soups, stews, stir fry or curries. The water from the tin picks up enough chicken flavor to make a pretty good broth, too. This is a great source of protein.

Great Value Beef Stew. Another WalMart staple; this is a 20 oz can of meat, potatoes and carrots and it costs less than two bucks. It’s fully cooked, so you can eat it cold if you have to, and it’s easily heated. It isn’t the most exciting stew in the world but makes a great base. Add seasonings, or mix in foraged greens; this makes the greens a lot tastier and adds nutrients to the stew. That’s not to say it isn’t plenty nutritious already; it has loads of fat, protein and energy. Yes, if you’re physically active these are nutrients.

Kirkland Roast Beef in Beef Broth. Two dozen 12 oz cans of this costs around $90 at CostCo. It’s more expensive than the Great Value stew, but what you get is just chunks of cooked premium beef. It can be eaten cold, but where it really comes in useful is as an ingredient in stews and other dishes. It’s very lean, with just enough fat to add flavor.

Hormel Chili with Beans. This comes in 15 oz or 38 oz cans, and either way it costs about a dime an ounce. It’s also tasty and can be eaten right from the can if necessary. Otherwise it’s a great way to add flavor to rice, beans or even pasta – a 15 oz can and four cups of rice will feed a family. The chili itself also has a decent amount of fiber, as well as protein and energy.

Canned Tuna in oil. Tuna tastes great and has dozens of uses, from tuna salad to pasta sauces and soups. It’s a very good source of protein and essential fatty acids, too. Buy tuna in oil – olive oil if you like it, vegetable otherwise – because it lasts longer and preserves the fish’s nutrients. Starkist is a good value brand you can find most places, but any tuna will do. It’s best to go for plain old fish instead of a fancy seasoned or roasted variety; you’ll save money, and you can add the finishing touches yourself. Why pay an extra $1 for a 5 oz can just because there’s a nickel’s worth of garlic in it?

Baked Beans. These are a great side for breakfast or a whole range of meals. They can also be added to soups, chili, stew and even soups. They have loads of protein and fiber, they’re tasty and they can be perked up with your favorite seasonings. Most grocery stores have an economy brand that sells for not very much, so there’s no reason not to have a few cases of these in your store.

Green Beans. Greens can be hard to find in winter, and unless you’ve managed to get a crop in and can some you can find yourself craving them through the cold weather. Green beans are a simple solution. They’re cheap and can be used in a whole load of different ways. Steam them as a side, drain and mix with dressing or Miracle Whip to make a salad, or add them to soups and stews. WalMart will sell you a 14.5 oz can of whole green beans for 68 cents.

Corn. Growing and canning corn is a lot of work; four 15 oz cans of it will cost less than $3. Like green beans this is a really versatile vegetable that can go in everything from salads to chili.

Diced tomatoes. Get diced tomatoes instead of canned tomato sauce; you can turn them into sauce easily enough with a blender or by forcing them through a sieve, but you can’t turn sauce into tomato chunks if that’s what you’re looking for. Tomatoes need faster rotation than the other goods we’ve looked at because they’re acidic, but they’re so versatile that shouldn’t be a problem. Soups, stews, pasta sauce… you can add them to practically anything. They’re not massively nutritious, but they make your cooking taste a whole lot better.

Canned goods have a long life, but to extend that as far as possible it’s vital to store them correctly. Incorrect storage can shorten the life of your food, and even risk dangerous food poisoning.

Check all cans before storage. If there’s any sign of damage, don’t risk it; throw the can away or, if you know it got dented when you dropped it taking it out the car, use it immediately. Dents and dings create weak spots that rust can attack.

Like most other foods cans do best in a cool, dark place that doesn’t suffer from major temperature changes. Freezing temperatures might not obviously split the can, but they could open up tiny gaps that let air and microbes in.

Related: Homemade 72 Hour Emergency Food Supply Kits

How long you should store canned goods for

Meat, fish and low acid foods (soup, vegetables) – 3 years

High-acid foods (tomatoes, pickles, fruit) – 2 years

Fruit juice – 1 year

Rotate your store periodically; add a few cans to your weekly shop, put them at the back of the shelf and use the cans from the front. That way you’ll keep your stockpile as fresh as possible, so its shelf life is at a maximum when you really need it.

#reserve food #prepper #prepper nation #how to be a prepper #food stuffs

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10 Smart Costco Products This Busy Mom Always Buys in Bulk

As a food writer and recipe developer, I’m also by default a professional food shopper. I have all kinds of user-generated algorithms in my mind about where I like to buy certain things, how much I want to spend on them, how much of them I want to keep on hand, and so on. Even though I need to shop continuously for my job, and, like many people, I have a family who needs to be fed, I still get a little adrenaline rush when I food-shop. And thank goodness, because it’s a pretty big part of my life.

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I’m also a little bit of a hoarder. When I see only four rolls of paper towels in the closet, I start to feel a little frisson of panic. But buying things in bulk has its pros and its cons. The pros include being stocked up for a long time, and usually saving some cash when you compare prices by weight, volume, or unit against smaller packages. The cons are buying too much of something, which can be problematic in terms of storage space (especially for those of us city-dwellers), and also spoilage (it feels so wasteful to throw away half of a 64-ounce container of sour cream just because it was a little cheaper per ounce than the smaller tub).

Few places challenge our abilities to bulk-shop smartly like Costco. The choices range from necessary to enticingly impulse-purchase-y, and the size of the packages is usually large to ginormous. But there are some items I have no qualms about piling high in my cart on repeat. Your list of Costco stocker-uppers will surely vary from mine, but these are the items that I most often load up on.

1. Broth

There are a variety of brands sold at Costco, and a variety of sizes, from big 50-ounce cans to packs of smaller 32-ounce cartons or multipacks of 14.5-ounce cans. The options often include chicken, beef, vegetable, organic, and less-sodium. I use gallons of broth every week—in soups, stews, sauces, and casseroles. You name it. If it’s savory and hot, there might well be broth in it. I like to keep an assortment of sizes of cartons and cans on hand for various recipe needs.

Want to make a rich, semi-homemade chicken stock? While you're there, buy a rotisserie chicken (one of Costco’s most famous products for quality and price—$4.99!), have it for dinner and use the carcass and some of that store-bought broth to make delicious, mahogany-colored stock. Add ramen (without the seasoning packet) and any leftover shredded meat from the rotisserie chicken to make the world’s easiest chicken noodle soup.

2. Canned Tomatoes

There are often several versions available—whole, crushed, diced, paste, and sauce. I buy these in two sizes: the mega cans (6.6 pounds) and the eight-packs of everyday 28-ounce cans. The big cans are for huge batches of pasta sauces, like bolognese or marinara (which I love to freeze), and for when I’m throwing the occasional lasagna party. The smaller sizes are for day-to-day cooking, for recipes like my One-Skillet Cheesy Beef and Macaroni or Fragrant Chicken Tomato Soup. Costco can carry a variety of brands. Last time I got eight 28-ounce cans of Tuttorosso crushed tomatoes for $6.39 (about 80 cents each). Or if you want to splurge on the San Marzano tomatoes, those can be bought for $8.99 for a three pack of 28-ounce cans.

3. Parmesan

If you cook with real Parmesan regularly, then you know that this cheese is a) expensive and b) worth it. But the wedge Parmesan carried by Costco is a mere $10.59 per pound (some versions even less). Plus, it lasts for months when properly stored, and you can grate it freshly as needed. Perfect over salads, pastas, or this simple, four-ingredient creamed kale .

4. Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts

Costco makes it easy to buy their chicken breasts in bulk because they come in connected, perforated six-packs, each containing about 1.5 pounds of chicken breasts (9 or so pounds total). This allows you to open and use as many sections as you want and leave the rest perfectly sealed. These sealed packages can also go right into the freezer, and are easy to pull out and defrost in the fridge as you need them. They're $2.79 per pound, and also available in organic form for $4.99 per pound. Organic boneless, skinless thighs are $3.99 per pound, packaged in the same way (for some reason the boneless thighs are only available in an organic version).

Whatever the recipe—whether it's grilled chicken breasts, marinated kebabs, or rolled cutlets, you'll know that you're set because you've got some bulk chicken hanging out in the freezer.

5. Hearts of Palm

This is a weird one, I know, but I love hearts of palm dearly—and they can be very pricey! Since they come canned or jarred, they last for years. But because I add them to as many salads as I can and eat them by the handful as a snack, I can never have too many jars in stock. (Hearts of palm were also my pregnancy craving—I ate them every day while I was gestating Charlie.)

6. Peanuts

Okay, well, for those of you without allergies to tree nuts, I guess this would translate to ALL nuts. I'm only able to eat peanuts, though, and my family eats a lot of them. Luckily Costco has quite a number of ways for us to sate my peanut fix in a more economical way: The most important buy is the 48-pack of 1-ounce Planters salted peanut packs. I know you can do even better price-wise when you buy larger containers, but I appreciate the individual packages because they help me keep track of how many peanuts I'm inhaling. They're also terrific protein-filled snacks to keep in my bag when I'm on the go.

I also love the 2 1/2–pound canister of Kirkland Super Extra Large Peanuts, which are impossible to resist at just $6.69—but you need some serious self-discipline with these in the house, or a lot of peanut loving friends. Or just whip up a batch of cookies.

7. Cooking Spray

Sometimes you can find their house brand of cooking spray, Kirkland, which is very well priced. But even if they're only carrying classic Pam, you're going to save some real cash. Two 12-ounce cans are $6.99 at Costco, compared to about $4 to $5 for a single 8-ounce can at a standard national supermarket. And cooking sprays last forever, both in terms of spoilage and in terms of use. A critical staple to keep on hand for all manner of baking projects.

8. Pure Vanilla Extract

If you're a baker (or you're a reluctant one because your kids go to a bake-sale heavy school), then you'll immediately realize what a great price you’re getting for their big 16-ounce bottle of vanilla extract. $34.99 is a total steal, it lasts for years, and the quality is great—pure vanilla, not artificially flavored (which is not worth using even if it’s free, by the way). Elsewhere, a 1-ounce bottle of a leading national vanilla brand might be closer to $6 or $7, which would translate to almost over $100 if you were to buy the same amount of vanilla, or 16 of those little bottles. Startling, huh? Now you won’t need to hesitate before baking up a batch of oatmeal or chocolate chunk cookies.

9. Aluminum Foil

I have what can only be termed a deep, meaningful relationship with my oversized role of Kirkland Signature Reynolds Foodservice Foil. 12x1000 feet of aluminum foil may not be what everyone needs in their house, but if you regularly line baking sheets and wrap brownies for freezing (before sliding them into zipper-sealed bags of course), then you can seriously save a large amount of money by purchasing this mega-roll. I buy about one of these a year for $27.99, and that carries me right on through.

10. Prosciutto

While I know that you can’t stock up on prosciutto the way you can on paper towels or aluminum foil, a sealed package will last for four whole months, so you can certainly buy for the future. And it just so happens that my kids' favorite sandwich is prosciutto and mozzarella on a baguette. On my last visit to Costco, a 1-pound sleeve of Citterio prosciutto was priced at $9.99. Suddenly indulgences like prosciutto-wrapped shrimp and this easy party appetizer seem much more accessible.

What do YOU like to buy in bulk at Costco? Let us know in the comments below.

This post is an unsponsored grocery-store love letter.

Source: https://food52.com/blog/23614-best-costco-products-to-buy-in-bulk

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🪐 + 📚 + 🔪

🧡🧡🧡🧡 for the ask

🪐 ⇢ name three good things going on in your life right now

Ohhh man, I’m scared if I say anything is good I’ll jinx it. 😬

1) I bought one of those Kirkland chicken nuggets bags for the first time and everyone in my family loved them and the whole bag is gone in 4 days. Highly recommend. They’re those “lightly breaded chicken breast chunks” in the green and white bag.

2) My favorite sushi spot (same one I wrote into Rough Night like a dork lmao) almost closed because the sushi chef / owner has colon cancer. But with a lot of community support they were able to stay open while he received treatment and he is back to making the most amazing, freshest sushi. 🥰 They are the nicest people and I couldn’t be happier about how good he looks.

3) My kid’s teacher has not needed to send me a note about his behavior in over two weeks! Which is an achievement for him. She’s the sweetest, most amazing teacher. We requested her special for when he started at this school and she’s been so patient. I’m going to give her an end of year tip for the way she’s been able to handle him and his need to… entertain.

📚 ⇢ what's the last thing you wrote down in your notes app? 

A Goodreads review for a book I recently finished. This is the book and I gave it 2 stars because it was really silly.

🔪 ⇢ what's the weirdest topic you researched for a writing project?

Oh, you know, what we all research. Various forms of real estate fraud, embezzlement, money laundering. Various positions in city office and administration and what they do. Where all the Dollar Trees are located in the Detroit area. I truly appreciate how this fandom is committed to its craft and making realistic crime scenarios and want to contribute on par with the greats. 😁

My apologies to anyone who’s reposted the Truth or Dare Ask Game and if I haven’t sent you an ask! I feel like my settings on here should be adjusted to avoid algorithms and suggestions and focus on those I actively follow. I just haven’t found how.

#ask games #truth or dare ask game

[fiftytwotwentythree]

Wellness Wednesday:

Back To Reality

I will admit that it felt uneasy taking a week long Thanksgiving vacation from work, but once I got in the thick of lounging around I didn't give work a second thought.

What did I do?

Not much - and it was spectacular!

I only left my hideaway twice - once for snacks and once for entertainment - the rest of the week was jam packed with lounging and gaming (VR and Boardgames).

I ended up leaving my vacation dreading going back to work and slightly addicted to VR gaming.

Oh! And one other note - one side effect from losing weight that I discovered - apparently I lost all the good cushioning in my butt and now I can't handle sitting in a car longer than 2 hours. My rear end was killing me - absolute worst part of the vacation - and to be honest there could have been worse things.

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48th CHECK-IN:

Current Goals:

Lose 52 lbs: Completed

Loss 52 lbs as of 4/12/2023

Milestone: Loss 100 lbs as of 11/01/2023

New Goal: Maintain or Continue on The Weight Loss Path

Avoid "Junk Food"

Minimize Take-Out / Fast Food Consumption

Short Term:

Vegetarian-ish Diet: Completed

End Date: 4/09/2023 - 46 Days Total

Groundhog Day Diet: Completed*

10/01/2023 - 10/31/2023

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Meal Tracker:

THURSDAY

Lunch:

Turkey

(4) Sweet Hawaiian Buns

(4) Scoops of Mashed Potatoes

- Gravy

(4) Scoops of Corn

(4) Scoops of Green Bean Casserole

(2) Scoops of Stuffing

(2) Glasses of Chocolate Milk

Snack:

Bag of BBQ Corn Nuts

(2 - 0.5oz) Bags of Smartfood's White Cheddar Popcorn

Bag of Ranch Corn Nuts

Bag of Smartfood's White Cheddar Popcorn

Supper:

Guy Fieri's Sloppy Joe Mac & Cheese

(1) Glass of Chocolate Milk

FRIDAY

Lunch:

(Leftover) Turkey Sandwich

- Mayo

Snack:

Bag of Orville Redenbacher Ultimate Butter Popcorn

Bag of BBQ Corn Nuts

Small Plate of Buffalo Chicken Dip

- (2) Pieces of Toast

Supper:

(2) Bowls of Crockpot Chili

Sour Cream

Shredded Cheese

SATURDAY

Breakfast:

(2) El Monterey Signature Egg, Applewood Smoked Bacon, & Cheese Burritos

(2) El Monterey Signature Egg, Sausage, Cheese, & Potato Burritos

- Mix of Sour Cream and Salsa

Snack:

Bag of Ranch Corn Nuts

Beer Cheess Dip

(1) Slice of Bread

Lunch:

(2) Softshell Tacos

- Ground Beef

- Lettuce

- Shredded Mexican Cheese

- Salsa

- Sour Cream

Supper:

Banquet Mega Bowl: Buffalo-Style Chicken Mac N' Cheese

SUNDAY

Snack:

Bag of Corn Poppers Beer Cheese Popcorn

Bag of BBQ Corn Nuts

Individual Bag of Sahale Snacks Pomegranate Vanilla Flavored Cashews Glazed Mix

Individual Bag of Sahale Snacks Classic Fruit + Nuts Trail Mix

Supper:

Chipotle Chicken and Pineapple Burrito

- Extra Large Tortilla

- Herdez Shredded Chicken

- Dole Pineapple Chunks

- Guacamole

- Sour Cream

- Restaurant Style Salsa

- Ole West Queso

- Shredded Mexican Cheese

- Bag Yakitori Chicken with Japanese Style Fried Rice

(6) Slices of Cheddar Cheese

(10) Slices of Pepperjack Cheese

(1) Glass of Chocolate Milk

MONDAY

Lunch:

(2) Turkey & Swiss on Wheat Toast

(1) Glass of Chocolate Milk

Snack:

(3 - 0.5oz) Bags of Smartfood's White Cheddar Popcorn

Serving of Good & Gather's Tex Mex Trail Mix

Supper:

Can of Progresso Rigati Pasta & Meatball Soup

- 10 Crackers

(10) Crockpot BBQ Meatballs

(1) Glass of Chocolate Milk

TUESDAY

Lunch:

Turkey & Swiss on Wheat Toast

Serving of Good & Gather's Tex Mex Trail Mix

Snack:

Serving of Good & Gather's Tex Mex Trail Mix

Bag of Orville Redenbacher Ultimate Butter Popcorn

Supper:

Can of Progresso Italian Sausage and Potato Soup

(1) Glass of Chocolate Milk

WEDNESDAY

Lunch:

(2) Turkey & Pepperjack on Wheat Toast

Snack:

(2) Servings of Good & Gather's Tex Mex Trail Mix

Serving of Kirkland Signature Roasted Garlic and Herb Seasoned Almonds

Bag of Orville Redenbacher Ultimate Butter Popcorn

(1) Glass of Chocolate Milk

Supper:

(8) LaPaloma Beef & Cheese Empanadas

(12) Farm Rich Mozzarella Sticks

- Paul Newman's Marinara Sauce

(1) Glass of Chocolate Milk

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Workouts:

THURSDAY

(400) Jumping Jacks [8 sets of 50]

(100) Glute Bridges [4 sets of 25]

(100) Push-Ups [10 sets of 10]

(100) Sit-Ups [5 Sets of 20]

(100) Reverse Leg Lifts [10 sets of 10]

(100) Leg Kickbacks [10 sets of 10]

(5 min) Planks [5 Sets of 1 min]

FRIDAY

(400) Jumping Jacks [8 sets of 50]

(100) Glute Bridges [4 sets of 25]

(100) Push-Ups [10 sets of 10]

(100) Sit-Ups [5 Sets of 20]

(100) Reverse Leg Lifts [10 sets of 10]

(100) Leg Kickbacks [10 sets of 10]

(5 min) Planks [5 Sets of 1 min]

SATURDAY

(400) Jumping Jacks [8 sets of 50]

(100) Glute Bridges [4 sets of 25]

(100) Push-Ups [10 sets of 10]

(100) Sit-Ups [5 Sets of 20]

(100) Reverse Leg Lifts [10 sets of 10]

(100) Leg Kickbacks [10 sets of 10]

(5 min) Planks [5 Sets of 1 min]

SUNDAY

(400) Jumping Jacks [8 sets of 50]

(100) Glute Bridges [4 sets of 25]

(100) Push-Ups [10 sets of 10]

(100) Sit-Ups [5 Sets of 20]

(100) Squats [4 sets of 25]

(100) Reverse Leg Lifts [10 sets of 10]

(100) Leg Kickbacks [10 sets of 10]

(10 min) Planks [10 Sets of 1 min]

(5 min) 6 Inches [10 Sets of 30 sec]

(100) Leg Lifts [10 Sets of 10]

MONDAY

* Afternoon Workout *

(400) Jumping Jacks [8 sets of 50]

(100) Glute Bridges [4 sets of 25]

(100) Push-Ups [10 sets of 10]

(100) Reverse Leg Lifts [10 sets of 10]

(100) Leg Kickbacks [10 sets of 10]

(100) Sit-Ups [5 Sets of 20]

(10 min) Planks [10 Sets of 1 min]

(5 min) 6 Inches [10 Sets of 30 sec]

(100) Leg Lifts [10 Sets of 10]

* Evening Workout *

(400) Jumping Jacks [8 sets of 50]

(100) Glute Bridges [4 sets of 25]

(100) Push-Ups [10 sets of 10]

(100) Sit-Ups [5 Sets of 20]

(100) Reverse Leg Lifts [10 sets of 10]

(100) Leg Kickbacks [10 sets of 10]

(10 min) Planks [10 Sets of 1 min]

(5 min) 6 Inches [10 Sets of 30 sec]

(100) Leg Lifts [10 Sets of 10]

TUESDAY

* Morning Workout *

(400) Jumping Jacks [8 sets of 50]

(100) Glute Bridges [4 sets of 25]

(100) Push-Ups [10 sets of 10]

(100) Sit-Ups [5 Sets of 20]

(100) Reverse Leg Lifts [10 sets of 10]

(100) Leg Kickbacks [10 sets of 10]

(10 min) Planks [10 Sets of 1 min]

(5 min) 6 Inches [10 Sets of 30 sec]

(100) Leg Lifts [10 Sets of 10]

* Afternoon Workout *

(400) Jumping Jacks [8 sets of 50]

(100) Glute Bridges [4 sets of 25]

(100) Push-Ups [10 sets of 10]

(100) Reverse Leg Lifts [10 sets of 10]

(100) Leg Kickbacks [10 sets of 10]

(100) Sit-Ups [5 Sets of 20]

(10 min) Planks [10 Sets of 1 min]

(5 min) 6 Inches [10 Sets of 30 sec]

(100) Leg Lifts [10 Sets of 10]

* Evening Workout *

(400) Jumping Jacks [8 sets of 50]

(100) Glute Bridges [4 sets of 25]

(100) Push-Ups [10 sets of 10]

(100) Reverse Leg Lifts [10 sets of 10]

(100) Leg Kickbacks [10 sets of 10]

(100) Sit-Ups [5 Sets of 20]

(10 min) Planks [10 Sets of 1 min]

(5 min) 6 Inches [10 Sets of 30 sec]

(100) Leg Lifts [10 Sets of 10]

WEDNESDAY

(400) Jumping Jacks [8 sets of 50]

(100) Glute Bridges[4 sets of 25]

(100) Push-Ups [10 sets of 10]

(100) Sit-Ups [5 Sets of 20]

(100) Reverse Leg Lifts [10 sets of 10]

(100) Leg Kickbacks [10 sets of 10]

(10 min) Planks [10 Sets of 1 min]

(5 min) 6 Inches [10 Sets of 30 sec]

(100) Leg Lifts [10 Sets of 10]

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WEIGHT TRACKER:

Starting Weight (Noon, 1/01/2023): XXX.X lbs

Weight at Last Check-In, 11/22/2023:-0.4 lbs

Weight As of Noon, 11/29/2023: -0.4 lbs

Total Weight Loss: -101.4 lbs

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Closing Thoughts:

The Good:

I had a nice relaxing week away from work.

Caught up on some reading and actually finished two books on top of a stack of comics.

The Bad:

Neglected some chores during my time off and now I have some cleaning/tidying up to do.

The Ugly:

Although my week was relaxing - my sleep schedule was definitely thrown for a tailspin. Been lowkey exhausted all week and have been haphazardly falling asleep randomly in the middle of the day.

#52 in 23

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5 Foods Lifters Need to Buy From Costco Everyone's done it. You go to Costco to pick up some boneless chicken breasts and some toilet paper and you leave with a 72-pound wheel of cheese, 12 boxes of Nutter Butter cookies, a palette of kitty litter, and a kayak. It's easy to get swept up in all that raw capitalism, but if you can keep your cool and stay targeted, a lifter can pick up some great healthy or semi-healthy food items at Costco. Here are five of my favorite, off-the-beaten-Costco-path food items that I've grown to depend on: 1 – Kirkland Premium Chunk Chicken Breast I know what you're thinking: It's just some chicken in a can, fat head. But hear me out because this is a fantastic find. Each jumbo-sized can (12.5 ounces) not only tastes great (it's seasoned with just a bit of chicken broth, which also makes it incredibly moist), but has nearly 46 grams of protein in it. These are great for when you want to give yourself a super-hefty dose of protein but don't feel like making a shake or, for that matter, cooking up a dry chicken breast. I also use them whenever I want to drop a few pounds. I just open one up, drain it, dump it onto a paper plate, mix it with just a teaspoon of olive-oil based mayonnaise, and add a little salt. It makes a great, low-cal, zero-carb lunch that tastes surprisingly good. After doing this for about a week or so, I find I've dropped about 3-5 pounds with virtually no suffering. Then there's the phenomenal cost. If you were to buy comparably sized cans at the grocery

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Day 2: Half Mile. Slow because...toddler. when I was actually able to jog it, it was at a 4mph at a 16 min mi pace.

No yoga today. However, I did see the coolest thing on the internet today. It's called a "feet up". It's an tool for practicing inverted yoga poses. Granted, I'm a ways off from practicing inverted poses, but it looked so cool. Check out out at https://feetup.com

Breakfast: 2 eggs, 3 slices of turkey, 1/2 portion of individual guacamole, coffee

Morning snack: coffee & 2 toaster strudels (they were taunting me)

Lunch: olives, pepperoni, water

Afternoon snack: Kirkland chocolate chunk protein bar, 1 oz cashews, water

Dinner: chicken marsala with riced cauliflower, water

Daily Water intake: 72 oz

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Where To Get Dessert Delivery & Takeout In Seattle added to Google Docs

Where To Get Dessert Delivery & Takeout In Seattle

As if your aggressive sweet tooth wasn’t already an issue, now you have the stress of a quarantine triggering it. Tip: Just lean into it. We all need to feel some sweet relief right now, and there’s no shame in a late-night (or early afternoon) sugar binge. Luckily, there are plenty of places in town to help. From bakeries to pie shops to restaurants selling homemade soft serve, here are some great options for dessert delivery and takeout in Seattle.

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   Featured In The Ultimate Seattle Delivery & Takeout Guide See all our guides The Spots  Frankie & Jo's $ $ $ $ Capitol Hill $$$$ 1010 E Union St

Ben and Jerry’s have their place, but the only two names in ice cream we’re interested in are Frankie and Jo. They make outstanding coconut- and cashew-milk-based vegan ice creams in flavors like chocolate tahini and rhubarb yuzu yogurt. You can check their Instagram for more information, but they’re also doing a delivery special that includes five pints and a reusable cooler bag for $80.

 Ma’ono Fried Chicken & Whisky $ $ $ $ Korean ,  Fusion ,  Southern  in  West Seattle $$$$ 4437 California Ave SW Not

Rated

Yet

It would be borderline cruel to get Ma’ono takeout without a spicy fried chicken sandwich. So, make sure to order one of those, and then add on a slice of banana cream pie for dessert. The whipped cream to filling ratio is essentially 2:1, and the cookie crust is full of crunchy cacao nibs. You can place your delivery order here.

 Homer $ $ $ $ Mediterranean  in  Beacon Hill $$$$ 3013 Beacon Ave S 8.4 /10

Besides incredible mezze and fluffy pita bread, we can also count on this Mediterranean restaurant in Beacon Hill for their soft serve takeout window. They have much more interesting flavors than just vanilla, like recent options vegan salt-roasted banana, matcha, chocolate bay leaf, and tahini. Having a cup of this stuff is somehow even better than a Zoom party without any technical difficulties.

 Little Coney $ $ $ $ American ,  Burgers ,  Ice Cream  in  Ballard $$$$ 8003 Seaview Ave NW Not

Rated

Yet

Speaking of soft serve, this tiny burger joint located in the parking lot of Golden Gardens is where you can get a classic swirl cone. And even though you can’t enjoy your ice cream on the beach, it’s still nice to be able to drive up and grab a cone while soaking in the view of the shore. They’re only open for takeout (but the soft serve would travel poorly anyway).

Mamnoon $ $ $ $ Middle Eastern  in  Capitol Hill $$$$ 1508 Melrose Ave 8.5 /10

They’re not Oreos, but Mamnoon is selling freshly-baked chocolate chunk tahini cookies that you can order for delivery by calling the restaurant at 206-906-9606. You can eat them by themselves, use them to make little ice cream sandwiches, or freeze them for another day - the choice is yours.

 Sea Wolf Bakery $ $ $ $ Cafe/Bakery  in  Fremont $$$$ 3621 Stone Way N

Aside from rye bread, chocolate pastries are Seawolf’s expertise. Both their chocolate croissant and oatmeal chocolate chip cookie are phenomenal baked goods to pick up and eat for dessert. They’re so good that you’ll want to work them into your routine just as seamlessly as you did when you started checking your turnip prices in Animal Crossing daily.

 Hot Cakes $ $ $ $ American ,  Cafe/Bakery ,  Ice Cream ,  Dessert  in  Capitol Hill $$$$ 1650 E Olive Way Not

Rated

Yet

It’s your birthday - all the gifts were ecards, and your party is on Zoom. However, you can still get a real cake from Hot Cakes. They’ve launched a new menu called “Birthdays Don’t Stop” which is a delivery service for molten lava cakes you can bake at home. You can even add candles for free.

 Order delivery   Miri's Snack Shack $ $ $ $ Mediterranean ,  Middle Eastern  in  Ballard $$$$ 8498 Seaview Pl NW Not

Rated

Yet

If you’d rather have your dessert for breakfast, the poffertjes at Miri’s are excellent - plus you can top yours with a dusting of powdered sugar and fruit or a sh*t ton of Nutella. They’re open for pickup only, but Miri’s gives you the perfect excuse to drive down to the beach and eat a big serving of pancakes.

 Bakery Nouveau $ $ $ $ Cafe/Bakery  in  Capitol Hill $$$$ 1435 E John St 7.9 /10

Bakery Nouveau has almost every kind of French pastry you can think of - macarons, cakes, tarts, cookies, and more. Right now they have contact-free pickup areas at both their Capitol Hill and West Seattle locations.

 Cupcake Royale $ $ $ $ Cafe/Bakery ,  Ice Cream  in  Capitol Hill $$$$ 1111 E Pike St Not

Rated

Yet

Cupcake Royale is one of our favorite places for ice cream, cupcakes, and ice cream with cupcakes mixed in (specifically a double-decker cone of buttermilk red velvet and salty caramel). You can place an order for pickup, an advance order for delivery, or same-day delivery all on their website.

 Order delivery   Pie Bar Ballard $ $ $ $ American ,  Dessert  in  Ballard $$$$ 2218 NW Market St Not

Rated

Yet

Pie Bar doesn’t leave a lot to the imagination - it’s a bar that serves pies. You can order their tasty cream or fruit-based slices for delivery here, and some of their options include apple crumble, key lime, peanut butter, and cookies and cream.

 Order delivery  Lowrider Baking Company $$$$ 2407 E Union St

Lowrider Baking Company is offering same-day delivery for all of your cookie needs. If you go to their website, you can buy a layered cookie cake, as well as individual slices of cookie cake, pints of Full Tilt ice cream, and even half-pints of milk.

 Order delivery   Buddha Bruddah $ $ $ $ American ,  Thai  in  Beacon Hill $$$$ 2201 Rainier Ave S Not

Rated

Yet

Buddha Bruddah’s Thai iced tea is so sweet and creamy that we’d even consider that a dessert. But they also have a bunch of other sweets on their menu to choose from, like coconut cream pie, chocolate cream pie, chocolate coconut cream pie, banana cream pie, and macadamia nut brownies. They’re all great, and you can get your slices and brownies delivered through third-party apps.

 Order delivery   Sweet Alchemy Ice Cream $ $ $ $ Ice Cream  in  University District $$$$ 4301 University Way NE Not

Rated

Yet

While everyone’s raiding the freezer section at the supermarket, you should sit at home and get pints delivered to you from Sweet Alchemy. This ice cream spot in the U District serves excellent flavors like espresso shortbread, banana nutella, and Korean rice wine. In addition to pints, they’re offering homemade pastries for delivery, too.

 Order delivery   Deru Market $ $ $ $ American ,  Pizza ,  Sandwiches  in  Kirkland $$$$ 723 9th Ave Ste D 8.5 /10

One of the most heated debates with friends and coworkers is which cake flavor from Deru is the best. Some days we say dark chocolate with salted peanut butter frosting, and other days we’re feeling coconut - point is, they’re all incredible. Head to their website to find out what slices they have for pickup and delivery.

 Kelly Cannoli $$$$ 11310 Lake City Way NE

On a random stretch of Lake City Way is a pink shed that serves the best cannoli in the entire city. Kelly Cannoli is offering delivery of their ricotta-filled pastry shells through third-party apps, and you can stay updated on their hours and menu on their Facebook page.

 Order delivery  R&M Dessert Bar $ $ $ $ American ,  Wine Bar ,  Cafe/Bakery ,  Ice Cream ,  Dessert  in  Capitol Hill $$$$ 601 E Pike St Not

Rated

Yet

R&M is a great place to order from if you want dessert for a date night or anniversary while stuck at home. They specialize in smaller, fancier treats like chocolate almond tortes, cherry tarts, pear hazelnut crisps, and white chocolate pistachio shortbread. They’re selling wine too, in case you want something nice to pair with your pastries. Check their website for more information.

 Order delivery   Next Level Burger $ $ $ $ Burgers ,  Vegetarian  in  Ravenna/Roosevelt $$$$ 1026 NE 64th St Not

Rated

Yet

Next Level is a plant-based burger spot inside of the Roosevelt Whole Foods. So, while you’re there grabbing groceries, you should absolutely get one of their incredible chocolate cookie milkshakes made with homemade coconut soft serve. And if you don’t need to go to the grocery store, you can always just order a shake for delivery.

 Order delivery   Shug's Soda Fountain and Ice Cream $ $ $ $ Cafe/Bakery  in  Downtown $$$$ First Avenue Not

Rated

Yet

If you have nothing to top your ice cream but an overripe banana, gummy multivitamins, and coffee grounds, you need Shug’s Soda Fountain’s help. Their sundae kits come with two pints of ice cream, hot fudge, caramel, brownies, graham crackers, marshmallows, toasted almonds, rainbow sprinkles, and cherries. If that’s too much (or you’re still looking for more), you can also get a root beer float kit or smaller s’mores sundae or brownie sundae kits. Just be sure to pick up from their West Seattle pop-up location, not their Downtown location. Check their Instagram for more information.

 Fat Ducks Deli & Bakery $ $ $ $ Sandwiches ,  Cafe/Bakery  in  University District $$$$ 5509 University Way NE Not

Rated

Yet

You could take an entire afternoon and make an intricately layered shortbread from a recipe you found online. Or, you can just make a quick trip to pick up some sweets from Fat Ducks. From their fudgy brownies to millionaire bars, anything this bakery cuts into rectangles is excellent.

 Order delivery   Nielsen's Pastries $ $ $ $ Cafe/Bakery ,  Dessert  in  Queen Anne $$$$ 520 2nd Ave W Not

Rated

Yet

When you cross a cinnamon roll with a cheese danish, you get something incredible - behold the “Snitter” from Nielsen’s. Eat it for breakfast with coffee, after dinner with some milk, or just grab some of these pastries for takeout whenever you get a chance. They’re pickup-only, but if you buy a Baker’s Box for delivery (which also comes with flour, eggs, butter, and four assorted pastries), there’s a chance they’ll throw in a snitter.

Trophy Cupcakes $$$$ 1815 N 45th St Ste 209

While all of your friends are starting artsy hobbies like cross-stitching, painting, and puppeteering intricate love triangles on The Sims 4, you could get into cupcake decorating. Trophy Cupcakes offers delivery and pickup for their DIY Decorate Your Own Dozen Kit, which comes with two flavors of unfrosted cupcakes, vanilla buttercream, and a lot of sprinkles. Maybe this is meant for children, but we see no reason why adults won’t enjoy this, too.

 Order delivery   206 Burger Company $ $ $ $ American ,  Burgers  in  First Hill $$$$ 1000 Madison Street Not

Rated

Yet

If you want something to sip on your couch that isn’t water, alcohol, or coffee, a milkshake the only logical next option. Our favorite one in the city is 206 Burger’s Oreo version, with thick vanilla ice cream and a lot of cookie crumbs. Order it for delivery here.

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Slow Cooker Tortellini Sausage Potato Soup

This slow cooker tortellini sausage potato soup is so easy to make…and so uniquely delicious! There’s no other soup quite like it. I get asked for the recipe every time I make it! 

Well, I’ve officially made this slow cooker tortellini sausage potato soup every week for the last three weeks. Once just for our family. Another time for a large gathering at our house all in the name of football. And lastly as a take-in meal for my neighbor. 

It’s so good, you guys. And totally unlike any other tortellini soup (and slow cooker soup, for that matter) that I’ve seen out there on the world wide web. In a million years, I probably never would have paired these ingredients together in a soup. And I certainly wouldn’t have thrown it all in the slow cooker. 

But thank goodness someone decided to do both. 

I was pretty excited when Jana, a MKC reader, emailed me about this “favorite soup of hers” recipe. I was intrigued from the beginning! Since I’m me, I couldn’t help changing up a bunch of things, but the end result is a crazy delicious soup! Also (sidenote), have I mentioned how much I love it when you guys send me the recipes? It’s seriously like Christmas morning for me. The best. 

If you’re looking to take your soup game up a notch, this slow cooker tortellini sausage potato soup (with spinach, don’t forget!) is exactly what you need. In a lineup of soups at your next church function or neighborhood potluck, it’s going to get some serious attention. Creamy soups always do, have you noticed that? 

Plus, hello, tortellini! Those soft little pillows filled with cheesy goodness are just one part of what makes this soup spectacular. 

Every time I’ve served this over the last few weeks, I’ve gotten requests for the recipe. It’s just that kind of soup. Different enough to make you stop and think about it seriously, but delicious enough to almost make you lose your mind until you realize you’re on your third bowl and don’t know whether to be embarrassed or just straight up own it. 

The best part of it all is that other than peeling half a dozen potatoes and browning some sausage, it couldn’t be easier. 

I like using a variety of sweet potatoes AND Yukon Gold/yellow potatoes, but you could definitely use all of one or the other. Those sweet potatoes give such a delicious contrast to the cheesy, salty flavor of the tortellini (and the spicy flavor of the sausage, if you’re using a kicky variety). 

And there’s just enough spinach in there to make us all feel better about having a few carbs in our lives. 

I’ve given some other suggestions/variations in the notes below the recipe, so make sure to read the recipe and notes fully before making!

Also, if you are curious, I haven’t tried making this in the Instant Pot, but if you experiment, be sure to report back! I’m thinking a good starting place would be to cook the potatoes + broth + parsley + garlic on high pressure for 6-ish minutes, quick release, add the rest of the ingredients and cook on high pressure for another 2 minutes or so. 

I hope you love this one of a kind soup! Everyone around here agrees it’s definitely something special. 

CYBER MONDAY SIDENOTE (affiliate links included): I wouldn’t be any kind of friend if I didn’t tell you about the crazy Cyber Monday deals on Bosch stand mixers going on for one day only (until tonight at midnight!). The Bosch Universal Plus mixer (I’ve owned a Bosch for almost 20 years!), today only, comes with your choice of cake or cookie paddles and is $100 off retail price! Add the Bosch mixer and cake or cookie paddles to your cart and use the code BOSCHCM18 to get the paddles free (the Bosch is already discounted for one day only)! If you’re looking for more of a package deal, this Baker’s Package is $110 off (!!) and using the code BAKERCM18 you can get another $5 discount. Finally, this loaded Bosch Universal Bundle package is almost $200 off retail price with the code HOLIDAYBOSCH (this last deal is going until the end of the year, FYI). Also, free shipping! Lots of deals; it makes me so happy. 

One Year Ago: Turkey or Chicken and Brown Rice Soup Instant Pot or Stovetop Two Years Ago: Buttery Fluffy Cornmeal Dinner Rolls Three Years Ago: Holiday Pomegranate Guacamole Four Years Ago: Perfect Pumpkin Pancakes Five Years Ago: Apple Dapple Cake with Warm Vanilla Cream Sauce

Yield: 5-6 servings

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 6 hours

Total Time: 6 hours 30 minutes

Ingredients

1 pound peeled, chopped sweet potatoes (about 2-3 medium potatoes)

1 pound peeled, chopped Yukon gold or yellow potatoes (about 3 medium potatoes)

3 cups chicken broth (I use low-sodium)

1/2 tablespoon dried parsley

2 cloves garlic, finely minced (or 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder)

1/2 to 1 pound ground sausage (regular or spicy), cooked and crumbled (grease drained)

9 to 12 ounce package cheese tortellini (see note)

2 cups half and half (see note)

2 to 3 handfuls fresh spinach, torn into pieces

Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

To the insert of a 5- or 6-quart (or similar size) slow cooker, add the potatoes, chicken broth, parsley, and garlic. Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours or high for 2-3 hours until the potatoes are tender.

Leave the potatoes in chunks OR lightly mash them in the slow cooker until slightly chunky (I prefer mashing the potatoes lightly).

Stir in the cooked sausage, tortellini, half and half, and spinach. Cook on high for 20-30 mins until the tortellini is tender. Season to taste with additional salt and pepper! The soup will thicken slightly as it cools (refrigerated leftovers will thicken quite a bit).

Notes

I like the variety of both types of potatoes in this recipe, but you could use all of one or the other. If using 2 pounds of sweet potatoes (and no Yukon gold or yellow potatoes), tasting and adding additional salt and pepper, if needed, is especially important as the potatoes will make the overall flavor sweeter.

You can use heavy cream in place of the half and half OR try using 2 cups milk blended or whisked with 1-2 tablespoons flour (for a lighter version).

I've doubled this several times in an 8-quart slow cooker. It's full...but it works! Finally, my go-to brand of tortellini is the Kirkland Five Cheese Tortellini at Costco. I definitely recommend refrigerated uncooked cheese tortellini vs the dried, shelf-stable variety in the pasta aisle.

Recipe Source: inspired by a recipe a MKC reader, Jana D., sent me (thanks so much, Jana!) 

Posted on November 26, 2018 by Mel

Source: https://www.melskitchencafe.com/slow-cooker-tortellini-sausage-potato-soup/

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Slow Cooker Tortellini Sausage Potato Soup

This slow cooker tortellini sausage potato soup is so easy to make…and so uniquely delicious! There’s no other soup quite like it. I get asked for the recipe every time I make it! 

Well, I’ve officially made this slow cooker tortellini sausage potato soup every week for the last three weeks. Once just for our family. Another time for a large gathering at our house all in the name of football. And lastly as a take-in meal for my neighbor. 

It’s so good, you guys. And totally unlike any other tortellini soup (and slow cooker soup, for that matter) that I’ve seen out there on the world wide web. In a million years, I probably never would have paired these ingredients together in a soup. And I certainly wouldn’t have thrown it all in the slow cooker. 

But thank goodness someone decided to do both. 

I was pretty excited when Jana, a MKC reader, emailed me about this “favorite soup of hers” recipe. I was intrigued from the beginning! Since I’m me, I couldn’t help changing up a bunch of things, but the end result is a crazy delicious soup! Also (sidenote), have I mentioned how much I love it when you guys send me the recipes? It’s seriously like Christmas morning for me. The best. 

If you’re looking to take your soup game up a notch, this slow cooker tortellini sausage potato soup (with spinach, don’t forget!) is exactly what you need. In a lineup of soups at your next church function or neighborhood potluck, it’s going to get some serious attention. Creamy soups always do, have you noticed that? 

Plus, hello, tortellini! Those soft little pillows filled with cheesy goodness are just one part of what makes this soup spectacular. 

Every time I’ve served this over the last few weeks, I’ve gotten requests for the recipe. It’s just that kind of soup. Different enough to make you stop and think about it seriously, but delicious enough to almost make you lose your mind until you realize you’re on your third bowl and don’t know whether to be embarrassed or just straight up own it. 

The best part of it all is that other than peeling half a dozen potatoes and browning some sausage, it couldn’t be easier. 

I like using a variety of sweet potatoes AND Yukon Gold/yellow potatoes, but you could definitely use all of one or the other. Those sweet potatoes give such a delicious contrast to the cheesy, salty flavor of the tortellini (and the spicy flavor of the sausage, if you’re using a kicky variety). 

And there’s just enough spinach in there to make us all feel better about having a few carbs in our lives. 

I’ve given some other suggestions/variations in the notes below the recipe, so make sure to read the recipe and notes fully before making!

Also, if you are curious, I haven’t tried making this in the Instant Pot, but if you experiment, be sure to report back! I’m thinking a good starting place would be to cook the potatoes + broth + parsley + garlic on high pressure for 6-ish minutes, quick release, add the rest of the ingredients and cook on high pressure for another 2 minutes or so. 

I hope you love this one of a kind soup! Everyone around here agrees it’s definitely something special. 

CYBER MONDAY SIDENOTE (affiliate links included): I wouldn’t be any kind of friend if I didn’t tell you about the crazy Cyber Monday deals on Bosch stand mixers going on for one day only (until tonight at midnight!). The Bosch Universal Plus mixer (I’ve owned a Bosch for almost 20 years!), today only, comes with your choice of cake or cookie paddles and is $100 off retail price! Add the Bosch mixer and cake or cookie paddles to your cart and use the code BOSCHCM18 to get the paddles free (the Bosch is already discounted for one day only)! If you’re looking for more of a package deal, this Baker’s Package is $110 off (!!) and using the code BAKERCM18 you can get another $5 discount. Finally, this loaded Bosch Universal Bundle package is almost $200 off retail price with the code HOLIDAYBOSCH (this last deal is going until the end of the year, FYI). Also, free shipping! Lots of deals; it makes me so happy. 

One Year Ago: Turkey or Chicken and Brown Rice Soup Instant Pot or Stovetop Two Years Ago: Buttery Fluffy Cornmeal Dinner Rolls Three Years Ago: Holiday Pomegranate Guacamole Four Years Ago: Perfect Pumpkin Pancakes Five Years Ago: Apple Dapple Cake with Warm Vanilla Cream Sauce

Yield: 5-6 servings

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 6 hours

Total Time: 6 hours 30 minutes

Ingredients

1 pound peeled, chopped sweet potatoes (about 2-3 medium potatoes)

1 pound peeled, chopped Yukon gold or yellow potatoes (about 3 medium potatoes)

3 cups chicken broth (I use low-sodium)

1/2 tablespoon dried parsley

2 cloves garlic, finely minced (or 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder)

1/2 to 1 pound ground sausage (regular or spicy), cooked and crumbled (grease drained)

9 to 12 ounce package cheese tortellini (see note)

2 cups half and half (see note)

2 to 3 handfuls fresh spinach, torn into pieces

Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

To the insert of a 5- or 6-quart (or similar size) slow cooker, add the potatoes, chicken broth, parsley, and garlic. Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours or high for 2-3 hours until the potatoes are tender.

Leave the potatoes in chunks OR lightly mash them in the slow cooker until slightly chunky (I prefer mashing the potatoes lightly).

Stir in the cooked sausage, tortellini, half and half, and spinach. Cook on high for 20-30 mins until the tortellini is tender. Season to taste with additional salt and pepper! The soup will thicken slightly as it cools (refrigerated leftovers will thicken quite a bit).

Notes

I like the variety of both types of potatoes in this recipe, but you could use all of one or the other. If using 2 pounds of sweet potatoes (and no Yukon gold or yellow potatoes), tasting and adding additional salt and pepper, if needed, is especially important as the potatoes will make the overall flavor sweeter.

You can use heavy cream in place of the half and half OR try using 2 cups milk blended or whisked with 1-2 tablespoons flour (for a lighter version).

I've doubled this several times in an 8-quart slow cooker. It's full...but it works! Finally, my go-to brand of tortellini is the Kirkland Five Cheese Tortellini at Costco. I definitely recommend refrigerated uncooked cheese tortellini vs the dried, shelf-stable variety in the pasta aisle.

Recipe Source: inspired by a recipe a MKC reader, Jana D., sent me (thanks so much, Jana!) 

Posted on November 26, 2018 by Mel

Source: https://www.melskitchencafe.com/slow-cooker-tortellini-sausage-potato-soup/