Meal Prep

Instant Pot Turkey and Wild Rice Soup (Not Low Carb)

This Instant Pot turkey and wild rice soup is very good. However, the wild rice takes very centre stage and it’s not a taste I’m overly fond of. I guess I thought that the wild rice would take a back stage to the other ingredients in the recipe. Therefore, in the future, I think I…

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Homemade Hamburger Helper (Not Low Carb)

I made my own Hamburger Helper style meal! I sautéed one pound of regular ground beef with a quarter sweet onion, half a large celery stick, two heaping teaspoons of Better Than Bouillon (beef flavour), and half a can of peas and carrots (drained). Then I prepared one box of Great Value Original Mac ‘n’…

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Fried Rice and Sausages (Not Low Carb)

Made fried rice from a package of coleslaw with added red onion, bottled garlic, seasonings and rice that was cooked and cooled for 24 hours (resistant starch). Served with three English banger sausages from Save-on-Foods here in Vancouver.

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Jamie Oliver’s Sticky Miso Chicken Traybake (Not Low Carb)

Jamie Oliver’s Sticky Miso Chicken Traybake https://realfood.tesco.com/recipes/jamies-sticky-miso-chicken-traybake.html This was okay, but not super great. It made a lot of rice. I used chicken legs instead of drumsticks, so I cooked the dish for longer. Also, I parboiled the broccoli for three minutes and soaked the rice in boiling water first, which I’m glad I did.…

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Pasta and Sausages (Not Low Carb)

Decided to buy a pound of penne pasta in order to use some baby tomatoes that were languishing on the counter and some discounted spinach from Walmart. I air-fried some English Banger Sausages from Save-on-Foods and made a pasta dish that is definitely NOT low-carb or probably even maintenance. So we will see what the…

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