Add Chicken to Spinach-Artichoke Dip for a Snacktastic Meal

There are certain meals during the week where I seem to be drawn to junk food or at least a meal that tastes more like a snack.  I feel pretty happy about eating when I can dip something-- like pita bread in hot spinach and artichoke dip.  So, I look for ways to include vegetables and fiber into my snacking by regularly planning meals that are fun and snack-like---I like to call them Snacktastic Meals! I would personally be satisfied with this Spinach and Artichoke dip without the chicken, but my husband would think it was a snack---not a meal.  So I throw in a little chicken to appease the carnivores and everyone's...

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Ever Since McDonald's Started Serving Oatmeal Loaded with Goodies...

You may have seen McDonald's new breakfast option--jazzed up oatmeal, loaded with apples, raisins, and golden raisins.  I have to laugh at myself when I think of the influence this oatmeal marketing has had on my breakfast routine.  We have TOTALLY ripped off McDonald's Oatmeal idea and we make it at home a lot--we rarely ate oatmeal before McDonald's put it on their menu.  In fact, I have yet to try their version since we rarely eat breakfast away from home, but Kitchy Mama's version, which I like to call Loaded Oatmeal, is here to stay! Print Recipe | Printable grocery list Ingredients:1 1/2 cups Water1 1/2 cups Old-fashioned...

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Thai Chicken Pizza, an inspired choice!

A pizza crust is a blank canvas with plenty of possibilities and I like to sneak veggies onto my blank pizza canvas.  Thai Chicken Pizza is one of my husband's top meal requests---even with shredded carrots in plain sight! The use of a commercial peanut sauce makes this a very easy and non-intimidating meal.  Someday, I'd like to create my own peanut sauce from scratch as the sodium level in most prepared sauces is higher than necessary, but the concoctions I've created haven't tasted nearly as good as House of Tsang's.  I did find this recipe for spicy peanut sauce over at anoregoncottage.com if you would like to try making...

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Restaurant Quality Stuffed Chicken Dinner just 500 Calories

Having a meal plan saved our dinner tonight!  I've been working on improving my photography skills for this blog and became engrossed in reading a photography book and playing with my camera and before I knew it, it was not only time to start dinner, but time for dinner to be on the table!  With church activities in a little over an hour I was SO happy to have a plan! Feta, sun-dried tomatoes, and fresh spinach stuffed inside Chicken breasts may seem like a complicated meal, but this dinner was on the table in a little over 30 minutes.  The prep time was minimal and the result was "restaurant quality" according to my husband....

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