A smorgasbord of Skinny Suppers

I have done nothing but cook out of Skinny Suppers lately. They are just so easy and quick and good for you and since I've been feeling so lazy lately, it's really been a life saver. Because typing up the recipes is really a huge pain in the ass when there is just one, for this post I'm going to post my thoughts and pictures about each recipe and if you want the recipe, just let me know and I'll pass it your way.

Crispy Coconut Fish Sticks

I was so proud of myself when I flipped to this recipe because it gave me an excuse to use the rest of the tilapia from the other day's recipe. This meant one less meat to buy from the grocery store and that made me very happy because we all know that meat is not cheap. Unless you're in target and you go right when the meat guy marks everything down and then you're in meat markdown heaven. Just another reason to love target.

I made this a few days ago, but I think I paired this with salad. A random, fruity summery salad that did not go with the seafood flow at all, but was about to expire. I'm glad I added the salad in there because these were so freaking good that I ate double the serving size. It's like I was half healthy.

These were so. freaking. good.

Easy Vegetable Lo Mein

I love this recipe because, thanks to Cravings, I already had the ingredients in the house. For this recipe and the next one, it uses a sauce blend that is really delicious. I actually think it might be the same blend...Ok it's not but it really only differs by like 1 ingredient. Anyway the sauce is:

2 tsp cornstarch

3/4 cup low sodium chicken broth

2 tbs rice vinegar

1 tbs sesame oil

1 tsp minced garlic

1 tbs soy sauce

1/2 tbs oyster sauce

2 tsp sugar

Dissolve the cornstarch in the broth first, then mix all together and dump over dinner. Delish.

I was starving and not about to spend 10 minutes on lighting, so this is what you get. 

Quick Shrimp and Vegetable Stir Fry

Well, for me this was quick chicken and vegetable stir fry because that's what I had. I think everyone has made stir fry at least once in their life and it's great because you don't need a recipe to make it. That's the beauty of a stir fry. So when I was making this I was like ok why is this recipe even in here? But then...the sauce. And this turned out so good that Collin's co-workers ate all of it and Collin didn't even get any. You snooze, you lose dude. So much that I never even got a picture, so use your imagination. This sauce is:

1/2 cup low sodium chicken broth

2 tbs soy sauce

1 tbs minced garlic

2 1/2 tbs rice vinegar

1 tsp oyster sauce

1 tbs light brown sugar

1/2 tsp ground ginger

1 tbs corn starch

Mix it all together and you're done.

Grilled Chicken and Fruit Salad Wraps

I hate fruit in salad. I've never once thought that my salad ever needed to be sweeter and I just don't like it. But. I was feeling lazy and I had all the ingredients for this and technically, it's not a salad so I went with it. 

Now, don't be like me and make it in the amount of the recipe. Make this with the amount of people who are eating it in mind. Make adjustments. I did not do this and the recipe serves 6. Normally this would not be an issue and I would just refrigerate the leftovers, but you mix the dressing in with the other stuff and it makes it soggy after a while. You could put the dressing on the side, but then you have a dry wrap and have to dip the fucking thing in sauce every time you take a bite.

This was good. I ate it with no issues. Could have used more chicken and less dressing, but I ate it. Collin ate what was necessary to not get the side eye and I had to force Calving to eat it, but that sounds like a normal day at my house.

It tastes better than it looks. 

Zucchini Taco Boats

This recipe is fun. What a great way to get rid of carbs during taco night? She has a nice, elaborate recipe for her taco meat (or in my case, black beans bc I didn't have ground beef). Here's a tip that will save you a lot of time: make tacos the way you usually do and put that shit in a zucchini boat.

There's a zucchini under there, I swear.

Chipotle Black Bean Burgers

I really saved the best for last. I really enjoyed these. Making them was kind of a pain in the ass because you have to mash up a bunch of freaking black beans with a fork, but hey, beauty is pain. Or something like that. 

Ok let's take a BIG note here. This recipe states that you use 2 cups of vegetable broth for 1/4 cup of quinoa. That is a ridiculous amount and I re-read this recipe several times to make sure that shit was right. Then I thought, Ok maybe the broth is necessary. When the quinoa was done cooking, there was still way too much broth. Nowhere in the recipe does it tell you to drain the quinoa after it cooks, nor does it mention any use for the excess broth. Why the fuck there was so much broth I really, really don't know. Take caution. I did what the recipe said and dumped the pot of quinoa in there thinking maybe magic was about to happen. Nope. What it did was make black bean and quinoa soup. Not patty consistency at all. So I was pissed and managed to squeeze the excess liquid out through a dish towel and then all was well again. 

Collin was confused and not amused, but he ate them.

The patties firmed up nicely as they cooled.