Indulge In {Spaghetti Squash}

One of my New Year's Resolutions this year was to eat more vegetables. It's not that I don't like them, it's just that I typically avoid the produce section in the grocery store and really don't have any interesting way to use them in a meal. To solve this problem, I started making a weekly trip to the Farmer's Market, buying what's fresh, and forcing my self to use it in whatever way possible. Well, this week I happened to pick up a spaghetti squash. Having failed attempts with it in the past, I took to Pinterest to find the perfect recipe. That's where I stumbled upon this from White On Rice Couple. It's a spaghetti squash with sausage and herbs garnished with a sprinkle of cheese. Talk about major delish and primarily vegetable! Here's the recipe...

:: Ingredients ::

1 Spaghetti Squash

1 Package Raw Sausage of Choosing (I use hot pork sausage.)

1 Small Onion Diced

3 Cloves Garlic Minced

Herbs of Your Choosing (I use oregano) 

Salt and Pepper to Taste

Pecorino Romano Cheese for Garnishing

:: Directions ::

1. Pre heat oven to 375. Cut spaghetti squash in half length wise and clean the seeds out of the middle. Bake rind side up for 40 minutes.

2. Roll sausage into small size balls. Cook in a pan with olive oil until cooked throughly. Set aside.

3. Drain off the majority of the grease but leave enough in the pan to sautee the onion and garlic. Cook until onion is translucent.

4. When spaghetti squash is done, use a fork to pull the squash. 

5. Add squash and sausage to the pan with onion and garlic. Mix in herbs, salt and pepper. 

6. Serve and garnish with Pecorino.

Enjoy!!

Delightful Dining {White Chicken Chili}

What's more fall than chili? The answer, nothing. Let's face it, cold weather calls for something warm, hearty and delicious. So the other night, in a quest for such a dish, I stumbled across this recipe on Pinterest none the less. Not only did it sound major delish, it was crazy easy. Seriously. Dump everything in a pot, cover and let simmer for 30 minutes. Done. That's it. No joke. Oh and plus, it's pretty good for you! I bet you're intrigued now. And seeing as you are now so intrigued, I will share the recipe with you! 

Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 2 cups cooked chicken (I boiled my own chicken, but after that was done R suggested I should have just used can chicken, which probably would have saved some time.), shredded
• 2 cans Great Northern Beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 can corn, drained
• 1 can (4 ounces) green chilies
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano
• 1 box (32 ounces) chicken broth
• Kosher salt (to taste)
• Pepper (to taste)
• 1 lime, juice (I may have skipped the lime because honestly I just don't remember. Either way it was good!)

Directions:

1. In a large pot, saute the onion and cook until it starts to become translucent.
2. Once the onion is done, add shreds of chicken, Great Northern Beans, corn, green chilies (with juice from can), cumin and oregano to the large pot. Stir to combine all of the ingredients and then add the chicken broth.
3. Bring to a boil and simmer for 20-30 minutes to allow the broth to reduce. Add salt and pepper (to taste) and juice from one whole lime. (You can add 1/2 cup of chopped cilantro if you desire. I personally don't like cilantro so I serve it as a side.)
4. Leave simmering on stove until ready to serve.
5. Serve with sour cream, chopped cilantro, shredded Pepper Jack cheese, avocado or tortilla chips.

Enjoy! xo