The Nourishing Home

living healthier lives in service to the King!

  • Home
  • About
    • About TNH
    • Contact
  • Meal Planning
  • Health & Wellness
    • Essential Oils for Your Health
    • Real Food Basics
  • Whole30
  • GF Recipes
    • Whole30
    • Breakfast
    • Lunch
    • Entrées
    • Slow Cooker
    • Soups & Stews
    • Sides & Salads
    • Snacks
    • Desserts
    • Kids in the Kitchen
  • My Cookbook
  • Subscribe

3 Meals with 1 Main Dish: Tasty Ground Turkey Recipes

By Kelly · 2 Comments

Ground Turkey 3 Meals 1 Main

Welcome to Part Two of a delicious new recipe series … 3 Meals with 1 Main Dish!

Since one of the biggest challenges to maintaining a healthy whole food lifestyle is time, I’m sharing this helpful series featuring one of the easiest “Cook Once, Eat Twice or More!” strategies for saving time in the kitchen – batch cooking!

Batch cooking is simply making a large quantity of a particular food and using it to make multiple meals. Last week, we launched Part One of the series and discovered how to use slow cooker rotisserie chicken to make three delicious and healthy soups.

This week, we’re putting this awesome time-saving strategy to work again using ground turkey meat to create three simple healthy recipes.

Ground Turkey

One of the easiest uses for ground turkey is to simply add some taco seasoning to the meat and enjoy a delicious taco night.

However, rather than browning a pound of turkey for just one meal, it only takes a few minutes more to brown 4 to 5 pounds and freeze the rest for future quick-n-easy dinners like these simple healthy meals below. Taking a couple of extra minutes to brown a double or triple portion of ground meat means less cooking {and less dishes} to do later! Now that’s a win-win!

Savory Cottage Pie

cottagepiecu

Savory Cottage Pie – Comfort food in a bowl! This savory, hearty dish comes together easily (especially when you have precooked ground turkey and leftover mashed potatoes on hand).

Asian Style Lettuce Wraps

Asian Lettuce Wraps CloseUp

Asian Style Lettuce Wraps – This simple one-skillet meal is a flavorful whole food spin on Thai Lettuce Wraps. And with precooked ground turkey on hand, this dish comes together in less than 15 minutes. Talk about fast food!

Sweet Potato Chili

Sweet Potato Chili

Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Chili – Just toss in precooked ground turkey with the rest of the ingredients and let your slow cooker do all of the work! The combination of a spicy, meaty tomato sauce paired with the subtle sweetness of creamy sweet potatoes and an assortment of veggies creates an absolutely incredible chili. Talk about a bowl full of healthy flavor!

Three cheers for three meals made with one main! Be sure to check out Part Three of the Series to learn how to create three delicious meals using slow cooker pulled pork. Yum!

You Might Also Like:

How to Make Deli Meat Wraps {Whole30}
Introducing ... Whole30 Fast and Easy!
Easy Mexican-Style Casserole

Filed Under: Mastering Meal Planning, Poultry, Whole30 ·

3 Meals with 1 Main Dish: Slow Cooker Roast Chicken

By Kelly · 2 Comments

One of the biggest challenges to maintaining a healthy lifestyle is time! Discover how batch cooking can help you create multiple meals while saving time!

Welcome to Part One of a delicious new recipe series … 3 Meals with 1 Main Dish!

As we all know, one of the biggest challenges to maintaining a healthy whole food lifestyle is time! That’s why I’m excited to launch this helpful series featuring one of the easiest “Cook Once, Eat Twice or More!” strategies for saving time in the kitchen – batch cooking!

Batch cooking is simply making a large quantity of a particular food and using it to make multiple meals. This week, we’re putting this awesome time-saving strategy to work with my favorite Slow Cooker Roast Chicken.

One of the biggest challenges to maintaining a healthy lifestyle is time! Discover how batch cooking can help you create multiple meals while saving time!

When it comes to slow cooking a whole chicken, I’m all about getting the biggest bird I can afford (and will fit in my slow cooker). Cooking a big bird means lots of meat for making quick-n-easy weeknight dinners like the ones featured below.

Of course, this easy Rotisserie-Style Slow Cooker Chicken makes a delicious dinner paired with a bed of garlic-infused root veggies. However, I frequently slow cook a whole chicken on the weekend for the sole purpose of saving the meat for future meals, since a 6-pound whole chicken yields about 7-8 cups of shredded meat! Plus, it’s so easy to toss the bones back into the slow cooker to make a nutritious bone broth perfect for soups, stews and more!

Chicken Zoodle Pho Bowl

One of the biggest challenges to maintaining a healthy lifestyle is time! Discover how batch cooking can help you create multiple meals while saving time!

Chicken Zoodle Pho Bowl – A symphony of fresh flavors! This rich broth paired with roast chicken, fresh herbs and a squeeze of fresh lime – along with the slight heat of jalapeño slices and the crunch of bean sprouts, zoodles and shredded carrot – is truly amazing!

Roasted Chicken Chili

One of the biggest challenges to maintaining a healthy lifestyle is time! Discover how batch cooking can help you create multiple meals while saving time!

Roasted Chicken Chili – This tasty chili-style stew is a great way to use roast chicken, and is packed full of spicy, yet mellow flavors! To make this delicious chili Whole30-friendly, simply omit the white beans and add diced zucchini and/or sweet bell pepper instead!

Creamy Chicken & Veggies Soup

One of the biggest challenges to maintaining a healthy lifestyle is time! Discover how batch cooking can help you create multiple meals while saving time!

Creamy Chicken & Veggie Soup – This easy one-pot meal is another delicious way to use shredded roast chicken (or turkey). This recipe also reveals my secret for achieving a creamy, rich flavor without using a single drop of dairy.

Even more easy and delicious ideas … Roast chicken is so versatile, which is why it’s an easy option for creating a whole host of delicious, healthy meals! Here’s a few more of our favorites:
• Chicken Salad Wraps – fresh greens wrapped around a tasty chicken salad filling.
• BBQ Chicken Sliders – mix shredded roast chicken with your favorite BBQ sauce (if you’re doing Whole30, be sure to use a Whole30-compliant BBQ sauce) and serve it on top of tasty Sweet Potato Buns.
• One-Skillet Savory Chicken – save time by tossing in leftover shredded chicken in this simple one-skillet meal!

Three cheers for three meals made with one main! Be sure to check out Part Two of the series where you’ll discover how to create three delicious meals using tasty ground turkey. And in Part Three of the Series you’ll to learn how to create three delicious meals using slow cooker pulled pork. Yum!

One of the biggest challenges to maintaining a healthy lifestyle is time! Discover how batch cooking can help you create multiple meals while saving time!

You Might Also Like:

Free Video Course: Mastering Meal Planning and Cook Once, Eat Twice or More!
Time-Saving Tip – Turkey Times Three (T3)
Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Chili (Bean-Free!)

Filed Under: Mastering Meal Planning, Poultry, Soups, Whole30 ·

Bringing Families Around the Table Together!

By Kelly · Leave a Comment

unnamed-1
unnamed-2
It’s that time of year when family gatherings take center stage as we begin making plans for the upcoming holidays.

Yet, gathering together around the table and sharing our lives with one another isn’t a cherished event that we need only enjoy on occasion, it’s a blessing we can delight in each and every day!

unnamed-5Encouraging and inspiring families to be richly blessed by sharing time together around the table is definitely my passion – and even more so – it’s the passion of my dear friend Jenny Davids, co-founder of Hen House Linens.

Jenny and I met while I was writing my first cookbook. I fell in love with her beautiful table linens and was immediately drawn to her passion for hospitality. In fact, the majority of linens featured in the photos in my cookbook and here throughout the blog are Jenny’s beautiful creations.

What I love about Jenny is her commitment to family. Jenny wisely sees meal times as a cherished time for reconnecting with each other. Her passion for gathering families around the table to connect is a noble one, and it’s what inspired her to create Hen House Linens – a wonderful company founded on the principle of bringing families together.

That’s why I’m so excited to finally have my sweet friend Jenny here as a guest, so each of you can get to know her too. Jenny is a beautiful woman inside and out who is using her many talents, passion and energy to encourage and inspire others.

And did I mention that she’s also a kind, generous soul?

Not only is she sharing a few of her favorite easy entertaining tips with us below, but Jenny’s also offering us a wonderful opportunity to adorn our tables with beautiful Hen House Linens at 20% off!

NOURISH-SIGN-UP

But before you run off to go shopping …

First, I’d love to share a bit more about Jenny. And of course, share a few of her best tips for easy holiday entertaining. And if you subscribe to the Hen House Linens newsletter, you’ll receive even more helpful tips and inspiration for creating memorable family gatherings.

Kelly: Welcome to The Nourishing Home, Jenny. We’re excited to have you over for a visit. One aspect of Hen House Linens that I especially admire is your heart for simplicity and beauty in the every day. I’ve really noticed a difference in how our family dinners go when we take a quick minute to set the table with your cheerful linens. Can you share more with us about your passion for bringing families back around the table together?

unnamed-3Jenny: We live in a time where more and more of us are embracing healthier eating. We’re putting more thought into what goes into our bodies, so why not put more thought into how it is presented. We put a lot of time and care into preparing a meal for our families, so why downgrade the experience by serving it on a paper plate with a paper towel? Paper products are disposable. Our meals should not be. Our time with the people we love is meant to be special and cherished.

As you mentioned, when dinner is served with cloth napkins, people sit up a little straighter, linger a little longer, become more present in the moment. It’s a visual and textural reminder that this experience matters. I don’t know how many times I’ve hosted friends for dinner at our house and when the cloth napkins come out, the “oh my, how fancy” chorus begins. I’ve even seen it happen with a bunch of teenage boys over a large box of pizza. It’s a powerfully good feeling to create cherished moments together, and it’s so simple to do. Really!

Kelly: I also love that your linens make it so easy to have guests over and create a warm, inviting atmosphere of casual elegance without a lot of effort. 

Jenny: Yes. We firmly believe that all you really need to do to create beauty is set a simple table. That’s why we create linens that easily mix and match. So it’s really easy to set a warm and inviting table in a snap! Hen House Linens are designed to be used every day, but can also dress-up your table for whatever entertaining you have in mind. Our pretty patterns coordinate to create any kind of look you want from eclectic to modern to casual to elegant!

Kelly: I think a lot of us can be shy about entertaining guests, because we make it more complicated than it needs to be. Can you share with us some of your favorite tips for easy entertaining?

Jenny: Entertaining definitely doesn’t have to complicated. I’m happy to share a few of my favorite tips for effortless entertaining…

unnamed-4• Set up a beverage station and make it extra special by including cloth napkins. This way you can offer your guests a beverage as they arrive, which sets the stage for lots of mingling and good conversation.

• Also be sure to set the table before guests arrive. It’s creates a warm welcoming atmosphere that helps set the tone for a fun, relaxing evening ahead.

• Have interesting elements on your table. I believe the best tablescapes are the ones that use what you have. No need to spend money on fancy floral arrangements. Instead, keep it simple. Cut flowers, greenery or branches from your own yard (or borrow from a neighbor), but keep arrangements minimal and low, so they don’t hinder eye-to-eye contact. I also like to pepper the table with conversation starters, such as shells from a vacation, or old photographs to bring visual interest.

• Be eclectic. One of my favorite ways to use our beautiful palette of casual table linens is to pair them with vintage china for a modern update. I also mix our fashion-forward colors with my own heirloom linens.

• Keep the focus on the people you’ve gathered. Hospitality at its heart is about building relationships and encouraging others. So remember to keep it simple and spend more time enjoying your family and friends!

I think it’s easy to see why, I adore Jenny. Her simple, thoughtful approach to creating memorable moments with family and friends is such a blessing!

I also appreciate her kind generosity in offering us the opportunity to save 20% off her beautiful creations now through November 30. Hen House Linens truly make family meal times special and memorable, which is why I’d like to invite you to check out their table inspirations gallery for lots of beautiful ideas for entertaining.

And also be sure to “join the roost” by subscribing to the Hen House Linens newsletter for even more helpful tips and inspiration for creating memorable moments around your family table today and every day!

unnamed-9 unnamed-10

Some of the fun ways Jenny and her team enjoy time with their families … Tailgating in style, and they recently hosted a Dinner on the Dock for 100 people with their children serving as wait staff for the event! And of course, they all enjoy simple, everyday meals with family and friends!

unnamed-8

More About Hen House Linens

Jenny is such a humble, sweet person. She wanted to be sure I shared the fact that Hen House Linens is not only a family-run business, it’s a friend-run business too! Jenny started Hen House Linens with her good friend and former college roommate, Katherine Poole. Katherine serves as Creative Director, designing the beautiful fabrics, packaging, and more, as well as provides good laughs throughout. Along with Katherine, Jenny is blessed to have a whole host of wonderful friends who jump in to loan her their houses, their stuff, their children and themselves – for photoshoots or whatever else comes up. It’s truly a company that lives out its mission of bringing family and friends together!

Please note, although Hen House Linens is a proud sponsor of The Nourishing Home, this is not a paid sponsored post. In addition, there are no affiliate links in this post. I’ve opted to feature Hen House Linens because I love their mission and their products. So stop reading this silly disclaimer, and instead go have some fun being inspired by Jenny’s beautiful table linens!

You Might Also Like:

3 Meals with 1 Main Dish: Tasty Ground Turkey Recipes
Free Video Course: Mastering Meal Planning and Cook Once, Eat Twice or More!
Mastering Meal Planning

Filed Under: Mastering Meal Planning ·

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • Next Page »

My New Cookbook is Here!

Welcome to The Nourishing Home!

I’m so glad you’re here and want you to feel right at home! My heart in creating this blog is to help you by sharing helpful meal planning strategies and nourishing GF recipes that are healthy, easy and delicious with thanksgiving to God! [Read More …]







All content (recipes, photos, posts, etc.) on this site is the creative property of Kelly Smith. You are welcome to share a photo via social media, as long as it contains a link back to the corresponding recipe or post from this site. However, you may not republish a recipe in its entirety in any form. For questions, or for permission to use a photo or recipe, please contact me via email at [email protected] Thank you!

Please Note: All content (recipes, photos, text, etc.) on this site is the creative property of Kelly Smith of The Nourishing Home. You are welcome to share a photo via social media, as long as it contains a link back to the corresponding recipe from this site. However, re-publishing a recipe in any form is strictly prohibited. Additionally, please refrain from adapting recipes without properly linking back to the original recipe, and keep in mind that simple substitutions do not constitute an adapted or original recipe. For details regarding recipe copyright law, please visit the Food Blog Alliance.
The Nourishing Home is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.

Privacy Policy
DMCA.com

Copyright © 2021 · All Rights Reserved · The Nourishing Home · Artwork by Nancy Panaccione · Site Design by Deluxe Designs · Log in