Bell Pepper Spagetti

I can't claim this recipe is much to look at but man is it yummy!  I love trying to incorporating as many veggies into my diet as possible and bell peppers are so good for your skin boasting great amounts of Vitamin C and E.  When aiming for glowing skin makeup can't be your only arsenal, you must work from the inside out! 

Bell Pepper Spagetti

adapted from Undressed Skeleton


You will need:
1/2 T olive oil
1/2 red, orange, yellow and green pepper sliced
Dash of salt and pepper to taste
2 T of your fave spagetti sauce ( mine is Prego original)
Dash of parmesean cheese

To make:
Drizzle skillet with 1/2 T of olive oil and heat on medium high heat.  Add in the peppers and sauté.  Through in the salt and pepper to taste.  Once peppers are soft, place in bowl and top with sauce and cheese.

Enjoy this super easy and veggie packed lunch or dinner!

Vegetarian Tacos with Avocado Cream and Feta

We had this last week and it was one of the yummiest things I've made in a while!  We all gobbled it up!  I even saved some filling for leftovers and was in heaven the next day. I made a little extra Avocado Cream to for dipping veggies in.  Yummmmmm!!!!

Vegetarian Tacos with Avocado Cream and Feta

You will need:
adapted from Naturally Ella

1 zucchini, diced
1 summer squash, diced
1/2 red onion, diced
1 ear sweet corn, removed from cob
1 cup cherry tomatos, sliced in half
1 medium red pepper, diced
1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
2 T olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 t cumin
1/4 t salt


For Avocado cream:
1 ripe avocado
1/3 cup plain greek yogurt
1/4 cup cilantro
1 T lime juice

Garnish:
Feta or Goat cheese
4-6 tortillas
cilantro


To make:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees, Pepare all the veggies as described and toss with olive oil, garlic, salt and cumin.  Roast until tender and lightly brown

While veggies are roasting, whisk together avocado, greek yogurt, cilantro and lime juice.

Assemble tacos and garnish with Avocado Cream and sprinkle of feta.

Speedy lunches

By lunch time, I've usually attempted a good portion of my to do list  and am ready for a little yummy!  I still most likely have a mountain of things to still tackle so I need something quick that will keep the energy up! I like to use stuff I already have on hand to keep it simple.  Pair any one of these with a huge Coconut water, cup of tea or big water bottle and you are set!!

Turkey and Lettuce rollups

2 large leaves of lettuce (Bibb works great), fave lunch meat, drizzled with Newman's Own Balsamic Vinaigrette

Cottage cheese, cucumber, tomatoes and avocado sprinkled with pepper

Veggies, hummus and pita chips or pretzels

Greek Yogurt with berries and granola

Caprese salad

Cherry tomatos, fresh mozzarella, fresh basil, drizzle of balsamic vinegar and extra virgin olive oil with dash of salt and pepper.

I'm also a big fan of leftovers...we usually have a perfect little portion left for a great lunch!