Sauteed Potatoes and Ham Pita

This is perfect to fill the need for some meat and potatoes but still staying a wee bit healthy and low calorie.

It is free of dairy, egg, peanut, and tree nut. Be sure the food items you use are free of these allergens to ensure your recipe is safe for your loved one by reading all labels and calling the manufacture if needed for how it is produced.

Calorie count: I have not taken a calorie count on this yet.

What you need:
2 med/lg potatoes peeled and diced
Diced Cooked Ham
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2 TBL Olive Oil
2 tsp chives
2 tsp minced garlic
Pepper to taste
If you like it spicy add a dash or two of cayenne pepper

How To:
Add oil and all spices to sauce pan.
Simmer on low until garlic is fragrant.
Add in diced potatoes on med heat.
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Sautee / cook potatoes until about 1/2 through their tenderness.
Add cubed cooked ham.
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Continue cooking until ham gets a little golden brown in spots and potatoes are tender to fork.
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Stir often while cooking.
Divide amongst 4 pita halves and serve!
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You can add in dairy free cheese if you would like before stuff the pita with potatoes and ham.
So filling and so yummy! Great for left overs and reheat for quick lunches.

Veggie Fried Rice

I love fried rice in any version! This was amazing! I had to have seconds!

It is free of dairy, egg, peanut, and tree nut. Be sure the food items you use are free of these allergens to ensure your recipe is safe for your loved one by reading all labels and calling the manufacture if needed for how it is produced.

Calorie count: I have not taken a calorie count on this yet.

What you need:
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1/4 Head of Cabbage sliced thin
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2 TBL Minced Garlic
2 TBL Olive Oil
1 Medium Onion Diced
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2-3 TBL Soy Sauce
1 Container Mushrooms of your choice quartered or halved
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1 Cup Frozen Mixed Veggies
2 Servings Sized Instant Brown Rice cooked following box directions and refrigerated for 1 hour before use.
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How to:
Add oil to large skillet.
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Add garlic to skillet and simmer until fragrant.
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Add onion, cabbage, and soy sauce.
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Mix well and simmer until onions and cabbage just start to become tender.
Add mushrooms
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Mix well.
Cook until mushroom, cabbage, and onion reach tenderness of your choice. I like my cabbage still a bit crunchy.
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Add in frozen mixed veggies.
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Mix well and cook until veggies are warmed and slightly cooked.
At this point if you would like add more soy sauce to taste.
Now add precooked/chilled rice.
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Mix in well.
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Continue to cook on low stirring often. Again you may add more soy if you would like.
Cook until it looks right to you. Everyone enjoys their fried rice different so eye ball it!
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Optional to add a meat of your choice. Optional if you like it spicy add in a little cayenne pepper seasoning!
Serve and enjoy! You will want seconds!

Asian Pork and Broccoli Crock Pot

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(picture is of my actual bowl) YUM!

This meal was so good and best yet fast and easy.

It is free of dairy, egg, peanut, and tree nut. Be sure the food items you use are free of these allergens to ensure your recipe is safe for you loved one by reading all labels.

Calorie count: 655 (based on the food items I used) Read your labels for accurate calorie counts.

What you will need:

4-6 Boneless Pork Chops

1 Cup Soy Sauce (watch for allergens)

1 Cup Water

1 Cup Light Brown Sugar

1 Cup Ketchup (watch allergens)

1 Bag of Frozen Steamable Broccoli

1-2 Bags of Rice in a Bag (watch for allergens)

How to:

Turn on your crock pot to high allowing it to warm up while you add ingredients to it.

Mix water, soy sauce, ketchup, brown sugar in crock pot until brown sugar is dissolved.

Add pork chops ensuring all are coated in mixture.

Cover and cook for about 5 hours pending how many chops you have and how your crock pot cooks.

Once chops are fork tender / cooked thoroughly remove from crock pot and dice up return to crock pot on warm setting.

Prepare your broccoli and rice following package directions.

Dish up rice, broccoli into serving bowls based on package serving sizes to maintain calorie count. Use 1-1 1/2 chop per serving.

Scoop out some of the sauce from the crock pot and pour over rice, broccoli, pork chops and stir.

Be your own judge on how much cause you want in your finished meal.

Enjoy! This meal is so good. Beats take out any day and is so heathly