Roasted Broccoli and Apples

This is my new favorite side dish! Easy to make, not too many calories and so delicious...what's not to love?

:: Ingredients ::

10 oz. Broccoli florets

1 large red delicious apple

2 tbsp French Fried onions

Pam butter spray

:: Directions ::

Cut your broccoli and apples into bite size pieces and spread them evenly onto baking sheet lined with tinfoil. Sprinkle French Fried onions on top, then spray evenly with Pam butter spray. Bake at 375 degrees in the oven for 30 minutes. 

Enjoy!

Makes 2 servings, 244 calories total --122 per person

Real Men Eat Quiche

So I asked my husband if he even liked quiche before I started developing this recipe and his answer,
"Real men eat quiche."
I don't know what that means, but I figured it meant "yes" so I went ahead
and started in on my dish. The end result, he LOVED it! So of course, I'm sharing with you,

Ingredients:

1 deep dish pie crust, baked

Cherry Tomatoes, halved

Broccoli, chopped

Roasted Red Peppers, minced

(Note: the above three ingredients will total 1 cup altogether)

1/4 cup bacon crumbles

1/2 cup Colby cheese, shredded.

1/2 cup Emmentaler cheese, shredded

(you can use Swiss if Emmentaler is not readily available to you)

 1 tbsp chopped basil

3 eggs

1 1/4 cups of milk

1/4 tsp of salt

1/4 tsp of pepper

1/2 tbsp lemon zest

Directions:

Bake your pie crust as per the directions on the package. 

While your pie crust is in the oven, doing the following:

Prepare your veggies.
 

 Measure out your bacon crumbles.

Grate your cheeses.

Chop your basil leaves.

Mix your eggs, milk, salt, pepper and lemon zest in a bowl. Set aside.

Start layering your ingredients, like this:

Then pour your egg mixture over top when your pie crust is done baking.
 

Bake at 375 degrees for 45-50 minutes or until the pie is firm.

Let it cool for 20 to 30 minutes, this allows it to set up.
Otherwise, it will fall apart when you try to slice into it.

Serve and enjoy! ♥

Barley & Broccoli Salad

Who knew barley could be so delicious? Not me. I'm trying to eat healthier, so I've been looking into some different options. Here's one of the recipes I came up with and even the hubby liked it! WOW.

Ingredients:

1 cup prepared barley, cooled

2 cups chopped broccoli

1 cup chopped dried cherries

1 cup light ranch dressing

2 tbsp of chopped onions

1/2 cup chopped cashews, toasted

Directions:

Start your barley cooking, regular medium barley has a cook time of 45-50 minutes.  

 

  

Chop your broccoli, dried cherries and onions and mix with ranch dressing to start to the dried cherries softening. 

Toast your cashews and chop.

When the barley is done cooking, drizzle it with olive oil. Let it cool and then fold it in with the toasted cashews and other ingredients. Serve as a side dish or as your main meal, either way it will be delicious!

Enjoy! ♥