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Pesto Chicken Quesadillas

Aggie Goodman — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 17:12:00 +0000

These Pesto Chicken Quesadillas are simple and quick to make using just a few staple ingredients. They are a favorite in my house!

One of the things I’m trying to do this year is to go back into my archive of recipes here on the blog and update photos for them. I love looking back at old photos and reading my words from years ago, seeing how things have changed in almost 10 years. 10 years!!

When I first posted this recipe for Pesto Chicken Quesadillas I was a young stay-at-home mom to a 3 year old and 1 year old. Those two are now 13 and 10 years old and we have a little 4 year old in the mix! My, has time gone by. I originally posted this recipe during the summer and in those days I am sure I had plenty of fresh basil growing on my patio and I was picking up tons of bell peppers from the produce store weekly. Making fresh roasted red peppers is really easy to do and something I love to make as often as I can. Although homemade roasted red peppers are fairly easy to make, I don’t really have as much time these days to make them so I rely on some convenience items like jarred roasted red peppers AND jarred pesto (in case you missed it I just posted this roundup for healthy recipes using pesto). I’m pretty picky about both but I found these peppers recently at Trader Joe’s and love them.

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Vegetarian Mediterranean Nachos with Roasted Red Pepper Hummus

Aggie Goodman — Wed, 10 May 2017 16:59:23 +0000

Say hello to your new favorite appetizer! Mediterranean Nachos with Roasted Red Pepper Hummus is what you could call a beautiful mess of all the flavors I love in this world. Topped with Sabra Hummus, roasted peppers, olives, feta and fresh herbs, you can’t go wrong with this one!

This recipe was created in partnership with Sabra in honor of National Hummus Day which is May 13.

I don’t know about you, but I would be totally okay with sitting down to a plate of these Mediterranean Nachos for an unofficial meal any night of the week. They would particularly be welcomed on a Friday or Saturday night, when I tend to lose my steam for putting together a real meal.

I like snacky food, I always have and I always will. There is not an appetizer plate I can resist and these “nachos” are officially on that list. The best part is how easy they are to put together (would I ever steer you to something complicated?) and how quickly they disappear once they are served.

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Italian Wheat Berry Salad

Aggie Goodman — Mon, 07 Mar 2016 12:20:56 +0000

This Italian Wheat Berry Salad is simple, fresh and full of delicious flavor, protein and fiber. Perfect for picnics or barbecues!

One thing I am really trying to do lately is to have a container of “something” for me to grab for a quick lunch. Last week I was really craving a grain salad so I grabbed some wheat berries out of the pantry and cooked them up, with no real idea of what I was going to do with them. I was craving a salad like this one, but I didn’t really have the right fruit and such. So instead I turned these wheat berries into an Italian Wheat Berry Salad by adding roasted red peppers, garbanzo beans, fresh basil, olive oil and a squeeze of lemon. Super simple, fresh and delicious!

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Spinach Couscous Salad

Aggie Goodman — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:33:00 +0000

Back in May I completed my second sprint triathlon, the Danskin, with an amazing team of women from my YMCA. I met some great ladies throughout the training process…a lot of us really bonded and keep in touch with each other still with the help of Facebook (I {heart} Facebook!). One of my “Tri Chicks” Kris recently shared with me a few recipes, one of them including this salad which she said was her “new favorite salad”.

Well, it’s my new favorite salad now. I made it for lunch over the weekend and could not get enough of it. I bought all the ingredients for it again yesterday and plan to make it for dinner this week! It’s full of good stuff like spinach, sundried tomatoes and couscous. It would be awesome with some simply grilled chicken or shrimp for a complete meal that you can’t help but feel good about.

I had to make some changes to the original recipe based on what I had on hand, such as using whole wheat couscous and roasted red peppers. This salad is definitely one to try, you will not be disappointed! It makes awesome leftovers too!!

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