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Steel Cut Oatmeal

A delicious and quick Steel cut oats (that your kids will love too): Mix unsweetened vanilla almond milk with your favorite steel cut oats in the microwave or stovetop (@courtneyzwick turned me onto Country Choice Organic which is now my favorite -it’s what they use at Jamba Juice) Mix in more almond milk to get desired consistency A dash of kosher salt Maple syrup And a little bit of butter Top with TJ pumpkin spiced pumpkin seeds 

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Tomato soup with cornbread croutons and jalapeño cream sauce

Fall food at it’s best: Tomato soup with cornbread croutons and jalapeño cream sauce and an open faced pastrami melt. Tomato soup- Roast (on the Traeger or oven) tomatoes, peppers, mirapeaux (already chopped TJ mix is the best), drizzled with EVOO and a lot of s&p. After they’re cooked through, blend roasted ingredients in a blender with a can or two of fire roasted diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, vegetable broth (if you need to thin it out) and boxed tomato soup (if you want to add more volume). I leave it slightly chunky so blend to your desired consistency.   Cornbread croutons- cube and toast store bought cornbread (freeze what you don’t use)   Jalapeño cream sauce- in a blender, combine roasted jalapeños that have been deseeded and sour cream.     Pastrami melt- toast wheat sourdough bread Layer-mustard, pastrami, low fat Swiss cheese and Trader Joes sauerkraut with Persian pickles (the best out there)

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Chicken Pot Pie

My parents are taking off for the airport and I thought this was the perfect goodbye meal. This chicken pot pie is amazingly easy and you probably have all the ingredients in your freezer! Start with Evoo, chopped garlic, and diced onions in a large sauté pan. I added a mirapeux mixture and fresh mushrooms I had as well. Sauté until soft then add around 3 spoonfuls of flour until the flour dissolves and is mixed in with other ingredients (Wondra works great as well). Add any frozen veggies you like. I used a green bean, carrot, and pea mixture and added frozen corn as well. Stir and sprinkle with garlic salt and pepper or any seasonings you like until cooked through. Add around 1/2-3/4 of a carton of chicken broth and let simmer until it starts to thicken. A rotisserie chicken works great in this or any type of shredded chicken breast you like. Add chicken and continue simmering. (This mixture is great on rice or as a low carb lunch so make extra!) My favorite pie crusts are…

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