Shish-ka-bobs

Remember that lemon dressing that I said is so good on EVERYTHING? Here's a perfect example. I just made regular shish-ka-bobs with steak, chicken, onion, and green pepper and drizzled a little of the dressing over them. It added a little kick and they were really delicious, just ask Logan!

Wheat Chili

Last year we had a sister from the ward came and taught us how to use wheat more. The food she prepared was delicious but I forgot all about it until we had the class again at a stake activity. I decided that I really want to make it a goal to incorporate wheat into my diet at least once a week. this chili is very easy and delicious, plus wheat is really cheap and makes your meat go a lot farther.

Here's what you will need:
1/2 lb. hamburger
1 large onion chopped
1/2 green pepper chopped (I used a red pepper because it was on sale and it was still delicious, just not very colorful)
1 tsp. chili powder
1 tsp. garlic salt or 1 clove garlic
1 tsp. oregano or cumin
1 28oz. can stewed tomatoes
2-3 c. tomato sauce
2 c. whole wheat- uncooked
4 c. water
Steam wheat in water for about an hour. Brown hamburger, onion, and green pepper until cooked. Add wheat and other ingredients. Simmer for 30 min. or cook in crock pot on low for 4 hours.

Aloha Shoyu Carne Asada

This is my sister-in-law Candy's recipe and it it amazing and really in-expensive. I bought the carne asada from Winco for about $8.50 but there was enough meat to freeze half for another meal. The Aloha Shoyu sauce was $2.50 and has enough sauce to make his marinade 3 times, and the rest of the ingredients are things I always have in my kitchen. Altogether, with a vegetable, rolls, meat and a little side pasta this meal only costs about $7.00 to feed my family of 6. Way cheap! Not to mention incredibly easy.
Here's what you'll need:

1/2 c. water
1 c. Aloha Shoyu Sauce (found near the soy sauce at the grocery store)
1 c. sugar
3 T. fresh minced garlic
2 T. ginger

Marinate for a few hours and grill.

Crockpot Lasagna

This is one of my all time favorites because it is so easy! It's basically the same as a regular lasagna but you put it in the crockpot so it is super moist and yummy.
You will need:
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1 lb. cooked ground hamburger or turkey burger
1-2 cups fat free cottage cheese (more or less to taste)
Spaghetti sauce
1 can diced tomatoes (opt)
6-10 uncooked lasagna noodles depending on crockpot size




Mix meat with sauce and tomatoes and spread a little on the bottom of crockpot. Next layer noodles, meat sauce, cottage cheese, and cheddar cheese. Repeat layers but don't add the last layer of cheese until 30 min. before eating. If needed pour 1/2- 1 cup of water over the top and cook on low for 6-8 hours or high for 4-6 hours.