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Italian Zucchini & Tomato Soup

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This Italian Zucchini & Tomato Soup has to be one of the easiest soups and one of my favorites. A handful of very simple ingredients, 30 minutes to cook and the flavors are fantastic! 

This Italian Zucchini & Tomato Soup has to be one of the easiest soups and one of my favorites. A handful of very simple ingredients, 30 minutes to cook and the flavors are fantastic!

I tell my kids all the time that their momma LOVES soup so they better learn to love it too because I will not stop making it. My husband used to complain about soup too but I’ve won that battle, he eats and enjoys it now. This Italian Zucchini & Tomato Soup right here really is one of my favorites. Its very comforting, flavorful, easy and on the lighter side so perfect for Spring time as the weather is warming up. …

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Chicken Taco Stuffed Zucchini

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Chicken Taco Stuffed Zucchini | LeMoine Family Kitchen. Lean ground chicken cooked up with peppers, onions, taco seasoning and salsa verde. All stuffed into zucchini and baked. Topped with cheddar and scallions. This is a DELICIOUS and healthy meal!

 

This morning Jack {the 6 year old} chose a recipe out of his kids cookbook to make for himself and the little guy for dinner- tortilla pies. Layers of corn tortillas, cheese, chicken, beans, fresh salsa and more cheese. I decided Mexican sounded like a good idea and came up with these REALLY good Chicken Taco Stuffed Zucchini! I wanted something that had great flavor but a healthy meal too… this one turned out absolutely perfect so I had to share right away! …

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Grilled Vegetable Quesadilla with Honey :: 5 Ingredient Meals

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Grilled Vegetable Quesadilla with Honey | LeMoine Family Kitchen . A simple and delicious 5 ingredient meal. Packed with grilled corn, zucchini and cheddar. A drizzle of honey at the end adds the most wonderful sweetness.

 

Happy Friday beautiful friends!!! I am really excited to start off our 5 Ingredient Meals Week with this recipe! These Grilled Vegetable Quesadillas with Honey are simple yet wonderfully flavorful! Whether you are busy with work, kids, school… whatever the case, some nights there just isn’t time to throw together some big elaborate meal. I know with school, karate, soccer and hockey starting up… yea we are going to be doing some running around and this simple recipe is definitely going to be a go to in our house. …

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Zucchini Carrot Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

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Zucchini Carrot Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting | LeMoine Family Kitchen

Tis the season for zucchini, lots and lots of garden fresh zucchini. I love creating delicious recipes, both sweet and savory to feature this fantastic veggie! These Zucchini & Carrot Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting are so so good!!! They are moist, just a little sweetness and so flavorful! Similar flavors to a carrot cake, I decided to go with a simple and fabulous cream cheese frosting to top things off. …

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Clean Eating :: Zucchini & Carrot Pancakes

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Zucchini & Carrot Pancakes

Let the clean eating continue! I am enjoying reworking foods I love to turn them “clean”. A little while back I picked up a thing of Garbanzo Bean Flour (aka chickpea flour- can be found in the baking aisle at the grocery store) with the intent of making panelles. Since that hasn’t happened yet figured I’d think of something different to do with it, so came up these! Super simple to make and filling enough to have a few as the main part of your meal. Grated zucchini and carrots, the garbanzo bean flour, an egg and seasoned simply with garlic powder, fresh parsley, salt and pepper. These are cooked in a dry non stick pan, no oil necessary! Will definitely be making these again during the 24 Day Challenge i’m doing.

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Italian Zucchini, Tomato & Turkey Meatball Soup

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Italian Zucchini, Tomato & Turkey Meatball Soup

I don’t know about your part of the world, but here in NJ, we have been getting a LOT of rain! These days immediately put me in the mood for a giant bowl of soup. I’m going to keep things going with the clean eating with this one as well. If you missed the post on what the heck this clean eating thing is all about, please check it out, super important steps i’m taking to lead a healthier life.

This is such a simple soup to make, so simple that my 4 year old did plenty of the work! Quick side note, don’t know if I ever mentioned, but what feels like a million years ago I actually worked as the head cook of a gourmet shoppe.. this was always a hit! Just a handful of ingredients make up this light yet filling Italian Zucchini, Tomato and Turkey Meatball Soup! Both my boys really enjoyed this soup as well… bonus!
Italian Zucchini, Tomato & Turkey Meatball Soup
For the meatballs
1 lb lean ground turkey
1 egg
3/4 cup whole grain (or whole wheat) bread crumbs
handful fresh parsley, chopped
1 tsp garlic powder
salt & pepper
For the soup
3 large zucchini, medium dice
1- 28oz can whole peeled plum tomatoes, tomatoes separated from juice
10 cups chicken broth (homemade if you have)
1 Tbsp dried oregano
salt & pepper
whole grain elbow pasta or any small pasta, cooked
Start with the meatballs. In a bowl mix all the ingredients together. Form into small sized balls and bake for about 15 minutes at 375 degrees.  I reserved a handful of meatballs to make a little meatball parm for the boys for the following day.
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In a large pot, over medium heat, add in just a drizzle of olive oil and the zucchini. Allow to cook until just slightly softened.
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This is where the big guy really had his fun. Place all the tomatoes with 1/2 the juice from the can into a bowl, get those hands in there and break up the tomatoes. I don’t mind some bigger pieces but go with what you like. Add the crushed tomatoes and juices into the pot.
~I mean, look at that face!~

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Season with salt, pepper and oregano. Simmer for 10 minutes. Add in the broth and meatballs. Simmer for 1- 1 1/2 hours. You can serve as is or add in some cooked pasta (zumba night = pasta).

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HAPPY EATS!!!!!
*this is my original recipe*

Zucchini Potato Pancakes

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Zucchini Potato Pancakes
I found a zucchini in the fridge that needed to be used soon so I decided to try out  Zucchini Potato Pancakes. A little while back I made potato pancakes for the first time and I loved them, and ate too many… see that post here. This really is a great way to use up veggies you have on hand! They are really simple to make and you get a little arm workout shredding everything too! Serve with a dollop of sour cream or applesauce and yum!

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Roasted Zucchini & Tomato Pizza

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Some nights you need to just throw dinner together, Friday was one of those nights! I was going out with the future sis in law to shoe shop for the wedding so I needed to make something simple for dinner for the kids and hubs.  A couple zucchini, a pint of tomatoes, a pkg of crescent dough and some cheese and you’ve got a simple dinner- Roasted Zucchini & Tomato Pizza. There really isn’t much of a recipe to this one but the flavors are very yummy and this is a great quick meal! This is so adaptable too, use what you love and what you have on hand!

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Sausage Stuffed Zucchini Boats

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My inspiration on these delicious Sausage Stuffed Zucchini Boats is my husbands grandmother, aka “Grandma Lou”.  Theres nothing complicated here but these zucchini boats pack a ton of flavor! While I did use pork sausage, you could easily substitute chicken sausage or any variety of veggies to make it meatless. Besides that these taste great, I sneak in extra veggie goodness into the sauce with lots of carrots which makes the sauce a little sweeter too. I served these zucchini boats with wild rice.

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