Simply Courtney

These are meals that we make regularly OR meals that I have found online that are inexpensive to make (and healthy-ish)!  Some of the recipes are mine (from my current or old blog).

Breakfasts

• Fried eggs, toast, and fruit
• Scrambled eggs on corn tortillas
• Omelets
• Frittata
• Breakfast tacos 
• Whole Wheat Banana Pumpkin Muffins
• Whole Wheat Banana Crumb Muffins
• Fluffy Pancakes 
• Pumpkin Pancakes (I use whole wheat flour for these)
• Homemade granola and Greek yogurt (homemade or store bought)
• Homemade drop biscuits
• Smoothies 
• Peanut Butter Baked oatmeal
• Breakfast Cookies
• Instant pot steel cut oatmeal
• Homemade cinnamon rolls
• Pumpkin Apple Protein Oatmeal
• Pumpkin Spice Breakfast Cookies (DF/GF)

Lunches

• Leftovers
• Sandwiches (PB&J, PB & honey, uncured lunch meat and cheese, etc)
• Finger foods (hard boiled eggs, lunch meat/salami/summer sausage, cheese, veggies/fruits)
• English muffin pizzas
• Quesadillas
• Salad with beans and lots of veggies (add chicken sometimes)

Dinners

• Whole Herb Roasted Chicken
• Easy Chili 
• Homemade Pasta Sauce and Roasted Broccoli and Cauliflower
• Homemade Pulled Pork in the Instant Pot
• Instant Pot Chuck Roast and Veggies
• Our Favorite Friday Night Dinner! (“Finger Foods”)
• Homemade Chicken Ramen (including instant pot instructions for medium boiled eggs!)
• Grass-fed Beef Homemade Ramen
• Homemade Pizza
• Instant Pot Venison Stew
• Egg-Roll-in-a-Bowl with Garlic Aioli Sweet Chili Sauce
• Burrito bowls (taco meat, homemade pinto beans, cilantro lime rice, avocado, diced tomato, shredded cheese, sour cream)
• Quesadillas
• Taco soup
• Tomato soup and grilled cheese (with homemade sourdough)
• Hamburgers (on homemade buns)
• Breakfast for dinner (all kinds of options- pancakes and bacon, cinnamon rolls and bacon, omelets, etc)
• Meatloaf + Mashed Potatoes and sauteed broccoli
• Homemade sloppy Joes (on homemade buns- see recipe in the breads section)
• Shepherd’s Pie
• Sliced sausage, peppers, potatoes, onions (sauteed)
• Sausage and cabbage in the instant pot
• Beef and veggie soup
• Chicken curry and rice
• Roasted chicken thighs
• Skillet chicken thighs
• Grilled or pan seared pork chops
• Bowls- Meat, Veggie, and Carb (type in “bowl meals” in Pinterest, and there are hundreds, or you can just throw together your own bowls!)
• Red Beans and Rice
• Air Fryer Pork Tenderloin
• Potato and ham cream cheese soup
• Carnitas
• Beef tacos
• Chicken street tacos
• Fish tacos
• Pan-seared lemon pepper chicken breast or salmon
• Greek salad with chicken
• 200 Cheap and Easy Ground Beef Recipes (I buy grass-fed ground beef from Walmart at about the same price as the “cheaper” meat at other grocery stores!)
• Mini chicken pot pies with homemade crust
• Chicken and Dumplings
• Black bean veggie couscous 
• Black bean wraps and Lentil/Rice Casserole

Sides

• Sauteed or roasted veggies
• Homemade sourdough garlic toast
• Salad
• Garlic Spaghetti squash
• Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Rice

Snacks

• Apples with PB
• Banana with PB
• Raw fruit
• Raw veggies and hummus or ranch
• Roasted chickpeas
• Homemade granola bars
• Homemade graham crackers
• Homemade “wheat thins”
• Popcorn (we pop it on the stove with coconut oil and popcorn kernels)
• Hard boiled eggs
• Olives
• String cheese
• Cheese and crackers
• Cubed cheddar
• Homemade trail mix
• Brined and roasted nuts
• PB&J
• PB & Honey
• Homemade muffins
• Greek yogurt 
• Breakfast cookies

Homemade Breads

• Sourdough bread (basic)
• Whole wheat sandwich bread
• Hamburger buns
• Pizza crust
• Basic bread machine white bread

Other Homemade Foods/Drinks/Natural Products

• Pumpkin Spice Creamer
• Homemade Kombucha and Lavender Syrup (which I also use for coffee)
• Homemade BBQ sauce
• Homemade Elderberry Syrup
• Homemade Elderberry Gummies
• Homemade Deodorant with Bentonite Clay
• Homemade Candles

Enjoy! I’ll be updating this list as I find new, awesome recipes!