What is a healthy meal that is quick and easy to make?

Here is a delicious lasagna i make it for my family all the time.

Here is the recipe hun: It's for 8 people so you will even have leftovers ;)

Ingredients

* 2 pound dried lasagna noodles

* Extra-virgin olive oil

* 2 pounds ground beef

* 2 pound ground Italian sausage

* 1 onion, chopped

* 2 cloves garlic, sliced

* 3 carrots, chopped

* 2 stalks celery, chopped

* 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil

* 1/4 cup finely chopped Italian flat-leaf parsley

* 1 tablespoon chopped oregano leaves

* 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

* 2 cups red wine

* 2 (28-ounce) cans tomatoes (recommended: San Marzano)

* 3 tablespoons heavy cream

* 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

* 2 quarts ricotta cheese, (2 containers)

* 2 eggs, lightly beaten

* 1/2 cup grated Parmesan

* Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

* 1 pound mozzarella cheese, shredded

* Grated Parmesan and mozzarella, for topping

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Cook the lasagna noodles in plenty of boiling salted water until pliable and barely tender, about 10 minutes. Stir with a wooden spoon to prevent sticking. Drain the noodles thoroughly and coat with olive oil to keep them moist and easy to work with.

Coat a large skillet with olive oil, add beef and sausage and brown until no longer pink, about 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. In a food processor, combine the onion, carrots, celery, garlic, basil, parsley, an oregano. Process until pureed, add to the pan with the ground meat and stir to combine. Stir in the flour. Add the wine and cook until it has reduced by half. Stir in the tomatoes and add the heavy cream and the cinnamon.

In a mixing bowl, combine ricotta and the parmesan. Stir in the eggs and season with salt and pepper.

To assemble the lasagna: Coat the bottom of a deep 13 by 9-inch pan with olive oil. Arrange 4 noodles lengthwise in a slightly overlapping layer on the sauce. Then, line each end of the pan with a lasagna noodle. This forms a collar that holds in the corners. Dollop 1/2 of the ricotta mixture over the pasta, spread to the edges with a spatula. Spread 1/2 of the meat mixture over the ricotta. Sprinkle 1/2 of the mozzarella on top of the ricotta. Top with a ladle full of sauce, spread evenly. Repeat with the next layer of noodles, ricotta, sauce, and cheeses. Top last layer with noodles, sauce, shredded mozzarella and Parmesan. Tap the pan to force out air bubbles. Bake for 1 hour. Remove from oven. Let lasagna rest for 30 minutes so the noodles will settle and cut easily. Cut into 2-inch squares and serve.

Express Shrimp and Sausage Jambalaya

Ingredients

1 teaspoon canola oil

8 ounces andouille sausage or low-fat kielbasa, cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices

16-ounce bag frozen pepper-onion mix

14 1/2-ounce can reduced-sodium chicken broth

2 cups instant brown rice

8 ounces shrimp (26-30 per pound), peeled and deveined

Directions

Heat oil in a large heavy soup pot or Dutch oven over medium high-heat. Add sausage and pepper-onion mix; cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables soften, 3 to 5 minutes.

Add broth to the pan and bring to a boil. Add rice, stir once, cover and cook for 5 minutes. Add shrimp and stir to incorporate. Remove from the heat and let stand, covered, until the shrimp are opaque and cooked through, 5 to 6 minutes. Fluff with a fork and serve immediately.

Pasta Bolognaise.

500g. Minced Meat.

1 Medium Onion. (peeled and diced)

¼C. Fresh Chopped Herbs. (parsley or celery leaves)

700g Jar Bolognaise Sauce.

250g. Large Pasta Shells.

1¼C. Beef Stock or Water.

100g. Crumbled Feta Cheese.

100g, Crumbled Cheddar Cheese.

Cook the pasta for 5 minutes and drain.

Combine the mince, onion, herbs and one cup of the sauce.

Mix the remaining sauce with the stock or water and pour into a baking dish.

Spoon over the half cooked pasta over sauce, and then the mince.

Sprinkle with the cheeses, and place in a 180C oven for 35-40 minutes.

Serve with some vegetables.

My best friend is my crock pot. I make everything in it and I don't even have to touch it. Right this second I am making "not so stir fry". I put all the ingredients in the crock pot on low and will just serve it at dinner. We will have leftovers for lunch tomorrow (I have a really big crock pot). Some of the things I make in it are Beef (in our case elk) soup or stew. (you can buy country veggies in the freezer section bbq beef spaghetti (with stewed tomatoes)\ chicken fajitas Tacos meat loaf all sorts of chicken There is so much more that i can't put my finger on right now. You get the point though. I find it easier to do before my kids get up or during nap. Also, I don't know where you are located, but in my area both of your older kids are eligible for preschool. My daughter loves it and it gives me a couple hours each day to concentrate on the baby and if I plan it right a few minutes alone during nap. Good luck and congrats on the babies

Healthy Chicken Kebabs:

http://hubpages.com/hub/Easy-Chicken-Kebab-Recipe

fettucine alfredo with chicken and broccoli

boil penne pasta until cooked.

grill the chicken on the stove.

Meanwhile cut of the bottom of the broccoli

Dont cook chicken all the way yet.

Chop up the chicken but not to thin.

Put the broccoli and chicken in a big pan and cook on a stove.

Lastly put the alfredo sauce on top.

Put the mix on top of the pasta.

Serve with garlic bread

all of them provide a different mixture of nutrients and that is why a variety of both highly recommended by nutritionists and dietitians.

jacket potatos. put loads of toppings on the table for people to help themselves to. Beans, salad, coleslaw, tuna etc

pasta salad with chicken and tomatoes its healthy and delicious!

and some chopped up strawberries and bananas!!! :]

salad and boiled pearl barley - it good

but i prefer MEAT man and children could not with out MeaTdo not forget about it