This is a yummy, nutritious recipe and the kids will gobble it up! Keep it on hand for those times when you need to get dinner on the table quickly.

Barbeque Black Beans And Sweet Potato

Serves 4-6, depending on their ages and appetites
Preheat oven to 400.

Ingredients:
3 Sweet potatoes, sliced
Olive oil
Salt
Garlic powder

1 can black beans, drained
1 cup BBQ sauce

Slice the sweet potatoes into 1/4″ slices and mix in a bowl with enough olive oil to cover. Place in a single layer on a baking sheet. Lightly sprinkle with salt. Sprinkle on garlic powder to your liking (I like it heavy!).

Bake sweet potatoes until they are soft on the inside and somewhat crispy on the outside, about 20 minutes. (Test with a fork for doneness.) Meanwhile mix the BBQ sauce with the black beans.

Pour the sauce and black bean mix over the baked sweet potatoes and serve.

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This recipe comes from our good friend Carrie Lauth at www.NaturalMomsRecipes.com. It’s a great dish to use when introducing whole wheat pasta to your family. It’s been a big hit in our house and I’m going to fix it quite regularly. I serve it with a big salad or some steamed veggies for a healthy Italian dinner.

Whole Grain Baked Spaghetti

Preheat oven to 350.

1 T extra virgin olive oil
1 12 oz. container cottage cheese
8 ounces ground turkey
1 cup sliced mushrooms
one half small onion, diced
half small green pepper, chopped
2 teaspoons diced garlic
1 8 oz. can tomato sauce
1 1/2 tsp. Italian seasonings
dash salt
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Cook whole grain spaghetti according to package directions, drain and set aside. Spray a deep pie plate with olive oil cooking spray. In a medium bowl, beat 1 egg with Parmesan cheese and olive oil. Add noodles to egg mixture, stir gently and place in pie plate.

In a small bowl, mix 1 egg with the cottage cheese. Spread onto the noodles.

Cook ground turkey along with the vegetables until meat is thoroughly browned. Stir in tomato sauce and seasonings. Then spoon on top of noodle/cheese mixture in the pie plate.

Bake 25-30 minutes then stop with mozzarella cheese. Return to oven and bake until cheese melts.

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