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WIC Recipes

Easy Chicken Pot Pie

April 10, 2013

Items Needed:
2 -Pre-made refrigerated Pie Crust
1 1/2 cups Chicken cooked and chopped
1 can Cream of Chicken Soup
1 can Chicken Broth
1 bag frozen mixed vegetables

Mix Chicken, soup, broth, and vegetables in a bowl.
Line a Pie Pan with 1 pie crust
Pour in Chicken mixture
Top with second pie crust. Trim edges to fit pan and crimp.
Bake as directed [...]

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Cooking on WIC: Sausage Peppers and Potatoes

March 13, 2013

This dish is an easy, 30 minute or less, 1 pan meal. Right up my alley. This is something that I can whip up fast, and choose to cook it rather than take out.

Items Needed:
Peppers of Choice Sliced
Potatoes Diced
Polish (Keilbasa) Sausage
Oil (I always use Olive)
Seasonings of choice ( I used Garlic, salt, pepper.)
* You will [...]

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Cooking on WIC: DIY Freezable Jimmy Deans Breakfast Bowls

February 28, 2013

I love a good breakfast. I have tried the Jimmy Deans DLights breakfast bowls and like them, however they can get expensive. So, I started making my own and freezing it.

Items Needed:
Eggs (I use about 6-8)
Frozen Hashbrowns diced
Diced red & green bell pepper
Turkey sausage crumbles
Scramble the eggs in a pan.
In a seperate pan, cook the [...]

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How to Cook Fresh Baby Spinach Leaves

February 20, 2013

I love Spinach. I always purchase a big thing of fresh baby spinach leaves when I am shopping. I use them in Green Smoothies, chop up and have in a salad, and even sneak them into casseroles and lasagnas!
But what about cooked spinach all by itself? It really is yummy. If you cook it the [...]

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Cooking on WIC: One Pan Balsamic Chicken & Cheesy Vegetable Dinner

January 23, 2013

I am a sucker for one pan meals. However, we don’t do the store bought Hamburger Helper in this house. This is our version of those boxed meals, and it really takes just as little time and clean up, and you save yourself all the preservatives.

For this recipe you will need:
3 chicken breasts halved (I’m [...]

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WIC Recipe: Halloween Snack, Apple Smiles

October 24, 2012

I found this creative idea on the Disney Family website. I thought it was so cute, and quite a healthy treat, so we made some ourselves last night.
My kids love apples with peanut butter, so I knew this would be a win! It is so simple and would be great for a school party (unless [...]

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Wic Recipe: Crock Pot Stuffed Peppers

September 27, 2012

Ingredients Needed:
Bell Pepepers pitted & De-seeded
2 Cups Cooked Rice
Browned Ground meat (I use Turkey)
Diced onion
Cheddar Cheese Shredded
Mix Cooked rice, onion, and browned meat together in bowl. Stir in half of the cheese. Spoon mixture into peppers.
Place peppers into sprayed crockpot, cook on low for 4 hours or until peppers are tender throughout. Sprinkle remaining cheese [...]

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WIC Wednesday: Cheesy Tomatoes

July 18, 2012

This recipe comes from LaaLoosh. I saw these on pinterest and could not wait to try them. They are a perfect WIC recipe as they mostly use items you can get on WIC. I see these as a great party appetizer in the future, or just a snack! Visit LaaLoosh for further details on [...]

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WIC Wednesday: Bananna Smore’s

July 4, 2012

Not sure how much this recipe is a WIC food recipe… the only WIC food included is a banana. However, being summer I could not resist posting this one. I am sure it is something everyone will enjoy.
I found this recipe here, you can check out the details.
Slice a banana long ways, fill with marshmallows [...]

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WIC Wednesday: 5 Bean Salad

June 6, 2012

This week’s WIC recipe is a great side dish for a cook out! Very healthy, light, and easy!
I found the original recipe in an issue of Paula Deen Magazine, but decided to tweak it a bit to what I had on hand. That is the wonders of recipes, make them to what you already [...]

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