First up the cheesy broccoli rice!

One-Pot Broccoli Cheese and Rice

Prep Time: 10 min. | Total Time: 45 min. | Serves 4

Ingredients:
1 tbsp. butter (or you can use olive oil)
1/2 cup onion, finely diced
1 clove garlic, minced or pressed
1 cup brown rice (here is the healthy swap!!!)
1 tsp. salt
2 cups water
1 medium head broccoli, florets only, finely chopped (or however you want them!)
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
Salt and pepper, to taste

Preparation Instructions:
Melt the butter, or heat the oil, in a medium sauce pan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook for about 2-3 minutes or until they're translucent. Add in the garlic with the onion and saute for an additional 30 seconds or so.

Add the brown rice and stir around to coat in the butter and onions. I like to let it cook for a minute or 2 because I feel like it gets better flavor. Typically, I'll let it cook until I smell that awesome buttery nutty flavor. Try it, you'll know what I mean. If you're afraid of burning it, just let it cook about 1 minute. Add the salt and water and bring the mixture to a simmer. Cover the pan, reduce the heat to low and let the brown rice cook for 25 minutes.

After 25 minutes, add in the chopped broccoli right on top of the rice, don't even bother stirring it. Cover and cook for an additional 5 minutes. This time may be a bit longer if you chopped your broccoli into larger pieces. Turn off the heat and let it sit, covered, for an additional 5-10 minutes to steam that broccoli.

Remove the lid and stir the broccoli into the rice. Add the cheddar cheese and stir to get everything mixed together really well and melt the cheese. Taste and season with salt and pepper if you think it needs it. I thought it needed it! Serve with a little extra cheddar cheese sprinkled on top! Enjoy!

Recipe adapted from here.



Next up the salmon! Even if you think you're not a fish person, try this. The sauce and breading really add a nice flavor and crunch to the fish, and I think takes away a lot of the fishy flavor. We both loved it! And a friend with a 2 year old came to eat with us and both of them liked it! Kid tested and approved, boom!

Panko Crusted Honey Mustard Salmon

Prep Time: 5 min. | Cook Time: 10 min. | Serves 4

Ingredients:
4 (6 oz) salmon fillets
1 1/2 tbsp. dijon mustard
1 1/2 tbsp. honey
1 clove garlic, minced or pressed
3/4 cup Panko bread crumbs
2 tbsp. chopped fresh parsley, or about 1 tbsp. dried parsley
1 tsp. lemon zest
2 tbsp. olive oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Extra lemon for serving

Preparation Instructions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray, or aluminum foil, and set aside.

In a small bowl, whisk together mustard, honey, and garlic. In a shallow dish mix together the bread crumbs, parsley and lemon zest. Drizzle olive oil over this mixture and toss around to evenly coat everything with the oil.

Working with one piece of the salmon at a time, brush the mustard mixture on one side of the salmon and then put that side face down into the breadcrumb mixture. While it's in the breadcrumbs, brush the other side with the mustard mixture and then turn over to coat with the breadcrumbs. Transfer to a baking dish and repeat with the other 3 salmon fillets.

Bake 13-15 minutes until salmon is cooked through. Serve warn with lemon wedges. Enjoy!

Recipes adapted from here.