Zesty Avocado Veggie Bowl

Ingredients:
2 cucumbers, peeled and seeded
2-3 avocados

2-3 roma tomatoes

1 bell pepper

Mozzarella cheese (fresh is best)

Garlic salt

V8 vegetable juice

balsamic vinegar - drizzle on top as desired

Rotisserie chicken

Directions: 

Cube cucumbers, avocados, tomatoes, bell pepper and cheese. Sprinkle garlic salt. Pour in V8 juice and stir to coat. 

For added protein - add some grilled chicken or rotisserie chicken

chicken spread vitamix

Ingredients:
cooked chicken (rotisserie chicken was delicious)
basil - fresh (if available)
3 Tbs. mayo
ranch powder
celery - 2 medium stalks
1 carrot
1 Tbs. onion
1 Tbs milk (approx.)


Directions:
Throw ingredients in vitamix, blend until mixed thoroughly. Was a little hard to mix, but the milk helped.

next time try adding spinach and maybe tomato (to help it mix/not be as thick)

great for a cracker dip, or could put on bread, pita or tortilla

Strawberry Chicken Salad

Ingredients:
strawberries, sliced
spinach and/or lettuce
dressing (poppy seed is delicious)
chicken (rotisserie is delicious)
almonds or walnuts (optional)

Lunch Ideas

sandwich ideas

peanut butter and jelly sandwich

meat and cheese sandwich

Nutella and peanutbutter

peanut butter and honey (add bananas if you wish)

egg salad sandwich

tuna fish sandwich

canned chicken sandwich (similar to tuna)

bagel ideas

bagel with cream cheese

bagel with cream cheese and jelly

bagel with cream cheese and meat

bagel with meat and cheese

quick ideas from the store

macaroni and cheese

top ramen

frozen corn dog

frozen burrito

misc.

grilled cheese

casadilla

nachos

crackers, meat and cheese

ideas for bread types

regular bread - white or wheat

bagel

hot dog bun

hoagie roll

buns with seeds

croissant 

delicious turkey, bacon sandwich

Ingredients:
Artesian bread from the bakery
turkey sliced from the deli
lettuce
tomato
bacon slices, cooked
avocado, sliced

Directions:
Layer ingredients inside two pieces of Artesian bread. Toasting bread is optional. Serve with chips, curly fries or soup.

Chicken salad pita sandwich

Chef Salad

Salad makings could include:
lettuce
tomato
avocado
cucumber
grilled, cooked chicken or rotisserie chicken
diced ham
hard boiled eggs
carrots
cheese
crunchies
dressing

Chicken Croissants

Ingredients:

2-3 chicken breasts

Onion powder

Garlic powder

Salt

Pepper

3 green onions

Tomato (optional)

1/8 cup ranch

¼ cup mayonnaise

Directions:

Cut chicken into small pieces. Cook in a frying pan with a little water. Season with onion powder, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Once chicken is cooked, drain any excess water and put in fridge until cold. (Could be over night)

Chop green onions into small circles using only half of the white part and as much as you can of the green part. Cut tomato into small pieces. Mix green onion, tomato, and cold chicken with ranch and mayonnaise (use more or less mayonnaise and ranch for personal preference). Spread inside one half of croissant and top with the other. 

Rye Bread, Strawberry Cream Cheese and Sprout Sandwich

Ingredients:

Rye bread

Strawberry cream cheese

Ham

Alfalfa sprouts

Directions:

Spread strawberry cream cheese on both slices of bread. Put ham and sprouts in the middle. Enjoy!

Reuben Sandwiches

Ingredients:

rye bread

mayonnaise 

Swiss cheese

pastrami

sauerkraut

Directions:

Place rye bread on a cookie sheet (2 per person). Spread mayo on all the slices. Put Swiss cheese on half of the slices and pastrami on the other half. Place in oven. Bake at 400 degrees until cheese is melted. Put drained sauerkraut on the meat side and put the cheese side on top. Serve immediately.   

Philly Cheese Steak Sandwiches

Ingredients:

beef (not hamburger)

bell pepper

onion

1 Tbs. oil

1 tsp. salt

¼ tsp. pepper

1 tsp. garlic, minced

mozzarella cheese, grated

hoagie rolls

Directions:

Cut beef, bell pepper and onion into strips and fry in oil. Season with salt, pepper and garlic. Once meat is cooked, top with grated cheese and cook until melted. Serve on toasted hoagie rolls.