If you are
anything like I am, you get bored with the limited diet you are on. In a post several years ago, I created a
comprehensive list of foods to avoid and foods that are easy to eat. If you are interested, here's the link to that post: http://positivelytmjtmd.blogspot.com/2015/09/lets-talk-food.html
After
surgery, I quickly got tired of soups, smoothies, and the same old pasta
recipes. Coupled with the fact, you
might not feel great during the recovery period, most of these recipes are
quick, easy, and painless.
I
absolutely love Mexican food. Normally I
would just eat soft taco’s (cutting them up-not biting into them), but after
surgery that is too much. This recipe
helped my craving!
Ingredients:
1)
¾ bag of ziti
(you can also use spaghetti)
2)
1 pound of ground
beef (or turkey)
3)
1 package of taco
seasoning
4)
1 cup water
5)
1 package of
cream cheese
6)
1 ½ cup shredded
cheese
Directions:
1)
Boil the pasta
until cooked and drain it
2)
Brown the ground
beef and drain
3)
Mix together the
taco seasoning and 1 cup of water, pour over cooked beef, Add ½ package of
cream cheese to the beef mixture
4)
Mix pasta and 1
cup of shredded cheese and stir until melted and combined, and then remove from
heat.
5)
Put pasta in
casserole dish and mix with 1 cup shredded cheese
6)
Top pasta with
the beef mixture, gently mix until the pasta is coated
7)
Top with
remaining ½ cup of shredded cheese
8)
Bake at 350 for
approximately 30 minutes
I
love this recipe. I normally put it on
pasta, but it’s just a matter of personal preference. I sometimes use cream of mushroom soup as
well.
Crockpot Creamy Chicken (rice
or pasta):
Ingredients:
1)
2-4 frozen
boneless skinless breasts (I tend to use thighs because it’s easier to shred.)
2)
1 package of
cream cheese
3)
1 can cream of
chicken soup
4)
1 package Italian
dressing seasoning (the dried packet kind)
5)
Rice or pasta
Directions:
1)
Season the
chicken with the Italian seasoning
2)
Place all the
ingredients in the crockpot
3)
Cook on high for
3-4 hours (high 6)
4)
Around the half
way mark, shed the chicken.
Slow Cooker Root Beer Pulled Chicken Sandwiches :
Slow Cooker Root Beer Pulled Chicken Sandwiches :
Normally this recipe is made with pork,
but since that meat is tough I substituted chicken. I also sometimes add crushed garlic and hot
spices. Additionally, after surgery I do
not eat it as a sandwich.
Ingredients:
1) 1
pound of chicken
2) Root
Beer
3) Finely
chopped green peppers/onions
4) 1
bottle of BBQ Sauce
5)
Hamburger Buns
Directions:
1)
Place chicken, finely chopped vegetables, and
root beef in the crockpot.
2)
Cook on low for 6-8 hours
3)
At hour 3, shred the chicken
4)
After 6-8 hours, drain the Root Beer out of
the crockpot.
5)
Place the shredded chicken and vegetables back
into the crockpot.
6)
Stir in the BBQ sauce
Easy Japanese Crock Pot Curry:
This recipe is easy, hearty, and filling. Normally, you cut everything into rather large chunks. When I make it post surgery, I cut everything into smaller pieces. I sometimes substitute rice with angel hair pasta (it sounds strange, but it’s delicious).
Ingredients:
This recipe is easy, hearty, and filling. Normally, you cut everything into rather large chunks. When I make it post surgery, I cut everything into smaller pieces. I sometimes substitute rice with angel hair pasta (it sounds strange, but it’s delicious).
Ingredients:
1)
1-2 packages golden curry (it’s in the Asian
section of the grocery store)
2)
Potatoes
3)
Onions
4)
Green pepper
5)
Red pepper
6)
Carrots
7)
1 pound of chicken
Directions:
1) Cut all the vegetables and
potatoes into chunks, place in crockpot
2) Place one pound of chicken in crockpot
3) Cover with water and set on high for 6-8
hours
4) shred the chicken
5) Put the curry cubes into the mixture and let
simmer for an hour 6)
serve over rice or pasta
Easy Crockpot Meatballs:
My mom just told me she made spaghetti and put these meatballs in it. She said it was delicious, and would eat it this way again.
My mom just told me she made spaghetti and put these meatballs in it. She said it was delicious, and would eat it this way again.
Ingredients:
1)
Frozen meatballs
2)
Grape jelly
3)
Bbq sauce
Directions:
1)
Toss all ingredients
into the crockpot and cook on high for an hour or two.
Bubble Up Pizza:
Post TJR surgery I went to a friends house and the kids
where eating pizza! I love pizza! I was craving pizza! Then I remember a recipe I once made and
scoured my recipe box until I found it.
This is the original recipe, but when I made it this time I only used
one can of biscuits and added 2 jars of pizza sauce. I wanted the bread to be extra soft and easy
to eat.
Ingredients:
1) 2 cans
Pilsbury biscuits (you should have 16 biscuits total)
2) 1 jar pizza sauce (15 oz)
3) 2 cups mozzarella cheese
4) Your favorite Pizza topping (I used pepperoni,
but you could use cooked sausage, onion, mushroom, peppers, etc)
5) Italian Seasoning
Directions:
1.
Lightly
grease a 9×13 baking dish.
2.
Preheat
oven to 375.
3.
In a
large bowl, break biscuits into small pieces (about 4-5 pieces per biscuit).
4.
Add in
pizza sauce, one cup mozzarella cheese, and pizza topping.
5.
Mix
thoroughly so all pieces are evenly coated.
6.
Pour
into greased baking dish.
7.
Top
with remaining one cup cheese.
8.
Bake in
oven for about 35 minutes, or until slightly brown and cheese is bubbly. *I
stuck mine under the broiler for an additional 3-4 minutes to get the top
really bubbly!!
Crustless Quiche:
This is one of those recipes that’s easy to add any vegetables or meats that you might like.
This is one of those recipes that’s easy to add any vegetables or meats that you might like.
Ingredients:
1) 3 cups chopped zucchini
2) ½ cup chopped onion
3) ½ cupped shredded cheese
4) ½ cup parmesan
cheese
5) 1 cup bisquick
6) 4 eggs, slightly beaten
7) 1 teaspoon salt, pepper garlic powder
Directions:
1) Mix everything in a large bowl
2) Pour into greased pie pan
3) Bake at 350 for 40 minutes
Crockpot homemade sloppy Joes:
I cannot and will not eat Sloppy Joes from a
can; it absolutely grosses me out. However, I have found a delicious recipe.
In fact, a few years back I decided to make this for my boyfriend. When I told him what I was making for dinner I could see on
his face that he was disappointed, but once he tried it, he was hooked. He still loves when I make this.
Ingredients:
1) 1 pound ground beef (cooked and drained)
2) I envelope lipton onions soup mix
3) 1 cup of water
4) I cup of ketchup
5) 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
6)hamburger buns 3
Directions:
1)
In slow cooker,
combine all ingredients except hamburger buns
2)
Cook on low 4-6
hours
3)
Serve on
hamburger buns
Spicy Mac and Cheese:
This is my favorite Mac and Cheese recipe. It adds a kick of spice and is savory at the same time.
Ingredients:
Ingredients:
1)
2 cups uncooked
macaroni elbows
2)
6-8 cups water
3)
1 teaspoon salt
4)
4 cups grates
sharp, cheddar cheese
5)
1 medium
onion-diced
6)
½ green
pepper-diced
7)
½ red
pepper-diced
8)
2 celery
stalks-diced
9)
2 eggs slightly
beaten
10)
1 ½ cup evaporated milk
11)
½ teaspoon dried thyme leaves
12)
2 tablespoons olive oil
13)
1 teaspoon Adobo all purpose seasoning
14)
Ground white pepper
15)
salt to taste
16)
hot pepper to taste (Scotch Bonnet Hot Pepper
Sauce)
Directions:
1)
Bring water to
boil-add macaroni and salt. Cook for 6-8
minutes and drain.
2)
In a frying pan,
add olive oil, onion, peppers, celery, thyme leaves. Toss until slightly wilted.
3)
In a large bowl,
add eggs, milk, and all other ingredients reserving ½ the cheese. Mix well.
4)
Grease a
casserole dish. Add all ingredients and
sprinkle the balance of the cheese on top.
5)
Cover and bake at
350 for approximately 30 minutes.
Uncover, and bake for the 10 more minutes.
Cornbread Casserole:
Ingredients:
1)
1 7oz cream style
corn (with salt)
2)
1 8oz whole
kernel corn
3)
1 stick of melted
butter
4)
1 cup of sour
cream
5)
1 jiffy corn
muffin mix
6)
2 eggs slightly
beaten
Directions:
1)
Don’t drain the
corn
2)
Mix all the
ingredients together
3)
Put in greased
8/8 pan
4)
Bake at 350 for
35-40 minutes
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