Frittata

Ingredients:

12 turkey sausage links cut into small pieces

2 cups broccoli florets cut into small pieces

Large handful of spinach chopped up

12 eggs

Splash of hot sauce and a bit of half and half

Garlic salt

Garlic pepper

2 large handfuls of shredded cheese

Set Ninja on stovetop high and start browning sausage.  After a few minutes add the broccoli and cook together for a few minutes.  Add the spinach and continue cooking for a few minutes.

Beat eggs, half and half, hot sauce and salt and pepper

Add the cheese to the eggs, stir and pour over the meat/veggie mixture

Turn Ninja to Oven 400 and put lid on

Cook for about 15 minutes

Tortilla-less Chicken Enchilada Bake

2 large boneless chicken breasts cut into about 1 inch pieces

1 large can hot enchilada sauce

1 can sliced olives

Shredded cheese to your liking

Set Ninja on stovetop high

Add a tiny bit of olive oil and cook chicken until no longer pink

Add the sauce and olives and turn to Low, put lid on and let cook for about 15 minutes

Add the cheese on top, put the lid on for a few to let the cheese melt

Serve over rice

I am on a low carb diet so I made rice for the family and I will have mine with broccoli!!

Enchilada Bake

I found a recipe online that I adapted to be my own.  Please remember I am not a big measurer (is that a word).  I tend to wing it!  This was delicious

1 pound lean ground beef

1 can corn

1 can olives (I had whole and cut them in half)

1 can diced tomatoes

3 cans mild enchilada sauce

Shredded cheese

Corn tortillas

Chili powder

Garlic pepper

Garlic salt

Turn Ninja to stovetop high, once heated up add beef and spices and brown

Pour meat mixture into a big bowl and stir in corn, olives and tomatoes

Turn Ninja to slowcook high

Cover bottom of ninja with tortillas, overlapping to fill the bottom

Add about 1/4 of the meat mixture and a handful of cheese

Do this layering 3 more times, ending with meat mixture and cheese

Poor all of the sauce over everything in the pot and cook on high for about an hour

Hamburger and Potato Casserole

Ingredients 

1 pound ground beef

3 cups thinly sliced red potatoes

1 can cream of mushroom soup

3/4 cups milk

1 1/2 cups shredded cheese

Salt and pepper to taste

Turn Ninja to stovetop high and brown the hamburger

While the hamburger is browning, in a bowl mix together soup, milk and salt and pepper

Remove the hamburger, drain

Turn Ninja to low stovetop

Layer 1/2 of the potatoes, then half the soup, half the cheese and half the hamburger

Repeat with another layer

Cook until potatoes are tender.

Cheesy Chicken and Broccoli Pasta

Ingredients 

8oz any shape pasta 

3 cups broccoli florets

3 tablespoons olive oil

1 pound chicken breast cut into 1 inch pieces

1 cup milk

1 cup chicken broth

1/4 cup flour

Salt, pepper and chili powder to taste

1 cup shredded cheese

2 cups of water

Turn Ninja to stove top high, add olive oil and brown the chicken

Add the pasta and two cups of water

Cover and let pasta boil

In a bowl combine milk, chicken broth, flour, salt, pepper and chili powder

Once pasta is done, Turn Ninja down to stovetop low

add the broccoli (if you use frozen broccoli add it in with the pasta to cook through) and add the liquid to the ninja and stir. 

Let that cook on low for about 10 minutes.

Add the cheese, let it melt for a few minutes and serve!! 

Potato and Corn Chowder

Ingredients

• 24 ounces red potato, diced 
• 1 (16-ounce) package frozen corn 
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour 
• 6 cups chicken stock 
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme 
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano 
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder 
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste 
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 
• 1/4 cup heavy cream

Instructions

• Place potatoes and corn into the Ninja. Stir in flour and gently toss to combine. Stir in chicken stock, thyme, oregano, garlic powder, onion powder, salt and pepper, to taste. 
• Cover and cook on low heat for 7-8 hours or high heat for 3-4 hours.
• Stir in butter and heavy cream.
• Serve immediately.

Cheesy Chicken, Broccoli and Rice

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite sized pieces
• 2 cloves of garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon salt and pepper to taste
• 2 cups uncooked extra long grain white rice
• 3 cups broccoli florets, cut into bite sized pieces
• 4 cups of low-sodium chicken broth
• 2 cups shredded extra sharp cheddar cheese

Instructions

1. Set Ninja to stovetop high and add some of the olive oil. Season chicken with salt and pepper.
2. add chicken and brown, then add the garlic.  Cook for about 1 more minute.
3. Push chicken to one side of the pan and add additional tablespoon of olive oil to other side.
4. Add the uncooked rice in the olive oil and saute it for a couple of minutes.
5. Add the chicken broth to the pan and bring the mixture to a boil.
6. Cook chicken and rice mixture covered for about 12 minutes.
7. Add the broccoli and stir to combine.
8. Continue to cook covered another 8 minutes or until broccoli and rice are both tender.
9. Turn the Ninja off and stir in half a cup of cheese.
10. Sprinkle remaining cheese on top and cover with a lid, letting it sit for 1-2 minutes or until cheese has melted.