Quick Weeknight Hot Soup

My mom used to make this recipe all the time growing up, but I wouldn't have touched it with a 10 foot pole!  It was the plainest plain potato soup (which I still love) or hot soup.  I really don't like tomato juice, so I always figured I wouldn't like this soup.  WRONG!  My mom made it last year and I absolutely loved it.  Not only is it the perfect fall soup, but it's also super simple.  Win-win, right?

Ingredients:
1 pound Ground Beef
1 Bottle V8 {original or spicy}
3 Cans Minestrone
1 Can Rotel
1 Tsp Cayenne {Optional}
Salt and Pepper to Taste

Brown ground beef.  Mix all ingredients in a large pot and let simmer for 10 - 15 minutes.  The best part about this recipe is that it tastes even better the next day.

Friday Flava! Quick Easy Healthy Recipe

I've been a cooking fool this week, well healthy cooking fool!  I've mostly been eating roasted vegetables every night for dinner, so I mixed it up a little last night.  I used to make these when I was in college and use them as a go-to dinner when I've got nothing else

Skinny Bagel Pizza
1 Skinny Bagel {100 calories}
Ragu Marinara Sauce
Low Fat Cheese
Pepperoni {Optional}

Heat oven to 350 degrees.

Place bagel facing up on a baking sheet.  Spread marinara onto bagel, then pepperoni and sprinkle with cheese.  Pop it in the oven for 7 minutes and voila!  Healthy pizzas in less then 10 minutes, doesn't get much easier than that!

I added a green salad with Fat Free dressing as a side.

Let me know if you make this and what you think!  If I wasn't married I would probably eat this exact meal 7 days a week.

I also ate a cup of orange sherbert for dessert - have you eaten this delicious frozen treat in a while?  If not, you need to, it's sooo good! Reminds me of my childhood!