Quick & Easy Dinners; Healthy Soups, Stews & Chili’s for Fall!!

Fall is a perfect time for Soups, Stews and Chili! As much as I hate to see the Summer come to an end, I do love to eat these warm, delicious meals. It’s great to have hearty meals that will warm and fill your belly on those chilly evenings. 

BUT WHO HAS TIME FOR THAT?!?!?!

Here I will share some recipes that we enjoy this time of year and are quick and easy to make! Most are low carb, low calorie friendly!

 1. Sausage Stew

This one is a Italian sausage and bean stew that is served with Parmesan cheese. It can be made in the crock pot or on the stove-top. My kids love it when I throw in those little soup noodles!!! 
In a 1 cup Serving there is approx 198 calories, Carbs 11g, Fat 10g and Protein 11g. Check it out!

Sausage Stew From Kalyn’s Kitchen

2. Chicken Tortellini Soup

This IS my absolute FAVORITE Soup. This recipe is the Ultimate comfort food! It is so easy to make and can be thrown in the crock pot or cooked on the stove-top. When we make this at home, we buy a rotisserie chicken from the deli and use the meat for the soup. 
A 1 cup serving of this soup has approx 193 calories, Carbs 19g, Fat 8g and Protein 13g.

Tortellini Soup from The Recipe Critic

3. Black Bean Chili with Lime and Cilantro

I love this Crock pot (or stove-top) Black Bean Chili with Lime and Cilantro that’s thickened with refried beans, and this tasty chili is gluten-free, dairy-free, low-glycemic, and South Beach Diet Phase One.

A 1 cup serving has approx 172 Calories, Carbs 23g, Fat 4g, and Protein,14g.

Black Bean Chili from Kalyn's Kitchen

4. Taco Soup

This recipe is from my mom. Where she got it from, I have no clue. Every time I make it ,I know I should take a picture but I ALWAYS forget. Let me just tell you that this could be the most easy one to make on the list. This is a hearty soup that has all of the Tex-Mex flavors we love. Serve it with shredded cheese, sour cream and/or green onions and this will be a hit in your family. 
And if you love Tex-Mex Food, Check out this recipe for delicious Black Bean Enchilada Ring HERE   
Instead of using spoons to eat this soup, we use fritos scoops!!! 
A 1 cup serving has approx 218 Calories, Carbs 23, Fat 5g and Protein 20g.

So there you have it! Quick, easy and healthy soups, stews and chili your family will love!

Let me know what you think of these recipes in the comments! What are your Fall Favorites???
Get your home Fall ready with this cute DIY Idea: Mercury Glass Pumpkin DIY

MONAT: Why I Ditched And Switched!

Monat: Why I ditched all other hair care.

I have been a hairstylist for almost 20 years. During this time, I have tried TONS and TONS of hair care products and never found any that I had really loved or felt really worked. Clients were always asking me for recommendations. My answer was always, "Eh, shampoo is shampoo!", and to be honest, at that time the shampoo I was using did NOTHING for my hair. My friends family and clients always loved how my hair looked but I wasn't happy with it. I hated how my curly hair looked and RARELY wore it natural. My regular hair routine consisted of washing once a week and blow-drying out straight (HEAT), Flat-ironing/curling(SO MUCH HEAT) and LOTS of products to make my hair smooth and shiny.
Then along came Amber!
My friend Amber contacted me to see if I'd like to try these "Amazing", "Naturally-Based", "Anti-aging" hair care products that she was loving and had transformed her hair! I reluctantly said, "Sure, What the heck!" and Amber dropped off a basket with some Monat products for me to sample. I read through the brochures and looked at all the products and thought, "Just another shampoo". Wanting to be able to give my friend an honest opinion of the products she so loved, I tried them.
ONE WASH

I followed the instructions on the packages to the letter. Shampoo Twice, Follow with masque, leave in for 5 mins, Rinse masque, apply conditioner, and rinse.
MY HAIR FELT AWESOME. Really, I could feel the difference with it WET! It felt incredibly smooth. I decided to put it to the real test... Blow drying! I would have NEVER Blown my hair out from soaking wet if I was going somewhere. With my curl, that would have been a frizzy disaster, and a real test of these products. I put in the tiniest amount of the Blow Out Cream as instructed and commenced the blow dry expecting frizz-city.
WHAT THE HECK!!????!!!!
SMOOTH.
SHINY.
HEALTHY.

I was flabbergasted. I didn't even need to use the flat iron!!!!!! ONE WASH. I was hooked. I went from not wanting to even try these products to not wanting to give them back with ONE WASH!!!!

TAKE THE BEAUTY QUIZ

How could I get these magical products in my life??? Looking at the options, I decided that the Market Partner was a great fit for me, with the biggest discount, I could use the products in my salon.
After a few months, I really started sharing the products with my family, friends and clients and they were seeing the improvement in their hair just by switching shampoo!

 Since switching to Monat products, I LOVE MY HAIR!!! Wearing my natural curl is awesome! I'm not afraid of frizz or crazy kinks like before and when I wear it straight it is so much easier to style. It has been amazing for me also to be able to have an income from this shampoo as a Market Partner because I don't actually have to be behind my chair to be earning!!!

 That has been an unexpected blessing for me! Not only have these products helped me love my hair, they have helped me pay bills!!! Are you ready to ditch and Switch???  I'm so glad I said, "Sure, What the heck?" and tried MONAT. Let me know, Send me a message, and I'll help you get started on your healthy hair journey!!!!!
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