Month: March 2020

Quick Black Bean Soup

Quick Black Bean Soup

Serves 2 When you’re working from home or it’s the weekend a quick lunch is def necessary. But if you don’t have canned soup available (which i HATE with a passion) making a pot of soup is just NOT on the agenda….who has that kind 

Really Quick Ramen

Really Quick Ramen

Ramen noodles in a cup are often filled with sodium. It doesn’t FEEL healthy to be eating powdered food rehydrated by water. So…here’s the next best thing Ingredients: 1 package of frozen ramen noodles (one pouch should be around 400kcal) 1, 16oz container of miso 

Pho and Glass Noodle Soup

Pho and Glass Noodle Soup

This is really similar to my “Really Quick Ramen” soup. It’s quick and doesn’t require you to make the soup taste just right! There are packages of low sodium broth for that! Plus it tastes much fresher!

Ingredients:

2 bundles of glass noodles (about 130kcal each)

10 mushrooms, sliced

1/4c cilantro, chopped

1 scallion, sliced

1, 16oz carton of Pho broth

2 eggs

Directions:

Cook noodles according to directions. Drain and divide into two bowls.

Cook mushrooms on a nonstick pan with cooking spray for a few minutes (add salt and pepper)

Heat pho broth in a medium sized pot. Once heated you can add spinach and cook it down.

Poach two eggs in a small pot. Recover those eggs with a spoon and set aside.

Arrange the two bowls with the noodles, mushrooms, scallion and cilantro. Pour broth into the bowls. Add poached egg to the top!

Nutrition Facts:

Calories: 220

Protein: 14g

Carbs: 28g

Fiber: 2g

Chicken Marsala

Chicken Marsala

Serves 4 My husband found this recipe from Giada’s website! It’s actually pretty healthy and sooooo tasty! I didn’t change a thing! Ingredients: 1lb chicken breast, sliced in half longways and pounded thin 1/4c flour salt and pepper 1/2 lb portobello mushrooms, sliced 2 shallot, 

Pancake and Waffle Breakfast

Pancake and Waffle Breakfast

I don’t know about you, but when i’m healthy all week and on track with my goals the weekend may totally throw me off. And i don’t necessarily want it to but I do want to enjoy other foods with my family besides my egg 

Air Fryer Fish

Air Fryer Fish

Nothing like some homemade fried fish! But who wants to get all messy? Not to mention i absolutely hate pouring oil into a pan to cook something. Each tablespoon of oil (which is the size of your thumb) is 120 calories. Why addddd more calories to your food that you can’t even taste?

Serves 4

Ingredients:

1lb tilapia filet (cod works well too)

1/2c flour (season with salt, pepper, paprika, garlic and onion powder)

1 egg

1 cup crushed cornflakes or bran flakes (with this recipe i used bran flakes) Season with same seasonings as flour.

Directions:

Gather three large wide bowls. Add the flour and seasonings to bowl one and mix. Bowl two add the egg and some water, beat until uniform. Bowl three add the crushed flakes (i crushed them in a plastic bag) and add same seasonings as flour.

Heat air fryer to 350 degrees F.

Dip tilapia in the flour and shake off excess. Then dip in the egg and shake of excess. Lastly dip into the flakes and make sure its evenly all over the fish. Spray the basket with non-stick. Add tilapia filets and cook for 13 minutes. Repeat as needed.

Nutrition Facts:

Per 4oz filet

Calories: 198kcal

Protein: 25g

Fat: 3g

Carbs: 18g

Fiber 1.4g

Spinach and Artichoke Dip in the Crockpot

Spinach and Artichoke Dip in the Crockpot

Easy, lots of vegetables/protein. There’s nothing that’s unhealthy about this dip….except of course that you may want to eat the whole thing…. Serving size 1/2 cup Ingredients: 1, 8oz package of frozen spinach, thawed 1 can of quartered artichokes 1, 16oz block regular cream cheese 

Greek style chicken

Greek style chicken

This dish is so simple, full of flavor and it’s mostly pantry items that you can keep on hand for any night of the week! Serves 4 Ingredients: 1 lb chicken breast, hormone and antibiotic free salt and pepper 1 tbsp oil 2 garlic cloves, 

Turkey Meatballs

Turkey Meatballs

These are moist with so much flavor! I freeze them so it's an easy dinner to heat up with some sauce and pasta during the week!
Calories 84 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 c panko breadcrumbs
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 tsp dried parsley
  • 1/4 tsp dried oregano
  • 1 garlic clove minced
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 lb ground antibiotic and hormone free turkey

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 400° F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Coat a wire rack with cooking spray.
  • Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and use your hands to incorporate it all together. Make sure you don't overdo it then your meatballs won't come out soft and fluffy
  • Roll meatballs in the palm of both hands. The meatball should be a little bigger than a golf ball size. Makes around 12
  • Bake in the oven for 20 minutes. Add sauce. Enjoy! 🙂

Notes

Nutrition facts: per meatball
Calories: 84
Protein: 10g
Fat: 3g
Carbs: 3g
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