Parmesan Chicken

4 chicken breast
2 eggs
1 C. almond meal
1 C. Parmesan cheese
1 TBSP fresh garlic
2 TBSP coconut oil/olive oil - butter combo
1 can marinara sauce
2 tsp Italian seasoning

Mix:

Place oil in pan and heat. Scramble eggs and add garlic in a dipping dish. Mix almond meal, Italian seasoning and Parmesan cheese together in a separate dish. Dip chicken into egg then into almond meal mix. Place in pan. Cover and cook on medium low heat until dark golden in color (about 5-8 min each side) and flip.

Preheat oven to 375

Prepare baking dish by placing about 1/2 cup marinara sauce on the bottom. Place cooked chicken on top. Add more marinara sauce on the top of the chicken and sprinkle more Parmesan cheese on top.

Bake about 10 min.

Serves 4

Almond Flour Pancakes

1 C. almond meal
2 eggs
1/2 C. protein powder

Banana Pancake

3 eggs whipped
1 banana mashed
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp cinnamon

Combine all ingredients and cook in hot pan oiled with coconut oil.  Cook about 4 min each side.

Asian Beef Stew

Cubed beef
1 Onion
2 Bell pepper

sauté in olive oil

add:

chopped zucchini
chopped Cremini mushrooms
1 can tomato sauce

season with:
garlic
Worcestershire sauce
salt/pepper
Asian seasoning

Turkish Hummus

1 can garbanzo beans drained
1 cup Tahini
4 lemons juiced
1/2 cup olive oil
3 garlic cloves minced
Salt/Pepper to taste

Blend above ingredients till smooth and creamy.  Garnish with fresh chopped parsley and drizzled olive oil.  Sprinkle with Ground Red Chili Pepper. 

Brussels Sprouts Asparagus Bacon with Honey Soy Sauce

  

Brussels Sprouts

Asparagus

2 packages uncured bacon

1/2 cup honey

1/4 cup coconut oil

2 TBSP soy sauce

4 garlic cloves minced ((1 tsp garlic powder)

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

Pre-Heat oven to 400

Cut raw bacon into 1" pieces and separate.  Cook until done. While bacon is cooking continue with the following:

Wash and cut in half Brussels sprouts.  Put into a deep baking dish and bake for about 15 min.  Wash and cut into thirds the asparagus and set aside. 

In small pot add honey, coconut oil, soy sauce, garlic, salt and pepper.  Bring t a soft  boil over medium heat.  Do not use high of heat.  Boil for 5 min. stirring continually.  The sauce should thicken up just a little bit. 

Pull out Brussels sprouts from oven and add asparagus and bacon. Drizzle over the top half the sauce.  Bake another 15 min. Do not over bake or the asparagus will get too soft.  They are done when they are a bright green. 

Once vegetables are to your desired liking, remove from oven and pour remaining sauce over the top. 

Quinoa Egg Bake

Serves 10

1 1/2  cups uncooked quinoa rinsed
16 eggs
2 cans evaporated milk (or 2 1/2 cups milk)
2 Tbsp chopped fresh garlic
3 tsp chopped fresh thyme
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
4 cups baby spinach packed, roughly chopped

2 cups finely shredded Romano Parmesan cheese

Preheat oven 350. Butter a large deep dish.  (If halving this recipe use an 8x8 metal or glass baking dish)  Add eggs into a large bowl and whisk.  Add all other ingredients BUT NOT the cheese into a large bowl and stir well.  Pour mixture into dish and jiggle slightly to settle the quinoa.  Cover tightly with foil.  Bake 45 min.  Remove foil and sprinkle all the cheese evenly over top.  Return to oven and  bake 15 min longer until lightly golden on top.  Cool about 5 min. 

Cheesy Sausage Biscuits

1 pound cooked sausage
3 cups multi-grain baking mix (Trader Joe's)
2 tsp garlic powder (2 cloves fresh minced)
1 1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp oregano
4 cups cheddar cheese
1 1/2 cups milk

Mix.  Scoop with large Pampered Chef scoop onto baking sheet lined with parchment paper. 

Bake 350 15-20 min or golden on top. 

Peanut Butter Cookies with Quinoa

2 cups cooked/cooled quinoa
3/4 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup pure maple syrup
1/4 tsp sea salt
3/4 cup rolled oats
3/4 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
1/2 cup mini chocolate chips

Preheat 350

Combine quinoa, peanut butter, syrup, salt and oats.  Blend with electric mixer.  Stir in coconut and chocolate chips. 

On paper lined cookie sheet scoop out 2 TBSP sized balls or use Pampered Chef medium scoop and press down slightly.  Bake 15-20 min.  Cool and store in refrigerator.

Honey Oatmeal NO-BAKE chocolate peanut butter cookies

1/2 cup organic honey
1/4 cup organic extra virgin coconut oil
4 TBSP Ghirardelli natural unsweetened cocoa powder
3/4 cup organic natural peanut butter, creamy or chunky
1 tsp vanilla
3/4 cup shredded unsweetened coconut
3/4 cup cooked quinoa
1/2 cup oatmeal

Bring honey, coconut oil and cocoa to a boil on medium heat.  Turn down heat and simmer for 3 minutes.  Remove from heat and stir in peanut butter, coconut, quinoa, oatmeal and vanilla.  Scoop out desired size (I used Pampered Chef small scoop) onto a cookie sheet covered in waxed paper.  Refrigerate until set.  Store in zip lock bags or air tight container in the refrigerator or freezer. 

Makes approximately 32 cookies using the small scoop.

Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal Cookies

No sugar added (just from bananas and applesauce)

3 ripe bananas mashed (or 2 if using applesauce)
1/3 c organic natural peanut butter
2/3 cup applesauce (exclude if using 3 bananas)
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp cloves
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1 1/2 cup quick or old fashioned oats
1/3 cup mini chocolate chips
1/2 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
1/4 cup nuts (optional)

Preheat oven to 350

Line cookie sheet with parchment paper. 

Mix mashed bananas, peanut butter, applesauce, vanilla and spices. Add oats, chocolate chips, nuts and coconut.  Mix well.

Scoop 2 TBSP on baking sheet. Press down slightly. They do not spread when baking. 

Bake for 20 min. Cool slightly before eating. 
Makes 1 dozen. (You can add 1/4 cup cocoa to make chocolaty)

White Chili

Cook:
2 lb ground turkey/chicken diced
2 yellow onions
5 garlic cloves
1 tsp salt

Add:
6 cans of white beans (2 great northern, 2 white kidney, 2 navy)
2 cups chicken broth
3 small cans green chilies
3 tsp cumin and oregano
1 tsp pepper.

Heat everything through.

Add:
2 cups heavy cream 
2 cups sour cream

Mix it all up and serve. 

Can be cooked in crock pot on low.  Add cooked turkey and everything but the cream and sour cream. Add that when ready to serve.

Meatball Soup

*Meat

2 lbs beef
1 tsp Parsley
1/2 tsp pepper
1 tsp salt
3 garlic
1 tsp sage
Make into BASEBALL SIZED balls and place on a cookie sheet, bake in oven. 375 for 30 min.

* Soup

8 cups beef broth

6 cups water

Big carrots

Big sweet potato chunks

Big cut up cabbage purple and green  

2  yellow onion

Bring to boil then simmer for 30 min.  Add meat balls and simmer for 15 min. 

Mushroom, Red Pepper and Zucchini mix

2 large zucchini
3 Red bell peppers
1-2 bags Cremini mushrooms
2 TBSP coconut oil

1/2 cup fresh basil
1 lemon juiced
sea salt

Cut vegetables into large pieces.  Heat coconut oil in deep skillet. Add all vegetables and sauté 8 min or until slightly tender.  Remove from heat and add basil, lemon juice and sprinkle lightly with sea salt.

Coconut Chicken

Serves 8

12+ chicken tenderloins (or chicken of your choice, cook accordingly)
2 eggs beaten

Mix:
1 cup Almond flour
1 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
1/4 tsp sea salt

3 TBSP coconut oil

Heat coconut oil in large non-stick skillet.  Dip chicken in egg then flour mixture.  Fry 4-5 min each side, for thicker chicken cook longer.

Veggie Heaven

Serves 8+

2 TBSP olive oil
2 Yellow onion
4 garlic
4 zucchini
4 yellow squash
3 sweet potato (I use sweet because regular potatoes are way too starchy, up to you)
4 tomato
1 1/2 tsp thyme
1 lb lean beef cooked (optional)
salt and pepper
Italian cheese

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Finely dice the onion and mince the garlic. Saute both in a skillet with olive oil until softened (about five minutes).

While the onion and garlic are sauteing, thinly slice the rest of the vegetables.

Spray the inside of a baking dish with non-stick spray. Layer beef and softened onion and garlic in the bottom of the dish. Place the thinly sliced vegetables in the baking dish vertically, in an alternating pattern. Sprinkle generously with salt, pepper, and thyme.

Cover the dish with foil and bake for 35 minutes. Remove the foil, top with cheese and bake for another 15 minutes or until the cheese is golden brown.

 

 

Ratatouille Protein Style (2 versions)

PRETTY VERSION:

SAUCE:
2 red bell peppers
1 yellow onion
4 tomatoes seeded
4 garlic cloves
1/2 tsp marjoram, thyme, basil
1 bay leaf

Boil until looks like a nice sauce.

FIXINS'
1 lb lean ground beef cooked (optional)
4+ zucchini
4+ yellow squash
Japanese eggplant (1 large eggplant)
4+ roma/plum tomatoes seeded

Slice all veggies 1/4" thick or as desired.  Place cooked ground beef as a layer on bottom of dish.  Pour sauce over top.  Arrange by alternating veggies UPRIGHT. Cover with parchment paper.  Bake 350 until tender. 

BIG POT VERSION:
*** to keep each individual veggies flavor, you can cook them separately then mix together before serving.

1 yellow onion sliced
4 garlic cloves
1 bay leaf
1 large eggplant 1/2" pieces
4 zucchini cut in half and then in 1/2" pieces
4 yellow squash cut the same
1 red, yellow, orange bell peppers cut into chunks
4 plum tomatoes BIG chunks
1/2 tsp marjoram, thyme
1 lb lean beef cooked (optional)
1 tsp salt
1/2 c. fresh basil
1/2 tsp. pepper

In a large pot add 3 TBSP olive oil, onion, garlic, bay leaf and eggplant.  Cook 8 min.  Add zucchini, squash, peppers, tomatoes, marjoram and thyme.  Cook another 7 min or until tender.  Stir in salt, basil and pepper.

***LEFTOVERS CAN BE USED AS A PIZZA TOPPING***

Almond Flour Pankcakes

1 1/2 cups Almond Meal
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp sea salt
1/2 tsp + cinnamon
3 eggs room temperature
5 TBSP coconut milk
2 TBSP honey
1 tsp vanilla

Mix all the dry together then add the liquid.  Set aside 5 min.  Heat skillet with coconut oil.

Authentic Irish Stew

4+ cups beef broth or chicken broth
2 tsp marjoram
2 tsp parsley
1 1 /2 tsp salt
1 tsp garlic powder (or 2 cloves fresh)
3/4 tsp pepper
1 pkg lamb bits
Leeks
Carrots (big pieces)
Green beans
Potatoes
Bag of kale

Stir all together and cook on low 3 hours.  Crockpot.

Vegetable Roast

3-4 lb rump/arm roast (I just got the Trader Joes Roast it was almost 3lbs)
2 cups Carrots diced small
4-6 White Potatoes diced small
2 Yellow Onions diced small
3 Garlic Cloves chopped
1 green/red bell pepper or 1 Anaheim chile diced small
2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper

1 1/2 tsp Brown gravy mix
3 TBSP flour
1/4 c. cold water

 Place roast in crock pot, mix the flour, water and brown gravy mix into a thick sauce like paste.  Pour over the meat.  Sprinkle the salt, pepper and garlic over the top of meat and sauce.  Place carrots, potatoes, bell pepper and onion around and on top of meat.

Cook in crock pot over LOW heat for 10 hours.  Once meat is tender about 8 hours, you can shred the meat and stir.  Continue to cook remaining time.

There is NO water or broth in this.  That is OKAY.  The fat from the meat and fluid from the veggies will make this PERFECT!

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