May 17

5 Healthy Recipes I Love

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Hi Everyone! Sharing 5 of my favorite Healthy Recipes I love!

 

Photo courtesy of SkinnyTaste

GROUNG TUKERY CHIP-LESS NACHOS

I have been making these Chip-less nachos (after seeing them on Skinny Taste.) about once a week, we love them! Depending on what ingredients I have on hand, I may tweak the recipe a little but I have found that you really cant mess them up! So delicious with Ground Turkey or Shredded Chicken. I wanted to share this recipe with you guys since a lot of you asked me to on Instagram.

 

Ingredients:

  • Lean ground turkey
  • Olive Oil cooking spray
  • 1/4 white onion
  • Mini Bell Peppers (sliced in half with top & seeds removed…I usually always have a bag in my fridge and get them at the grocery store)
  • 1/2 cup-ish Low fat Mexican cheddar cheese (use as much or as little cheese as you like)
  • chopped cilantro
  • 1 tsp cumin powder
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 1/4 cup salsa
  • 2 tbsp plain greek yogurt, thinned with 1 tbsp water
  • 2 tbsp sliced black olives (optional)
  • 1 jalapeno, sliced thin (optional)

Directions:

  • Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees
  • clean and slice the mini bell peppers in half sideways so they lay flat. Place them on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper
  • Dice 1/4 of a white onion
  • Heat a pan to medium and spray the olive oil cooking spray and sauté the onion for 2-3 minutes
  • Add the ground turkey and taco seasoning (follow the directions on the package as to how to add the seasoning) until the turkey is cooked
  • Add Cumin, Salt, Salsa and Greek yogurt, and cilantro – mix well
  • Disperse the cooked ground turkey mix onto the sliced mini bell peppers evenly across the pan
  • Sprinkle the cheese on top of the turkey and mini bell peppers and add any toppings of your choice! Some yummy options include jalepenos or black olives
  • Place in oven and bake for 8 minutes or until the cheese has melted
  • Take the nachos out of the oven and garnish with the chopped cilantro

I usually serve a side of guac and salsa to go along with these nachos. They totally fulfill my Mexican craving without the guilt and are super easy to make! I hope you guys enjoy! Let me know if you guys make them!

Ground Turkey Stuffed Peppers

INGREDIENTS

  • Lean ground turkey
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • ½ cup white onion, diced
  • 2 Cups of chopped Kale
  • ½ cup homemade tomato sauce
  • 1 can of small diced tomatoes
  • Crushed red pepper to taste (optional)
  • Salt and pepper
  • 3/4 teaspoon garlic salt
  • 3 big bell peppers cut in half
  • 3/4 Cup Feta cheese (don’t add cheese if you want to make this recipe paleo-friendly) and fresh, chopped parsley.

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350F.
In a skillet, heat olive oil over medium-high heat.
Add ground turkey and garlic. Stir occasionally and cook for about 10 minutes or until the meat is no longer pink. Make sure to break apart the meat with a wood spoon as it cooks.
Add onions and cook until onions are golden brown.
Add the can of diced tomatoes, and kale, cover the skillet and cook until the kale is tender. It takes about 4 minutes. Don’t forget to stir occasionally. Add tomato sauce, feta,  ground chili pepper, salt, and pepper to taste. If necessary, add more olive oil or a little bit of water to cook the sweet potato.
Arrange the peppers in a greased baking dish. The cavity side is facing up.
Fill each bell pepper halve with the ground turkey mix. Top with a sprinkle of Feta
Bake uncovered for about 30 minutes, or until the peppers are cooked and soft.
Remove from the oven and let cool for 5-10 minutes.

I always have leftover stuffing and I love it over salad or kale for leftovers the next day or two!

TRADER JOE’S Cauliflower fried rice

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This recipe is sooo easy and takes under 7 minutes to make! I love this for lunch or dinner with Michael is gone.

INGREDIENTS

1 Bag of Trader Joe’s Cauliflower Rice

2 Eggs

Sriracha and Low Sodium Soy Sauce

Directions:

Use a medium sauce pan with cooking spray to cook the eggs scramble style. Set aside once cooked.

In the same pan add in bag of Cauliflower rice and cook until no longer froze.

Add in egg, soy sauce (as much to you liking) and sriracha.

So good and satisfies my craving for fried rice!

SLOW COOKER BUFFALO CHICKEN WRAPS

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All the flavors you love from buffalo wings without all the added fat. Making shredded buffalo chicken in the slow cooker or Instant Pot is super easy!

INGREDIENTS:

For the chicken:

  • 24 oz boneless skinless chicken breast
  • 1 celery stalk
  • 1/2 onion, diced
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 16 oz fat free low sodium chicken broth
  • 1/2 cup cayenne pepper sauce (I use Frank’s)

For the wraps:

  • 6 large lettuce leaves, Bibb or Iceberg
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded carrots
  • Greek Ranch Dressing  (or dressing of your choice)
  • Slide Avocado (optional)

 

DIRECTIONS:

SLOW COOKER METHOD:

  1. In a slow cooker, combine chicken, onions, celery stalk, garlic and broth (enough to cover your chicken, use water if the can of broth isn’t enough).
  2. Cover and cook on high 4 hours.
  3. Remove the chicken from pot, reserve 1/2 cup broth and discard the rest.
  4. Shred the chicken with two forks, return to the slow cooker with the 1/2 cup broth and the hot sauce and set to on high for an additional 30 minutes. Makes 3 cups chicken.
  5. To prepare lettuce wraps, place 1/2 cup buffalo chicken in each leaf, top with 1/4 cup shredded carrots, avocado and dressing of your choice. Wrap up and start eating!

 

Here is a recipe I plan on making this week!

BBQ Ranch Grilled Chicken and Veggie Bowls

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BBQ Ranch Gilled Chicken and Veggie Bowls served over black bean rice with delicious grilled veggies, marinated and grilled chicken, and a delicious Hidden Valley® Honey BBQ Ranch® Dressing.

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4
Calories: 653 kcal
Author: Lauren Allen
Ingredients
For the chicken and veggies:
  • 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • 1 16 oz bottle Hidden Valley® Honey BBQ Ranch® Dressing
  • 1 zucchini washed and sliced into 1/4” thick rounds
  • 1 red bell pepper washed, seeded and sliced
  • 4 ears grilled corn on the cob or substitute 1 1/2 cups cooked corn
  • 1 avocado peeled, seeded and sliced
  • Fresh cilantro for garnish, if desired
For the rice:
  • 2 Tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 1 1/2 cups long grain white rice
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 3 cups chicken broth
  • 1 can black beans washed and drained
Instructions
For the rice:
Add oil to a saucepan over medium heat. Add chopped onion and rice and saute, stirring frequently, for 3-5 minutes or until rice begins to get golden brown.
Add cumin, chicken broth and black beans.
Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover and cook for 20 minutes. 
Remove from heat and allow to rest for 5 minutes. Remove lid and fluff gently with a fork. Set aside.
For the chicken and veggies:
Meanwhile, place chicken in a shallow dish and baste with 1 heaping cup of Hidden Valley Honey BBQ Ranch Dressing. 
Refrigerate for at least 20 minutes. 
To grill the zucchini and bell peppers you can use a grill basket and cook them over medium heat on the grill, or use a grill pan on the stove. You can also cook the ears of corn on the grill (instructions here), or on the grill pan on the stove.
After the veggies are cooked, add the marinated chicken to the grill over medium heat.
Cook for several minutes, flipping once, until cooked through. Remove to a plate to rest for 5 minutes before cutting.
Spoon cooked rice into bowls. 
Top with chopped, cooked chicken, grilled zucchini, bell peppers, corn and sliced avocado. 
Drizzle Honey BBQ Ranch Sauce on top. Garnish with fresh cilantro, if desired.
What healthy recipes do you guys love!? I want to hear and try!
Becky xx
Try my VS Slimming Detox Smoothing here and 7 Healthy Breakfast Ideas here.
xxBecky

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  1. Thanks for sharing these recipes! In the Ground Turkey recipe, I didn’t see the sweet potato ingredient until the last few lines of the direction. Am I not seeing correctly? I didn’t include it in my grocery shopping because I just glanced at the recipe list. And do you add the “feta” in the ground turkey mixture as well as the topping?

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  3. Great recipes, I can’t wait to try the chip-less nachos 😉 Thanks for sharing!

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  5. Love all this of these recipes! I’ve mDe “nachos”before with sliced zucchini and used the Chao Brand cheese.

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