How To Create Healthy and Delicious Meals
Shrimp Pad Thai is without a doubt my favorite Thai food! This is delicious and loaded with veggies. Recipe adapted from Food Network Ingredients: 2 pounds jumbo shrimp 1 bell pepper thinly sliced 1 shallot diced 1 cup snap peas 3 scallions diced 5 ounces …
I made donuts in the air fryer from store bought biscuit dough, but this was my first time making donuts from scratch. Beware it does take hours from start to finish, but these donuts were worth the time and effort. I topped these donuts and …
Chili is the perfect lunch or dinner on cold winter days. This vegetarian chili packs a punch with a kicking mixture of spices.
Recipe adapted from Food Network
Ingredients:
½ butternut squash peeled and cubed
½ rutabaga peeled and cubed
1 bell pepper diced
½ sweet onion diced
2 10 ounce cans fire roasted tomatoes
1 can reduced sodium black beans
2 cloves garlic minced
1 teaspoon chili powder
½ chipotle chili powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground coriander
2 teaspoons dried oregano
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 bay leaf
Toppings: shredded cheese, scallions, pepitas, plain nonfat Greek yogurt, etc..
Directions:
Whoopie pies are so light and fluffy. These are filled with an Oreo and cream cheese filling that you won’t be able to resist. These were the perfect snow day treat. Ingredients: Whoopie Pie- 1 ½ cups all purpose flour 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder …
I fell in love with butternut squashes this fall, so when I was watching Food Network and saw them make a queso with butternut squash on The Kitchen I knew I had to try this recipe. My kids ate this queso and did not know …
Sweet potatoes are one of my favorite carbs. This hash is flavorful and when topped with a sunny side up egg tastes rich and delicious.
Ingredients:
2-3 sweet potatoes peeled and cubed
1 bell pepper diced
½ sweet onion chopped
1-2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon smoked paprika divided
2-4 large eggs
2 scallions chopped
Directions:
Honestly, I think peanut butter makes everything better. These simple baked chicken legs paired with grilled eggplant and topped with a peanut butter sauce made for a memorable meal. Recipe adapted from Food Network Ingredients: 8-12 chicken drumsticks 1 large eggplant 2 teaspoons garlic powder …
These pork chops topped with a pear chutney were absolutely delicious! This was so good I definitely will be making this again. Recipe adapted from Food Network Ingredients: 4 bone in pork chops 1-2 tablespoons olive oil 1 teaspoon orange zest Chutney- ½ shallot finely …
Let’s be honest, if you are going to eat a brownie it better be delicious! I wasn’t in the mood to make brownies from scratch so I added a few things to make a brownie mix meant for an 8×8 pan into insanely decadent brownies. I stuffed these brownies with salted caramel Oreos and a drizzle of caramel syrup. Then I topped the brownies with a mocha glaze. Yum!
Ingredients:
Brownies- (ingredients may vary depending on which mix you use)
1 package brownie mix (I used a mix from 10,000 villages meant for an 8×8 pan)
2 eggs
1/2 stick butter melted
9 salted caramel Oreos
Caramel syrup to drizzle around Oreos
Glaze-
½ cup powdered sugar
3 tablespoons coffee
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
1 tablespoon honey
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions:
I love chorizo and it paired so well with chicken in these enchiladas. This is a great meal prep dinner that is filled with veggies and easy to adjust depending on your spice preferences. Ingredients: 1 pound chorizo 1 large chicken breast diced 1 teaspoon …