How To Create Healthy and Delicious Meals
If you know me, then you know I am obsessed with dessert. However; I do try to make “healthy” desserts sometimes so I can satisfy cravings without blowing all the time I spend exercising. These “blondies” are peanut buttery and sweet. I used a mixture …
We saw this idea on Facebook and just had to try it. These are the quickest and easiest burgers to make. You can use any seasoning or topping you want to adjust the flavor and enjoy these over and over without ever getting bored. Ingredients: …
This “pasta” dish is packed with roasted broccoli and cauliflower over a layer of zucchini noodles with Italian meatballs and a ricotta cheese filling mixed throughout. If you are trying to eat more vegetables then this is the dinner for you.
Ingredients:
1 head broccoli cut into bite size florets
1 head cauliflower cut into bite size florets
1 zucchini spiralized into noodles
1 teaspoon garlic powder
30 ounces Marinara sauce
1/2 bag Italian meatballs
4 cups Italian cheese blend
16 ounces part skim ricotta cheese
1 tablespoon Basil paste or fresh basil
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Directions:
I try to fill up with veggies as often as possible. This simple crock pot chili is literally bursting with vegetables. Ingredients: 1 zucchini sliced and quartered 1 yellow squash sliced and quartered 1 bell pepper diced 1/2 sweet onion diced 2 garlic cloves minced …
Chocolate chip cookies are heaven in and of themselves, but with the addition of brown butter these take on an even more memorable flavor profile. We added extra chocolate chips, but you can substitute one cup of chocolate chips for walnuts if you prefer. Ingredients: …
Funny Story: The night I served this I told my family mac and cheese was for dinner. They kept asking, “Just macaroni and cheese? Nothing else, no veggies?” I replied that it was just mac and cheese for dinner. As we were eating my oldest son started examining his dinner and inspecting the “cheese” in the center. As he sniffed a bite he asked if there were any vegetables hidden in the dish. I tried to say No, but I have no poker face. As he took a bite my son’s detective skills excelled and he figured out I had hidden butternut squash in the dinner. The look on his face was priceless. Nonetheless this is still a macaroni and cheese dish, it is just lightened up a little with the addition of some veggies to boost the health benefits.
Ingredients:
8 ounces egg or macaroni noodles
1 package frozen butternut squash cubes
2 cups skim milk
2 cups extra-sharp grated Cheddar
1 cup grated Monterrey Jack cheese
1 cup part-skim ricotta
1/4 cup grated Parmesan
1 teaspoon powdered mustard
1/2 cup whole wheat bread crumbs
1/4 cup shredded Parmesan
Directions:
I love peanut butter, so these cookies definitely hit the spot. These taste like peanut butter cookies mixed with oatmeal and filled with pops of peanut butter chips to really make the peanut butter flavor pop. The extra ingredients (Brewers Yeast and Flaxseed) are in …
I love spaghetti, but I wasn’t in the mood for a traditional marina sauce. This turned out divine. I used the extra sauce as a dip with Tostito chips and sliced veggies. Ingredients: 1 pound lean ground beef 1 bell pepper diced 1/2 onion diced …
The artichokes and sundried tomatoes mixed with Italian sausage make tasty and quick pasta dish.
Ingredients:
8 oz sundried tomatoes julienned and drained
1 pound Italian sausage ground
8 ounces artichoke hearts (drained) (I chopped these in a food processor)
2 large garlic cloves
2 cups chicken broth
8 ounces chickpea pasta
1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese
1/3 cup fresh basil
2 tablespoons fresh parsley
Directions:
These burgers have an interesting mix of ingredients that meld to create a burger you won’t forget. Ingredients: 1 sweet potato peeled and cubed 2 large carrots grated 1/2 red onion diced 1 garlic clove 1 1/2 cups plain hummus 6 tablespoons sundried tomato pesto …