Chicken Ramen Dump Dinner
My kids love ramen noodles, so they were thrilled to see ramen on our weekly menu. This is easy to prep in advance and then pop in the oven when you are ready to eat. The broccoli and carrots help to make this a filling …
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Grilled Steak with Chimichurri Sauce, Green Beans, and Tomatoes and Buffalo Cauliflower with Blue Cheese Sauce
This was a flavor full dinner loaded with vegetables and goodness. The chimchurri sauce over the steak was splendid and the blue cheese sauce tamed the heat of the buffalo cauliflower.
Recipes adapted from Food Network
Grilled Steak with Chimichurri sauce and Roasted Green Beans and Tomatoes
Ingredients:
2 sirloin steaks about 1 inch thick
8 ounces green beans
1/2 pint cherry tomatoes halved
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil or grapeseed oil (I used basil pesto grapeseed oil)
Chimichurri sauce–
1 garlic clove diced
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1/4 cup fresh herbs (parsley, basil, cilantro)
1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese
1 tablespoon water
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees and grill. I used my Ninja grill on high.
- Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and spray with olive oil spray.
- Toss green beans and tomatoes with 1 tablespoon oil and Italian seasoning. Mix.
- Pour 1 tablespoon oil over steaks and “paint” both sides.
- Roast green beans and tomatoes for 20 minutes.
- Grill steaks for 5 minutes on each side. Let rest at least 5 minutes before slicing.
- Chimichurri sauce- Add herbs, garlic, oil, water, vinegar, and Parmesan to food processor. Pulse to mix. Chill in refrigerator.
- Serve steak over a bed of spinach. Top with green beans and tomatoes. Drizzle Chimichurri sauce over steak, tomatoes, green beans, and spinach.
Buffalo Cauliflower with Blue Cheese Sauce
Ingredients:
half a head of cauliflower
1/4 cup Buffalo sauce
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 tablespoon olive oil
Blue Cheese Sauce
2 tablespoons blue cheese
3 tablespoons nonfat plain Greek yogurt
1 teaspoon nonfat milk
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and spray with olive oil spray.
- Mix olive oil, garlic powder, onion powder, and 1/2 cup water in a bowl. Add the cauliflower and mix to coat. Drain. Spread the cauliflower on a baking sheet.
- Bake 15 minutes.
- While cauliflower is baking mix up the sauce. Add blue cheese, yogurt, and milk to a small bowl and mix gently.
- Put cauliflower in a bowl. Add 1/4 cup Buffalo sauce and toss.
- Spread cauliflower on baking sheet again. Bake for another 5 minutes.
- Drizzle sauce over cauliflower.
- Enjoy!
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Air Fryer Cinnamon Sugar Biscuit Donuts
What’s better than a warm donut in the morning? These biscuit donuts only take a few minutes to make and are sure to disappear within minutes if you have kids like mine.
Ingredients:
1 can flaky biscuit dough
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1/2 cup sugar
2-4 tablespoons melted butter
Directions:
- Separate biscuits. Using a teaspoon press around and pop out the center of each donut. Set centers aside.
- Spray air fryer basket with butter not stick spray.
- Arrange biscuits in an even layer.
- Spray with nonstick butter spray.
- Air fry at 360 for five minutes.
- Melt butter and mix cinnamon and sugar in a large bowl.
- Remove biscuits from air fryer one at a time. Dip each biscuit in the melted butter. Then dip the biscuit in the sugar mixture and shake to coat it.
- Air fry the donut holes for 3 minutes.
- Repeat process of dipping donut holes in butter then shaking in the bowl with cinnamon and sugar.
- Devour!
Banana Split Protein Balls
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Tofu Reubens
This is a low carb take on a Reuben that I thought turned out really well. This was so good I made it again for lunch the next day.
Recipe adapted from Food Network:
Ingredients:
1 lb package of firm tofu (you can use all or save half for air fried tofu)
1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
1/8 teaspoon mustard powder
whole wheat tortilla per serving
3 slices of swiss cheese per serving
reduced calorie/lowfat Thousand Island or Russian dressing to taste
1 cup sauerkraut rinsed and drained
1/2 cup spinach per serving
Directions:
- Drain tofu liquid. Place tofu in a dish towel and wrap. Place a can on top to help squeeze out excess liquid. Let tofu drain/dry for at least 15 minutes.
- Cut tofu into 1/2 inch slices. Place on a few layers of paper towels and let it drain a little more.
- Sprinkle all spice and ground mustard on slices.
- Air fry tofu at 375 degrees for 15-20 minutes turning halfway through.
- Spray a nonstick pan with with olive oil or butter spray and heat on low heat.
- Lay tortillas out flat. Spread Thousand Island dressing. Arrange slices of swiss cheese on one half. Spread out spinach. Place a 2-3 slices of tofu. Top with sauerkraut. Fold over.
- Cook on low heat for 3-5 minutes per side so cheese will melt.
- Serve with a salad. I added extra sauerkraut to my salad and used Thousand Island dressing.
Peanut Butter Mouse
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