Honey Almond Blueberry Muffins

These are really versatile and easy! Packed with a lot of filling but healthy ingredients.  I subbed blackberries for the blueberries since that is what I had. And peanut butter for the almond butter. Super easy! Could be frozen and microwaved.

http://www.taylormadebytaylorbee.com/2013/07/clean-healthy-honey-almond-blueberry.html?m=1

No Bake Peanut Butter Pie

Just had this and really enjoyed it. I must confess I cheated a bit with the crust. I did a plain graham cracker crust instead of the one on the recipe. Just processed graham crackers and melted butter and pressed it into a pie pan. The filling was the same as the recipe but I didn't have chocolate chips. Very delicious! And I loved that it didn't have added sugar. :)

Great for summertime when you don't want to turn on the oven!!

http://ifoodreal.com/clean-no-bake-peanut-butter-pie/

Light Key Lime Pie Bars

These are so yummy!! I have made them twice. Once for Easter and then my sister requested them for our mother's day lunch.

I recommend you double the filling ingredients.  Otherwise, the top layer is too thin. Keep the crust as is on the recipe. Use bottled lime juice if you want to save a little time. :)


http://www.sheknows.com/food-and-recipes/articles/953475/3-healthy-easter-desserts

http://www.sheknows.com/food-and-recipes/articles/953475/3-healthy-easter-desserts

Power Breakfast Bowl

This is a great thing to to the night before a busy morning. You stir it all together in a container and put it in the fridge overnight and Voilà! Breakfast us done for the next day!  I love that this breakfast has protein,  a complex carb and fruit! Great combo!!

Changes:
Used honey instead of stevia

http://www.muffin-topless.com/2012/11/08/strawberry-vanilla-power-breakfast-bowl/

Cheesy Greek Style Baked Quinoa

I found this on Pinterest and it is a keeper!! This was so filling and delicious! I had the leftovers for lunch today. I served this with oven roasted veggies to add even more good stuff to it.

My changes:
Omitted artichoke hearts.
Added 2 T. olive oil to the mixture.
Didn't use a food processor. Just stirred everything together and poured it in a dish to bake in the oven.

http://cookingwithcakes.com/cheesy-greek-style-baked-quinoa/

Simple Honey Dijon Poppyseed Dressing

I served this with spinach, strawberries and yellow cherry tomatoes. It was soooo good!

Whisk together:
3 T. honey
1 T. dijon mustard
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 t. poppyseeds
Salt and pepper

Almond Crusted Chicken Nuggets

These were super good and I will be making them again! :) I loved how fast this dinner came together. I paired them with some leftover quinoa that I made earlier this week and a green salad.

Ingredients:
1 large skinless, boneless chicken breast, cut into bite sized pieces
Canola oil cooking spray
1/2 cup slivered almonds, ground in the food processor
1/2 t. salt
1/4 t. black pepper
1/4 t. smoked paprika
1/4 t. dried thyme


Directions:
Spray chicken pieces with cooking spray (or dip in olive oil) and coat with almonds and spices. Put on cookie sheet sprayed with cooking spray. Bake at 375 for 15 minutes.

I served these with a simple homemade honey mustard sauce on the side. Just combine about 1/4 cup yellow or dijon mustard with 3 tablespoons of honey. You could also use this on your green salad as a dressing. 

BBQ Meatballs (freezer-friendly!)

I made a few changes to this recipe- it's very versatile! So add in what you and your family like and don't like.

Here are my changes:

Ground turkey instead of beef
Only made half the amount listed- cut everything by 1/2
Omitted onion
Added about 1/2 teaspoon onion powder

BBQ Sauce--
You don't need that much brown sugar- I only used around 1/2 cup.

I pre-cooked the outside of the meatballs in a pan before roasting in the oven. I found that the first time I made them, I put them straight into the oven and the drippings were kinda gross. So I avoided that by pre-cooking the next batch in a pan. Then, transferred them to the oven for about 15 minutes and then adding the sauce for the last 5 minutes.

Hope you give these a try!!

http://moneysavingmom.com/2012/05/4-weeks-to-fill-your-freezer-barbecued-meatballs-day-11.html#_a5y_p=947585

Turkey Lettuce Wraps

These were really yummy and filling! I used the recipe below as my guideline and just used what I had on hand.

My changes:
Used ground turkey instead of ground chicken
Omitted green onions and water chestnuts

Added chopped zucchini at the same time as the mushrooms to the sauce.

YUMMY!!! :)

http://www.self.com/blogs/flash/2012/10/recipe-asian-chicken-lettuce-wraps.html

Skinny Coconut Chicken

I'm bound and determined to get back on track with my First Place 4 Health weight loss goals!! I made this delicious chicken recipe tonight and Chris and I both agreed it was "food blog worthy" :)

I served it with a honey mustard sauce on the side with just an equal mix of raw honey and dijon mustard. So good and I will be making this again!! Give it a try!



http://www.skinnymom.com/2011/08/11/skinny-coconut-chicken/#.Uss7AhwwlM6