Cheesy Chicken Bacon Cauliflower Bake!

Cheesy Chicken Bacon Cauliflower Bake! 

INGREDIENTS
- 1 head of cauliflower, cut into small florets
- 3 strips of bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 2 cups of shredded marble cheese
- 1 lb chicken breasts, cooked & cubed
- Salt & Pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS
1) Preheat oven to 350 degress
2) Steam the cauliflower until fork tender
3) Spray a baking dish with non-stick spray and place everything in there once cauliflower is done.
4) Season with salt and pepper and mix. 
5) Put the last 1/2 cup of cheese on top and place in oven.
6) Bake for 20-25 mins until heated through and bubbly.
ENJOY! 

Keto Buffalo Cheese Sauce!

Y'all!!!!!  You gotta try this!!!  Put it on your veggies, on your chicken on your EVEEERRRRYYYTHHHINNNGG!!!!!!!!  

KETO BUFFALO CHEESE SAUCE!

Ingredients
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1/4 cup cream cheese
- 1 cup of cheddar cheese
- Buffalo hot sauce to taste

Directions
- Heat whipping cream and butter over medium-low heat in a small pot on the stove until butter is melted
- Add in cream cheese and mix until creamy 
- Add in cheddar cheese and mix until melted
- Add hot sauce  to your liking

Slow Cooker Crack Chicken

Slow Cooker Crack Chicken is so aptly named it's ridiculous.  It legit is as addictive as crack... not that I've ever tried crack, but I all I know is that a lot of people end up addicted to it so... this is kinda the same... Except for it's NOT bad for you - winner!

Ingredients
1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 8 oz block cream cheese
1/2 packet of dry Ranch Dressing
4 oz cooked and crumbled bacon

Directions
1) Combine chicken, cream cheese and ranch dressing in slow cooker
2) Cook on low for 6-8 hours or high for 4 hours, until chicken shreds easily.
3) Shred the chicken and mix it up until all the ingredients are combined.
4) Add in crumbled bacon and stir to incorporate.

Pizza Stuffed Chicken Breasts!

We were getting super bored with the typical grilled chicken that we usually eat so I was looking for something different to do with chicken breasts and I came across this recipe over at organizeyourselfskinny.com for Pizza Stuffed Chicken and OMG!!!  SOOOO good!!!

This has since become a weekly staple for us!  The kid loves it - it's great for the whole family!!

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon pepper
• 2 cups pizza sauce, divided
• 30 slices pepperoni, chopped (can use turkey pepperoni to make it healthier and a bit lower cal)
• ¼ cup parm cheese
• 1 cup Mozzarella, divided
• 4 chicken breasts, pounded out into thin cutlets
• 8 slices whole pepperoni (once again can use turkey if you prefer)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350
2. In a small bowl mix together onion powder, garlic powder, oregano, salt, and pepper. Set seasoning mixture aside.
3. In a medium bowl mix together 1 cup pizza sauce, chopped pepperoni, parmesan cheese, and ½ cup mozzarella cheese. 
4. Lay out the chicken cutlets, season with half of the seasoning mixture, and spread ¼ of the pizza sauce mixture onto each cutlet almost to the end. Roll up and place in a casserole dish. Sprinkle with the rest of the seasoning then pour the last cup of pizza sauce over chicken breasts. Sprinkle rest of the mozzarella cheese on top of the chicken breasts. Then top each chicken breast with 2 pieces of pepperoni.
5. Bake for 50 minutes or until cooked through. 
6. ENJOY!! 

Turkey Meatloaf Muffins

This is one of my fave meal prep recipes!  I got it from Jamie Eason - yum! 

Ingredients
- 2 lbs ground turkey
- 3 egg whites
- 1 cup quick cooking oats
- ½ tsp ground cumin
- ½ tsp dried thyme
- 2 tsp dry yellow mustard
- 1 tsp black pepper
- ½ tsp chipotle pepper spice
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 – 2 tbsp garlic powder (or to taste)
- 2 tbsp ground coriander (optional)
- 1 tbsp McCormick Rotisserie Chicken spice (optional)
- 1tsp Herbes De Provence spice (optional)
- 1 small onion (finely chopped)
- 2 celery stalks (finely chopped)

Directions
1) Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2) Spray muffin pan with olive oil.
3) Mix all the ingredients together in a large bowl.
4) Roll the mixture into 12 even sized balls and place in muffin pan.
5) Bake 40 minutes or till done.
6) Serve warm or freeze in a Ziploc freezer bag.

Chicken Salad Wraps

(Makes 4 servings)

Ingredients
4 cans of Kirkland chicken breast or 1/2 a rotisserie chicken pulled a part (you can sub in canned tuna or salmon as well if you prefer)
4 chopped hard boiled egg whites (minus the yolk)
1/2 cup of non-fat plain Greek yogurt
1/2 chopped onion
2 chopped tomatoes

Instructions
1) Add the chicken to a bowl. Mash it up to get rid of the chunks and make it as pulled apart as possible so it resembles the consistency of canned tuna.
2) Add the remainder of the ingredients to a bowl, mix well and divide into 4 servings.
3) Place it inside a romaine lettuce leaf and enjoy like a taco!

Spaghetti Squash Lasagna

So, I saw someone on my Facebook share something about doing a spaghetti squash lasagna and I was definitely intrigued!  I googled it and came across a few different recipes and so I adapted it to my preferences and WOW it was SO good!!  My 5.5 year old daughter even gobbled it all up!  I've always loved spaghetti squash but I had never tried it other than like, well, spaghetti... You know.. with a meat sauce?  Yeah... the thought of using it in a lasagna type dish completely blew my mind!!  

Ingredients

• 1 spaghetti squash
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 lb ground turkey
• 1 pepper chopped
• 1 small onion chopped
• 24 oz cottage cheese
• 2 cups of mozzarella cheese, seperated
• 3 eggs
• 3 gloves of garlic, diced
• 2 cups of spaghetti sauce

Directions

1. Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Cut the spaghetti squash in half length wise and scoop out the seeds.  Drizzle olive oil on both halves and sprinkle with a little salt and pepper.  Place face down on a baking sheet and place in oven for 30 mins.
3. While the squash is cooking brown the meat in a pan with the pepper and onion.
4. Mix the cottage cheese, eggs, 1 cup of mozzarella and garlic and then add the meat and mix in.
5. Once the squash is cooked, remove from oven and scrape all the insides out with a fork.
6. Coat a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray and put 1/3 of the meat mixture on the bottom. Top that with 1/3 of the spaghetti sauce and 1/2 of the spaghetti squash
7. Repeat that 1 more time topping off with the last third of the meat mixture and then the last third of the spaghetti sauce
8. Top with the rest of the mozzarella cheese
9. Place in oven, uncovered for 30 minutes.
10. Enjoy!

Makes 8 servings

21 day fix containers

1 green

1.5 red

1 blue

Spinach & Feta Stuffed Chicken Breasts

Spinach and Feta Stuffed Chicken Breasts (recipe adapted from food.com)

Serves 3

Ingredients:

• 3 chicken breasts
• 2 tsp olive oil
• 1 tsp minced garlic
• 5 cups baby spinach
• 3/4 cup feta cheese
• 1.5 cups seasoned bread crumbs

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Prepare chicken for stuffing either by slicing the chicken breasts almost completely in half, but not quite - you wanna leave the two halves attached still.  Or you can beat the chicken breasts to make them super thin.
3. Cook the spinach, garlic and oil on the stove top until done 
4. add in the feta cheese and mix well
5. distribute spinach mixture onto each chicken breast
6. wrap chicken around mixture and secure with a toothpick
7. Roll each breast in bread crumbs until well coated
8. place on baking sheet
9. Cook for 30 minutes or until cooked thru
10. ENJOY! 

This went over really well in my house even my almost 5 year old daughter gobbled it up!  YUM!

Busy Mom's Turkey Fried Rice

CONFESSION!!!!  I do NOT love to cook! **GASP** shocker, I know! :)  

However, there is ONE dinner dish that I do actually quite enjoy making - maybe it's because it's super simple and fast... maybe it's because it involves bacon.  Not sure why, but I love cooking it and my whole family loves eating it!  This dish is seriously a weekly staple in my household!

Turkey Fried Rice

I call this "Busy Mom's" Turkey Fried Rice cuz it's literally so quick and easy to make!!  

Ingredients
1 lb lean ground turkey
6 slices of bacon, cut into 1/2 inch wide pieces (all natural, nitrate free is best) 
1/2 a medium onion, diced
2 cups cooked brown rice
vegetables of choice (I will use whatever I have in the fridge or a frozen stir fry mix)
frozen green peas
soya sauce

Preparation
- Heat wok on medium heat and add bacon pieces
- cook bacon for about 1-2 mins and then add diced onion
- cook bacon and onion until bacon is brown and crisp and onion is translucent; remove from pan and set aside
- remove excess bacon grease from the pan and then add the ground turkey and cook until turkey is no longer pink; add the bacon and onions back in
- add the vegetables, including peas and cook until vegetables are done
- add your cooked rice to the pan and stir until fully incorporated
- season with soya sauce and serve! 

ENJOY!! 

Noodle-less Lasagna

Who doesn't love lasagna??  I know I do!!  It is definitely one of my favourite comfort foods, however it is so high in calories that it's definitely been forever removed off my menu (except for maybe the occasional treat night).

Well, I introduce to you - NOODLE-LESS LASAGNA!  That's right... it's all the deliciousness of lasagna with NO pasta!

Serves 6

Ingredients

• 3 medium Zucchini's, thinly sliced lengthwise
• 1 lb of lean ground turkey
• 1/2 a medium yellow onion
• 2 tsp diced garlic
• pink himalayan salt, black pepper and garlic powder to taste
• pasta sauce of choice
• 24 oz of cottage cheese
• shredded mozza cheddar cheese

Directions

1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degress Farenheit
2. In a skillet on medium-high heat add ground turkey, onion, garlic and seasonings and cook until turkey is browned and cooked through
   
3. add about 1/2 cup of pasta sauce and mix into the turkey mixture
   
4. Spray a baking dish with non-stick spray and lay the first layer of zucchini "noodles" just like you would lasagna noodles
   
5. add half of the turkey mixture on top of the "zoodles"
6. add half of the cottage cheese on top of the meat mixture
   
7. repeat steps 4, 5 and 6 ending with a third layer of zucchini noodles on top
8. spread about 1/4 cup of pasta sauce (just a thin layer) on top of the zucchini
   
9. sprinkle your cheese on and cover with tin foil
10. Bake at 350 degrees Farenheit for 45 minutes, remove the foil and bake for another 10 minutes until cheese is a bit browned
11. Serve and enjoy! 

Couple things I will change for next time... 

It was quite watery from the zucchini... I googled how to help that and I read that if you "salt" the zucchini"noodles" for about an hour before hand it will pull the moisture out of the zucchini!  Basically just put the zoodles into a colander, sprinkle salt on top and toss it around until they are evenly covered... leave the colander over a bowl to collect the water that gets pulled out... after about an hour place the zoodles on paper tower to wipe away any moisture left... I will update this post once I try this :) 

Otherwise though, the taste was PHENOMENAL!  It was so very delicious!!!  The water wasn't that bad of a thing, just made it a bit more difficult to cut and scoop out regular pieces :)  I actually showed me making it in this vlog too :)