Take Out Tuesday: Skinnytaste Lasagna Rollups

It’s Takeout Tuesday! Here is a deliciously simple recipe…and guess what, it’s a pasta dish?! Who knew that all the new recipes I’d be stumbling upon would be pasta. Oh well. It sure is yummy.

I found this recipe at Skinnytaste.com

Click here for the recipe!!

Enjoy!

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Recipe: Panko Crusted Caesar Chicken

Panko Crusted Caesar Chicken

It's been a while since I've shared a yummy recipe. This one has become a family favorite. Last year we were using Emeals, which was incredibly helpful as I went back to work and the added time away made it difficult to meal plan. We currently are still subscribed to them, but I am using them as more of a guide.

This is a delicious meal, so be prepared to make it a favorite!!

Ingredients:

4 Chicken Breasts, thawed

1/2 bottle of Caesar Salad dressing

Panko Crumbs

Parmesan Cheese

1. Set Oven to 375 degrees. 
2. Place panko crumbs in a medium bowl and 1/2 a bottle of Caesar dressing in another medium bowl. 
3. Set aside a large baking pan to place the chicken in. 
4. Butterfly the chicken breasts and then cut each in half. This will allow for you to have chicken tenders. You can always have larger pieces. 
5. Although I find this to be a quicker way to cook them when they are smaller sizes. 
6. Dip each tender into the Caesar Dressing and then the Panko Crumbs. , Then place in the large baking pan. 
7. Arrange them so they all fit and grate some Parmasan Cheese on top. 
8. Place in oven for about 25 minutes, checking for doneness around 20 minutes. 
9. Serve with quinoa and a salad. 
10. Enjoy!!

Please take caution anytime you are cooking with raw meat. Sanitize and wash thoroughly!

 

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Yummy Vegan Chocolate Cupcakes

Being the health nut that I am, I'm always on the lookout for vegan, low sugar sweets. But most of the time I find vegan or gluten free this to be loaded with sugar. This makes me upset.

I received a cupcake recipe book at my shower and came across a recipe for Vegan Chocolate Cupcakes. 

The first time I made these I didn't add sugar. The second time I cut it in half, which was still a whopping cup for 12 cupcakes. I noticed that the first batch was more cocoa-y and the second batch was much tastier, as my husband ate a few (That is a HUGE victory!).

Here is my adaptation to the recipe found in 500 Cupcakes:

Dry Ingredients:

2 cups flour

1 cup sugar

4 TBSP of cocoa

Pinch of Salt

Wet Ingredients:

1/2 cup applesauce (I used an organic TreeTop apple sauce pouch)

2 cups cold water

2 tsp of white vinegar

2 tsp of baking soda

Additional: 1/2 cup Ghiradelli 60% dark chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine dry ingredients in large bowl, wet ingredients in medium bowl. Then combine the wet with the dry ingredients and add 1/2 cup of dark chocolate chips. 

Spray muffin tins. Add cupcake mixture to muffin tins, about 2/3 full. Bake for 18-20 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes before removing.

Enjoy!

Do you have a fun vegan recipe?

 

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Walnut Chickpea Burgers

We have this lovely little place near Sacramento called the Sunflower Drive-In.

It is home to the most fabulous Nut burger.

Even before I knew what a vegan really was, I indulged in this vegan/vegetarian place.

The menu is full of natural goodies, like Falafel and Nut Tacos.

I've always experimented with different ways to make nut burgers.

This is one of the simple ways.

1/2 bag of soaked chickpeas

1 cup ground walnuts

3 T of flax seed

3 T of water

Put chickpeas in food processor and blend until still chunky.

Combine ground walnuts, chickpeas, flax seed and water.

Add any flavorings (I use garlic powder).

Form into patties.

Cook in a pan and Enjoy.

These burgers are messy and tend to fall apart. I have also used this  as a mixture for tacos and added the taco seasoning to it.

Yummy!

 

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Recipe: Granola

I have been really loving making granola. Its easy and super cheap...well I think it is. I have been finding new things to add into it. Here is a vegan granola recipe!!! I even make my own apple sauce by steaming apples and then pureeing them in the Vitamix. 2 apples yields about a cup.

Ingredients

3 cups rolled oats

1 cup coconut flakes (I like organic unsweetened)

1T cinnamon

2T cocoa

2T Coconut Sugar

1 Cup Applesauce

2T Honey

Optional:

1-2 apples peeled and chopped

Preheat oven to 400

Lightly spray pan with EVOO.

Combine dry ingredients.

Mix in applesauce.

Drizzle about 2 T of honey and stir in.

Mix in any fruit or nuts of choice.

Spread out onto pan.

Every 10-15 minutes, use a wooden spoon to move the granola about so it doesn't burn.

Enjoy alone, with milk, or over some yummy yogurt!

Oat Protein Pancakes

I've never been a breakfast eater. Food seems to upset my tummy in the morning. And I didn't even like breakfast type foods: pancakes, waffles, eggs, breakfast burritos, omelettes, none of it.

Until I had Lilly. Now I enjoy eggs and breakfast foods. So weird?!

Here is a recipe I found and tried to make a bit healthier:

1/2 cups white flour
1/2 cups wheat flour
2 1/2 cups rolled oats
1 1/2 t of baking powder
1/2 t of salt
2T of Turbinado sugar
3 heaping Tablespoons of Fage yogurt
2cups Almond milk
2 egg whites

Combine dry ingredients. Add milk, eggs, yogurt in that order, stirring/incorporating after each is added.

Set burner to 3-4 (or medium-low heat) cook for about 1 minute on each side ( a pancake is ready to flip when you can see holes)

Enjoy with fruit or jam!!

Each pancake is about 150 calories per 1/3 cup wet.

Week 5 Fitness

Whew!! What a week!!

We've been juicing up a storm. Looks like this may be a pricey adventure ;).

My favorite juices so far:

Kale and Apple
Apple, pineapple, kale, spinach
Carrot, orange, celery, apple


It's so refreshing especially after a hard run.

I can't wait because this week we are going to try watermelon and cucumber water.

I can't wait to have it after my run on Sunday.

This week I also made some yummy healthier foods including Oat Protein Pancakes and Ground Chicken Meatloaf.

Here is my week in fitness:
Saturday: Wild Child Workout by Tone it Up
Sunday: 10 miles with Lilly, 4 mile walk with Lilly and Gus
Monday: Cupid Cardio-6miles added 2 more
Tuesday: love your abs/legs/arms/body (2x)
Wednesday: 5 mile walk, yoga
Thursday: 8.4 miles run
Friday: love your abs/legs/arms/body and walk (planned)

What a great week!! I cannot wait for Sunday's Super Bowl!!!!!!!

I was pinning healthy snacks, but I know that wont happen.

I'm hoping to do a 10k, maybe a 12k on Sunday ;)

Go Niners!!

Do you have any healthy/fitness plans for Superbowl?