Snacks are pretty much life, right? Especially with a long weekend coming up?
This refried bean dip stuffed me FULL and was sooo good! I’m fairness, I did eat a meal-sized portion, but it was that good!
Layer in a glass dish:
🥄 1 c refried beans, gently warmed
🥄 1 c extra lean ground beef, cooked with taco seasoning
🥄 1/2 c plain Greek yogourt
🥄 1/4 c salsa
🥄 1-2 diced green onions
🥄 1-2 tbsp pickled jalapeño peppers, chopped
🥄 1/2 ripe avocado, chopped
🥄 1/4 c shredded cheddar cheese
Serve with cut up mini bell peppers – these make perfect scoopers! They are not as thick as standard bell peppers which means you get a nice ratio of dip to scooping vessel! As a bonus, they are sturdier than tortilla chips. This means you won’t end up breaking your dipping scoop while going in for the goodness! 😉
Healthy swaps that I worked into this dish
✅ extra lean ground beef instead of medium
✅ Greek yogourt instead of sour cream
✅ a purposeful amount of shredded cheese
✅ bell peppers instead of tortilla chips
All these swaps help to reduce fat, up protein and make sure carbs are kept in check without sacrificing taste! 😋
Yummy Pizza Alternative
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I’d eat pizza all day every day…but I know I’ve got to work in healthy choices too. THIS dish has all the yummy pizza taste, none of the pizza guilt.
🥄 1/3 c cooked quinoa
🥄 1/4 c tomato sauce
🥄 1 whole egg
🥄 8 sliced mushrooms
🥄 1/2 diced green bell pepper
🥄 1/4 c shredded mozzerella
🥄 10 slices turkey pepperoni
Cook the green peppers and mushrooms to both soften and remove excess water content. I did mine in a bowl in microwave for 3 minutes (add 1/4c water before popping into the microwave). Drain well.
Mix together in a bowl the quinoa, tomato sauce, egg, mushrooms and green peppers. If you want to kick up the spice a notch, add some crushed red pepper.
Slide this mixture into a lightly greased oven safe dish. Top with cheese and pepperoni slices. Add
Bake for 25-30 minutes at 350F
Enjoy! 😋
Ginger Peach Overnight Oats
So quick and easy!!!
🥄 1 c plain Greek yogourt
🥄 1/3 c rolled oats
🥄 1/4 c almond milk
🥄 1/3 c diced peaches – frozen are a great choice at this time of year!
🥄 1/2 tsp ground ginger
🥄 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
🥄 sweetener of choice, optional
Mix all these ingredients up, let sit in the fridge overnight and enjoy the goodness!
Taco Burgers
It’s #TacoTuesday so let’s taco ‘bout burgers!
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This is the marriage of two of my favourite things!
To make 4 burgers:
🥄 1 lb extra lean ground turkey
🥄 1 egg
🥄 1 packet taco seasoning
🥄 1 shredded zucchini, squeezed dry
Mix these ingredients together and shape into 4 burgers. Lightly oil the patties once shaped and then let the burgers set up in the fridge for 25-30 minutes. Grill on the BBQ!
Serve the burgers with your favourite taco seasonings: guacamole, salsa, hot peppers, whatever you like!
Smashed peaches french toast
French toast is one of my go to meals…breakfast, lunch, or dinner when I’ve only got a few minutes, or just really do not feel like cooking this is my answer. It takes all of 5 minutes and requires basically no effort.
Soak 2 slices Ezekiel bread in a mixture of 1 scrambled egg, 2 tbsp milk and a dash of vanilla. Pan fry.
Serve with turkey bacon on the side (microwave it while frying your French toast whip this meal up fast!)
To make this French toast a little fancier, I topped it with Skyr and some mashed peaches (frozen peaches are perfect for this). If you want to add some healthy fat, drizzle with your favourite nut butter.
Don’t let a lack of time keep you from eating healthy. I promise this was was faster and easier than ordering delivery!
Asian Chicken Zoodle Salad
This was a tasty and quick meal – perfect for lunch or dinner 😋
🥄 1 cooked chicken breast, shredded
🥄 1- 2 zucchinis, spiral sliced
🥄 1-2 handfuls canned bean sprouts
🥄 2 tbsp Thai peanut sauce
🥄 1 tbsp chopped cilantro
🥄 fresh lime juice
To add extra flavour, I marinated my chicken breast with @webersgrillca sesame ginger marinade. To cook the chicken super fast I used my pressure cooker and then shredded.
Gently warm the zucchini and bean sprouts in a frying pan over medium heat. Toss the zucchini often to heat evenly. Tip: to prep this faster, buy your zucchini already spiralized.
Put the zoodles and bean sprouts in a bowl. Top with the shredded chicken then the peanut sauce, cilantro and lime juice. Enjoy!
Loaded Greek Toast
Move over avocado toast! Make room for this loaded Greek toast on this weekend’s menu 😋
🥄 1 slice of whole grain bread (or protein bread!)
🥄 a smear of Skyr (add some powdered tatziki seasoning for extra flavour)
🥄 1/3 c mashed chick peas (you can do this in your food processor – just add some lemon juice and Greek yogourt)
🥄 top with crumbled feta, diced tomato, black olives, and diced green onion
Potato Platter
This potato platter is sure to be a crowd pleaser! Make sure you make a big batch!
To make one serving (as pictured)
🥄 1 large russet potato, thinly sliced
🥄 150g cooked extra lean ground beef
🥄 1/4c salsa
🥄 1 green onion, diced
🥄 fresh cilantro, chopped
🥄 chopped pickled jalapeños to taste
🥄1/4c shredded cheddar cheese
Cook the potato slices in the air fryer (390F / 30 min)
Mix all remaining ingredients together except the cheese.
Once cooked, spread the potato slices on a platter (line with parchment paper for easy clean up), and top with the ground beef mixture. Top this with the cheddar cheese, and then pop into your oven at 350F for 5-7 minutes to melt the cheese.
Buffalo Chicken Dip
Buffalo Chicken Dip for the win!
Use any dippers you’d like to scoop up all this goodness! I used potato rounds, but crackers, mini bell peppers or celery would all be perfect!
🥄 1 c cooked shredded chicken breast
🥄 2 tbsp cream cheese
🥄 2 tbsp Frank’s Buffalo Sauce
🥄 1/4 c Greek yogourt
🥄 2 tbsp shedded mozzarella cheese
Mix all ingredients except the mozzarella together and transfer into an oven safe dish. Top with the mozzarella.
Bake in the oven for about 10 minutes at 350F. If the mozzarella isn’t bubbly enough turn your broiler on for a couple of minutes. Watch carefully. Once the cheese is bubbling and browning you’re ready to go. Enjoy! 😋
Delicious Breakfast Bagel
I read something that really resonated with me yesterday by @jaqioh “these are crazy times people, but we don’t have to be crazy people in this time”. Hang on to that today. 💛
If you’ve got the supplies, this is a wonderful breakfast or lunch.
🥄 1 thin bagel
🥄 1 egg cooked omelette style
🥄 2 slices turkey bacon
Stay well and keep your distance, friends.