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Buffalo Chicken Nachos

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Buffalo Chicken Nachos

Um, yes please!  Here’s some math for you about why you should make this:

Buffalo chicken = awesome

Nachos = awesome

Bringing the two together = awesome squared

Serves 1

🥄 1 c shredded chicken, warm
🥄 ⁣3 tbsp Frank’s Buffalo sauce (adjust quantity to suit your taste)
🥄 1 baking potato, thinly sliced
🥄 ⁣¼ c blue cheese, crumbled
🥄 1 green onion, sliced

Preheat your oven’s broiler.

Slice the potato into coins and add to your airfryer.  Cook for about 20 – 25 minutes at 390F.  Toss as needed throughout cooking and be careful not to overcook.

Toss the shredded chicken in the buffalo sauce.

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.  Spread the potatoes in an overlapping pile on the baking sheet, and top with the buffalo chicken.  Top the chicken with the crumbled blue cheese, and then the green onion.  Pop under the broiler for a couple of minutes to melt the cheese, and then enjoy the deliciousness!

Fajita Bowls

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Fajita Bowls

These are an oldie but a goodie.  I noticed the other day that my current sirloin fajita bowl photo was really leaving something to be desired, so I made a new batch (ever a satisfying meal) and took a new photo.  The directions below are for one serving, but this is an ideal recipe to scale up.  I find sirloin difficult to reheat, as I tend to like my steak relatively rare.  If you can grill the steak just before you serve this.

Serves 1

🥄 1 small sirloin steak, grilled to your liking
🥄 ⁣½ c cooked brown rice
🥄 ½ red pepper, sliced
🥄 ⁣½ orange pepper, sliced
🥄 ½ red onion, sliced
🥄 ⁣1 tbsp fajita seasoning

Toppings

🥄 ⁣½ avocado, sliced
🥄 ¼ c salsa
🥄 ⁣2 tbsp Greek yogourt
🥄 2 tbsp shredded cheddar cheese

Spray a frying pan with a quick hit of your favourite non-stick cooking spray.  I like to use a coconut oil spray.  Pan fry the peppers and onions until the soften, stirring in the fajita seasoning at the end.  Add a little water, if needed.

Assemble your fajita bowl: rice, sirloin, peppers and onions, and your favourite toppings.  I’ve provided what I like to use, but feel free to use whatever suits you best!

BBQ Chicken Pizza

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BBQ Chicken Pizza 

Eating pizza every day is sorta like living the dream, right?  I’m always keen on pizza.  But that pizza dough can be hard to work into my caloric goals.  I’m always looking for ways to cheat.  I’ve recently been experimenting with Broghies.  They are a popped grain base that’s great for topping and they are low cal.  Hurray!

1 serving

🥄 2 broghies
🥄 ⁣½ c shredded chicken, warm
🥄 2 tbsp low sugar BBQ sauce (I like G Hughes brand)
🥄 ⁣1/3 c diced pineapple
🥄 6 pickled banana peppers, optional
🥄 ⁣¼ c shredded mozzarella cheese

Mix the BBQ sauce into the shredded chicken and top each broghie with half of the mixture, the pineapple, banana peppers and then finally the mozzarella cheese.  Carefully pop under broiler for a couple of minutes – just enough to melt the cheese.  Be careful doing this step – the broghies are very light and will easily burn!

Chipotle Pork and Rice Bowl

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Chipotle Pork and Rice Bowl

Guys…these are absolute magic!  It took me a couple of tries to get the right combination, but after a few days I nailed it.  I tried cheddar cheese, I tried Greek yogourt, I tried guac, but eventually settled on this.  And now I can’t stop eating it.  I have some shredded pork in my freezer still, and I’m pumped to be able to keep making these bowls next week.

These are perfect to meal prep.  Even if you’re living the #WHF life right now, the days are busy, and double so, if you’re a mama.  So, a little Sunday meal prep still goes a long way to keeping your week on track.

Serves 4

🥄 1 c brown rice
🥄 ⁣3 limes
🥄 2 tbsp cilantro (cleaned and chopped)
🥄 ⁣6 c chicken stock
🥄 2 pork tenderloins
🥄 ⁣2 avocados
🥄 2 tbsp chopped chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
🥄 ⁣1 c salsa
🥄 4 green onions

Cook the brown rice in 2 cups of chicken stock along with the cilantro and the zest and juice of one of the limes.  This adds lots of yummy flavour to your rice!

Shrimp Fried Rice

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Shrimp Fried Rice

Mmmm – fried rice is so awesome!  I love it and could eat it very day!  The prep only takes a few minutes, and it’s super easy, and it’s really forgiving.  Just use the protein and veggies that you have on hand.  Do make sure to cook your rice ahead and pull it out of the fridge just before you’re going to use it.  I have no idea why this works, but it seems to be the trick to authentic tasting fried rice.

Serves 1

🥄 2 tsp sesame oil
🥄 ⁣¾ c brown rice, cooked a day ahead and stored in the fridge overnight
🥄 1 small yellow onion, cut into small dice
🥄 ⁣1 clove garlic, diced
🥄 2 c peeled and deveined raw shrimp
🥄 ⁣1 c frozen peas
🥄 1 tbsp soy sauce

Set a frying pan over medium heat, and add the sesame oil.  Once the oil has warmed, add the onion and garlic.  Once the onion begins to soften, add the brown rice.

In a separate small frying pan, cook the shrimp over medium heat, tossing frequently to ensure even cooking.  Once the shrimp has cooked, remove from heat, and drain any excess cooking liquid.

Add the frozen peas to the rice.  Once the peas are fully thawed and the rice is nicely warmed, add the shrimp any soy sauce.  Toss through, and enjoy.

Spicy Shrimp & Slaw Bowl

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Spicy Shrimp and Slaw Bowl

Holy moly!  This might be my new favourite!  I didn’t actually have high hopes for this dish when I was throwing it together – I was more just using up some things I had in my fridge.  But when I sat down to eat this, I was blown away.  Definitely recommended!

Serves 1

🥄  200 g raw shrimp, peeled and deveined
🥄 ⁣ 1 tbsp seafood spice
🥄  2 c cut coleslaw (you can buy this bagged at the grocery store – you’re just looking for slaw cut veggies, not prepared dressed coleslaw)
🥄 ⁣ 2 tbsp light mayonnaise
🥄  ½ tsp siracha (adjust to taste)
🥄 ⁣ ¼ fresh lime

Toss the shrimp in the seafood spice, and pan fry (spray with a little cooking spray first to avoid sticking).  Use medium heat, turn with a spatula, and cook until just done.  Remove the shrimp from the pan.  Add the raw slaw to the pan, and cook until it has warmed through and just started to wilt.

Mix the mayonnaise and siracha together. 

Toss the coleslaw, shrimp, and mayonnaise together, top with freshly squeezed lime juice.

Egg & Asparagus Salad

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Egg and Asparagus Salad

This salad is full of protein, carbs, and veggies.  Use a nice olive oil-based Italian dressing (or make your own) and you’ll have a complete meal with healthy fats too!  If you want to meal prep this, the salad keeps very well in the fridge – just slice the eggs and top each serving with dressing immediately before eating. 

Serves 1

🥄  2 hard boiled eggs, peeled and sliced
🥄  ⁣8 stalks asparagus, blanched, cooled and chopped into 1” pieces
🥄  ½ c black beans
🥄 ⁣ A few pickled onions
🥄 Italian salad dressing⁣⁣

Mix all these ingredients together and enjoy!

Greek Turkey Burgers

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Greek Turkey Burgers

These Greek burgers blew my mind!  The burgers were moist, the toppings were perfect.  A little mini-escape enjoyed by my tastebuds right in my own back yard!  Even my husband – who is a die hard for beef burgers – was impressed with these.  The zucchini really helps to keep the turkey moist, so I do not recommend skipping this step. 

Makes 6 servings

🥄  2 lb extra lean ground turkey
🥄 ⁣ 1 ½ tbsp Greek seasoning
🥄  4 small zucchinis finely grated and squeezed dry
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🥄  4 slices feta cheese
🥄 ⁣ 4 tbsp sliced Kalamata olives
🥄  Pickled red onions
🥄 ⁣ 4 whole wheat buns

Mix together the ground turkey, Greek seasoning and grated zucchini.  Form into 6 patties.  Grill on the barbeque.

Top each burger with a slice of feta cheese, 1 tbsp olives and a few pickled red onions.  Serve on a whole wheat bun.

Greek Quinoa Bowls

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Greek Quinoa Bowls

🥄  ⁣200 g quinoa, cooked per package directions
🥄  4 grilled chicken breasts, cubed
🥄 ⁣ 200 g feta cheese, crumbled
🥄  1 red pepper, diced
🥄  1 green pepper, diced
🥄  ⁣1 orange pepper, diced
🥄  1 medium red onion, diced
🥄 ⁣ 2 tbsp mixed Greek seasoning
🥄  ⁣Juice of 2 lemons

Mix all ingredients together, portion into bowls, and enjoy.

Serves 4

Fries Supreme

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This combination NEVER fails to disappoint me.  It tastes like eating the most delicious platter of pub-night goodness, but is 100% fully part of my healthy eating goals.

🥄 ⁣1 sweet potato, fry cut
🥄200 g extra lean ground turkey
🥄 ⁣½ red, yellow or orange pepper, diced
🥄1 tbsp taco seasoning
🥄 ⁣1 green onion, sliced
🥄2 tbsp banana peppers (optional)
🥄 ⁣1/4c shredded cheddar cheese⁣

Set the sweet potato to cook in the air fryer – about 25 minutes at 390F should do it, but keep an eye on the sweet potato fries as they cook.⁣
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While the fries are cooking, pan fry the ground turkey along with the taco seasoning.  Drain any excess fat and set aside.⁣
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Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.  Once the fries are cooked, pile the fries on the tray.  Top the fries with the cooked ground turkey, followed by both types of peppers and the green onion.  Top with cheddar cheese.⁣
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Set the tray under the broiler for about 3 minutes, or until the cheese has melted.⁣