Peanut Butter Chicken

I love mixing up my dinners and making some fun dishes.  THis one came from all recipes and the author is: CHANDRA6.  You can find the recipe here if you wish.  http://allrecipes.com/recipe/81310/grilled-peanut-chicken/

Special Jonesin' to get Fit Directions:

-Cube up Chicken and Dice 1-2 cloves of Garlic

-Place cubed chicken and garlic in a preheated pan with a little bit of oil

-Cut up 1 Bell Pepper, 2 cups of Broccoli, and noodle 1 Squash

-After the Chicken is 90% cooked, add teh veggies to the chicken and mix them in

-Add 2 tbsp lime juice, 3 tsp soy sauce, and 1/4 cup Peanut Butter (or other nut butter) to the pan.  Feel free to add a little more oil if you wish.

-Let it simmer until the sauce just starts turning thicker

-Serve and enjoy!

Quinoa Pizza Crust

This recipe is awesome for a delicious and very healthy pizza crust!  It does take a little bit of time to make, but well worth it!  I didn't create the recipe but found it on Amanda Finks webiste  http://www.thewholesomedish.com/quinoa-crust-pizza-cheesy-garlic-bread/

Here's what you do!

-Preheat the oven to 425 degrees

- Put 2 tsp of olive in a hot pan. Rinse off 1/2 cup quinoa and put in the oil.  Stir around for 5-6 minutes just lightly browning the outside.  Then add 1 cup water (1 part quinoa to 2 parts water)

-After Quinoa is cooked, let it cook a little more to help get all the water soaked up or evaporated.

-Cool for 10 minutes.

-As the Quinoa is cooling, mix together:

    -2 eggs

    -1 tsp garlic

    -1/2 tsp basil

    -1/2 tsp oregano

    -1/2 tsp baking powder

- Mix above mixture with cooled quinoa.  Add 1/4 cup of shredded cheese.  Mix well

-Place parchment paper on a cookie sheet or pizza pan.  Spread the mixture across the paper and even it out until it's about 1/4" thick.  

-Place in oven for 15-20 minutes (when it looks cooked)

-Take out and add favorite sauce and toppings. Pop back into the oven for 5-10 minutes until the toppings are done the way you like.

-ENJOY!

Peanutty Peanut Butter Squares

Who doesn't love Peanut Butter!  This recipe from Autumn Calabrese doesn't disappoint!  Give it a try and share a pic of it on social media.  Don't forget to tag me in it!  I got this recipe from her. Author: Fixate Cookbook

Ingredients:

2 eggs (room temperature)

2 tsp vanilla extract

1/2 tsp Baking Soda

1 1/2 Cups Peanut Butter

1/2 Cup Honey or Natural Maple Syrup

Directions: Preheat Oven to 350 degrees. Mix all the ingredients together until they are well combined.  Spray an 8"x8" pan.  Pour mixture into pan and spread evenly.  Place pan in oven and let it cook for 20-23 minutes.  Cook until a toothpick or knife comes out clean.  Cut into squares and enjoy!

Stuffed Peppers

I'll be honest.  I hated stuffed peppers growing up.  However since I started working out and focusing on eating healthier I wanted to give them another shot.  And boy and I happy I did.  This recipe is the bomb!  I didn't create it myself but instead I found it on Valorie Woeste's website https://healthylifewithvaleriewoeste.com/2014/05/22/stuffed-peppers-21-day-fix-approved/

 21 Day Fix Recipe Stuffed Peppers

What you'll need:

4 Sweet Bell Peppers

1 Yellow container of cooked quinua

1/2 Yellow container of black beans, (canned) rinsed and drained

1/2 Yellow container of frozen corn

2 Red containers of browned low fat ground turkey with taco seasoning

1 Green container of diced tomatoes 

1 Green container of tomato sauce

1 Blue container of your favorite cheese

What You'll Do:

1. Cook quinoa according to directions in your eating plan.

2. While quinoa is simmering, brown ground meet with taco seasoning.

3. Drain and Rinse black beans

4. Portion out diced tomatoes, corn, and tomato sauce, and cheese.

5.Combine meat, tomatoes, corn, quinoa, beans, and sauce in a large bowl.

6. Cut caps off of peppers and pull out ribs and core. Rinse excess seeds out.

7. Stuff peppers with filling

8. Sprinkle with cheese

9. Bake at 375 Fahrenheit for 40-45 minutes, depending on the strength of your oven. Cheese should be melted and filling should be heated all the way through.

DIVE In! This recipe serves 4 with the following counts per stuffed pepper: 1 Red, 1/2 Yellow, 1 Green, 1/4 Blue.