Healthy Turkey Meatballs

You will definitely want seconds!  

Ingredients 

1.25 lbs of 99% fat free ground turkey
3/4 cup quick cooking oats (or gluten free oats)
1 tsp sea salt
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp dry mustard
1 large egg
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
12 fresh parsley sprigs, finely chopped
2 tbsp tomato sauce (no sugar added)

Directions 

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Lightly coat large baking sheet with cooking spray.
3. Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix well by hand.
4. Roll mixture into 30 1 inch meatballs and place on baking sheet.
5. Cook for 15-20 minutes, or until no longer pink in the middle. 

If you are following the 21 Day Fix, 21 Day Fix Extreme or Insanity Max: 30:

5 meatballs = 1 red and 1/2 yellow.

I have to give credit where credit is due. This recipe is taken from: Putting My Best Foot Forward

Slowcooker Pulled Pork

All I can say is this pulled pork is TO DIE FOR! 

Ingredients

 1 pork loin

1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce

1/2 cup water

1 cup mix of onions and mushrooms, chopped (optional, I left this out)

1 tsp cayenne pepper

1 tbsp garlic powder

1/4 cup red wine vinegar

1/4 cup yellow mustard

1 whole wheat bun or roll

Directions

1. Combine ingredients 1-6 in crockpot
2. Cook on low for 7-8 hours
3. Shred pork. 
4. Stir in red wine vinegar and mustard (may need to add more, to taste)
5. Serve 2/3 cup of pork on whole wheat hamburger bun or deli round.

Crockpot Chicken Fajitas

Ingredients

3 boneless chicken breasts, thawed

1 green pepper, sliced

1 red pepper, sliced

1 can of Rotel (diced tomatoes and green chilies)

half an onion, finely chopped

Sea salt

pepper

cayenne pepper

garlic powder

8-inch whole grain tortillas

cheddar cheese

Directions 

1. Combine all ingredients in crockpot and cook on low for 6-7 hours or until chicken is cooked through.
2. Enjoy on 1 whole grain tortilla with a little bit of cheddar cheese and optional plain Greek yogurt to replace your sour cream.

Mexican Lasagna

Ingredients

1 red and orange bell pepper, chopped
1 onion, chopped
1 lb 99% fat free ground turkey 

(I used extra lean ground beef in picture)
1/4 cup Southwest Seasoning
1 1/2 cups of shredded cheddar cheese
1 cup of brown rice

 (recipe calls for 1 cup refried beans but I used rice instead)
2 tsp olive oil
12 Corn Tortillas

Southwest Seasoning:

1 Tbsp. chili powder
1 tsp. chipotle chili powder
2 tsp. ground cumin
1/2 tsp. onion powder
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 tsp. dried oregano
1/2 tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp. sea salt

Directions

1. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat and add peppers and onions and cook until tender. Remove from the skillet and set aside.
2. Brown your ground turkey in the skillet until almost done. Add cooked onions and peppers to meat mixture, along with southwest seasoning and 1/4 cup of water. Simmer for 10 minutes.
3. Spray the bottom of a 9×13 pan with cooking spray. Line the bottom of the pan with 6 tortillas. Spread with one red container of the brown rice. Spread 1/2 of the meat and vegetable mixture over the tortillas and rice.
4. Layer the remaining 6 tortillas on top of the meat mixture. Repeat spreading the rice and remaining meat and vegetable mixture.
5. Sprinkle shredded cheese evenly over the top.
6. Bake at 375 for 30 minutes, or until heated through and cheese is hot and bubbly.

Makes 6 Servings

Per Serving: 1 Red, 1 Yellow, 1 Green, 1 Blue

Recipe from: Putting My Best Foot Forward

Overnight Oats

This has to be my new favorite breakfast. It was so easy and all I had to do in the morning was cut up the banana and eat! 

Ingredients

3/4 cup oats

3/4 cup milk (I used 1%..recommend vanilla almond milk)

2 teaspoons peanut butter

1 packet stevia

1/2 banana

Directions

1. Combine all ingredients into mason jar
2. Stir.
3. Place in refrigerator overnight
4. In morning, add 1/2 sliced banana and enjoy!

Feta Chicken Pasta

Can you tell I LOVE pasta?? :D This one was DELICIOUS and 21 Day Fix Approved :)

Ingredients
1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved 
1/2 box of whole grain Penne pasta

 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup Feta Cheese

2 boneless chicken breasts, cubed
Chili powder

Smokey Cayenne pepper

Sea salt & pepper to taste

Garlic powder

Basil

 Directions

1. In small saucepan, cook whole grain pasta to desired texture.
2. In medium saucepan with 2 teaspoons of olive oil, cook cubed chicken in chili powder, cayenne, garlic powder and basil. I just sprinkled this on to my liking. I also added a little sea salt and pepper.
3. Combine chicken and pasta
4. Drizzle with olive oil and add cheese. 
5. Stir together and Enjoy! 

Healthy Hamburger Helper

This was actually REALLY tasty and even my husband enjoyed it!

It was SOO simple to make and we had leftovers for lunch the next day.

Ingredients

1 lb. extra lean ground beef 

1/2 box of whole grain pasta

1 cup shredded American cheese

1/2 cup feta Cheese

Sea salt & pepper to taste

Directions

1. In one pan, brown up your extra lean ground beef
2. In separate pot, cook pasta completely through.
3. Add cheese to ground beef and stir until melted.
4. Combine pasta and beef with cheese and enjoy!

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-Lauren