Recipe of the Week

April 20, 2010 by danny · Leave a Comment 

It’s that time again.  Time for a new, tasty, healthy recipe.  While I usually turn to Gourmet Nutrition for great meals, today I’m going to give you one that my friend and co-worker Michelle Adams sent to me and has been using with her clients for some time now…

Turkey Meatloaf

Turkey Meatloaf Ingredients:

 1 package 99% lean turkey
3/4 cup organic tomato sauce (usually use one from Trader Joe’s)
1/2 cup egg whites
1 serving Quinoa Flakes (from Whole Foods) or 1/2 cup Quick Oats

Seasoning to taste-sea salt, garlic powder, italian seasoning 

Instructions right from Michelle:

Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl.  Spray non-stick spray in a casserole dish and empty all ingredients into dish. 

MICROWAVE with glass lid ajar for about 10-12 minutes. 

Top with a rice based parmesean sprinkle from Whole Foods.  I also like Annie’s Naturals Organic Ketchup.

Michelle’s Notes:
This has been my go-to meal for lunch the last couple of weeks.  Have it with a big green salad with olive oil dressing and you are set.  The best part, besides it tasting great, is that you automatically make 4 servings at a time so you have food prepped for the next few days.  Or, make it for your family!

 

Thanks Michelle!

Recipe of the Week

February 27, 2010 by danny · Leave a Comment 

I’ve got a great recipe for you this week.  In a previous post, I mentioned a great cookbook for the health minded individual.  As a reminder, the book is called Gourmet Nutrition.  My wife and I make 1-2 delicious recipes from this book every week.  Lately, I’ve been going to town on “Baked Chicken Strips.”  I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to eat “regular” chicken again.  Seriously, I’m lovin’ this recipe.  It tastes like you are cheating, but you’re not.  It’s healthy, and that good!

Baked Chicken Strips

Ingredients

- Boneles skinless chicken breast (cut into 1/2 inch strips, 170 g)     6 oz
-Salt      2 pinches
-Pepper      1 pinch
-Paprika      1 pinch
-Omega-3 egg      1
-Water      2 tbsp
-Coarse whole wheat breadcrumbs      1/4 cup
-Grated coconut      1/4 cup
-Olive oil cooking spray  ***

***I’ve actually found that spreading the cookie sheet with organic extra virgin coconut oil actually makes the recipe taste even better.  Plus, coconut oil handles heat really well, and we now do the majority of our cooking with it.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.  Season chicken evenly with salt, pepper and paprika.  Add the egg and water to a mixing bowl, whisk together well and set aside.  Mix the breadcrumbs and coconut together in a separate mixing bowl and set aside.  Dip the chicken in the egg and toss until coated completely.  Remove and allow excess to drip off for 1 or 2 seconds and then place directly into the breadcrumbs/coconut mixture.  Roll until nicely coated.  Lightly coat a cookie sheet with spray (or use the coconut oil that I mentioned above) and place the strips onto the tray and then into the oven.  Bake until golden brown or cooked through (about 15 minutes).  You can remove the largest strip and cut it in half to check doneness.

There you go, give “Baked Chicken Breasts” a try.  Believe me, you won’t even notice that you are eating healthy.  For more great recipes, I can’t say enough good things about Gourmet Nutrition!