4 servings
Ingredients
(Diabetic Friendly)
2 Head of Romaine Lettuce 🥬 (Same)
6 Hard boiled Eggs 🥚 (3 Hard Boiled Eggs)
12 slices of Bacon 🥓 (NO Bacon)
2 Avocado 🥑 (1 Avocado)
2 oz of Blue Cheese 🧀 (1 oz of Blue Cheese)
7 oz of Grape Tomatoes 🍅 (6 oz of Grape Tomatoes)
You can make it a meal and add 8 oz of Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast
Healthy dressing home made recipe
1 oz Blue Cheese
1/3 cup of Buttermilk
1/3 cup of Mayonnaise
1/3 cup of Low Fat Sour Cream
1 Tablespoon of White Wine Vinegar
1/4 teaspoon of Garlic Powder
Instructions
Chop everything up into bight size pieces and layer them how you choose. Mix before serving.
Ingredients (serves 2)
Chimichurri 2 oz.
Grape Tomatoes 4 oz.
Potatoes 4 oz.
Queso Fresco 1 oz.
Seasoned Salt Blend 1/2 tsp.
Whole Wheat Taco Tortillas 6
Sour Cream 1 oz.
Steak Strips10 oz.
Directions
Coarsely chop potatoes. Halve tomatoes. Combine tomatoes and chimichurri sauce in a mixing bowl. Separate steak strips into a single layer and pat dry.
Chimichurri sauce
1 cup firmly packed fresh flat-leaf parsley, trimmed of thick stems
3-4 garlic cloves
2 Tbsps fresh oregano leaves (can sub 2 teaspoons dried oregano)
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons red or white wine vinegar
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
Mix all these ingredients in a food processor.
Place a large non-stick pan over medium-high heat. Working in batches if necessary, add tortillas to hot, dry pan and heat through, 30-60 seconds per side. Remove from burner. Wrap heated tortillas in a clean towel or piece of foil to keep warm. Reserve pan; no need to wipe clean. To heat in a microwave instead, wrap tortillas in a damp paper towel and microwave until warm, 30-60 seconds.
Return pan used to heat tortillas to medium heat and add 1 Tbsp. olive oil. Add potatoes to hot pan. Stir occasionally until browned and tender. Add steak strips and seasoned salt. Stir often until no pink remains and steak reaches a minimum internal temperature of 145 degrees, 4-6 minutes. Remove from burner. Rest, 3 minutes.
Plate dish as pictured on front of card, filling tortillas with filling and topping with cheese, sour cream, and chimichurri tomatoes.
Bon appétit!
Tonight’s dinner was the start of us changing our lifestyle. My husband got diagnosed with borderline diabetes and so the change had to happen. As a family we have gotten rid of all tempting foods in the house and went shopping for the healthy alternatives. Such as whole wheat flour and such. My mother is allergic to gluten so you will also see recipes in here for gluten free recipes when she is visiting. Time for our family to eat healthy!
Ingredients
4 servings
2 cups broccoli florets
2 cups of pasta (I’m using whole wheat penne)
1/2 cup fresh basil leaves
5 tbsp shredded Parmesan cheese
2 tbsp chopped walnuts
1 1/2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
2 cloves garlic, crushed and divided
1/2 tsp salt
6 oz of cooked chicken
1/4 tsp pepper
6 oz fresh baby spinach
1 cup grape tomatoes
Directions
Bring large saucepan of water to a boil. Add broccoli and cook for 3 min or until tender. Remove to a small bowl. Reserve the water.
Cook pasta according to package directions using the reserved water. Drain pasta and cover to keep warm.
Combine broccoli, basil, 3 tbsp of cheese, walnuts, oil, 1 clove and salt in food processor or blender. Process until smooth. In large bowl combine pasta and broccoli until combines. Cover to keep warm.
In skillet, heat over medium heat. Add chicken and pepper. Cook until done. I like to shred my chicken after and put it back on the skillet. Temperature must reach 165 degrees.
Wilt spinach and cook tomatoes (halved), cook until spinach is wilted and tomatoes begin to soften.
Add to pasta. Stir gently to combine
Divide pasta mixture evenly among four serving bowls. Top with remaining 2 tbsp of cheese.
BONAPPETIT!!
For years, eggs and avocados have been said to be high in cholesterol (eggs) and high fat (avocado). But they are both have incredible health benefits and should be in your diet.
Eggs help with brain 🧠 function, keep eyes 👀 healthy. Did you know that eggs can ward off the leading cause of blindness?(macular degeneration)
Organic eggs are higher in nutrients when compared to non-organic eggs🥚 . Non-organic s eggs are produced from chicken that are exposed to in humane conditions and pumped full of antibiotics. Avocados 🥑 are rich in good fat. They can even help in preventing cancer.
Ingredients
1 Organic egg
1/4 Avocado
1 slice of whole wheat bread
Directions
Heat a non stick skillet over medium heat. Beat your egg while this is heating up. Cook until done.
In another bowl smash the avocado .
Toast your bread, top with avocado and then egg. (Add a little Tabasco if you like heat)
BON APPETIT!!!
Ingrediants
Black Beans 1/2 cup
Corn 1/2 cup
4% or 7% Lean Ground Beef 8 oz
Green Onions 2
Lime 1/2
Green or Red enchilada sauce 3 fl oz
Tomato 1
Shredded Cheddar Jack Cheese 1/2 cup
Sour Cream 1 oz
Whole Wheat Tostada shells
Makes 6 Tastadas
Instructions
Prepare your ingredients. Chop the green onions, juice the lime, Cut the tomato small, drain the black beans and the corn.
Start the skillet or braiser and add a teaspoon of olive oil and add the meat. Cook until brown, about 3-4 min. Add white portion on the green onions and corn to the meat and combine. Stir occasionally for about 2 to 3 min. Add in black beans, a pinch of salt for flavor and combine. Stir in enchilada sauce, lime juice (keeping a tsp for lime crema) and half the tomato. Remove from burner. Top the mixture with the cheese then let it sit with the lid on until cheese melts should be just a couple min because everything is still hot.
During the time that this is melting, mix the sour cream, about a tsp of lime juice, half of the green onions and a pinch of salt and pepper to make you Lime Crema.
Take your Tastada shells and scoop your mixture on top. Plate it. Add some fresh tomatoes on top with some green onions, a squirt of lime juice and some lime crema.
Boil whole wheat pasta with 2 teaspoon of salt. While this is cooking start the chicken on your skillet with 2 teaspoons of oil. Once the chicken reaches 165 degrees set it aside. Reserve 3/4 cup of pasta water for the sauce.
Here is the sauce recipe.
2 tablespoons of olive oil, two cloves of garlic, sauté until fragrant. Add 2 tablespoons of whole wheat flour stir in until no dry flour remains. Add 3/ 4 cup of your pasta water, 2 tablespoons of cream cheese, 1 tablespoon of bacon and 1/8 tsp of salt. Mix and scrape with a wooden spoon to get the yummy bits from cooking the chicken off the bottom of the pan up and bring to a simmer. Mix your noodles in. Plate, top with chicken and sprinkle chives or green onion over it.
This recipe is for 2 people.
Bon Appetit
