Friday, February 24, 2012

Grilled Asparagus

Ingredients: 

  • 1 bundle of asparagus
  • 2 TBS of olive oil
  • salt, pepper, spices
Directions:
  1. Wash and trim the ends of the asparagus
  2. Drizzle asparagus with olive oil and coat evenly
  3. add spices to liking
  4. Heat grill to 400
  5. Place on top rack for 5-7 minutes or until starting to brown.
  6. Flip and repeat step 5.
  7. Remove once browned on both sides.  

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Chicken Asparagus Wrap

Ingredients:

  • 3 chicken breasts
  • 36 asparagus 
  • 6 slices prosciutto 
  • 1 TBS Canola oil
  • 6 wooden tooth picks
Directions:
  1. Heat over to 375
  2. oil the baking dish with canola oil
  3. butterfly the chicken breasts resulting in 6 pieces
  4. tenderize chicken breast until 1/2 inch thick with meat mallet
  5. wash and trim off bottoms of asparagus
  6. roll 6 asparagus in the chicken breast
  7. wrap the roll with one slice of prosciutto and secure all with tooth pick
  8. Repeat 5 more times
  9. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink in thickest part.

Sweet Potato Cubes

Ingredients:

  • 3 - Sweet Potatoes
  • Olive Oil
  • Sea Salt
  • Black Pepper
  • Additional spices (optional)
Directions:
  1. Pre-heat oven to 375
  2. Peel sweet potatoes
  3. Cut in to small cubes (about 1/2 inch)
  4. Toss cubes and olive oil in mixing bowl until coated well
  5. Add salt/pepper/other spices toss to coat evenly
  6. Evenly spread cubes on baking sheet ensure one layer
  7. Bake for 20 minutes

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Healthy Hamburger

Ingredients:

  • 2 lb grass fed beef 90%
  • 1 TBS black pepper
  • 1 TBS garlic powder
  • 1 TBS onion powder
  • 1 Avocado
  • 12 strips applewood bacon
  • 6 cups of mixed greens
  • 1 cup of carrots shredded
  • 1 cups of dried cranberries
  • Balsamic Vinaigrette 
Directions:
  1. Mix grass fed beef with black pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder
  2. Divide into 6 patties
  3. Grill or fry until done.
  4. Microwave/Fry bacon to crispy
  5. Slice avocado
  6. Mix greens, cranberries, and shredded carrots
  7. Plate a cup of salad
  8. Plate burger on the center
  9. Plate avocado on the burger
  10. Plate bacon on the side of burger
  11. Top with balsamic vinaigrette  

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Chicken Picatta

Ingredients:
  • 3-4 Chicken Breasts skinless
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 3 green onions tops
  • 6 cloves of garlic
  • 3 tbsp capers
  • 1/4 cup white wine
  • 1/2 cup organic chicken broth
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 lemon
  • pepper
Directions:
  1. Butter fly chicken breasts and flatten to 1/4 inch thick.
  2. Season with pepper on both sides
  3. Heat pan with 2 tbsp of olive oil
  4. Cook chicken  about 7 minutes per side (pink in center is gone)
  5. Remove chicken from pan.
  6. Saute minced garlic and minced green onions in 3tbsp of olive oil.
  7. Stir mixing well with chicken drippings about 2-3 minutes
  8. Add broth, wine, lemon juice, and capers.
  9. Simmer for 5 minutes.  
  10. Add chicken back to pan coating both sides of chicken after turning off heat.  

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Meatballs

Ingredients


     Meatball

  • 1 lbs Ground Sirloin (grass fed)
  • 1/2 lbs mild chicken sausage (free range)
  • 2 medium carrots
  • 1 medium yellow onion
  • 1 medium celery stalk
  • 1/4 cup almond meal
  • 1 egg
  • 2 TBS oregano
  • 1 TBS garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp red pepper
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 2 tsp of honey
   Sauce
  • 1 28 oz can of crushed tomatoes (organic)
  • 4 cloves of garlic
  • 2 TBS sweet basil
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
Directions
  1. Mix ground sirloin, chicken sausage, almond meal, honey and egg with hands.
  2. Mince carrots, celery, and onion.  Add to mixture and mix with hands.
  3. Add spices and mix thoroughly with hands.  
  4. Form into 2 inch balls and place in crockpot.  (Option to sear in pan before crockpot)
  5. Mix Sauce ingredients 
  6. Pour Sauce mixture over meatball.
  7. Cover crockpot, cook on low for 6-8 hours.  (7 worked well for my crockpot) 
Info
   1 meatball with sauce;
   Estimated Nutritional Facts
  • Calories                113
  • Total Fat               6.2g
  •      Saturated         2.1g
  •      Poly                    .1g
  •      Mono                  .1g
  •      Trans                0.0g
  • Cholesterol          38mg
  • Sodium           260.6mg
  • Potassium       148.0mg
  • Total Carbs           5.7g
  •       Fiber                 1.0g
  •       Sugars               3.3g
  • Protein                    8.5g
  • Vitamin A            19.7%
  • Vitamin C              8.3%
  • Calcium                  2.4%
  • Iron                        7.5%


Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Sesame Stir Fry






Ingredients:

  • Stir-fry sirloin grass fed (sirloin cut into stir fry strips)
  • 4 TBS Sesame seed oil
  • 1/2 cup Balsamic Vinegar
  • 2 TBS Sesame seeds
  • 1 head of broccoli
  • 1 yellow onion
  • 2 carrots
  • 2 celery stalks
  • 1 pablano pepper
  • 1 red bell pepper
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 1/4 cup lime juice
  • 1 tbsp white pepper
  • 1 tbsp turmeric
  • 1 TBS garlic powder
  • 1 TBS red pepper flakes (optional)
Directions
  1. Mix Balsamic vinegar, sesame seeds, garlic powder, turmeric, white pepper, and 1 TBS of sesame seed oil.
  2. Marinate sirloin for 10-15 minutes in mixture
  3. Dice broccoli, carrots, celery, and peppers.
  4. Mince onion
  5. Heat deep frying pan with 3 TBS of Sesame Seed oil
  6. Dump marinate & sirloin and onion into the pan. Stir often. 
  7. Add lemon juice, lime juice, carrots and broccoli to pan once onion are translucent. Continue to stir often.
  8. Add peppers and celery once carrots soften. Continue to stir often.
  9. Add red pepper flakes if desired and continue to stir until veggies are soft.

Four Meat Four Pepper Chili

Ingredients:

  • 1.5 Applewood Bacon
  • 1 lb of grass fed ground beef
  • 1 lb of grass stew meat in cubes
  • 1 lb of free range chicken tenders
  • 1 yellow onion
  • 1 purple onion
  • 4 cloves of garlic
  • 3 15oz cans of diced tomatoes with chilies
  • 1 28oz can of crushed tomatoes
  • 1 Poblano pepper
  • 2 Serrano pepper
  • 1 Red Bell pepper
  • 1 Orange Bell pepper
  • 2 chili peppers (optional)
  • 2 TBS chili powder
  • 1 TBS garlic powder
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 2 tsp smoked paprika
  • 3 tsp cumin
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric
  • 1/2 tsp coriander
  • 1/2 tsp chipotle pepper
  • 1/2 tsp red pepper
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 1/2 tsp white pepper
Directions

  1. Cut the bacon into small pieces and place in deep frying pan stirring frequently.
  2. Mince yellow onions, purple onion, and garlic and place in pan stirring frequently.
  3. Cut chicken tenders into small cubes adding to pan once onions are translucent stirring frequently.
  4. Add stew meat cubes to pan once chicken is no longer pink continuing to stir frequently.
  5. Add ground beef to pan once beef is starting to brown, continue to stir.
  6. Once ground beef is mostly browned, add diced tomatoes with chilies. 
  7. Simmer mixture for 10 minutes.
  8. Add mixture to crockpot.
  9. Add crushed tomatoes  to crockpot and stir well.
  10. Add spices to crockpot and stir.  (Add additional to taste.)
  11. Dice Poblano, Serrano, Red Bell, and Orange Bell peppers.
  12. Add peppers and stir.
  13. Set crockpot on low for 6-8 hours.