Here is what we hope to be cooking up this week. Please post any healthy meals you are making this week.
BREAKFAST IDEAS
Misty's Southwest Egg Cups:
- Egg white in pan
- top with 20 grams cooked lean ground beef browned with taco seasoning
- layter on tbsp ortega chilis
- tbsp black olives
- 10g grated cheese
- Bake at 350 for 15 minutes
- 86 calories, 8.6 g protein, 1.5g carbs, 5g fat
G$'s waffles or pancakes (on last blog post)
DINNER IDEAS
MONDAY:
Taco Carnitas in a crock pot...yes, you know my hate for crock pots, but we are gonna try this baby again. I am trying to make up with the crock pot for the 10 years I had her in my basement. She can't hold a grudge forever, right???
Ingredients
- 2 lbs flank steak
- 1 yellow onion, chopped
- 1 green bell pepper, chopped
- 1 red bell pepper, chopped
- 1 jalapeno, seeded and chopped
- for spice rub--
- 2 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1/4 tsp onion powder
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- for serving--
- corn tortillas
- avocado slices
- cilantro
- your favorite salsa
- limes
- Mix together all spices in a small bowl. Rub the spices all over your flank steak—be generous here! Then, place your steak at the bottom of your crock pot.
- Cover the steak with the chopped onions, bell peppers and jalapeno pepper. Turn heat on LOW and cook for 8 hours.
- After 8 hours, remove meat from crock pot and shred with a fork. It should be incredibly easy to shred. You can either stick the shredded meat back in the pot for another hour or serve as is.
- To serve, heat your corn tortillas in a skillet on the stove. Spoon some carnitas on a tortilla then top with salsa, avocado, cilantro and a squeeze of lime.
- Enjoy with a margarita for best result.
TUESDAY: Date night
WEDNESDAY:
Pork Chop Skillet with Rosemary
http://www.bhg.com/recipe/pork/rosemary-pork-chop-skillet/
THURSDAY:
Taco Soup from Paula Deen. My MOST favorite soup ever. I usually make it every other week when it starts getting cooler.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/taco-soup-recipe/index.html
Makes leftovers for the next day's lunch.
FRIDAY:
Pizza family date (Hideaway and Joey's has a great Gluten free crust)
SATURDAY:
Spaghetti squash with red sauce. (I do not like the consistency of Spaghetti squash so I used gluten free rice pasta instead.) This recipe is from PRACTICAL PALEO. http://balancedbites.com/2013/03/easy-recipe-spaghetti-squash-bolognese-practical-paleo-ideas-for-replacing-pasta.html
Oregano Vinaigrette on spinach salad.
"Chef Maggie's Vinaigrette Dressing::
- 5 garlic cloves
- 1 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- 1tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp dried mustard
- 1/2 cup white wine vinegar
- Red pepper flakes to taste
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1/2 cup canola oil
DESSERT:
- Chocolate Flourless cake:http://www.ameessavorydish.com/2013/06/paleo-flourless-chocolate-cake.html
- Blueberry Crumble (From Practical Paleo)