October 2019 - A Dash of Macros

Chicken and Arugula Flat

Chicken and Arugula Flatbread

This super simple chicken and arugula flatbread makes for a perfect meal or snack! Chicken and Arugula Flatbread is a great lunch, snack, or even dinner depending on how hungry you are. If you are super hungry you can always have more than one! Flatbreads are super simple to make, taste amazing, and you can…

Chicken and Farro Soup

Chicken and Farro Soup with Vegetables Recipe

The perfect freezer friendly recipe: Chicken and Farro Soup Have you ever made soup and just ended up with too much leftover? Well, this Vegetable Chicken and Farro Soup Recipe is the perfect Freezer Friendly Recipe. Unlike typical Chicken and Rice soup, the farro doesn’t soak up all the liquid when being reheated the way…

Roasted Butternut Squash Puree with Shrimp on two white plates sitting on top of a marble countertop

Roasted Butternut Squash Puree with Shrimp

Super Simple and Extremely Delicious Roasted Butternut Squash Puree with Shrimp Have you ever wanted to make a puree and thought to yourself “that seems a little too difficult”? Well I am here to share with you one of the most amazing and simple purees you will ever taste. The combination of Roasted Butternut Squash…

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Cauliflower Egg Salad

Cauliflower Egg Salad. A great dish for a picnic, for lunch, as a topping to a salad, as wrap or sandwich. But did you ever think about cauliflower egg salad as a meal prep dish? Are you meal prepping? Do you count your macros or calories? Check out my notes below on how you can…

Roasted Butternut Squash Soup

Easy, Roasted Butternut Squash Soup, Creamy and Delicious!

Roasted Butternut Squash Soup is one of those recipes that makes you think fall. You want to take a bite of this soup on a slightly chilly day while watching the leaves change colors. However, Butternut squash is one of those squashes that you can get almost year round, so don’t limit yourself to only…

Roasted Butternut Squash

Servings: 4 Ingredients: 900 g Butternut Squash, cubed (1 medium squash) 1/2 g Avocado Oil 1 tsp Black Pepper 1/4 tsp Salt 1 tsp Garlic Powder 1 tbsp Fresh Parsley Directions: Pre-Heat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or tin foil. Peel squash, cut in half and remove seeds. Then…

Cinnamon Chip and Almond Scones

Cinnamon Chip and Almond Scones are by far my favorite pastry! They are perfect any time of day, any time of year! A little sweet, a little flaky, and Oh so good! You are going to want to make these! Servings: 24 Ingredients 3¼ cup All Purpose Flour ½ cup Sugar 1 ¼ tbsp Baking Powder 1 ¾ cups Cinnamon Chips ½ cup Sliced Almonds…

Cream of Mushroom and Chicken in a large sauce pan sprinkled with parsley

Cream of Mushroom and Chicken

Easy and Delicious Cream of Mushroom and Chicken Are you sick of your boring chicken recipes. Looking for something that will change up dinner, but not take forever and still be healthy and delicious? Then you have got to try my Cream of Mushroom and Chicken Recipe. This recipe is the perfect weeknight meal, only…

Fig and Prosciutto Pasta

Fig and Prosciutto Pasta

Fig and Prosciutto Pasta might be one of the most uncommon pasta dishes you have ever heard of, but I have to tell you, this combination is absolutely incredible. I promise you, give this recipe a try, you will not be disappointed! Ingredients 60 grams Fettuccine Pasta 28 grams Prosciutto torn 1 Fig sliced thin 1 clove Fresh Garlic diced 1 tsp Avocado Oil ¾ tbsp Unsalted Butter ¼ cup Arugula…

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Antioxidant Pomegranate Yogurt Parfait

This Antioxidant Pomegranate Yogurt Parfait is delicious and incredibly easy to make! If you don’t have the superfood blend, no worries! You can make this recipe without it. However, your yogurt will remain white. If you would like to have the pink color without the superfood blend, you could easily add a little pomegranate juice…

Asparagus

Servings: 3 Ingredients: 280 g Asparagus (one bunch) 3/4 cups Water 1 tbsp unsalted butter 2 Garlic Cloves, diced 35 g Feta Cheese, crumbled (about 1/4 cup) 1 tbsp Fresh Dill 1 Lemon 1 tsp Black Pepper 1 tsp Sea Salt Directions: Add 3/4 cups water to a large pan and place on medium heat.…

Chocolate Dipped Figs

Servings: 4, 1 entire fig Ingredients: 4 Figs, sliced in half 75 g Dark Chocolate Chips (about 1 cup) 1 tsp Pink Himalayan Sea Salt Directions: Cut your figs in half and lay them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Then place the figs in the freezer for 15 minutes. This is the…

Berry Smoothie

Servings: 3, 10 oz Portions Ingredients: 100 g Frozen Strawberries (about 2 cups) 25 g Frozen raspberries (about 1/2 cup) 100 g Frozen Blueberries (about 2 cups) 25 g Frozen Blackberries (about 1/2 cup) 1 cup Water 1.5 Scoops Unflavored Whey Protein Powder Directions: Place all ingredients into a high speed blender. Blend for 1-2…

Fig and Prosciutto Toast

Servings: 3 Ingredients: 116 g Pugliese Bread, (3, 1/2 inch slices, any bakery bread is ok) 3 medium Black Mission Figs, sliced in half 1/2 cup Arugula 3 Slices Prosciutto 3/4 tsp Honey 5 g Soft Goat Cheese Directions: Slice your bread into 1/2 inch slices. Then toast the slices in the toaster. Once you…

Peal Couscous Shakshuka

Servings: 4 Ingredients: 65 g Yellow Onion, diced (1/2 a small onion) 3 Cloves Garlic, diced 1 tbsp Avocado Oil 28 oz Can Crushed Tomatoes 1 tsp Sriracha 1 tsp Red Pepper Flake 1 tsp Cumin 1/2 cup Low Sodium Chicken Stock 1/2 cup Water 150 g Israeli Pearl Couscous (1 cup) 4 Large Eggs…

Chicken and Broccoli One Pot Meal

Serving: 3 Ingredients: 20 oz Chicken Breast (2 large breasts) 1 tbsp Avocado Oil 1 tsp Black Pepper 1 tsp Garlic Powder 1/4 cup Water 200 g Broccoli, cut into bite size pieces (about 1 1/2 cup) 140 g Carrots, peeled and chopped (about 1 cup) 180 g Red Onion (1 small red onion) 1…

Spicy Tomato Avocado Toast

Servings: 2 Ingredients: 4 Thin Slices of Organic Whole Grain Bread 130 g Avocado (1 medium avocado) 140 g Heirloom Cherry Tomatoes, chopped (about 1 cup) 50 g Jalapeno, sliced (1 medium jalapeno) 1 Lime 1 tbsp Black Pepper 1 tbsp Cilantro, chopped Directions: Toast your 4 slices of bread in the toaster. While the…

Salmon and Carrot One Pot Meal

Servings: 2 Ingredients: 10 oz Salmon (2 medium fillets) 1 tbsp Avocado Oil 1 cup Low Sodium Chicken Stock 150 g Brussel Sprouts, trimmed and halved (about 2 cups) 125 g Carrots, peeled and cut in half to fit in pot (about 1 3/4 cups) 125 g Mini Medley Fingerling Potatoes, quartered (about 1 3/4…

Grape and Peppered Yogurt Crackers

Servings: 1 Ingredients: 6 Wheat Square Crackers 4 oz Non-Fat Greek Yogurt (1/2 cup) 1 tsp Black Pepper 40 g Red Grapes, sliced (about 1/2 cup) 1 tsp Cilantro Directions: Top each of your crackers with about a tablespoon of yogurt. Season the yogurt on each cracker with a dash of black pepper. Then top…

Chicken Strawberry and Walnut Salad

Servings: 1 Ingredients: 4.5 oz Chicken Breast (1 small breast) 1/2 tbsp Avocado Oil 50 g Strawberries, mini strawberries or sliced (about 1 cup) 50 g Spinach (about 1.5 cups) 25 g Green Grapes, halved (about 1/3 cup) 20 g Walnuts (about 1/4 cup) 7 g Feta Cheese, crumbled (about 2 tbsp) 2 tbsp Balsamic…

Breakfast Tacos

Servings: 2, 3 Tacos each Ingredients: 6 Small Flour Tortillas 1/2 cup canned Refried Black Beans 6 Large Eggs Dash of Black Pepper 60 g Avocado, sliced (half an avocado) 30 g Red Onion, sliced thin (1/4 small red onion) 30 g Watermelon Radish, sliced into match sticks (1/4 cup) 40 g Jalapeno, sliced (1…