Thursday, March 27, 2014

Philly Cheese Steak Stuffed Bell Peppers

Ingredients

    4 green bell peppers
    8 slices of provolone cheese
    1 medium onion, chopped
    2 cups diced bella mushrooms
    8 oz of roast beef/ thin cut steak
    2 Tbs of unsalted butter
    2Tbs  avocado oil
    3 cloves garlic
    salt to taste
    black pepper to taste

Directions

Preheat oven to 375. 
Slice peppers in half lengthwise, remove ribs and seeds. 
Drizzle oil on peppers and roast in oven for 15 minutes.

Slice onions and mushrooms. 
Saute over medium heat with butter, oil, minced garlic and a little salt and pepper. Saute until onions and mushroom are nice and caramelized. About 15  minutes.

Slice beef into thin strips and add to the onion/mushroom mixture. Allow to cook 5-10 minutes

When the meat mixture is done cooking, drain in a colander (lined with a paper towel) to get rid of excess oil and water. Fill each pepper with meat mixture until they are nearly overflowing.

Bake for 30 minutes until peppers are softened. 
Top each pepper with a slice of provolone cheese and bake for another 15 min.
Serve and Enjoy!!

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Heather's Homemade BBQ sauce

Heather's BBQ Sauce

This sauce is great for dipping, cooking, simmering or BBQ'ing!
I will never go back to store bought- EVER

2/3 Cup Brown Sugar
1 tsp Hungarian smoked Paprika
1 tsp Garlic powder
1 1/2 Tbs White Vinegar
1/2 tsp oregano
2/3 Cup Ketchup
1 Tbs Mustard - 1/2 yellow & 1/2 spicy
2 tsp dried mustard
1 Tbs Worstershire
Molasses to taste

** add 1 tsp liquid smoke for a alternate/ smokey blend

Mix it all together & enjoy!

Heather

Buffalo Ranch Stuffed Peppers


Ingredients
  • 4 chicken breasts
  • 1 medium onion, sliced
  • ½ teaspoon each: dried parsley, dried dill, dried chives, garlic powder, onion powder
  • sea salt and pepper, to taste
  • extra butter, or other fat of choice for greasing and baking
  • 4 peppers (I like using yellow or orange, but use what you like!), tops cut off and seeds cleaned out
  • 1 Cup cooked brown rice/Quinoa
  • 1/4 cup Ranch
  • ½ cup Franks Hot Sauce
    Guacomole
    • 2 avocados
    • ½ – 1 jalapeno, seeded, and minced
    • ¼ of a medium red onion, finely chopped
    • 2 – 3 tablespoons of cilantro, finely chopped
    • ½ lime, juiced
    • sea salt, to taste
    Instructions
    1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
    2. Mix your dried spices together.
    3. Place your chicken breast and sliced onions in a single layer on a greased or parchment paper lined baking pan.
    4. Sprinkle the entire pan with dried spices. Salt and pepper, to taste.
    5. Place a small pat of butter or other fat of choice over each chicken breast.
    6. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. 
    7. If you are making guacamole, make it now (see instructions below).
    8. Once chicken is cooked, run a knife through the chicken and onions until chicken is in small bite size pieces.
    9. Combine chicken, rice with the hot/ranch sauce mixture.
    10. Spoon chicken mixture evenly in all 4 peppers.
    11. Place stuffed peppers in a baking pan.
    12. Bake for 35-40 minutes or until peppers are softened to your liking.
    13. Serve with Guacamole. Enjoy!
    Guacamole
    1. Mash all guacamole ingredients together until desired consistency.

    Power Bars

    I'm back......... :)

    Power Bars 

    1 ½ cups raw Almonds
    ½ cup raw walnuts
    ½ cup golden, cold pressed ground flax seed
    ¼ cup chia seeds
    ½ cup shredded coconut
    ½ cup peanut butter or almond butter
    ½ tsp salt (only when using almond butter)
    ½ cup coconut oil
    4 drops stevia
    1         TBS raw honey
    1 TBS vanilla
    1 cup organic dark bakers chocolate

    1. Place nuts, & coconut into food processor and pulse briefly
    2.  Pour contents into a bowl and add the flax seed, chia seeds & salt
    3. In a small sauce pan, melt coconut oil over low heat
    4. Remove from heat and add stevia, honey & vanilla
    5. Slowly stir in peanut/almond butter until melted- stir into dry ingredients
    6. Press mixture into an 8x8 in glass baking dish and freeze for 1 hr
    7. in small sauce pan melt chocolate and pour over the frozen bars
    8. Place in fridge for another  30 min until chocolate is hardened
    9. remove from fridge and cut into bars & serve!

    I store mine in the freezer and remove 5 min before consumption.
    These are to die for! Taste like dessert but have so much fiber & goodness! – Enjoy! – Heather