Jalapeno Salsa Chicken

This is a great salsa that you can put on practically anything! I BBQ my chicken and then add the salsa on cold, you can also add some to your rice, or whatever you want! And it keeps in the fridge for quite some time!

*Makes enough for 4 to 5 chicken breasts generously

½ cup of pineapple, cubed in ¼ inch cubes
1/2 red pepper
1 jalapeno, seeds removed
¼ red onion
1 tbsp of cilantro

Finely chop red pepper, jalapeno, red onion, and cilantro and mix together in bowl. ( I use a Pampered Chef chopper to chop everything up really fine). Add pineapple pieces. BBQ or bake chicken – I usually just season with salt & pepper. Top with salsa before serving.

I buy a fresh pineapple for this and take the remaining pineapple, cut in into rings, grill it on the BBQ and sprinkle with cinnamon before serving – it’s a really good treat and cinnamon helps boost your metabolism!

Shrimp “Pesto” “Pasta”

This is a really good dish I made the other day, the sauce kind of tastes like a pesto, and instead of grain noodles I use brown rice noodles. You could also use chicken if you don’t like shrimp.

I only made enough for 2 servings so you could make more

3 oz of brown rice noodles
6 oz of shrimp
6 mushrooms sliced
10 grape tomatoes halved

Sauce:
2 tbsp olive oil
1 garlic clove minced
½ tbsp parsley flakes
½ tbsp basil flakes

Sautee shrimp mushrooms and tomatoes in a pan. Meanwhile cook the noodles as per instructions and drain. Then add sauce ingredients to the noodles, stir. Then add shrimp and veggies. Mix so everything is coated with sauce and serve.

Apple Chicken Patties

These can be really good to have for breakfast to replace sausage or bacon. You can also use ground turkey as well if you prefer! Easy to make ahead of time and reheat nicely.

1lb ground chicken (or turkey)
½ yellow onion, diced
1 apple (Macintosh or honey crisp I find are the best) chopped, I leave skin on to retain the nutrients
1 garlic clove minced
1 tbsp of 100% pure maple syrup
1 tsp of sea salt
¼ tsp of black pepper

Optional spices: (I didn’t have them at the time so I didn’t use them, but it still tasted delish!)
1 tsp thyme
¼ tsp nutmeg
¼ tsp paprika

Sautee garlic, onion, and apple in skillet until soft and starting to brown and set aside to cool. In a large bowl add ground chicken and the rest of the ingredients as well as the apple/onion mixture. Mix together and divide into 4 equal parts. Form into patties.

You can cook them 2 ways:
1) Heat skillet and coat with cooking spray Add patties in single layer and cook until brown on both sides then transfer to a baking sheet and finish cooking in the oven for about 5 to 7 minutes at 350.
2) Simply place the patties on a lined cookie sheet and bake in the oven at 350 for approximately 25 to 30 minutes.

Here's another recipe ladies! The great thing about this is you can make a bunch ahead of time and it is really easy to take with you as it doesnt need to be heated! The amount below is for 1 serving, but I usually cook up a bunch of quinoa, cut up a bunch of veggies and divide it all out into individuals servings to have for the week

TUNA QUINOA SALAD
3 oz of canned flaked tuna (its almost a whole can!)
1/2 c. of quinoa (cooked)
1 c of raw veggies diced - My favorite is red pepper, yellow pepper, and a bit of jalapeno! you could also add green peppers, or cherry tomatoes too if you wanted!

Sauce: 2 tsp olive oil, 4 tsp apple cider vinegar, garlic & pepper to taste & 1/2 tsp of parsley

Mix the sauce up separately and then add to mixture.

Peanut butter power bars -161 cals, 6.5 g fat, 22 carbs, 2.1 fibre, 3.1 g protein
1/2 cup br. sugar
1/4 cup real peanut butter
1/4 honey or molasses
... 1/4 cup soy, almond or skim milk
2 TBSP canola oil
1 tsp vanilla
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
3/4 cups oats
1/2 tsp baking soda
pinch salt
1/2 cup raisins or cranberries
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1/4 cup sliced almonds
1/4 cup sunflower seeds or pumpkin seeds
1/4 cup shredded coconut (optional)
2 TBSP ground flaxseed
cooking spray
Preheat oven to 350. In large bowl stir, together brown sugar, peanut butter, milk, honey or molasses, oil, vanilla. In a small bowl stir together flour, oats, baking soda and salt. add oat mixture to peanut butter misture along with raisins or cranberries, chocolate chips, almonds, sunflower/pumpkin seeds coconut and flax seed. Until just blended. Spread batter into a 9x13 inch pan which has been sprayed with nonstick spray. The mixture will be sticky - its easiest to use your hands, but dampen them first. Bake for 20-25 min. until golden Cool before cutting into bars. Makes 10