A tasty transformation...
from the outside in...
& the inside out...
Mackenzie M. Ticknor
Table of Contents:
Preface & Bonus Recipe
Chapter 1: Chicken Recipes
Chapter 2: Meat Dishes
Chapter 3: Pasta and Vegetarian Dishes
Chapter 4: Breakfast Items
Chapter 5: Desserts
Please note the following in regards to all the recipes:
*Any oil listed in ingredients should be COLD PRESSED
*Eggs should be either cage-free or free-range
*Any butter listed should be “Pasture Butter” (butter from grass-fed, free-range cows) containing naturally occurring CLA
*Feel free to use organic ingredients anywhere in these recipes Preface:
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DELICIOUS Invigorating Weight Loss/Health Boost Drink: Ingredients:
8 fl.oz Sea Buckthorn Dietary Liquid -- Find out why Sea Buckthorn is the new miracle berry
in weight loss and health from Dr. Oz
2 teaspoons Organic Apple Cider Vinegar w/ “the mother”
½ cup Crushed Ice
2 tbsp Agave Nectar
¼ cup Organic Low-Fat Vanilla Yogurt
1 tbsp virgin, unrefined/cold-pressed coconut oil
Preparation:
Blend all ingredients in a blender and serve! Enjoy this amazing weight loss/health boost!
Chapter 1: Chicken Recipes
Chicken Parmesan Meatball Subs
Ingredients:
1 1/2 pounds ground lean chicken
1 tablespoon grill seasoning blend (recommended: Montreal Steak Seasoning by McCormick)
1 large egg
1 cup grated Parmesan Cheese
1/2 cup whole wheat bread crumbs (pulsate 2 slices of 100% whole wheat bread) with Italian seasoning
Handful of chopped parsley leaves
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil,
Canned or homemade tomato basil spaghetti sauce
4 (6 to 8-inch) crusty whole wheat sub rolls
1 1/2 cups shredded provolone
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
Place ground chicken in a bowl and season with grill seasoning. Add egg, half of the grated cheese, bread crumbs, parsley, and extra-virgin olive oil to the bowl. Mix the chicken and form 12 large meatballs. Squish the balls to flatten them a bit like mini oval meatloaves. Bake the meatballs 15
minutes until golden and firm. Once the meatballs come out switch the broiler on. Remove the meat from oven and loosen with a thin spatula. Turn meat balls in tomato sauce. Cut sub rolls making the bottom a little deeper than the top. Hollow out a little bread and lightly toast the sub rolls under broiler.
Fill the bottoms of the breads with flattened balls and extra sauce. Combine the provolone and remaining Parmesan. Cover the subs with cheese and return to broiler to melt the cheese until golden.
Garlic Pesto Stuffed Chicken
Ingredients:
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
4 cubes of light laughing cow cheese (garlic and herb flavor)
Garlic Pesto
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Olive Oil cooking spray
Preparation:
Heat a cast iron griddle or skillet over high heat. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Meanwhile, using a sharp paring knife or boning knife, make a crosswise slit at the end of each chicken breast, cutting through the middle to form a pocket and being careful not to cut through the outside of the chicken breast. Fill each of the pockets with 2 tablespoons of the Garlic Pesto and cube of the laughing cow cheese. Press the cut ends together, and season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper.
Drizzle some extra-virgin olive oil on the hot griddle and add the chicken breasts. Let the meat cook undisturbed for a few minutes. Sear to a golden brown and turn the breasts over and cook on the other side until golden brown. Place the pan in the oven and allow the chicken to sizzle for another 5 to 7
minutes, or until the breasts are cooked through. Remove from the pan and top with drizzle of pesto.
Pulled BBQ Chicken
Ingredients
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 large onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 (14-ounce) can low-sodium tomato sauce
1/4 cup tomato paste
1/2 cup water
1/3 cup organic apple cider vinegar w/ “the mother”
5 tablespoons pure molasses
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon liquid smoke
6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (cooked and shredded)
6 whole-wheat hamburger rolls or 12 whole wheat bread slices
6 large green lettuce leaves (optional)
Preparation:
Heat the oil in a large saute pan over a medium heat. Add the onions and cook until they are soft and for about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for another minute. Add tomato sauce, tomato paste, water, vinegar, molasses, pepper and liquid smoke and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 15 minutes. Add shredded chicken, return to a simmer, and cook an additional 10 minutes.
Split buns/slices. Place a leaf of lettuce on each roll (optional), then pile on 3/4 cup of the chicken mixture onto the roll.
Saucy Salsa Chicken
Ingredients:
6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
2 cups salsa
1/3 cup Organic Sucanat
2 Tbsp. honey dijon mustard
1 tbsp RAW honey
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Combine all ingredients and place in baking dish. Marinate for a couple of hours. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 40-45 minutes until chicken is thoroughly cooked. 6 servings
*Serve with brown rice
Parmesan-Crusted Chicken Breasts
Ingredients:
3/4 cup finely chopped fresh Italian parsley (or 1/4 cup dried parsley flakes)
2/3 cup whole wheat breadcrumbs (pulsate 100% whole wheat bread slices)
1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
1 tablespoon lemon zest
4 skinless and boneless chicken breasts
Extra-virgin olive oil
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
Cover a 9 x 13-inch baking pan with foil; coat the foil with the oil. Add parsley, breadcrumbs, parmesan, pepper, and lemon zest to medium bowl and blend well. Press both sides of each chicken breast in breadcrumb mixture, and place in prepared pan. Coat the top of each crusted breast lightly with oil. Bake until the chicken is completely cooked through, and the tops and bottoms are lightly browned (about 25 minutes).
Thai Peanut Butter Chicken
Ingredients:
1/4 cup natural creamy peanut butter
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 tbsp lime juice
2 cloves garlic, minced and crushed
2 tbsp rice vinegar
Pinch ginger
Brown rice
Stir-Fry veggies (frozen)
Boneless, skinless chicken breasts
Preparation:
Sauce:
Combine all ingredients in a saucepan over low heat.
Put diced cooked chicken breasts on a bed of brown rice. Sauté veggies and put on top of chicken. Pour peanut sauce over.
Spinach and Mushroom Stuffed Chicken Breasts
Ingredients
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts,
Large plastic food storage bags or waxed paper
1 package, 10 ounces, frozen chopped spinach
2 tablespoons pasture butter
12 small mushroom caps
2 cloves garlic, cracked
1 small shallot, quartered
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 cup lowfat ricotta cheese
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
1/2 teaspoon fresh grated or ground nutmeg
Toothpicks
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Sauce:
2 tablespoons pasture butter
2 tablespoons whole wheat pastry flour
1/2 cup white wine
1 cup low-sodium chicken broth
Preparation:
Place breasts in the center of a plastic food storage bag or 2 large sheets of waxed paper. Pound out the chicken from the center of the bag outward using a heavy-bottomed skillet or mallet.
Defrost spinach in the microwave. Transfer spinach to a kitchen towel. Twist towel around spinach and wring it out until very dry. Transfer to a medium-mixing bowl.
Place a nonstick skillet over moderate heat. When skillet is hot, add butter, mushrooms, garlic and shallot. Season with salt and pepper and saute 5 minutes. Transfer mushrooms, garlic and shallot to the food processor. Pulse to grind the mushrooms and transfer to the mixing bowl, adding the processed mushrooms to the spinach. Add ricotta and grated cheese to the bowl and the nutmeg. Stir to combine the stuffing. Return your skillet to the stove over medium high heat.
Place a mound of stuffing on each breast and wrap and roll breast over the stuffing. Secure breasts with toothpicks. Add 3 tablespoons oil to the pan, 3 turns of the pan. Add breasts to the pan and brown on all sides, cooking chicken 10 to 12 minutes. The meat will cook quickly because it is thin. Remove breasts; add butter to the pan and flour. Cook butter and flour for a minute, whisk in wine and reduce another minute. Whisk in broth and return breasts to the pan. Reduce heat and simmer until ready to serve. Remove toothpicks. Top stuffed chicken breasts or sliced stuffed breasts with generous spoonfuls of the sauce.
Chicken Stir-Fried Rice
Ingredients:
2 cups brown rice
6 ounces cooked, diced chicken
Frozen Stir-Fry Veggies
¼ cup pre-made stir-fry sauce
Preparation:
In large skillet heat oil, combine all ingredients except stir-fry sauce and saute until veggies are thawed.
Finally add stir-fry sauce and toss.
Crispy Chicken Fingers
Ingredients
1 1/4 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts (or chicken tenderloins) cut across into 1/2-inch pieces
1/2 cup lowfat buttermilk
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
4 cups whole-grain flake cereal (recommend: Nature's Path Organic Flax Plus Multibran Cereal)
1/4 teaspoon salt
Freshly ground pepper
½ tbsp ground red pepper
Honey-Mustard Sauce, recipe follows
¼ cup parmesan cheese (optional)
Preparation
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Combine the chicken and buttermilk in a shallow dish. Cover and chill for 15 minutes.
Coat a baking sheet with the oil. Put the cereal in a sealed plastic bag and crush with a rolling pin.
Transfer the crumbs to a shallow dish. Mix in salt, peppers, and parmesan (optional). Dip each piece of chicken in the cereal mixture and fully coat and arrange on the baking sheet. Bake until cooked through, about 8 minutes. Leave the chicken on the baking sheet to cool slightly. It will become crispier. Serve with the mustard sauce.
Honey-Mustard Sauce:
1/2 cup Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon real mayonnaise
3 tablespoons RAW honey
Stir together and enjoy!
Chicken Parmesan
Ingredients:
4 slices 100% whole-wheat bread
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
4 teaspoons paprika
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
2 eggs
1/2 cup skim milk
1/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (butterflied)
Extra Virgin Olive oil
1 jar marinara sauce (about 3 1/2 cups)
3/4 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
2 tablespoons shredded parmesan
Preparation:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Place the bread in the bowl of a food processor and process until fine crumbs are formed. Put the crumbs on a baking sheet and bake for 12 minutes, until golden.
In a medium bowl, toss the crumbs with oregano, garlic powder, paprika, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4
teaspoon pepper. In another bowl, whisk the eggs and milk together. In a third bowl stir together the flour, and the remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper. Dip each piece of chicken, 1
piece at a time, in flour, shaking off excess, then egg, then bread crumbs, shaking off excess.
Increase oven temperature to 400 degrees. Place breaded breasts in a glass baking dish coated with oil.
Bake breasts until cooked though and crumbs are browned, about 15 minutes. Top with marinara sauce, mozzarella and parmesan and return to oven for an additional 10 minutes, until cheese is bubbling.
Homemade Chicken Pizza
Ingredients:
100% whole wheat thin pizza crusts (in international aisle with pizza crusts)
Canned tomato sauce
Diced cooked chicken breasts
Shredded mozzarella cheese
Feta cheese (crumbled)
Basil
Your choice of veggies
Preparation:
Assemble pizza and bake at 300° until cheese is melted.
Buffalo Chicken Salad
Ingredients
2 (8-ounce) boneless, skinless chicken breasts
2 tablespoons cayenne pepper hot sauce (or other hot sauce), plus more to taste
2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
2 hearts Romaine, cut into 1-inch strips (about 8 cups)
4 celery stalks, thinly sliced
2 carrots, coarsely grated
2 scallions, green part only, sliced
1/2 cup Blue Cheese Dressing, recipe follows
Preparation:
Preheat the broiler. Put the chicken between 2 sheets of waxed paper and pound with a mallet so the chicken is an even thickness of about 3/4-inch, then cut the chicken crosswise into 1/2-inch strips. In a large bowl, combine the hot sauce and the oil, add chicken and toss until the chicken is well coated.
Arrange the chicken on a baking sheet and broil until it is cooked through, about 4 to 6 minutes, turning once.
In a large bowl combine the Romaine, celery, shredded carrots and scallions. Toss with the dressing.
Divide the greens between 4 plates, top with the chicken. Serve with extra hot sauce.
Blue Cheese Dressing:
2 tablespoons real mayonnaise
1/4 cup lowfat buttermilk
1/4 cup plain fat-free yogurt
1 tablespoon white vinegar
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/3 cup crumbled blue cheese
Salt and freshly ground pepper
Fold a full sheet of paper towel into quarters and put it into a small bowl. Spoon the yogurt onto the paper towel and place in the refrigerator for 20 minutes to drain and thicken. In a medium bowl, whisk the buttermilk and thickened yogurt into the mayonnaise until smooth. Add the vinegar and sugar and continue to whisk until all the ingredients are well combined. Stir in the blue cheese and season, to taste, with salt and pepper.
Chapter 2: Meat Dishes
Stuffed Turkey Burgers
Ingredients:
1 1/4 pounds lean ground turkey breast
1/2 cup chopped roasted red peppers
1/2 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
Crumbled Feta Cheese
1/4 teaspoons salt
Freshly ground black pepper
Whole wheat buns
Condiments
Preparation:
Divide turkey into 4 equal sized rounds. Make 2 equal sized patties out of each round so you have 8
patties total. Sprinkle 4 of the patties with 2 tablespoons each of roasted red peppers and both cheeses, and top with remaining patties working the turkey around the edges to seal burgers closed. Season with salt and a few grinds of pepper. Grill or broil until cooked through, about 5 minutes per side.
Teriyaki Pork Tenderloin
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon organic sucanat
1 tablespoon dry sherry
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
1 garlic clove, crushed with a garlic press or minced
1/2 teaspoon finely grated fresh ginger
Pinch red pepper flakes
1 pound pork tenderloin
Preparation:
Combine the soy sauce, oil, sugar, sherry, vinegar, garlic, ginger and red pepper flakes, and stir until the sugar dissolves. Transfer to a resealable plastic bag and add the pork tenderloin. Seal the bag and marinate the pork in the refrigerator, turning once, for 1/2 hour, or up to 8 hours.
Preheat the broiler. Place the pork on a roasting pan and broil for 15 minutes, turning once.
Prosciutto Wrapped Cod
Ingredients:
4 (5-ounce) cod fish fillets
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 ounces sliced prosciutto
Extra virgin olive oil
Preparation:
Season the fish on both sides with salt and pepper. Wrap 1 wide or 2 thin slices of prosciutto around each piece of cod. Coat a large nonstick skillet with oil and preheat it over a medium-high heat. Add the fish fillets and cook for 3 to 4 minutes per side, until the prosciutto is crisp and the fish is cooked through. Serve.
Breaded Pork Chops
Ingredients:
4, 1 1/2-2 inch thick bone in pork chops
Whole wheat bread crumbs with Italian spice mixed in
15-20 turns garlic pepper grinders
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
6 tbsp McCormick's pork rub
2 tbsp sea salt
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine bread crumbs, grinders, pork rub and sea salt in dish and mix thoroughly. Coat pork with olive oil and then coat with the dry rub packing on and rubbing in with fingers. Thinly coat oil on a glass baking dish, add pork, and place in oven uncovered until brown, about 45 minutes.
Whole Wheat Spaghetti and Meatballs
Ingredients:
1 1/2 pounds ground extra lean beef
1 tablespoon grill seasoning blend (recommended: Montreal Steak Seasoning by McCormick)
1 large egg
1 cup grated parmesan cheese
1/2 cup whole wheat bread crumbs with Italian seasoning
Handful of chopped parsley leaves
3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
Canned or homemade tomato basil spaghetti sauce
100% whole wheat spaghetti noodles
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
Bring pot of salted water to a boil and add handful of whole wheat spaghetti noodles. Cook for 10 mins until done and drain.
Place ground beef in a bowl and season with grill seasoning. Add egg, half of the grated cheese, bread crumbs, parsley, and a drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil to the bowl. Mix the meat and form 12 large meatballs. Bake the meatballs 20-30 minutes until golden and firm.
Remove the meat from oven and loosen with a thin spatula. Place on top of spaghetti and pour tomato sauce on top. Sprinkle with rest of parmesan. cheese and parsley.
Beef Stew
Ingredients:
1 pound potatoes, with skin and quartered