Vegetarian/Vegan

Ingredients
1 (12-oz) bag fresh green beans
1 (14.5-oz) can reduced-sodium chicken broth
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 tablespoon Bakery Parmesan bread dip seasoning

Steps

1. Place beans and broth in large sauté pan on medium-high; cook 4–5 minutes or until tender. Drain beans.
2. Return pan to heat and add green beans, butter, and seasoning; cook and stir 1–2 minutes to melt butter and blend flavors. Serve.

CALORIES (per 1/4 recipe) 90kcal; FAT 6g; CHOL 15mg; SODIUM 290mg; CARB 8g; FIBER 3g; PROTEIN 2g; VIT A 15%; VIT C 15%; CALC 6%; IRON 4%

Cheesy Seafood Gratin (Adapted from Publix Apron Meals)

Ingredients
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/4 cup fresh chives, finely chopped
2 small lobster tails (3–4 oz ea) or 1lb crawfish (this is what I used)
8 oz rotini pasta
1/2 cup dry sherry or white wine
8 oz peeled/deveined shrimp
2 cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
1 (10.75-oz) can condensed cream of shrimp soup
1 (10-oz) container lobster bisque ( I actually omitted to save on calories)
1/2 cup panko bread crumbs
2 teaspoons Bakery Parmesan bread dip seasoning

Prep

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Bring water to boil for pasta.
• Cut butter into pieces; place in small bowl to soften.
• Chop chives.
• Remove lobster flesh (Crawfish) from shell; cut into 1/2-inch pieces (wash hands).

Steps

1. Cook and drain pasta following package instructions.
2. Preheat large sauté pan on medium 2–3 minutes. Place wine, lobster, and shrimp in pan; bring to a simmer.
3. Combine in large bowl: chives, cheese, soup, bisque, pasta, and shrimp mixture until blended; transfer to 2-quart baking dish.
4. Blend bread crumbs and seasoning into butter, using finger tips, until crumbly; top seafood mixture with crumbs. Bake 20–25 minutes or until golden and bubbly. Serve.

CALORIES (per 1/4 recipe) 830kcal; FAT 42g; CHOL 285mg; SODIUM 1970mg; CARB 58g; FIBER 3g; PROTEIN 45g; VIT A 30%; VIT C 4%; CALC 60%; IRON 15%

Beefless Souvlaki: Just because you’re vegetarian doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy your food!

Ingredients: 

1/2 package Gardein Beefless Tips

1 pepper (green, red, orange, or yellow), julienned

1/2 package shrimp

Cooking Wine ( Just eyeball it)

Tzatziki sauce (Recipe at bottom)

Extreme Fitness Wraps ( I like the Spinach and Herbs)

Sriracha sauce

Directions:

1. Saute pepper on medium for 10 minutes; stir/flip occasionally

2. Saute beefless tips and shrimp for 3 minutes in cooking wine

3. Assemble saute peppers, tips, shrimp and sauces on wraps.

ENJOY!!!

Tzatziki sauce:

1. Large Cucumber; diced/minced

2. 1 cup plain fat-free greek yogurt

3. 1 Tablespoon lemon juice

4. Black pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Mix all ingredients in bowl and chill for at least 2 hours prior to enjoying!

Vegetarian Enchiladas Get your fix on Mexican Food!

Ingredients:

Ole Extreme Wellness Spinach and Herb tortilla (71 cal, 2 g fat, 17 g carbs, 8g protein)

Jalapenos

Fresh Baby Spinach

Fresh Salsa

White Cheddar Queso (Target brand in the healthiest I have found)

1 Bell Pepper

1 Head of Cauliflower

Olive Oil (Cold Pressed, Heart Healthy)

Directions:

1. Preheat Oven to 375*. Chop Cauliflower and Bell Pepper. Place on tin foil baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil. Bake at 375* for roughly 25 minutes.

2. Cover 9×9 glass dish with salsa. Ensemble enchiladas how desired. Place spinach, cauliflower, pepper, and jalapenos on tortilla and wrap. Place wrap seam-side down on salsa covered dish. Top with queso and extra salsa if desired.

3. Bake at 375* for 20 minutes.

Cacao Raspberry Blueberry Smoothie A Very Healthy Smoothie plus Delicious! This smoothie can help maintain or even lose weight!

Ingredients:

1/2 cup Raspberries

1/2 cup Blueberries

1 tsp Flaxseed

1 tsp Raw Cacao Powder

1/2 cup Almond Milk

Blend all ingredients in a blender. Enjoy!

Cheesy Seafood Gratin

I have posted a very similar recipe before and it is absolutely delicious! However it was still high in calories and not as healthy as I thought it could be. This new updated version of the recipe has a lot less calories and sugar, plus more vegetables! I think it tastes just as delicious if not more delicious as the first recipe!

Ingredients:

1 lb peeled and de-tailed shrimp

2 fresh lobster tails de-shelled

1 lb crawfish

1 zucchini chopped

1 cauliflower head pureed

1/2 box Ezekiel 4:9  Sprouted Whole Grain Penne Pasta cooked http://www.foodforlife.com/

Shredded Cheese (portion up to you:))

Steps:

1. Cooked zucchini in skillet until golden brown then remove and place in large mixing bowl.

2. Place shrimp, crawfish, and lobster in skillet and cook about 3-5 minutes. Remove from skillet and place into mixing bowl with zucchini.

3. Place cooked pasta, pureed cauliflower, and shredded cheese until mixing bowl. Stir all ingredients together and spread into a 9×13 glass baking dish. Place in pre-heated oven at 375* for 15-20 minutes.

Snow Crab and Plantains

Such a simple and quick dinner to make, but the taste is just divine! Makes for a special occasion!

Ingredients:

1. 2 lbs Snow Crabs

2. 4 ripen Plantains, peeled and sliced

3. Ground Cinnamon

4. Olive Oil

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Start boiling a stew pot of water.

2. Lay sliced plantains on a cookie sheet; drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with cinnamon. Bake in oven for about 20 minutes.

3. Boil snow crab for 10 minutes.

ENJOY!!!!