Tuna cakes

Need a quick and easy lunch or dinner??  This recipe is perfect!!!  This recipe from the Biggest Loser, is for one person. (or one cake per person for three people)  Here's my version for our family of seven!

Ingredients:
4 cans of tuna
4 eggs 
1 green onion, chopped
1 red bell pepper, chopped (I do mine super small because I think it holds better than bigger chunks)
Sprinkle, or two, of garlic powder~OR~ 1 garlic clove, minced
1/2 cup of whole wheat bread crumbs

Directions:
1~Mix all ingredients together. Mix well to break up that egg!!
2~Shape the mixture into small balls, about a ping-pong ball size, then use your hand to smash them flat.
3~Pan fry (or use a griddle) over medium heat for 4 minutes per side.  If you aren't using a non-stick skillet, spray some olive oil spray on your pan for easy flipping.  

Add a side and serve it up!  We usually serve alongside a delicious green salad!

This is a family favorite, even my kids love it (while my husband wants to eat all of them)!!  Enjoy!!

Have a happy day~Kasey

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Tuna Salad CLEAN recipe

My husband and I were doing a "7 day clean eating cleanse" about a month ago.  We didn't do any special "juice only" or things like that.  I found a list of clean foods and foods to avoid.  So we did that instead so there was actually food to eat...because the list honestly had a lot of food on it!  Here's the list!  I made a menu using this as my guide.  To be honest..my husband didn't make it past two days..but I've held strong and kept buying things and making menus and foods based off this list. We do add in certain things..like extra lean ground turkey..once a week or once every two weeks, and I add a little bit of dressing to my salads sometimes instead of the clean eating ones.  But really, I'm still following this for my family!

This was our lunch day one.  Just a simple salad, romaine lettuce, spinach, red peppers, cranberries, and tomatoes, and I put in a can of tuna for some protein.  The dressing is just a mixture of honey and dijon mustard (made from all natural ingredients). I mixed it together to my liking then poured it on the salad.  It was delicious and filling!

Have a happy day~Kasey

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Fish Tacos

I am so not a fan of fish~really...not at all!!  But~I know it is really healthy and that seasonings can make all the difference..so I tried another new fish recipe!  The Biggest Loser Fish Tacos!!!  I didn't change much in these tacos..but I did a little..so here goes!!

Fish:

2 pound of boneless, skinless, tilapia
Juice from one lime
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon chili powder

Fillings:

Whole grain flour tortillas ( I use the medium size tortillas)  
1 avocado, mashed
8 oz. bag of Mexican cheese
Rojos mild salsa
A few stalks of freshly chopped cilantro
1/2 of a head of cabbage, finely shredded

Directions:

~To prepare fish:  Place fish in a baking pan and sprinkle with the lime juice, paprika, salt, pepper, and chili powder.  Cover and refrigerate (marinating) for about 30 minutes.

~Preheat grill to medium-high heat.

~Lightly spray foil with non-stick cooking spray.  Place fish, in single layer, in the foil.  Fold foil and lift up and seal sides, sealing fish in juices.  Place on preheated grill and cook for 10 minutes.  Remove from grill.

~Wrap tortillas in foil and place on warm grill for 2 minutes to warm.

~Of course you can assemble the tacos any way you like, but I did it this was: tortilla with avocado spread, topped with fish, cheese, pico/salsa, cabbage, cilantro. 

They were really pretty good.  Again~I don't like fish, but I ate two of them!  My husband ate three, and had three more for his dinner at work tonight!  The kids each finished their one and one had another half!  Some of them don't like fish, so to hear them say they wanted to add this one to our recipe book~that was a relief!!  If you try these~I sure hope you enjoy them!!!!

Have a happy day~Kasey

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