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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Clean eating pasta recipe!

This was dinner, for the whole family, on our clean eating day one!  

It's really easy!  I boiled 16 oz. of brown rice spiral noodles, then after I drained it, I added freshly diced tomatoes, a can of black beans (check to make sure there are no added ingredients, and we always use the low sodium ones), a dash of extra virgin olive oil, and oregano and basil herbs.  Mixed it all together and ate it!  

It was gone in minutes!  My kids ate it, and commented on loving it, and most had seconds and thirds!  The calories are REALLY low and the whole thing is clean and healthy!  It was a great meal!

 

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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Southwestern Turkey Salad

As I was searching the Biggest Loser website I came across this Southwestern Turkey Salad and knew I had to give it a shot!  I doubled it..here's my doubled version!

Dressing:

1 cup of Greek-style vanilla yogurt
4 tablespoons of BBQ sauce (I used honey BBQ sauce)
Juice of 1/2 a lime
2 teaspoons chili powder
1 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground coriander

Turkey:

Olive oil
1/2 a diced onion
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 lb. boneless, skinless turkey..(I used Jennie-O turkey ham), cut into 1/2 inch thick strips or cubes
craisins

Directions:

~In bowl combine yogurt, BBQ sauce, lime juice, chili powder, cumin, and coriander.  Mix well. Set aside.

~Heat oil in nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add onion and cook for 4 minutes.  Add garlic and cook almost 1 minute.  Add turkey strips and cook another 4 minutes.  

~Add the turkey mixture to the dressing mixture. Add craisins.  Stir well.

~We filled our plates with a bed of romaine lettuce then topped with a spoonful of the turkey/dressing mixture.  

The kids really enjoyed this one...me..not so much!  It actually tasted great but I am just a really picky meat person.  I don't care much for turkey and I'm so-so about ham..so a turkey ham was pretty low on my list of yummy foods! :D  If you like turkey you should love this one! I really love the flavors and would make some of the dressing just to put on my lunch salads each day!  Yum!!  Most of the kids had seconds!  We were a bit weary at first because the lettuce looks pretty bland...but if you eat a meat and lettuce in a bite or mix it well on your plate it's the perfect amount of sauce for it all!!  The kids definitely wanted this one in our recipe book!!!  

Have a happy day~Kasey

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