Apple Pie Overnight Oats

Apple Pie Overnight Oats 

Ingredients:

1/2 C whole grain old fashioned oats

1/4 C vanilla Greek yogurt

1/2 apple chopped (any kind, I used McIntosh)

2 tsp brown sugar

1 tsp cinnamon 

2 Tbsp raisin

1/2 tsp chia seeds

Tools:

1 pint mason jar (can use 1/2 pint)

Spoon 

Refrigerator 

1. Start with the oats and spoons all ingredients into the mason jar. 

2. When done top with raisins and mix well. 

3. Let sit in the fridge overnight. 

4. When ready to eat...add 1/4 C milk, stir, heat and eat. 

Pumpkin Overnight Oats

Pumpkin Overnight Oats...in a jar

Ingredients:

1 C whole grain old fashioned oats

1/4 Greek yogurt (vanilla or honey) 

1/3 C pure pumpkin (no canned pie filling)

1 Tbsp raw honey 

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp allspice 

1 Tbsp dark chocolate chips

(Optional 1 tsp chia seeds) 

Tools:

1 pint mason jar (can use 1/2 pint) 

Spoon

Refrigerator

1. Start with the oats and spoons all ingredients into the mason jar. 

2. When done top with chocolate chips and shake until mixed. 

3. Let sit in the fridge until morning.

4. When ready to eat...add 1/4 C milk, stir, heat and eat. 

Tasted mine before work this morning and it is very yummy....like a healthy pumpkin pie in a jar. 

Pear Lemon Zest Chicken

Pear Lemon Zest Chicken

Ingredients:

2 lbs chicken (I used thighs...not my fav, but ... they worked)

4 tablespoons lemon zest 

1/3 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice

1 teaspoon fresh chopped rosemary

1 teaspoon black pepper

3/4 Bartlett pear slices paper thin 

2 tablespoons white cooking wine

2 teaspoons garlic powder

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

Tools:

Baking pan

Grater

Measuring cup

Measuring spoons

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. 

1. Grate 4 tablespoons of lemon zest from fresh lemon. 

2. Cost baking pan with 2 tablespoons olive oil and 2 tablespoons white cooking wine. 

3. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons lemon zest, 1/2 tsp rosemary, 1 tsp garlic powder, 1/2 tsp black pepper on bottom of baking pan. 

4. Place chicken in pan. 

5. Squeeze 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice and pour over chicken. 

6.  Sprinkle 2 tablespoons lemon zest, 1/2 tsp rosemary, 1 tsp garlic powder, 1/2 tsp black pepper on top of chicken. 

7. Slice 3/4 Bartlett pear paper thin and place on top of all chicken. 

8. Bake at 425 degrees for 25-30 minutes (or until thoroughly cooked) longer if you use checked breasts. 

Enjoy with fresh veggies and couscous! 

Crockpot Melt In Your Mouth BBQ Chicken

  Crockpot BBQ Chicken 

(Literally melts in your mouth)

Ingredients:

6 whole chicken breasts

1 large bottle BBQ sauce (any kind you like)

1/4 Cup vinegar (I used 1/8 apple cider vinegar and 1/8 white vinegar)

1/4 Cup brown sugar

1 teaspoon garlic powder

1 teaspoon red pepper flakes

Tools:

Crockpot 

An appetite

1. Mix all the ingredients (except chicken) in a bowl. 

2. Place chicken in the crockpot and pour ingredients (mixed together) over chicken. 

3. Cook on low for 4-6 hrs. (Closer to 6 if you use frozen chicken) I used raw chicken so it cooked in 4 1/2 hrs. 

This was soooooo good. I literally are so much my tummy hurts ... Yikes! 

Enjoy!!! 

Dark Chocolate Chip Coconut Fruit Dip

Chocolate Chocolate Chip           Coconut Fruit Dip

Ingredients:

2 Cups Greek yogurt (1 plain, 1 vanilla) 

2 Tbsp dark cacao powder

1 Tbsp pure maple syrup (you can substitute raw honey) 

1/4 tsp vanilla extract 

3 Tbsp dark mini chocolate chips

2 Tbsp grated dark chocolate (I use Green & Black Organic Cacao 85%)

2 Tbsp flaked coconut 

Tools:

Mixing bowl 

Spoon

Grater 

Mix Greek yogurt, cacao powder, maple syrup, vanilla extract and dark chocolate chips together in a bowl. 

Top with grated dark chocolate and coconut. 

Great with apples, bananas, orange slices and pears! 

Enjoy. 

Pineapple Chicken Quesadillas

Pineapple Chicken Quesadillas

These are a perfect blend of spicy and sweet in one. Delicious! 

Ingredients: 

3 Large chicken breasts 

15 oz pineapple chunks

3 green onions chopped 

1/4 tsp cilantro 

1/2 tsp cumin

1/4 tsp red pepper flakes

1/4 tsp sea salt 

1/4 tsp parsley

2 cups mozzarella shredded cheese

8 whole wheat soft taco tortillas (they add sweetness) 

Few dabs of olive oil

Tools:

Stove top

Frying pan 

Spatula 

1. Cook chicken thoroughly on stove top. When chicken is cooked, add pineapple (drain pineapple juices out 1st). 

2. Chop green onions and add to chicken along with all other seasoning ingredients. 

3. Heat frying pan with a few dabs of olive oil on med to low heat. 

4. Take a tortilla and fill half with the chicken mix and sprinkle mozzarella cheese on the same side. 

5. Cook until tortilla is lightly browned, flip and cooked until lightly browned on that side as well. 

Remove, cut, eat and ENJOY! 

Not your Grandma's Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

            Not your grandma's Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Nope...these are the healthiest version of a cookie I have ever made and actually enjoyed.

Ingredients:
3 mashed bananas (the more ripe...the better)
1/3 Cup all natural applesauce
2 Cups steal cut oats
1/4 Cup almond milk
1/2 Cup raisins (I used 3 boxes of sunmaid raisins)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon cinnamon

Tools:
Mixer (with stainless steel bowl)
Oven (obviously)
Measuring cups (wet and dry)
Measuring spoons
Tablespoon (for scooping cookies)
Cookie sheet
Cooling rack

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

2. Mix all the ingredients in the bowl with the mixer.

3. Grease your cookie sheet.

4. Place 1 tablespoon of cookie mix onto the cookie sheet about 1-2 inches apart.

5. Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes (mine were finished in 16 minutes).

6. Cool cookies on a cooling rack...and ENJOY!