21 Day Fix Buffalo Chicken Pizza

Well, it's official. I like taking pretty pictures of food. New niche? I think so. 

I'm getting so much positive feedback on these dinners on Facebook, so I'm sharing more recipes! It's much easier to share here than in a comment on Facebook. Thanks for following along! If you try these recipes, let me know how you like them!

This is new household favorite. My hubby & I scarfed this, and it will now be in our rotation.

No, I'm not "making a f*cking cookbook," (many have asked in those exact words). Yes, I'm finding dinner ideas on Pinterest. No, I'm not following a recipe. The recipes I share with you are my own concoctions. 

Ingredients:

- organic whole wheat pizza crust (Whole Foods, Sprouts, Trader Joe's)

- 1/2 cup of no sugar added tomato sauce (I didn't even use all of that)

- 2 chicken breasts, chopped

- 1 cup of fresh spinach, chopped

- 1/4 of a red onion, chopped

- Frank's Red Hot Buffalo Sauce

- Chili powder

- Salt & Pepper

- ** optional: 1/4 cup of skim mozzarella

Season 2 chicken breasts with chili powder, salt & pepper. Bake at 450 until it's not walking across the table.

Prepare your pizza, and stick in the oven for 8-10 minutes!

1 yellow, 1 green, 1 red, 1 blue

3 servings

21 Day Fix Shrimp & Broccoli

So far, so good. I complain a lot, but I can't complain about the dinners we've had lately. They are tasty, easy to make, and they are adding such color and variety to our plates.

This one is a mish mash of different recipes that I tweaked, but again, so easy.

In a bowl, mix together the following:
- 2 cups of low sodium chicken broth
- 1 cup of low sodium soy sauce
- 3/4 cup of balsamic vinegar
- 2 minced garlic cloves
- 1tsp Sriracha

Put this in a pan and bring to a boil. Add 2 pounds of shrimp, and simmer for 25 minutes.

Cook your quinoa as directed. Steam a head of broccoli.

Once your sauce has thickened, serve over quinoa and broccoli.

21 Day Fix containers: 1 green, 1 red, 1 yellow

4 servings

21 Day Fix Chicken Salad

It's the New Year, which means it's time to cut the junk out of my diet. Really, I'm totally icked out by sweets at this point. OMG. Who am I kidding? No, I'm not, but I am icked out by what that stuff is doing to my intestines.

I started the 21 Day Fix on January 2nd (just the food part because working out is, literally, the worst), and you know what? I feel better. I wish that I felt great mainlining Oreos, but I just don't. With starting the Fix, it has also helped another resolution and that is to eat AT THE TABLE all together at least 5 times a week. Pretty pumped that these two work together.

So, here's my lunch for the week. I made a giant bowl of it so that I can easily throw it over some lettuce or wrap it in some lettuce for lunch each day. Every time I try to eat this, the kids wind up eating my entire bowl and I have to start over.

Ingredients:
- 3 chicken breasts, cut into square-ish pieces
- 2 small green apples, chopped
- 1 cup of red grapes, cut in half
- 1/2 cup of chopped almonds
- 1/2 cup of plain Greek yogurt
- Add a couple of drops of lemon essential oil
- A splash of Balsamic vinegar

Do you need the oil? No. I use it to wash our fruits & veggies, but instead of rinse the lemon oil off, I let it soak into the apple slices and it gives the chicken salad a nice tangy flavor.

1 green, 1 red, 1 purple, 1/2 blue, 1/2 orange

Throw it over lettuce or in a lettuce wrap and lunch is good, healthy and you have lunch for the next week. Plus, your kids will love it. 

Starbucks Coffee Cake Hack

If you're like me, you've spent nearly $459843759743 at Starbucks. I found a great recipe that I tweaked, baked & ate just for YOU. My faaaaavorite is the Reduced Fat Cinnamon Swirl Coffee Cake. The recipe is BIG and costs about as much as one of their stupid squares.

I found a recipe here, but tweaked it in hopes being a little healthier.

Ingredients

• Crumb Topping
• 2/3 cups granulated sugar
• 2/3 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 ¾ teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 5 tablespoons melted light butter
• 
  Cinnamon Filling
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 1 ½ tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 
  Reduced Fat Coffee Cake
• 6 tablespoons cinnamon applesauce
• 6 tablespoons light butter
• pinch of salt
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 large brown eggs
• 3/4 cup fat-free sour cream
• 1 1/2 cups fat-free milk
• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• Bonus: 2 drops of Young Living Cinnamon

Preheat your oven to 350. Grease a 9x12 pan.

Mix your crumb topping in a bowl and set aside. Mix your filling in a bowl and set aside. Mix your coffee cake fixins' together - we used a mixing bowl and stirred it ourselves, but it might be more efficient in your mixer. Pour half of your batter into your greased pan, sprinkle your cinnamon filling over the top, pour the rest of your batter over the top. Swirl your coffee cake batter with a knife to swirl your cinnamon filling around - don't overdo it. Sprinkle your crumb topping on the top.

Bake at 350 for 55 minutes. Enjoy! Let me know how you like this recipe!