Turkey Muffins

Turkey Muffins

I bought turkey mince yesterday, I would usually make meatballs or pasta sauce with it, but i was thinking about going for something different, while scrolling through some of my fav recipie blogs i came acress turkey muffins and thought it would be simple enough.
I pretty much made up my own recipe as i went and they tasted delish!

What you'll need:
500gms turkey mince
1 onion
2 cloves of crushed garlic
2 large red chili (i like it spicy, but u can use 1 or none)
1 egg
2 tablespoons of almond meal
bunch of basil and chives chopped (stole from my parents veggie garden!) but u can u pretty much whatever herbs u want, parsely, mint, coriander, etc...
pepper
Spices: coriander powder, paprika, tough or chili powder, cummin

What to do:
Pre-heat the oven to 180 Degrees Celsius, place the onion, garlic and chili in a food processor and blend to make a wet paste, then into a large bowl add the mince and the onion, chili, garlic paste, add the herbs, egg, almond meal, spices, pepper and mix with a spoon until its all combined.

Grease some muffin pans with a little olive oil on some paper towel (this mix makaes 9-10 muffins depending on how big or small you want them) then spoon the mixture onto the pans. They shrink a bit when cooking. Then place in the oven for 30 mins until they are golden brown on the top.

Once they look cooked, take them out and let them cool for a couple of minutes before cutting around the edges with a knife and popping them out.

 

I served mine with steamed broccoli and snow peas and a spoon of cottage cheese.

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Home made pesto crust chicken

Home made pesto crust chicken

I looove pesto, especially when its homemade, my dad makes the best, especially when its mixed through pasta with chicken (yumm!!) but since moving out of home Ive had to create my own recipe. Instead of using just basil as most pesto's are made with, i have used chili and mint, and i have to say that its comes pretty close to being as good as my dad's recipe! :)

What you'll need:
2 cups of basil leaves
1 bunch of mint
1 red chili finely chopped (depending whether u like a bit of a kick)
1/2 lemon juice
lemon zest
2 cloves of garlic crushed
2-3 tablespoons olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
3 tablespoons of almond meal

2-3 chicken breast fillets (you could use salmon fillets or any fish, lamb, pork fillets)

What to do: 
In a food processor or blender, add the basil and mint leaves and pulse until a green paste, then add the garlic, lemon juice, lemon zest, olive oil, salt and pepper, chilli, and almond meal and blend until all combined. (You might need to add a little more oil or lemon juice if the mixture is really thick.

Prepare you chicken (or other protein) on a lined baking tray and put the pesto paste over the meat, covering all the top surface. Cover with aluminum foil and place in over on 180 degrees c, and cook covered for 25mins, then take the foil off and cook for another 10mins or until the meat is cooked.

When its cooked the pesto goes golden brown and crispy, serve with a wedge of lemon, fresh garden salad or steamed broccoli. You really have to try it!!

(*note: if you wanted to use this recipe as a pasta sauce or dip, just take out the almond meal)


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Eggy breakfast ideas

Eggy breakfast ideas.... 

Mini egg fritata (1x egg, 3x egg whites, a bunch of left over veggies -broccoli, mushrooms, cauliflower, onion)

Egg whites on rye toast (1x slice of rye toast, 4xegg whites cooked in a pan, handful of spinach and rocket mix, tsp of pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds) and of course my hot cup of green tea! :)

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Banana pancakes

 Banana pancakes

Easiest pancakes ever! (and my new favorite breakfast!)

What you'll need:
1 x banana
1x egg
1tsp coconut oil

What to do:


Place the egg into a blender and whip it until its all combined, then add the banana and mix for 60sec. (i find whipping the egg first before adding the banana stops the pancake from going rubbery) Once the mixture is all combined pour into a non-sick pan with a little coconut oil. Once the bubbles start to from on the top and the sides are starting to go hard, then flip for a minute or so then turn onto a place and cover with your favorite toppings! sooo easy and really yummy!

Some topping suggestions:
- Greek yogurt, blueberries, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds and some slivered almonds.
   (what i used in the picture)
- Greek yogurt, honey, slivered almonds
- grated apple, greek yogurt and honey
 You can add whatever you like!  :)