Clean chicken schnitz

Clean Chicken Schnitz

What you'll need: (serves 2)
2 skinless chicken breasts cut in half (or you can keep them whole, it cooks quicker if they are in smaller pieces)
1/2 cup almond meal
assorted spices: garlic granules, smoked paprika, ground coriander, pepper, cumin
2 egg whites
lemon wedge (for serving)

What to do:
pre-heat your oven to 180degrees. In a bowl combine the almond meal and spices and mix until combined. Then in a separate bowl add the egg whites. Dip the chicken in the egg whites first and allow for any extra egg to drip off, then coat in the alomond meal before placing on a baking tray.

(I used a cake cooling rack over a baking tray to get a crispy coat all around the chicken).
Then allow to cook in the oven for about 20-25 mins depending on the size of the chicken pieces. Once they have turned a golden brown colour, remove and serve with your favorite sides...

I served mine with some steamed green veggies :)

Kangaroo Bolognese

Kangaroo Bolognese

I know what your probably thinking, kangaroo! how could you??!! but if you put that a side, kangaroo meat is very good for you in the way of nutrition...

• It is a terrific source of high-quality protein
• It is low in fat, with less than 2% fat
• It contains low levels of ‘undesirable’ saturated fats
• It is a source of heart-friendly omega-3’s
• It contains CLA, which has antioxidant properties and may help reduce body fat in humans
• It is a particularly rich source of the minerals iron and zinc
• It is an important source of several B-group vitamins, namely riboflavin, niacin, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin B12
• It has the Heart Foundation Tick of Approval

Sounds perfect to me, maybe not on a day to day consumption, but once a week i can see no harm, and with my kangaroo bolognese recipe, you wont even be able to taste the difference between kangaroo and traditional beef! :)

What you'll need:
500gms kangaroo mince (i purchased a 1kg packet from Woolworths and placed the other half in the freezer)
1 onion diced
2 cloves of garlic crushed
1 red chilli (optional)
2 tins of salt reduced diced tomatoes (i found one that is cherry tomatoes in tomato juice that i highly recommend (from Woolworths)
Spices: cumin, pepper, smoked paprika, ground coriander, chilli powder (just for an extra kick)
fresh basil and parsley chopped
coconut oil

What to do:
In a large saucepan, heat up a tsp of coconut oil, once hot, add the onion, chilli and garlic until it has softened. Then add the kangaroo mince and the spices. Cook until the meat is mostly all brown and add the tinned tomatoes, stir the mince mixture until its all well combined. Allow the pan to simmer away for about 20-30mins on a low heat to let the flavours infuse.

Once ready to serve, add the fresh basil and parsley and serve with your desired accompaniment, some examples...pasta, zucchini spaghetti, steamed veggies, mashed sweet potato, options are endless... and it will taste delicious, trust me!!

 Deliciousness bubbling away! :)

 

 I made some for lunches and dinners this week for a quick and easy meal, 

I'll probably add some steamed broccoli and snow peas to mine! :)

Lemon and garlic chicken

Lemon and garlic chicken

What you'll need:
4 skinless chicken breasts
juice of 1 lemon  and grated rind
5 cloves of garlic crushed or chopped finely
1tsp of smoked paprika
pepper
assorted veggies to serve

What to do:
In a bowl, place the chicken breasts lemon juice and rind, the crushed garlic and the paprika and pepper. Mix all ingredients together making sure that the chicken is coated completely. Cover with cling film and allow to marinate for at least 20mins (the longer u leave it to marinade the more flavour goes into the chicken)
When ready to cook, heat up the grill or you can use a pan on the stove with a little coconut oil, and place the chicken breasts out flat, leave for 20mins to cook on one side before flipping over and cooking for a further 15mins (all depending on how thick the meat is) Once cooked, steam some green veggies or what ever you have in the fridge and serve!

 

 

  This sort of simple but delicious food makes me happy! :)

❤ ❤

Portobello Burgers

  
Portobello Burgers

For dinner tonight i decided to be a little creative, well for my dinner anyway. My partner had a wholemeal bread roll with his burger, but i had 2 large portobello mushrooms sitting in the fridge, they looked big enough to be burger buns, so why not give it a go! and it actually was the best thing ever! Definitely going to be making this one again! :)

What you'll need:
For the beef burgers... (makes about 7-8 burgers depending on the size ypu make them)
500gms lean beef mince
1 onion diced
2 cloves of crushed garlic
1 large red chili
1 egg white
bunch of basil and parsley finely chopped
spices: Cumin, coriander, smoked paprika, pepper, chili powder (i like it spicy!)
Coconut oil
2 large portotbello mushrooms (2 mushrooms serves one person, so you will need more if its for more people)
grated carrot
baby spinach
capsicum - any veggies you like to add to your burgers :)




What to do:
In a food processor, add the onion, garlic and chili and blend to make a wet paste, add mixture to a medium heat non-stick pan and cook for 2-3 minutes, then add the spices and cook for a further 3 mins. In a large bowl add the mince and the onion, chili, garlic paste, egg white, fresh herbs and pepper and mix with a spoon until its all combined.

In a large non stick pan heat up some coconut oil, while its heating scoop out the desired sized mince mixture and place in the pan, i could fit 5 in at a time, but depends of the size of ur pan. Allow to cook for 5 mins on one side or until its golden and looks cooked, then flip over and cook on the other side.

While the burgers are cooking, lightly spray or drizzle the mushrooms with a bit of coconut oil and place under the grill until they have softened. (it took about as long to soften as the burgers took to cook)

In the meantime you can grate your carrot and prepare the fillings for your burger.
Once the burgers and mushrooms are cooked stack the ingredients on the mushrooms just like you would for a normal bread based burger and its all ready to serve!

I added a small teaspoon of Macro seeded mustard to one of the mushrooms, was delish!

 

Very filling and delicious!