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Heather’s Double Squash Crockpot Chili

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Here’s what you’ll need:

 

1 medium-sized butternut squash cubed

1 can pumpkin puree

2 cans white northern beans

1 cup Mexican corn

3 chicken boullion cubes

3 cloves garlic

2 tsp chili powder

2 tsp cumin

1 tsp cinnamon

3 tsp onion salt

1 tsp smoked paprika

1 pound 99% lean, ground turkey, cooked

Here’s what you’ll do:

 

First, brown the ground turkey in a frying pab, then set it aside. Next, take the cubed butternut squash and put it in the crockpot with the garlic and boullion cubes. Let it cook on high for 4 hours.

 

Take your immersion blender and puree the squash and add it to the crockpot. You will also now add the turkey, beans, pumpkin, corn, and spices to the crockpot and allow it to continue to cook on low for 4 more hours. Add salt and pepper to taste. If you like your chili spicy, you can also add saracha or another hot sauce. That’s the way my hubby likes it!

Heather’s Protein Packed Baked Oatmeal

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Here’s what you’ll need:

 

3 cups rolled oats, dry

3 eggs

5 scoops Quest protein powder (your choice of flavor)

1 15-ounce can of pumpkin

2 cups unsweetened almond milk

You can add what ever you like to this recipe. Berries, bananas, pumpkin, nuts. It is very adaptable!

 

Here’s what you’ll do:

 

First, pre-heat oven to 375 degrees. Next, mix all the ingredients in a large bowl. Then spray  6 large ramekins, or one 13 x 9 pan with Pam spray. Finally, distribute the mixture evenly into the containers.

Bake at 375 for about 40 minutes. Allow to cool and enjoy!

Heather’s Cheese Comfort Food Cauliflower Rice

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Here’s what you’ll need:

 

1 tsp olive oil

1 crushed garlic clove

1 slice onion diced

1 bag cauliflower rice (4 cups)

8-ounces fresh mushrooms, sliced

6 Laughing Cow cheese wedges (garlic herb and asiago are my favorite)

1/2 cup to 1 cup unsweetened plain almond milk

salt and pepper to taste

Here’s what you’ll do:

 

Heat a large pan over medium heat. Next, put crushed garlic and diced onion in the pan. Once garlic and onion are tender and cooked add bag of frozen cauliflower rice and sauté until cooked. Then, you’ll add the mushrooms and put all 6 cheese wedges and about 1/2 cup almond milk, stirring frequently. Keep on medium heat. The cheese will melt and create a cheese sauce. The longer you cook it the thicker it will get. You may need to add the other 1/2 cup of almond milk to get the consistency you would like.

This sauce goes well with fish, chicken, or beef. I eat it often with protein.

This recipe serves two.

Heather’s Butternut Squash Apple Cheese Rice

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Here’s what you’ll need:

2 cups cooked butter nut squash
1 small diced apple
1 tsp olive oil
1 bag frozen cauliflower rice (4 cups)
8-ounces of sliced mushrooms (you can leave this out if you don’t like them)
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp allspice
4 Laughing Cow cheese wedges (swiss or plain)
1/2 cup to 1 cup almond milk, unsweetened plain or vanilla
salt to taste

Here’s what you’ll do:

Heat a large pan over medium heat. Next, put teaspoon of oil into pan and add diced apples. Once the apples have cooked to a tender consistency add the pre-cooked butternut squash and the bag of frozen cauliflower rice and sauté with the apples. Then, add the mushrooms and put all four cheese wedges in to the pan. Add about 1/2 cup of almond milk and stir frequently. Keep on medium heat. Once the cheese starts to melt and form a sauce, add the cinnamon, allspice and salt to taste. The longer you cook this recipe the thicker it will get. You may need to add the other 1/2 cup of almond milk to get the consistency you would like.

Heather’s Protein Powder Free Protein Pancakes

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Here’s what you’ll need:

1 cup egg whites

1/2 mashed banana or 1/2 cup pumpkin pure

1/2 cup rolled oats

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp cinnamon

 

Here’s what you’ll do:

Put all ingredients in a small food processor and blend well. Pour mixture into a hot frying pan sprayed with Pam or EVOO. Then cook just like you would regular pancakes.

Enjoy!