Today’s guest blog comes in the form of a recipe from Work It. Wear it. Eat It.’s author, Danielle.  She was just featured as Oxygen Magazine’s Reader Recipe of the Month and now she’s sharing another recipe with us here today!  How lucky are we?!  So check out her recipe then follow her on twitter and let her know how great this burger is!

 

Roasted Red Pepper Chicken Burgers

Makes 8 burgers

Ingredients

• 24oz extra lean ground chicken (or turkey!)
• 3 red peppers
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 4 tsp dried basil (fresh basil is even more delicious!)
• 4 tsp onion powder
• 2 tsp dried oregano
• 2 tsp garlic powder

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 500°F and move the oven rack close to the top.
2. Line a cookie sheet with tin foil, and place the whole red peppers on the sheet in a row.
3. Broil the peppers until the skin blackens on each side, rotating every few minutes for a total of about 30 minutes.
4. Remove the peppers and place in a bowl, covered.  The steam will help the skin to peel off with more ease.
5. While the peppers are cooling, combine ground chicken, minced garlic, oregano, basil, onion powder and garlic powder in a large bowl.
6. When the peppers are cool enough to touch, remove the skin and discard.  Toss the roasted red peppers in a blender or food processor for few seconds until they form a thick sauce.  Add the pureed peppers to the chicken and spice mixture.  Mix well.
7. Re-line the cookie sheet with tin foil. (I also sprayed it with cooking spray to be safe– the mixture is quite sticky).
8. Using a food scale, measure out 4oz balls of the meat/pepper mixture.  Place the 4oz balls onto the tin foil and form into patties.
9. Broil the patties for 6 minutes, flip, and broil another 6 minutes on the opposite side.
10. Serve on ezekiel english muffins, ezekiel tortillas, salad, whatever you like!  (I also added a bit of crumbled goat cheese, because what goes better with roasted red pepper?) So tasty!!

Peanut Butter Banana Wrap

Ingredients:

1 Joseph’s Whole Wheat Flaxseed wrap

1 Banana

2 T natural peanut butter

1 T organic honey

Cinnamon to taste

Directions:

Spread peanut butter on one half of the wrap.  Slice banana into pieces and place on peanut butter.  Drizzle honey and sprinkle cinnamon.  Fold in half and devour.

Nutrition:

Calories – 432

Carbs – 52g

Fat – 18g

Protein – 16g

Kyra,

The Get in Shape Girl

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You know those days when you want home made peach ice cream but you want to keep your results from your hard work and still look hot in your bikini?  Try this awesome protein smoothie instead!

Ingredients:

8 oz unsweetened coconut milk

1 scoop About Time vanilla whey

1 large peach

Ice

Directions:

Slice peach.  Get as much of the fruit you can without the pit.  Add all ingredients to blender and blend.

Nutrition:

Calories – 221

Carbs – 18g

Fat – 5g

Protein – 27g

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Turkey Roll Ups

Ingredients:

6 low sodium deli turkey slices

1 cup spinach

6 teaspoons mustard

2 tomato slices ( app. 1/2 inch thick)

Directions:

Lay out deli turkey and fold in half.

Add spinach, tomato and mustard then roll up the turkey around the fixin’s.

Nutrition:

Calories – 171

Carbs – 11g

Fat – 3g

Protein – 24g

Kyra,

The Get In Shape Girl

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Plus, this will cure any sweet tooth!

Peanut Buttery Non-Blend Protein Cup

Ingredients:

1 scoop About Time Birthday Cake (or vanilla) flavored whey protein

4 ounces unsweetened coconut milk

4 ounces unsweetened almond milk

2 T chocolate PB2

1 T natural, unsalted peanut butter

Cinnamon to taste

Directions:

Mix together in a cup and stir until peanut butter is almost smooth.

Sip out of the glass or use a spoon.

Nutrition:

Calories – 295

Carbs – 11g

Fat – 13g

Protein – 34g

Kyra,

The Get In Shape Girl

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This tropical smoothie is perfect as a poolside snack to cool off and as a post workout protein smoothie to help your muscles recover so you can look even hotter!

Ingredients:

8 oz unsweetened coconut milk

1 scoop About Time birthday cake or vanilla whey

1/2 large banana

1 cup mango

Ice

Directions:

Blend.

Nutrition:

Calories – 305

Carbs – 44g

Fat – 4g

Protein – 27g

Kyra,

The Get in Shape Girl

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Buenos Dias Eggs

2 large eggs

2 large egg’s whites

1/2 medium tomato

1/2 cup red and green peppers, diced

1/4 cup low fat Mexican shredded cheese

2 T diced onion

1T  jalapeno, diced

Hot sauce to taste

Directions:

Mix all ingredients except tomato and hot sauce in non-stick frying pan and fry until eggs are cooked through.  Either scramble or cook as omelet.

Cut tomato into bite size pieces and add as the edible garnish.

Add hot sauce as you like it.

Nutrition:

Cals – 297

Carbs – 10g

Fat – 16g

Protein – 31g

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After your tough bikini workouts, cherries are great to aid in recovery and help ease muscle soreness.  Try this post-workout smoothie to get your protein, carbs and antioxidants!

Ingredients:

8 oz unsweetened coconut milk

1 scoop About Time chocolate whey

1 cup pitted cherries

Ice

Directions:

Blend.

Nutrition:

Calories – 217

Carbs – 21g

Fat – 3g

Protein – 27g

Kyra,

The Get in Shape Girl

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Ingredients:

Filling:

2 cups chopped rhubarb

2 cups pitted cherries

1 cup organic honey

1 T cinnamon

Topping:

1 cup coconut flour

1 cup almond meal

1/3 cup coconut oil

1/4 cup organic honey

1 T vanilla extract

1 T cinnamon

Directions:

Mix all filling ingredients in baking dish and bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.

While the filling is baking mix all of the topping ingredients with a spoon, adding water until the mixture has the texture of lumpy, wet sand.

Remove the filling from the oven and spread the topping over filling ingredients.  Cover with aluminum foil and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes, removing the foil for the last 10 minutes to give the topping a crispy texture.

Nutrition:

*Makes 10 servings*

Calories 354

Carbs 53g

Fat 15g

Protein 7g

Kyra,

The Get in Shape Girl

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Bedtime Banana Pudding

Ingredients:

1 scoop casein protein powder

1 T natural peanut butter

1/2 tsp banana extract

Directions:

Mix together with water.  Add water slowly, about an ounce at a time.

Stir to the consistency of pudding.  If you like it thick, don’t add as much water.

Nutrition:

Calories – 215

Carbs – 7g

Fat – 9g

Protein – 28g

Kyra,
The Get in Shape Girl

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