Easy & Healthy Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Easy, Delicious and (mostly) Healthy Ideas for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. You're Welcome!
We all know how to eat healthy, but getting organized in your head and in your kitchen is another story. Here are some reminders and ideas for healthy and easy meals.
Sheet Pan Dinners are simple to prepare and clean up with a Le Creuset Non Stick Sheet Pan or or Le Creuset Cast Iron Oval Baker. Pair a protein with veggies and a seasoning or
sauce from Tastefully Simple and pop it in the oven.
TIPS:
· *Bake at 400 – 425 to get everything nice and
browned. Line the pan with parchment or foil for super easy clean up.
· *If you’re using larger pieces of meat or chicken, put them in first and then add veggies a little later, or cut the protein into smaller pieces. If you're using larger meat cuts you can use veggies with a longer cook time like large pieces of potato, whole carrots or radishes.
· *Blast with the broiler at the end for extra browning and crispiness.
· *Very lightly toss the veggies in oil. Use avocado, grapeseed or extra virgin olive oil. Try Tastefully Simple Avocado Oil. It is perfect for high temps and has a light flavor.
· *If you are using a dry seasoning, rub into the protein and let it sit for a few minutes before cooking.
· *If using skirt or flank steak, marinade overnight in some olive oil, salt, lime juice, honey and a dash of wine to tenderize.
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| Salmon with Bayou Bourbon Sauce and Charred Broccoli- delish and healthy! |
Sheet Pan Dinner Ideas:
Chile Lime Chicken Chicken thighs (boneless, skinless) red and yellow pepper slices, and onion seasoned with Tastefully Simple Cha Cha Lime Chile Seasoning.
Steak and Potatoes Skirt, flank steak, or sirloin with small golden or new
potatoes (halved) and onions. Seasoned with Tastefully Simple Ultimate Steak Seasoning or Tastefully Simple Rustic Herb Seasoning.
Pork Chops Boneless pork chops, chunks of sweet potato, onion, and carrots with Tastefully Simple Smoky Bacon BBQ Sauce.
Shrimp Boil Shrimp, smoked sausage, small corn on the cob, small golden potatoes sprinkled with Tastefully Simple Citrus Herb Seasoning and served with a drizzle of melted butter. Remember to add the shrimp at the very end because they cook quickly.
Salmon Salmon and asparagus with Tastefully Simple Citrus Herb Seasoning or Salmon with broccoli and sliced carrots with Tastefully Simple Bayou Bourbon Glaze.
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| Roasted Brussel Sprouts |
You get the idea! Try mushrooms, fresh green beans, Brussel sprouts, sliced zucchini or yellow squash.
Lighten it up. Anything you like that is usually served with pasta, rice, or other carbs can be stuffed into peppers (green, red yellow bell peppers or poblanos) and baked, eaten with a lettuce wrap, stuffed in a large portabello mushroom cap (and baked) or served with cauliflower rice.
Easy Asian Lettuce Wraps Recipe
Cauliflower Rice Tabbouleh Recipe
Try peppers stuffed with anything you would put in a taco. Stuff a poblano or a portabello mushroom cap with everything you’d put on a pizza. Think Asian lettuce wraps, lettuce wrap tacos, lettuce Philly wraps, lettuce wraps with chicken or tuna salad.
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| Stuff Poblano peppers with chicken, cheese, corn and rice and bake. |
Le Creuset Muffin Pans are nonstick and perfect for portion
control. Make Mini Meatloaves topped with Tastefully Simple Bacon Pepper Jam or Tastefully Simple Bourbon Bayou Glaze.
Egg Muffins are a high protein and easy breakfast. Whisk 12 eggs with 1 cup of shredded cheese and your choice of (chopped) cooked bacon, cooked sausage, red pepper, fresh spinach. Add some salt and pepper and some Tastefully Simple Spinach and Herb Seasoning, Garlic Garlic Seasoning, Onion Onion Seasoning, Bake at 350 for 25 – 30 minutes in muffin pan until tops are slightly brown and eggs are set. These freeze well and you can pop them in the microwave at work.
Don't forget dessert! Tastefully Simple Sunny Lemon Pound Cake or Chocolate Pound Cake made in a Le Creuset Non Stick Muffin Pan or a Le Creuset Mini Fluted Cake Pan are perfect for a quick dessert idea. Add some fresh berries and whipped cream for a delicious summer dessert.
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| Lemon Pound Cake |
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| Pound Cake with berries and Lemon Curd |
Roasted Chicken is an easy and elegant Sunday dinner that turns into perfect meal prep ingredients for Monday and Tuesday. Le Creuset Roasting Pans and Dutch Ovens are the perfect vessel for a delicious and juicy chicken. Rub the chicken down with Tastefully Simple Roasted Garlic Infused Oil and/or season with any of Tastefully Simple delicious seasoning blends.
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| A whole chicken with veggies, lemon and herbs ready to pop in the oven |
Taco Bar! The best summer dinner. Brown some ground beef in a Le Creuset Braiser or Dutch Oven with Tastefully Simple Taco Seasoning, mash some avocados with Garlic Garlic Seasoning and Cha Cha Lime Chile Seasoning Pop a jar of Tastefully Simple Salsa and use your Le Creuset Sauce Pan or Le Creuset Rice Pot for a side of Cilantro Lime Rice with Cha Cha Lime Cilantro Seasoning. Check out my recipe below for perfect rice.
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Craving more Mexican dishes? Look for Ixchel's Kitchen 2, my cookbook, on Amazon for delicious Mexican dishes and cocktails.
Meal Prep for Lunch
I take my lunch and breakfast to work to avoid spending the money and calories to eat out every day. It may take a little planning, but you can easily pack healthy and delicious meals.
First, get some nice containers. I prefer Pyrex containers, but some plastic ones are okay, too. Don’t forget to pack silverware or plastic ware and a sparkling water.
I like to make a batch of pulled pork or a roasted chicken on Sunday and then add rice, beans, corn, spinach, radishes, carrots, red peppers etc to make 'Lunch Bowls'. I also like to make a big salad that will last for a couple of extra days, like these below.
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| Rainbow Noodle Salad |
Rainbow Noodle Salad Recipe
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| Quinoa, Mango, Black Bean Summer Salad |
Quinoa, Mango, Black Bean Summer Salad Recipe
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| Shredded Chicken Tinga with veggies and rice |
Adult Lunchables
Think of lunch like an adult lunchable. I’ve made a list of
all of my favorite things to pack in my lunchable. You can create a lot of
combinations. Choose a lot of fruits and veggies and get those in your belly for
lunch and breakfast. Note: My daughter says that those little bottles of wine aren't for packing lunch for the office. Whatever.
Grains:
Breakfast
Overnight Oats
Combine ½ cup of regular old oats, ½ cup of milk (cow milk, soy milk, oat milk, almond milk etc) and other items of your choice in a small plastic ware cup or mason jar. Cover and put in the frig. Open the next morning, stir and eat. You can heat it up if you want, but it’s surprisingly delicious cold.
Pictured below: Oats, ground flax seed, chia seeds, peanut butter, honey, blueberries.
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Blueberries with chopped apple, banana, or pear with Tastefully
Simple Cinnamon Apple Seasoning and/or ginger, a dash of maple syrup or honey
and a spoon of peanut butter.
Try chopped pecans, chia seeds, strawberries, a dash of vanilla, pumpkin spice, raspberries…anything you like! You can make several on Sunday and grab one each weekday morning.
Yogurt with fruit in a cup is an easy breakfast that travels well and I also love Grape Nuts with fruit. I bring a little almond milk in a separate container.
Egg muffins are great for the days when you want something savory.
Whisk 10 eggs with ½ cup of milk and your choice of veggies. I like to add chopped red pepper and Tastefully Simple Spinach and Herb seasoning or Citrus Herb seasoning, some chopped spinach and shredded cheese. Pour into a Le Creuset Non Stick Muffin Pan and bake at 350 until the eggs are set. These freeze well, too.
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