Trying some New, Clean Recipes!!

So I pretty much stick to the same meals and keep it simple, but this weekend we tried some new, clean recipes and they ALL turned out great!! I think I am going to keep trying at least 1 new recipe a weekend :)

First, Saturday night we tried a Cauliflower Crust Pizza! Oh My, this was GOOD!! Jesse even said it was the BEST pizza he had ever had! SCORE! Anyway here is a picture and the recipe!
Oh and it kept well for my lunch today too!

Cauliflower Pizza Crust with Roasted Vegetables and Goat Cheese

(I did substitute Feta for Goat cheese and left out the red bell peppers)

 

Ingredients:
For the cauliflower crust:
1 small head of cauliflower, florets removed
¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
¼ cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
½ teaspoon dried oregano
½ teaspoon dried basil
½ teaspoon garlic powder
¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper
¼ teaspoon salt
1 egg
For the topping:
3 teaspoons olive oil, divided
½ small red bell pepper, sliced
1/3 cup broccoli florets
¼ small red onion, sliced
1/3 cup baby bella mushrooms, sliced
¼ cup pizza sauce of your choice (you could also use pesto!)
½ cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
1 ounce goat cheese, crumbled

 

Preparing your Cauliflower Pizza Crust with Roasted Vegetables and Goat Cheese:
-Place a pizza stone or baking sheet in your oven, and pre-heat the oven to 450 degrees. On a pizza peel or cutting board, place a piece of parchment sprayed with non-stick cooking oil.
-Remove the florets from your head of cauliflower.
-Place the florets in a food processor or blender and pulse until the cauliflower has the texture of sand. You should have about 2½-3 cups of cauliflower sand.
-Transfer the cauliflower sand to a microwave safe bowl and microwave, covered (not with aluminum foil, duh), for 4 minutes. Let your cauliflower cool completely. (Seriously, it needs to be cool or you will burn the shit out of your hands during the next step. Trust.)
-Place the cauliflower in a towel and wring it tightly. You want to remove as much moisture from the cauliflower as humanly possible. I recommend doing this in two batches to get your cauliflower really dry.
-Place the cauliflower pulp in a mixing bowl and add the cheeses, spices, and the egg.
-Mix until well combined. Using your hands is your best bet, friends.
-Form the dough into a ball and place it on the parchment-lined pizza peel or cutting board.
-Place a second piece of sprayed parchment on top of the dough ball and roll it out into a circle about 1/6-inch in thickness.
-Remove the second sheet of parchment and briefly set your pizza aside while you prepare your vegetables.
-Place the broccoli, bell peppers and onions on a foil lined baking sheet. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons olive oil and sprinkle with salt.
-Carefully transfer your dough to the hot pizza stone/baking sheet.
-Place your vegetables in the oven along with your dough.
-Bake for 8-10 minutes until the dough is golden brown. Carefully remove it from the oven.
-Go ahead and take your vegetables out of the oven too.
-While your dough is baking, quickly sauté the mushrooms in 1 teaspoon olive oil for 3-4 minutes until tender. Briefly set aside.
-Spread the sauce over the pizza dough and sprinkle with an even layer of mozzarella. Top with the roasted vegetables, sautéed mushrooms and crumbled goat cheese.
-Bake for another 5-7 minutes until the cheese is melted and bubbling slightly. Remove your pizza from the oven and let cool for 2-3 minutes before slicing to make sure that the crust stays intact. Get weird with your guilt-free pizza, people! Vegetables are so hot right now.

Next, we tried Bison Burgers!! They were very good. I def prefer them over Turkey and Beef!! Bison is a lean meat and a great alternative to Beef. Here are the picture (uncooked) and recipe!

Bison Burgers

(makes 4)

 

 

3/4 cup finely chopped onion

1/4 cup egg

1/4 cup oatmeal

1/2 tsp sea salt

1/2 tsp black pepper

12 oz bison, ground

 

We just grilled these on the grill outside! :)

Lastly, we decided to try Oven Baked Fajitas! I honestly haven't tried it yet, but it looked and smelled GREAT! This will be one of our lunches this week. We will be using Corn Ezekiel Tortillas! I decided to freeze the rest of the fajita mixture :) Here is a couple of pictures and the recipe. I added a jalopeno and used orange bell pepper instead of red or green. Oh and I also left out the green chiles.

 

Oven Baked Chicken Fajitas
makes about 4 servings

Ingredients:

• 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into strips
• 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 2 tsp chili powder
• 2 tsp cumin
• ½ tsp garlic powder
• ½ tsp dried oregano
• ¼ tsp salt
• 1 (15 oz) can diced tomatoes - no salt added
• 1 small can diced green chiles
• 1 medium onion, sliced
• 1 large bell pepper, seeded and sliced (I use half a green and half a red)

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Slice chicken and veggies into strips.

Place chicken strips in a greased 13×9 baking dish.
In a small bowl combine the oil, chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, dried oregano, and salt.
Drizzle the spice mixture over the chicken and stir to coat.
Mix diced tomatoes and green chiles in a bowl. You could also buy a can of diced tomatoes with green chiles already added, but I wanted to be sure my tomatoes had no salt added.
Next add the tomatoes, peppers, and onions to the dish and stir to combine.

Bake uncovered for 30-35 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and the vegetables are tender.

Serve on tortillas with desired toppings.

 

It feels so great to have all of this cooked up! We did alot of food prep today and I will NOT have to cook any for the rest of the work week, which makes this girl very HAPPY!!

I hope all of you have a Fabulous Week!! :)