Game day bbq drumsticks & sweet crepes buffet!

Super Bowl is coming!!!

I confess, I am in a different country and 90% of the population here doesn't even know what Super Bowl is, we just enjoy soccer a lot more so the recipes (yes TWO RECIPES TODAY!) I will post here today were made for a huge soccer even we had here a few months ago.

Today I bring you: oven roasted barbecue chicken drumsticks & skinny-fast plain crepes you can top with anything you like!

Both recipes are fairly easy to produce and only the drumsticks need a little more time because they need to marinate (preferably overnight but morning till evening is fine too.)

Recipe for the drumsticks makes 8 and for the crepes makes 11 but both are very easy to double ad accommodate all your friends and family wanting to crowd up in your house for Super Bowl :-)

Let's start with the crepes!

Ingredients:

- 80g all purpose flour;

- 1 whole egg + 60ml egg whites;

- 1 tbsp vanilla extract;

- 2 tbsp Stevia Sweetener;

How to:

- Mix all ingredients in a bowl, spray a pan with non-stick cooking spray and pour batter into it until it forms a sweet thin layer;

- Wait until it's cooked (you can see it is because it starts cooking on the upper side too) and flip it;

- Repeat until you are out of the batter, top with goodies and enjoy!

And now moving on to what really matter... Barbecued chicken!

Ingredients:

- 8 chicken drumsticks;

- 150g tomato sauce;

- 150g bottled barbecue marinade;

- 3 tbsps mustard;

- 1 tbsp salt & 1 tbsp black pepper;

- 2 tbsp garlic powder;

How to:

- In a bowl mix all ingredients (except drumsticks, obviously);

- Place drumsticks in a ziplock bag and pour in the sauce, close the bag, shake veeery well and rub until drumsticks are fully covered and place in the fridge overnight;

- When it comes time to cook before the game turn on the oven to 400ºF, place drumsticks on a baking tray and pour the rest of the liquid marinade on top and place in the oven for about 30/40 minutes giving them a shake every now and then;

- When ready place in serving platter and use a bowl to place the remaining sauce, we can't let all that goodness go to waste!

- Eat and enjoy!

Love,

Lu *

Sweet potato & Chicken Shepherd's pie : 400kcal per serving!

Hello hello!

I am back and today I bring you a main course recipe that's just A-MAZING.

It's a small serving (serves 2) but can easily be doubled or tripled!

This healthy & low calorie shepherd's pie tastes amazing as well as is very filling and has only 4 ingredients: 1 large sweet potato, 300g shredded chicken, 50g cheese & 100ml skim milk (or any milk of choice).

It is also very very fast and easy to make to yourself & a loved one or a dinner with friends!

Here's the recipe, happy weekend!

Ingredients:

- 1 large sweet potato (±400g);

- 300g shredded chicken;

- 100ml skim milk;

- 50g light cheese;

How to:

1 - Boil the sweet potato until soft (test with a fork) and then (when cool enough to handle) remove the skin;

2 - Put in food processor along with 100ml of skim milk & some (about 1 tsp) garlic powder and salt and process all until smooth;

3 - Make a layer on the bottom of the tray with the mash, add all shredded cooked chicken on top of that, top with the rest of the mash & some low fat cheese and put in the oven pre-heated at 350F for just 5 minutes or until the cheese is melting/brownish & EAT!

Serves 2, per serving: 

410kcal

57g Carbs

5g Fa

34g Protein

Mozzarella stuffed homemade chicken burgers

Hello!

Back again today with a recipe for a main dish that's just... YUM!

It's packed full of protein, very low in carbs (as in 0 carbs) and calories (about 230kcal for a fairly large burger) and super duper tasty so that it has become one of my favorite recipes hands down!

It's fairly easy to make and doesn't take a lot of time, it just needs you to be willing to get your hand dirty :-)

It consists only of chicken breasts and mozzarella cheese so there are not a lot of ingredients nor are they hard to find.

Here goes the recipe, give it a try and let me know it you enjoyed it!

Mozzarella stuffed chicken burgers

Makes just about 9 big ones :-)

Ingredients:
- 4 large chicken breasts;
- 2 low fat mozzarella cheese balls cut into medium width slices;
- 2 tsp of Cayenne pepper;
- 2 tbsp garlic powder;
- 1 tbsp salt & 1 tbsp white pepper;

How to:
- In a food processor place chicken breasts and all the seasonings and blend until it has become a big ball of protein goodness;
- Grab a little chicken (I’d say about 1 ice cream scoop) and with your hand form a little ball and flatten it. Then place one of the cheese slices and then grab another measure of chicken and shape the burger until the cheese is covered thoroughly (TIP: flat burgers cook faster and better);
- Repeat until you are out of chicken & cheese;
- Heat pan at medium heat with non-stick cooking spray and place burgers, letting them cook very well before removing (I’d say at least 10 minutes each side).

Done! Enjoy the cheese goodness when you slice into them :D

Nutritional info (1 burger = approx. 150g chicken breast + ±40g mozzarella cheese):
230kcal
0g Carbs
6g Fat

41g Protein

Love,
Lu *

Juicy roasted chicken with herbs & spices (and a bit about my family!)

Another recipe, yet again... But this time it's not a dessert!

I'm not going to be able to keep up with this thing of posting 1 recipe a day so don't get used to it!

Anyways, today I am posting a simple well seasoned roasted chicken I made the other day and everyone loved it so I thought I'd share :-)

I should tell you a little more about me, just so you kind of understand why I am always in the kitchen and cook everything at home even though I live at my mom's.

I live with my mother and 2 older brothers (dat family selfie...):

And our puppy Kobe (he's such a cutie!):

AND our cat Chica (she's nice too but a bit bossy for my taste):

Anyway enough with the family photos...

Ever since I started flexible dieting and counting calories and macros I find it easier if I am the one cooking around the house so my mom is, obviously, super pleased about that (no more cooking and some weightloss yay!) and so are my brothers because I make foods and desserts they like and still call them "diet" foods.

Now on with the food!!

To make this recipe all you're going to need is: chicken (obviously), sal, garlic powder, garlic cloves, 1 lemon, butter, white pepper, thyme, rosemary & cayenne pepper (omit this last pepper if you don't like spiced up food)

It's fairly easy to make, you just have to pay attention to the cooking times if (like me) you aren't very experienced with or just can't figure out your oven.

All you have to do is mix all the spices together in a bowl and make a paste you will use to rub in the chicken and pop it in the oven - it's simple but tastes great and is extra juicy AND you won't even have trouble with dish-washing: you'll only need to wash one bowl and the baking tray.

I like to have this (and everything I eat actually) with green beans (I am addicted don't tell anyone) but you can also have it with plain rice or seasoned rice or in a wrap. I guess you can have it anyway 'cause it's SO tasty.

Here goes the recipe, hope you try it and love it as much as me and my family did!

What you'll need:

• Chicken as you like it (whole or parts - I used 5 leg quarters and one breast quarter);
• 1 lemons cut in quarters;
• 10 peeled garlic cloves;
• 2 tbsps of butter;
• 1 tbsp garlic powder;
• 1 tbsp white pepper;
• 2 tbsps thyme;
• 2 tbsps rosemary;
• 1 tsp Cayenne pepper (omit if you don't want it hot);
• Salt (to taste - I used 1 tbsp);

How to:

1. In a bowl place all the seasons except for the garlic and butter and mix well;
2. Add in the butter and 3 finely chopped garlic cloves and microwave for about 15 seconds until the butter is softened and you can form a paste with the season mix;
3. Prep the chicken: place it in a baking tray (doesn't need to be greased) and under the skin place one garlic clove in each part (if using one whole chicken place several garlic cloves under the skin), place the lemon quarters anywhere close to the chicken in the tray and then with your hands rub the seasoning paste prepared earlier everywhere you can (be generous!);
4. Place in the pre-heated oven a 180ºC / 350ºF for about 1 and a half hours upping the temperature to 450ºF in the last 10 minutes for the skin to grill;

Macros:

Well it's chicken so...

Protein: OVER 9000!!!

Hope you try it and enjoy it, let me know if you do!

Love,

Lu *

P.S.: You know I wouldn't leave without leaving a preview of tomorrow's recipe...