Beautiful Body BBQ

Beautiful Body BBQ

BBQ pulled pork is popular with my family especially with a little cheddar cheese on it! But let’s be honest, BBQ is the last thing on a dieters menu! It is again my goal to take an everyday sauce and cut out the bad without cutting great flavor. We all know that brown sugar is what makes this sauce oh so delicious but I have come to the conclusion that we don’t need sugar to make this sauce taste amazing! (I know I cannot believe that came out of my mouth either…I love sugar!) As much as I love guilty pleasures, like sugar, I love being fit way more! So let’s get those toned whisking arms ready to whip up some amazing BBQ that even Sweet Baby Ray would approve of!

Skinny Grocery List:

The Meat -

3lbs (48oz) Pork Sirloin

32oz Vegetable Stock or Chicken Stock

2 C Water

1 Medium Yellow Onion

The BBQ-

6oz Tomato Paste (Check the Carbs and Sugar content and make sure they are as low as possible)

2/3 C of Walden Farms Maple Syrup (Zero Everything…that means sugar free…YAY!)

1/2 Tbsp. Yellow or Dijon Mustard

1 Tbsp. Worsteshire Sauce

2 Tsp. Chili Powder

1/4 C Chopped Onion (I like to use the Dried Onions because it saves so much time!)

1/2 C Water

1 Tsp. Creamy Horseradish

2 Tbsp. Black Pepper (Freshly Ground makes a huge difference in taste! Give it a try if you have it!)

1/4 Tsp. Sea Salt (Optional)

Give it some some kick with Horseradish

Tools to Tackle Skinny BBQ:

The Meat –

Crockpot with timed settings

Tongs

Measuring Cup

Knife

Cutting Board

Make sure your crockpot has a timer so you can walk away with no worries :)

The Sauce –

Large Mixing Bowl

Measuring Cup

Measuring Spoons

Whisk or Fork (Working arms later?!?! You can use a mixer if you would like. J)

Quick and Easy

Directions to Healthy BBQ Heaven:

Note: Cooking Time is beyond 12 hours due to slow cooking your meat and letting it cool.

Pour your 32oz container of vegetable stock and 2 Cups of water into your crock pot

Turn Crockpot on Low and time for 10-12 Hours (I put mine on low for 10 hours and let it set for an additional 2 before removing from pot)

Cut the top, bottom and outside layer of onion off and discard

Cut remainder of onion into 4 sections



1) Plug in your Crockpot and set timer 2 / 3) Add Water and Stock
4) Cut the top, bottom and outside of your onion - Cut into quarters



Take half of your onion apart and place in liquid

Place your Pork Sirloin into the liquid mixture; pull the other half of your onion apart and top sirloin

1) Add half your onion 2) place sirloin in crockpot
3) top with the remainder of your onion and let it Sloooow Cook

 Let Cook for 10-12 hours.

10-12 Hours Later……

Remove only the Sirloin from the juices and set aside in a container to cool (you can place this in the fridge as well)

While your sirloin is cooling lets work on your sauce…

In a large mixing bowl combine 6oz can of tomato paste and a ½ C of water – Mix Well

Add Syrup, Mustard, Worsteshire and Horseradish – Mix Well

Add the remainder of your ingredients and mix well

1) Tomato Paste and Water 2) Mix Syrup, Worsteshire, Mustard, Horseradish
3) Mix in Onions 4) Add the Remainder and....That's Right...Mix ;)

You should have at least 16oz of BBQ – Mmm Mmm Mmm Almost done!



Get Ready to Shred, Toss and Coat



Now Back to Your Meat….

Now you need to shred your pork by pulling into small pieces while discarding the fat as you go.

1) Pull Meat Out to Cool 2) Place in Bowl
3) After Cooled remove Fat (Ick!) 4) Shred

When all the Meat is Shredded Toss with your BBQ and Enjoy! YUM!!! (This is lightly coat your meat, to have a more saturated roast cut your meat back by a pound or double your BBQ recipe)

Skinny on the Nutrition:

Yields 10 Servings

Serving Size 4-5oz

Calories ……………….. 208.5

Carbs ……………………. 3g

Fat ……………………….. 5g

Sugar …………………… 2g

Protein ……………….. 34g

Fiber ……………………. 1g

***Nutrition is based off of brand recommendations and serving size.

Skinny on the Sauce only:

Yields 16 Servings

Approx 1oz

Calories ……………….. 10

Carbs ……………………. 2g

Fat ……………………….. 0g

Sugar …………………… 1.5g

Protein ……………….. 0.5g

Fiber ……………………. 0.75g

***Nutrition is based off of brand recommendations and serving size.

Thank you for stopping and see you again next week!!!

XOXO,

Magan

Wingless Chicken Wings (0 Carbs!)

Wingless Chicken Wings

Hello Fitness Food Lovers! Welcome backJ! Today’s recipe was fun to create but sadly I am such a baby when it comes to spicy food. My goal was to create a delicious wing sauce that had bite but doesn’t kick your booty! It has a nice full flavor but with a kick that doesn’t stick around…as much as I love a runny nose and watering eyes we will leave that to the professional spicy food lovers. The recipe is fairly quick and easy. The size of the output is geared towards entertaining so feel free to halve everything or save some of the sauce for laterJ. So let’s get our “Kiss the Cook” aprons on and hit the BBQ for some summer grillin’!

Skinny Ingredients:

48oz (3lbs) Chicken Breast (Cleaned – No Fat No Skin…Yuck!)

2/3 C Frank’s Red Hot Original

1/4 C Walden Farm’s Zesty Italian Dressing (0 Everything!!! Can you believe that?!?!?!)

1/8 C Extra Virgin Olive Oil

1/2 Tbsp. Garlic Powder

1 Tbsp. Chopped Onion

Dash Sea Salt (optional)

Dash Black Pepper

Wing Sauce Ingredients! Quick and Easy!

Tools to Tackle Your Tenders:

Paring Knife

Large Kitchen Knife

Medium Mixing Bowl

Cutting Board

Whisk (If you don’t want to whisk your ingredients just throw them into a blender bottle and shake!!!!)

Tongs (For turning your chicken on the grill)

Grill

Measuring Spoons

Measuring Cup

Your Tools! Don't Forget to Heat up your Grill :)

 

Directions:

Start by turning on your grill so it can heat up

Remove all fat and skin from your chicken tenders assuring all “non-white meat” pieces are removed

Using your large knife cut the breast long way into strips creating tenders

Chicken Prep - Remove all the Skin and Fat

Clean off your grill, lower to medium heat and place each tender on the grill (Cook for approx. 5-10 Minutes)

While Chicken is cooking in a medium mixing bowl mix all of your ingredients above (Excluding Chicken) and whisk well

Flip Chicken and repeat for another 5-10 minutes or until fully cooked

Remove your chicken from the grill and place into your mixing bowl with the wing sauce

Using your tongs toss the chicken coating each piece well and set them aside


So quick So Easy and Oh So Good!



You will have extra sauce or dipping…Mmm Mmm Mmmmm Done!

Delicious at every angle! ♥

Clean Up and Enjoy!

I have added a high protein dipping sauce…Check it out below your skinny nutrition ♥

Skinny on the Nutrition:

Yields 10 Servings

Serving Size Approximately 4oz

Calories…………………… 170

Carbs………………………… 0g

Fat……………………………. 4.5g

Sugar……………………….. 0g

Protein…………………….. 29g

Fiber………………………… 0g

***Nutrition is based off of brand recommendation and serving size.

Looking for a sauce to dip you’re Skinny Wings in?!?!? Try one of my favorite Clean Eating Dips!

Clean Eating Protein Dip:

1 6oz Container of 0% Fage Greek Yogurt

1/2 Tbsp. Onion Powder

1/4 C Fat Free Feta

1 Tbsp. Chopped Onion

1/4 - 1/2 Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice

Directions:

Mix all your ingredients together and serve chilled! So easy, So Clean and So delicious!

3 Minutes Start to Finish! ♥

Skinny on the Dip Nutrition:

Yields 8 Servings

Serving Size 2 Tbsp.

Calories…………………… 17

Carbs………………………. 1g

Fat…………………………... 0g

Sugar……………………….. 1g

Protein……………………. 3g

Fiber……………………….. 0g

***Nutrition is based off of serving size and brand recommendation.


Thank You for Stopping by and I hope to see you again next week!

XOXO,
Magan

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Shapely Shrimp

 Shapely Shrimp

Sautéd Shrimp in a Cream Sauce

Welcome back fitness friends! I have been so busy lately that I have not had a lot of time to do any extra cooking and I know you experience the same problem weekly! So I have put together a series of recipes that should take under ten minutes from prep to finish! I will try to post quick recipes more frequently because we all know summer is our busiest time of the year trying to stay fit for all those pool parties ;).

The recipe I chose to post this week is so delicious and so simple but it tastes elaborate and gourmet! We are combining garlic shrimp and goat cheese over freshly steamed broccoli, it is low carb, low fat and packed with protein! If you don’t care for seafood just sub with chicken! So let’s start our stop watches and hit the kitchen! Ten minutes…ready…set….GO!

Skinny Grocery List:

16oz Medium Shrimp (Un-thawed - Tail - Off) (41/50 Count is perfect) Go Fresh! It’s the best!

2oz Goat Cheese (Soft and at Room Temperature)

3/4 Tbsp. Garlic Salt (feel free to use a garlic blend! YUM!)

PAM (Non-Stick Spray)

4 C Broccoli (Save time and buy 2 bags of Steamed Broccoli - Premium Cuts are best)

Dash Sea Salt (Optional)

Your Ingredients

Kitchen Tools:

Large Pan

Spatula

Medium Mixing Bowl

Measuring Spoons

Measuring Cup

Food Scale (I cannot stress measuring enoughJ)

Ten Minute Tools

Directions – From prep to your mouth in under 10 minutes:

Pull out your Goat cheese, weigh out 2oz and place into the medium mixing bowl so it can reach room temp

Start by putting your steamed broccoli in the microwave (follow directions on the bag - 1 Bag at a time)

Heat a large Skillet on Medium-High Heat

Spray with non-stick spray and place 16oz of un-thawed or fresh shrimp (tail-off) into your pan

Sauté for approximately 1-2 minutes and add 3/4 tbsp. of Garlic Salt

Sauté until shrimp has reached a red color – Roughly 5-7 minutes (If precooked – shrimp will shrink up when it is done)

While shrimp is cooking set broccoli aside

1) Microwave Broccoli  2) Heat Spray with Non-stick and Add Shrimp
3) Add Garlic and Saute 4) Add to Cheese

After shrimp is fully cooked carefully place it into the mixing bowl (Avoid adding any of the excess water from the pan to the bowl)

While shrimp is still hot mix it with the cheese so it is fully melted and coats the shrimp.

Measure out 3/4 C of Broccoli add a dash of sea salt if you wish and top with 4oz of your shrimp mixture…DONE! TIME! So easy!

5) Excess Water  6) Mix Shrimp with Cheese
7) Measure 3/4 C Broccoli  8) Add a Dash of Sea Salt
  



Top with 4oz of your Creamy Shrimp and Enjoy!
♥ MmmMmmmMmmmmm ♥



Now if it’s hot let it cool before putting it in your mouth hahaha!

Clean up and enjoy!

Skinny on the Nutrition:

Yields 4 Servings (broccoli included)

Calories…………………………. 170

Fat…………………………………. 4.25g

Carbs…………………………….. 4g

Protein………………………….. 27g

Sugar……………………………… 0g

Fiber………………………………. 2.25g

***Nutrition is based off of serving size and brand recommendations

Thank You for stopping by! See you again next week!

♥ XOXO ♥

Magan



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Protein Packed Jalapeño Poppers

Protein Packed Jalapeño Poppers

So with all of the summer parties that are in full swing I thought it would be nice to make an easy, healthy and fun appetizer! It is hard to create something that is equally meaty, cheesy and healthy all in the same bite-size finger licking goodie….but it can be done friends…it can be done. I took a few different Jalapeño Popper recipes and cut this, added that, subbed this, adjusted that and it has kick, it is salty, it is cheesy, it is meaty, it is guilt free and gosh darn it, it’s pretty goodJ! Let’s get our Crystal Light Mojitos in hand and hit the grill for some fun in the sun summer grillin’!!!

Skinny Grocery List:

6 Large Jalapeños (We need our Vitamin C!!!)

4oz Soft Goat Cheese (Room Temperature)

4oz Jennie-O 99/1 Lean Turkey

16oz Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts

1 Tbsp. Garlic Salt

1 Tbsp. Dried Chopped Onion

1 Tbsp. Tapatío (Spice it up!)

Don't forget your non-stick spray ;)
Jennie-O 99/1, 6 Large Jalapeños, 16oz Chicken Breast Strips or Whole Breast
Tapatío, Chopped Onions (Dried), Goat Cheese, Garlic Powder or Salt

FFFF “Fun Food Fitness Facts”:  According to recent Studies at Thailand’s Mahidol University taking in 5g of Chili pepper experienced an increase in metabolism! YAY!!! Bring on the Spicy Food!!!!

Prep and Grilling Tools:

Outdoor Grill (You can bake these as well – I will put an option in your Directions)

15-20 Toothpicks (Drink garnish skewers work too…it is summer time and we all have these on hand *Wink *Wink)

Paring Knife

Non-Stick Skillet

Pam

Small Mixing Bowl

Tongs (To turn our Poppers for even cooking)

Plate

Measuring Spoons

Food Scale (Remember measuring is so important! ♥)

Cutting Board

Spatula or Spoon (Mix and Portion)

Grill it or Bake it!!!

Directions to Grilled Goodness:

Clean each chicken breast so all fat and skin is removed

Cut and weigh into 1oz strips

Marinate Chicken in 1 Tbsp. Tapatío, ¼ Cup of water, 1 Tbsp. of Garlic, Place in a baggie for 24 Hours (Optional)

-          If you do not marinate your chicken just season your chicken with 1 Tbsp. of garlic and you can brush it with the Tapatío if you so choose J

Set chicken aside after it is prepped and seasoned.

Spray your Medium skillet with PAM (Less on the Pan is more in our BelliesJ)

In the Skillet sauté 4oz of Jennie-O Ground Turkey ( I cook the whole Package and use the rest for my other meals) Note**Weigh the turkey after it is cooked to get the most accurate measurement

While turkey is cooking weigh out 4oz of goat cheese and place in your mixing bowl

Add 1 Tbsp. minced onion

When turkey is fully cooked (No Pink) add to your mixing bowl

1) Spray Your Pan and Saute Turkey 2) Weigh Your Cheese
3) Add Cheese and Onions to Bowl 4) Add Turkey and Mix Well

Stir until all ingredients are evenly mixed

Turn on your grill so it can heat up J (Don’t forget to brush it off so it’s clean clean clean)

Rinse all of your Jalapeños, Cut of the top (Stem side) and cut along the long end, Clear all seeds so your jalapeño is hallow (See Pictorial)

1) Cut of Top 2) Slice Down the Long Side
3) Cut around the edge of the top and inside edge as well
4) Dig your fingers in clear all seeds
**NOTE: I suggest using gloves to protect your skin

Set Jalapeños aside

Take a heaping spoonful of your cheese and turkey mixture and stuff each pepper

After all the peppers are stuffed wrap each pepper with 2-3 1oz strip of Chicken and secure with a tooth pick  …this is difficult so be patient, positive and determined haha (See Pictorial)

1) Stuff Your Pepper 2) Cut Chicken into 1 oz Strips
3) Star with covering the top of the pepper and secure
4) Wrap downward along cut edge and around, Secure

5) Wrap around pinning chicken with toothpicks as your go
6) Pin end of each piece to the begining of the next
7) Finished Product 8) Pepper will show through...No worries :)

Turn Grill down to medium heat and stand back and spray your grill with non-stick spray (This will produce flames! Please be very careful and stand at a distance so you do not burn yourself)

Place each stuffed and wrapped pepper on the grill with your tongs



Clean your grill and spray with non-stick spray (careful!)



Let grill for approx. 5-7 minutes and turn

Repeat

Once your chicken is fully cooked remove from your grill and let it cool

Don't forget to remove the toothpicks prior to eating ha ha

Turn off your grill, Clean up your kitchen, Sip some of that Delicious Sugar free mojito and enjoy the fruits of your labor! MmmmMmmmMmmm Spicy!

****Oven Option:

Preheat oven to 375 Degrees

Place each popper on a greased baking sheet (Use non-stick spray)

Set baking sheet on the middle rack of the oven for even baking

Grease and place on middle rack

Bake for 6 Minutes

Flip and bake for additional 6 minutes or until chicken is fully cooked

Check that it is cooked through....too easy ;)

Remove from oven and let it cool J Easy enough, Right?!

The Skinny on the Nutrition:

Yields 6 Servings

Serving Size 1 Pepper

Calories………………………. 114

Fat………………………………. 4g

Carbs…………………………… 1g

Sugar…………………………… 0g

Protein………………………… 17g

Fiber……………………………. <1g

***All nutrition is an approximate based off of serving size and brand recommendations

Thank You for stopping by! I hope you love your Protein Packed Poppers :) See you next week!!!

XOXO

Magan

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