The Bun-Less Bird Burger

The Bun-Less Bird Burger

A How to on Building a Bun-less Bird Burger! J

I enjoy this recipe because it is easy and you can have leftovers for a few days! I like to mix up my turkey burgers adding different veggies and sauces but I love this combo best. This is also perfect for cooking out (BBQ-ing) on a hot day since the tomato and lettuce are so refreshing. I am once again using goat cheese because the nutrition is better and it has a great flavor! If you have time pick up a nice stone ground or Dijon mustard to spice this up a bit and remember if you add ketchup it has a lot of sugar so if you can, skip it today J.

Skinny Grocery List:

Burger-

20oz Package of 99/1 Jennie-O Ground Turkey

½ Tbsp. Minced Garlic

¼ Tsp. Sea Salt

¼ Tsp. Black Pepper

1 Lg Egg White

¼ C Chives (Green Onions)

1 Medium Jalapeño

Wrap / Toppings-

The toppings are all optional, if you don’t care for Goat Cheese but love Cheddar, go for it! Just remember to adjust the nutrition if you change the suggested toppings J

4oz Package Goat Cheese

1 Small Head Iceberg Lettuce

1 Hot House (Sandwich) Tomato

1 Small Red Onion

Dijon / Stoneground Mustard

Burger Builder Tools:

Don't forget to heat up your Grill :)

Medium Mixing Bowl

Cutting Board

Knife for Cutting your veggies ♥

Spatula for Flipping your Burgers

A grill or Foreman

Measuring Spoons

Measuring Cup

Spoon to mix your Burgers

Your Mitts to patty up those delish burgers!

Directions to Burger Goodness:

Remove Cheese from refrigerator so it can reach room temperature

Heat Up Grill

Place your egg white into your mixing bowl and add Pepper and salt and stir

Cut your chives (Green Onions) and measure out ¼ Cup

1) Place Egg White in Mixing Bowl 2) add Pepper, Salt and minced garlic - Mix well
3) Chop 1/4 C Chives 4) Chop and remove seeds in Jalapeño

Slice your Jalapeño, remove all seeds and cut into small pieces, add jalapeño and chives into egg mixture and mix well

Add Ground Turkey to bowl as chunk and mix well

5) add Chives and Jalapeño to you mixture 6) Mix well
7) Add Turkey in Sections 8) Mix Well

Patty Burgers into 4oz Patties, you should have 5 burgers

Lower Grill to Medium to Medium Low heat

9) Patty Burgers into 4oz Patties 10) Lower heat on your grill, spray with Non-stick and Place burgers on lower rack
11) Remove lettuce Stem and Rinse Well 12) Create Lettuce Boats by removing leaves one at a time

Spray Grill with non-stick spray (CAUTION FLAMABLE!)

Place patties on the grill and shut lid

While burgers are cooking let’s prep our veggies

Remove the stem of the Lettuce and run water into the stem hole and rinse well, flip into strainer to drain

Now Remove 5-10 Leaves (Boats) of your lettuce to wrap your burger in, reassuring each is rinsed well

After 5-8 minutes Flip Burgers

Slice your tomato and onion cutting enough for 5 burgers

Slice 4oz of Goat cheese into 5 equal parts



13) After 5-8 Minutes Flib Burgers 14) Prep Veggies and Cheese
15) Remove Burgers and Check Doneness 16) Pardon me do you have any Grey Poupon? No but I have organic Dijon ♥



After 5-8 Minutes remove burgers from grill, check the middle to make sure they are cooked through (no pink).

Turn off your grill and clean up!

Now follow the pictorial on how to build your burger J



1) Place Burger in Lettuce Boat 2) Add Cheese Mmmm I love Cheese
3) Add Tomato 4) Add Onion



5) Add Sauce 6) Fold Carefully
EAT!!! Nom Nom Nom ♥

Skinny on the Nutrition:

The Burger:

Serving Size 4oz



Yields 5 Servings

Calories ……………….. 128

Carbs ……………………. 1g

Fat ……………………….. 1.75g

Sugar …………………… 0g

Protein ………………... 27g

Fiber ……………………. 0.25g

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

The Toppings

Serving Size – 1 burger Toppings only

Calories ……………….. 58.5

Carbs ……………………. 1.5g

Fat ……………………….. 4.75g

Sugar …………………… 0.25g

Protein ……………….... 2.5g

Fiber ……………………. 0g



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

Thank you for stopping by! I hope you enjoy your burger creation and we will see you next week!! :)

XOXO,

Magan

Red Rock Trail - Whitting Ranch - Foothill Ranch, CA

Awesome Almond Crusted Chicken

Awesome Almond Crusted Chicken

 No Batter - No Butter - No Big Deal

Let’s face it, when eating clean we eat way too much a lot of chicken, we eat a lot of good fats I miss butter so why don’t we skip a step and eat our good fats with our chicken! I know nuts and croutons are good in salads or by themselves but they are also oh so delicious as a batter for chicken! Think back…when was the last time you had battered chicken?! Exactly! A way too long time I am sure! This recipe is fairly quick to make and pretty easy too! Ok time to hit the kitchen and get cookin’!

Skinny Grocery List:

Make a list and check it twice J

16oz Chicken Breasts (remove all fat and skin…yuck!) - I Buy 1.25lbs because when you remove the fat it will come to roughly 16oz

5oz Almonds (I chose sliced for my laziness easier prep)

1 Tbsp. Minced Garlic – YUM ♥

Sea Salt to Taste

Black Pepper to Taste

2 Egg Whites (This is the Glue that will hold it all together!)

Non-Stick Spray

I Like Minced Garlic but Garlic Salt works too ;)

Utensils:

Baking Sheet

Foil (optional…Easier Clean Up aka Laziness)

Tongs (I use my hands to wash and coat the chicken but that's up to you)

Mixing Bowl (You will need to roll the chicken in this bowl to pick size accordingly)

Shallow Dish (We will put our Batter in here so make sure you can roll you chicken in it)

Cutting Board

Knife (For cleaning the chicken breast…No Fat!)

Blender

Measuring Spoons

Food Scale (This is so you can weigh out your almonds, most of the time 5oz Almonds is approximately 1 Cup but please try to weigh your food if you have the option ♥)

Cover your Baking Sheet with Foil for Easy Clean Up!

Directions to your Awesome Almond Chicken:

Preheat your oven to 375 Degrees

Clean your Chicken and set aside

Weigh out 5oz of almonds and place in blender

Pulse until almonds reach a coarse texture

Add Garlic, Salt and Pepper and pulse into fully mixed

Set Mixture aside in a shallow dish

1) Weigh Almonds and Place in Blender 2) Pulse until Coarse
3) Add Garlic, Sea salt and Pepper 4) Place in Bowl

In your mixing bowl whisk two egg whites until they reach stiff peaks



1 - 2) Pictured: Clean Chicken - Removed Fat and Skin
1) Place Egg Whites in Bowl 2) Whisk until eggs reach stiff peaks



Wash (coat) Chicken with Egg Whites then Coat with Nut Mixture, Repeat once more (Chicken should be coated twice)



1) Wash Chicken in Egg Whites 2) Coat with Almond Mixture

3) Both Sides ;) 4) Repeat in Egg Whites



Finish in Almond Mixture - Place on Pan Sprayed with Non-Stick
Spray the top of your chicken too to add a little crispiness to it
Middle Rack as Always - For Even Baking

Lay foil on pan (Optional) and spray with non-stick spray

Lay chicken flat on sheet and bake at 375 degrees for 25-30 minutes

Clean up and get ready for some finger lickin’ chicken! (This comment was so corny it made me laugh! HaHa)

Check the center of the chicken to assure they are fully cooked (no pink)

If your center is cooked through remove from the oven and let it cool

If it is cooked through and looks Crisp and Delicious...It is done!
Let's Eat!!

Plate it up and enjoy!!! YUM YUM YUM

Skinny on the Nutrition:

Yields 4 Servings

Calories………………………….333

Carbs……………………………… 7g

Fat…………………………………. 19.75g

Sugar……………………………... 1.75g

Protein…………………………… 33.5g

Fiber………………………………. 4.25g

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

If this is too much fat for you cut the almonds back but always remember the body needs good fat to function and be happy happy happy :)

This is also awesome with a 1/4 C of Pico De Gallo! Just add 10 Calories and 4g Carbs! Enjoy!!!

Jazz It Up!!!

Thank You for Stopping! Hope to see you again next week ;) ♥

XOXO,

Magan

NPC USA's Las Vegas, NV
Bikini Competitor Desiree with Phenomenal Fitness ♥
Bikini Competitor Jen is Prepping for Comp #2!!

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