High Protein Low Fat Chili

There are not many better meals there for High Protein and Low Fat goodness then Slow cooker chili done right.  Here is my recipe below for your Crock Pot.

  

• 2 pounds lean ground beef
• 2 (16 ounce) cans kidney beans, rinsed and drained
• 2 (14.5 ounce) cans diced tomatoes, drained
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 2 onions, chopped
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped

• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 3 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper

Directions

1. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and stir in ground beef. Cook and stir until beef is crumbly, evenly browned, and no longer pink, about 7 minutes. Drain and discard any excess grease.
2. Combine ground beef, kidney beans, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, onions, bell pepper, garlic, chili powder, cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper in a slow cooker. Cover and cook on Low for 10 hours, or High for 4 hours.

Crock Pot Meatloaf

Just a quick tip for those crock pot meatloaf recipes out there.  I used my normal meatloaf tin and use whatever recipe is your favorite for the oven.    Just set you tin inside your crockpot and cook on low for 8 hours or high for 4.  This helps keep it in a loaf instead of it going all over the place with the tin.  

Recipe I used

2lbs Ground Beef

2 eggs, beaten

3/4 C milk

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

3 slices bread, crumbled or torn into small pieces

1/2 C diced onion 

1 envelope dry Ranch Dressing mix

1/2 C ketchup

Directions:

Mix eggs, milk, salt, pepper, and bread crumbs. Allow to soften (about 20 minutes). Combine this mixture with ground beef, onion, ranch pack, and ketchup. Cover the top of the mixture with additional ketchup.

CC

Crockpot Ham

Easy Crock Pot Ham

Cant get much easier than this.  All I did was take my frozen smoked ham and stuck it in the crock on High.  Pour a can of peaches and a can of oranges over the top.   4 hours on high and 4 hours on low.  Pour a little Agave over the top at the end.

CC

Rhubarb Protein Bars

Crust:

1/2 cup chopped nuts

1 1/2 cups rolled oats

1 cup brown sugar

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 1/2 cups Vanilla Protein Powder

1 cup butter

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

Filling:

3 cups chopped rhubard

1 1/2 cups sugar substitute

2 tablespoons cornstarch

1/4 cup water

Combine all ingredients for crust and mix until crumbly. Pat half of the mixture into a 13x9x2 inch baking pan.

To prepare the filling, combine rhubarb, sugar substitute, cornstarch and water in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil; reduce heat to low and continue to cook, stirring frequently, until mixture is clear.

Pour filling over crust. 

Sprinkle with the remaining crumb mixture.

Bake for 20 minutes at 350°F. 

Allow to cool before slicing into serving sized bars.

CC

Spaghetti Lasagna

Have you ever wanted to make Lasagna but not had lasagna noodles on hand?  One thing we always have on hand in our house is spaghetti noodles.   Instead of going through an entire lasagna recipe go ahead and use whichever one is your fave and I will just share the trick of making your spaghetti into lasagna.  Cook your noodles like normal and then proceed to drain and rinse them in cold water.  Now split them into however many layers you would like in your pan but do this into separate bowls.  Take 1 egg and mix it into each bowl of noodles and mix it up.  Now its time to layer your dish.  The egg will act as a coagulant to turn those spaghetti noodles into lasagna ones.  Go ahead and layer it as follows.....  Noodles sauce cheese noodles sauce cheese noodles sauce cheese until your pan is full.  This is a fantastic change up to normal spaghetti or lasagna.......

CC

Smoked ham fajitas

New quick invention from last night.   Take some of your leftover holiday ham and cut it up into cubes and throw in a pan with onions and green pepper.  Saute that in olive oil with a little garlic and pepper seasoning til the ham has a good crispy bark but not burned.   Use the mix and throw on a tortilla with shredded cheese and your fave hot sauce (i use sriracha).   When you crisp up the ham it almost gives it a bacony flavor which is outstanding.....

CC

Dunk Dynasty

DUNK DYNASTY

The WNBA just got a little more exciting.......