Oatmeal Pancakes

Pancakes are a huge hit around this house. My kids loves them, my hubby loves them, heck even I love them. But they aren't exactly the best breakfast food! This morning I was surfing around on MyFitnessPal and spotted an article about 15 different ways to use oatmeal. That's where I found it! Oatmeal pancakes! They sounded awesome so I just had to try them out! Here's the recipe-

Oatmeal Pancakes

Serving size: 4 pancakes (2 1/2 Tbsp of batter per pancake) 

1/4 whole wheat flour 

1 cup quick cooking oats

1 Tbsp sugar (I used a little less!)

1/2 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. baking powder

1/4 tsp. cinnamon (I used a little more)

1/8 tsp. salt

1 cup buttermilk (I used 2% regular milk)

2 Tbsp. butter, melted (I used 1 1/2 Tbsp.)

1 large egg

(Milk not pictured!)

1. In a bowl combine the dry ingredients (flour, oats, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt) and stir with a whisk. Set aside.

2. In another bowl add the milk and egg and whisk to combine. While whisking the milk&egg mixture, slowly add the melted butter. You don't want to do this too fast as you will end up with cooked egg in your mixture! 

3. Take the oats mixture and add them into the wet ingredients. Stir just until wet. 

4. Over medium heat, coat pan with cooking spray and cook 2 1/2 Tbsp. of batter until the tops are bubbly and the bottoms are lightly brown. Flip them over and cook through. 

Additional Toppings: Maple Syrup OR 1/2 Tbsp. peanut butter and a drizzle of honey. 

These pancakes were so yummy! We didn't have any maple syrup so we used the peanut butter and honey. It was AWESOME!!! The kiddos gobbled them right up! Seriously one of my favorite pancakes! And the best part is they are a little healthier than the original!! 

Nutrition Info:

Serves 3 / Serving Size: 4 pancakes

Per serving: Calories- 263: Total Fat 12g: Saturated Fat 6g: Cholesterol 85mg: Sodium 492mg: Carbohydrate 30g: Fiber 3G: sugar 5g: Protein 10g

Vanilla PB Shakeology

This is a recipe I threw together because I didn't have ANYTHING left for fruit to put in my shakeo!! Normally I will throw in a half a banana and create a Snickerdoodle shakeo, which is absolutely delicious, but I didn't have the ingredients. It was right after my workout so I really didn't want to go searching for a recipe so I decided to try it with JUST peanut butter and cinnamon! Ah was it YUMMY! So I just had to share it with you!

Vanilla PB Shakeo

1 scoop Vanilla Shakeology
2 tsp. peanut butter
1 tsp. cinnamon (I wing it and just shake some in!)
4 ice cubes
Water (8-12oz!)

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As always you can adjust the water and ice according to your liking!

For a thicker shake, add more ice.

For a creamer shake, use 1/4 cup milk (almond, rice, coconut, regular). Then more milk you add the creamer it gets!
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WHATS for LUNCH?!?!

LUNCH TIME!!
-4 egg white omelet with spinach, mushrooms and onions.
-1 piece of whole wheat toast
...

Seriously- this is a TON of food! I love that I get to eat every 2 1/2 to 3 hours AND have these portions!! WHAT!!! Screw diets! I'm down with this!!

Want to learn how you can eat like this too and still lose weight? Shoot me a message or email me at JaclynCrowellFitness@gmail.com
 

Caribbean Chicken Tacos

Apparently I am on an island food kick!! First with the shrimp dinner now with this. In the summer I get obsessed with fresh, "clean" tasting foods. Okay, that sounds weird but I can't stand anything remotely close to heavy like the warm comfort foods I like in the fall and winter. As usual I was perusing the internet and Pinterest when I found this recipe at Creme De La Crumb. It was a 20 MINUTE recipe so I decided to give it a shot.

Caribbean Chicken Tacos

You will need...
3-4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, pounded to ½ inch thickness
1½ tablespoons Caribbean seasoning (store-bought OR see below for homemade version)
8 taco-sized soft flour tortillas
2 cups cole slaw (without dressing)

Caribbean salsa
½ red bell pepper, diced
½ red onion, diced
1 mango, diced
1 cup pineapple, diced
¼ cup cilantro, roughly chopped
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice (about ½ of a juicy lime)
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon garlic powder

Directions:
1. Prepare the salsa by combining all ingredients in a bowl and stirring well. Cover and chill until ready to use.
2. Slice chicken breasts into strips (or chop into bite-sized pieces) and place in a bowl. Sprinkle chicken with half of the Caribbean seasoning, stir, then sprinkle with remaining seasoning and toss to coat.
3. Cook chicken in a large greased pan or skillet over medium heat for 5-8 minutes until cooked through.
4. To serve, fill each tortilla with cooked chicken, then top with cole slaw and Caribbean salsa. Serve immediately with fresh limes for drizzling if desired.


*** PLEASE NOTE: I used this seasoning when I made this the first time- It was spicy! Definitely check out the measurement you use for the taco recipe. It's NOT as much as the recipe for the seasoning makes!!!  If you don't like spicy you could always use Mrs. Dash Caribbean Seasoning that is salt and MSG free- or find another recipe online that is non spicy! Overall, the flavor of this homemade seasoning is yummy but you gotta love some heat ;)

Homemade Caribbean seasoning
2 teaspoons paprika
2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons black pepper
2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
1 teaspoon brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes

Stir together all seasoning ingredients in a small bowl.

These chicken tacos were VERY yummy!! The crunchy cole slaw with the sweet of the pineapple salsa complemented the spicy chicken really well. There are a variety of textures and flavors so its definitely not a boring dinner! It is light and fresh and a fun twist on normal tacos! 

If you try these out please come back and let me know how you like them!!!

((Original Recipe found at: http://lecremedelacrumb.com/2015/04/caribbean-chicken-tacos.html ))

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Shrimp and Asparagus with Lemon Pepper Sauce

I am totally an ocean girl. I love seafood and sitting on the beach with my toes in the sand. The ocean is where I feel most at peace so being landlocked is pretty awful. But I'm making due. One of the ways I do that is by making food from the ocean. At least once a week we have fish or shrimp (Lobster is out of the question since it's crazy expensive here). This week I was looking for quick recipes. 20 minute recipes to be exact and I stumbled on this one from Home Cooking Memories. She had used ginger in hers but the hubby doesn't like it so I decided to change it up. The only thing I did was omit the ginger and add the pepper. Easy! The link to the original recipe is at the bottom in case you like ginger :) 

Shrimp and Asparagus with Lemon Pepper Sauce

Ingredients:
4 tablespoons olive oil, divided
1 pound large raw shrimp, peeled & deveined
1 pound asparagus, ends trimmed and each stalk cut into 2-3" pieces
½ teaspoon salt, divided
1 teaspoon minced garlic
Fresh cracked pepper to taste

Lemon Sauce:
⅔ cup chicken stock
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon soy sauce
¼ cup lemon juice
1 teaspoon lemon zest

Directions:
1. In a small bowl, whisk together all of the lemon sauce ingredients and set aside.

2. In a large frying pan, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil over medium-high heat. Add shrimp to pan in a single layer and cook for about 3 minutes, turning them over to cook both sides. Season shrimp with ¼ teaspoon salt. Shrimp should be beginning to pink on both sides and be opaque, but just slightly under cooked. Remove from frying pan and place shrimp on a plate.

3. In same frying pan, heat another 2 tablespoons of oil over medium-high heat. Add asparagus and cook until asparagus is tender-crisp, bright green, and just barely beginning to brown. Season asparagus with ¼ teaspoon salt (or more if needed). Add pepper (I used about 1 tsp.) and garlic and stir to combine with asparagus. Cook for another 30-45 seconds or so.

4. Pour in lemon sauce mixture into frying pan with asparagus. Add shrimp back into pan and combine sauce with asparagus and shrimp. Simmer for about a minute or until sauce is thickened. 

Remove from heat and serve.

Can I just tell you that this recipe was AWESOME!!! The hubby loves it and it brought a bold spicy lemony flavor have was very yummy!! We ate this on top of some jasmine rice. 

It does have a stronger lemon flavor so if you want it more tame you could adjust the amount of lemon juice and add extra chicken broth to make up for it! 

I hope you enjoy it!! Make sure to come back and let me know how you liked it!

Here is the original link as promised!!

http://homecookingmemories.com/shrimp-asparagus-stir-fry-lemon-sauce/