Ground Turkey Lettuce Wraps

These are really yummy and you can make ahead and store in your fridge for a week.  They are easy to pack and take to work.  Will definitely be making these again.

Ingredients:
1 head lettuce
1/2 cup chicken broth
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 TBSP. brown sugar
1 TBSP. cornstarch
2 pounds ground turkey
1 small bell pepper (any color), finely diced
1 large carrot, finely diced
1 tsp. minced garlic
1 TBSP. minced ginger
1/4 cup chopped green onions

Directions:

Wash lettuce and allow to chill.  Place ground turkey in frying pan and brown, breaking up into small pieces.  Add in green peppers, carrots, ginger and garlic when it is almost brown.  Continue cooking until vegetables are crisp tender.  Mix together chicken broth, soy sauce, brown sugar and cornstarch.  Add into meat and cook until slightly thickened.  Add in green onions.  Eat immediately if desired, or store in fridge.  I think it tastes better the next day.

Almond Butter Quinoa Blondie Brownies

Really yummy, healthy brownies.  Be sure not to overbake - pull out of oven when they are slightly doughy (just like brownies), otherwise they will be too dry.

Ingredients:
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 1/2 cups smooth or crunchy almond butter
4 large eggs
1 to 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1 1/2 cups quinoa flour (you can ground quinoa in a coffee grinder if you don't want to buy the flour)
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons vanilla
1/2 teaspoons salt
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350.  Spray a 9x13 pan with Pam spray.  Beat butter and almond butter in a mixing bowl until creamy.  Beat in eggs, brown sugar and vanilla.  Add in baking powder, vanilla and salt.  Add in quinoa flour, and chocolate chips.  Do not overmix. 

Spread the dough evenly in pan and bake at 350 for 25 to 35 minutes.

Pretty Sure My Favorite Chocolate Chip Cookies

Mix together until fluffy
2 cubes butter, softened
2 cups brown sugar
2 cups white sugar

Add:
2 tsp. vanilla
4 eggs
2 tsp. Baking Soda
2 tsp. Salt
6 cups flour

Add chocolate chips

Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes

Chicken in Creamy Parmesan Sauce

Ingredients:
Olive Oil
Boneless, skinless chicken breasts, flattened
2 closes garlic, chopped
1/4 tsp. red pepper flakes
1/4 cup dry white wine
3/4 cup chicken broth
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
1/4 cup oil packed sundried tomatoes, chopped
1/4 cup parmigiano reggiano (parmesan), grated
Salt and Pepper to taste
1/4 cup fresh basil, thinly slided (or 1 tsp. dried basil)

Directions:
Heat oil in a pan over medium high heat.  Add the chicken and cook until cooked through.  Set aside.  Add the garlic and red pepper flaxes and saute until fragrant, about a minute.  Add the wine and deglaze the pan.  Add the broth, cream, sunddried tomatoes and parmesan, bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer until the sauce htickens a bit, about 3-5 minutes.  Serve over angel hair pasta.

Pear Salad

Ingredients:
Candied Pecans (for instructions to do yourself, see below)
Lettuce mix - variety of leaves
Sliced Pears
Red Onion
Bleu cheese crumbles

Dressing:
1 small shallot
1 tsp. balsamic vinegar
1/4 c. extra virgin olive oil
2 tsp. maple syrup

Combine all dressing ingredients in the blender and blend.  Chill until time to serve.  Slice pears and red onion and lay on salad.  Lightly toss with salad and top with bleu cheese.  To candy pecans, mix 1/2 cup raw pecans with 2 TBSP. melted butter and 2 TBSP. brown sugar.  Lay out flat on parchment paper and bake at 350 for 5 minutes.  Stir and turn over and bake for another 5 minutes.