gym bunny – The Meal Prep Princess

I finally had a day off today!!!! So instead of doing nothing all day I wanted to make a new recipe. Breakfast is the hardest meal for me, most days its just a cup of coffee and I’m out the door on to the next activity. I need something filling, tasty, and something I can eat one handed. I decided to browse some recipes and baked oatmeal seems to be pretty popular amongst the diet community lately. It’s a pretty straight forward concept, make oatmeal and bake…well sort of… after a lot of experimenting today I think I have created a recipe that I can make time and time again. One part breakfast, one part cookie, one part muffin, all parts delicious!

I actually made 3 different kinds from my base recipe, raspberry chocolate, peanut butter chocolate chip, and cinnamon apple strudel. I will post the base recipe, then the steps on how to flavor it 🙂 good luck!

Baked Oatmeal Cups

1 egg

1/2C unsweetened applesauce

1/4C raw honey

1/8C chia seeds (it’s like 2 bucks a bag, just buy it. It’s so good for you and you won’t even know it’s there)

1 banana

1 1/4C. Milk (I use 2%)

1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

Pinch salt

2 teasooons vanilla extract

2 1/2C old fashioned oats

For peanut butter chocolate chip

3-4 tablespoons peanut butter powder

4 tablespoons Cacao nibs (6 bucks a bag, superfood, will last you for awhile, little goes a long way)

3 tablespoons mini chocolate chips

For apple cinnamon

1 green apple, peeled and diced

1 tablespoon cinnamon

For raspberry chocolate

1/2 cup chopped raspberries

3 tablespoons cacao nibs

4tbsp mini chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees, grease the cups of a muffin tin and set aside.

Smash banana as fine as possible, whisk in egg, milk, applesauce, honey, vanilla, and chia seeds.

Add oats and baking powder

Add your choice of mix ins and sit for 5 minutes before scooping into greased tins and baking for 30-35 minutes or until browned and centers are set.

Remove from pan and allow to cool before turning out.

These freeze beautifully and can be eaten warmed in the microwave, room temperature, or cold. Perfect with your morning coffee 😉

Seriously, these are so good. Don’t be afraid to think outside the box and experiment with mix ins. Nuts and seeds, dried fruit, anything you can really think of.

Have a happy breakfast

The meal prep princess

Okay, for those who don’t know me I absolutely LOVE cheeseburgers, they are legit my favorite food! I have a recipe that will just knock your socks off, trust me you won’t even miss the beef.

Spinach feta turkey burgers

2lbs ground turkey

2 eggs

10oz frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed of all excess moisture

4 oz crumbled feta cheese

1 tsp salt

1tsp pepper

1 tsp fresh lemon juice

2 cloves minced garlic

Preheat oven to 400 degrees

Combine all ingredients, form into 6-8 patties and place on a parchment lined baking sheet and refrigerate for 30 minutes

Heat skillet over medium heat, add enough oil to coat the bottom. Brown turkey burgers for 2-4 minutes per side until golden brown. Place into another parchment lined sheet tray and bake for 7-8 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 165 degrees (this is important! All poultry must be cooked to 165 to kill all pathogens, no medium rare burgers here please!)

Allow to rest for 5 minutes for maximum juiciness. Serve with cucumber tetziki sauce!

295 calories: 16g fat: 2g carb: 31g protein

(No bun)

Cucumber dill tetziki sauce

2 cucumbers peeled, seeds removed, and medium diced

1C plain Greek yogurt

2tbsp fresh chopped dill

Juice of 1/2 lemon

1 clove garlic minced

Salt and pepper to taste

Toss cucumbers in about 2 tsp salt and pour into a colander, allow to drain for 30 minutes. Pat dry with paper towels.

Add the rest of the ingredients and season to taste. Serve cold with those yummy turkey burgers!