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One Pan Keto BBQ Smoked Sausage And Cauliflower Rice Meal

May 13, 2020 by Stacy Craft Leave a Comment

This one pan Keto BBQ smoked sausage and cauliflower rice skillet is a quick meal to prepare on those days where you don’t have much time to cook.

We have several “no time to think about dinner” meals at our house. The kind of meals that you usually have everything on hand, can make without a cookbook or recipe and that will be ready in just a few minutes. Black bean tacos are one of our faves if we are not eating Keto (and it is a THM E meal if you follow Trim Healthy Mama).

These are meals that I rely on when it is 5:30 and the choice is one of my no brainer meals, ordering something in or letting the kids eat whatever they can throw together.

The no brainer meals are definitely healthier and cheaper than grabbing take out so it is a win for our bodies and my purse.

After a few weeks of eating all the carbs (hello quarantine life), I have been working on moving back to making healthier choices. And that got me thinking about creating a list of no brainer Keto meals to add to my weekly rotation.

Another family favorite quick meal is BBQ Kielbasa over Parmesan Couscous. So this one pan Keto BBQ smoked sausage and cauliflower rice meal is adapted from that old fave.

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One Pan Keto BBQ Smoked Sausage And Cauliflower Rice Meal

This no fuss skillet meal quick and easy and uses just 3 common staples in a Keto kitchen.

Ingredients Needed for BBQ Sausage & Cauli Rice Skillet:

Smoked Sausage/Kielbasa
Frozen Cauliflower Rice
Sugar Free BBQ sauce

That is it! Simple ingredients are key in these quick dinners that you can put together for yourself or the family after a long day.

Want to mix it up? Try a stuffed kielbasa (I used jalapeno cheddar this time).

Add more veggies! Some diced bell pepper and onion would be great.

Preparing the Keto BBQ Kielbasa and Rice Skillet

The prep for this dinner is just as easy as the grocery list and it will be on your table in about 15 minutes!

Prepare the cauliflower rice in the skillet according to the directions.
When there is 5 minutes left on the cauliflower rice, move the rice to one half of the pan
Add your sliced sausage to the pan and brown on both sides (about 5 minutes).
Drizzle 2 tablespoons (or to taste) of the sugar free BBQ sauce over the top of the sausage.
Serve by placing a portion of cauli rice into a bowl and top with the BBQ sausage.

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One Pot Keto BBQ Smoked Sausage and Cauliflower Rice Skillet

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Ingredients

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Keto, Main Entree, Trim Healthy Mama S

Servings

Ingredients

Instructions

Put 1 tablespoon of Olive Oil in a medium pan and over medium heat.
Add bag of cauli rice, season with salt and pepper to taste and cook for 5 minutes covered.
Uncover and push rice to one side of skillet and add sliced sausage to the other side.
Cook for about 5 minutes or until sausage is lightly browned on both sides. Carefully stir cauliflower rice while browning sausage occasionally.
Add BBQ sauce to the sausage side and cook for about 2 minutes or until warmed through.
To Serve: place a portion of the cauliflower rice in a bowl and top with BBQ sausage.

Cooking Through Trim Healthy Mama Week 5

February 9, 2020 by Stacy Craft Leave a Comment

Cooking through Trim Healthy Mama Week 5 consisted of chocolate, an easy weeknight meal and a simple, healthy lunch.

We are on Week 5 of cooking through the Trim Healthy Mama Cookbook! If you want to start at week 1 and see the reason for this whole journey, click here.

This week had a lot of really good and one that I didn’t love as much (but I know others go crazy for).

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Cooking Through Trim Healthy Mama Week 5

Here is what was on the menu this week from the cookbook:

Cry No More Brownies Pg. 314

Skinny Chocolate Pg. 377

Cowboy Grub Pg. 59

Creamless Creamy Chicken Pg. 78

Waldorf Salad Pg. 190

Review of the THM Cookbook Recipes

Cry No More Brownies Pg. 314

Overall Impression:

When I pulled these out of the oven, my husband said I don’t think I’ll like those. And to be completely honest, I had been thinking that in my head the entire time I was making them (especially during that whole blending of the okra part).

Thankfully he didn’t see the green stuff or I don’t think he would give them a shot at all.

But I am kinda crying that I’ve never made these before! I really wanted something sweet so I did not even wait for them to cool (which made for an ugly picture but this is real life here guys).

They were good! Like actually good. Not “okra brownie” good but just chocolate greatness on a plate.

Let’s be clear. These don’t taste like a real brownie to me. A little less milk chocolatey and not chewy. But it satisfied my sweet tooth and I was happy about that.

Relatively easy to make (even though I had to get out the blender)!

Make Again?

Yes! I will make okra brownies again (who am I)

Cost:

Around $5

Tips/Tricks:

Serve with Reddi Whip Dollop or even better some Vanilla Halo Top.

The top of mine kind of looked like the sweetener had settled on top. I’m not sure why. Maybe the fact that I’m using some 2 year old Gentle Sweet? Seriously though, anyone know?

Subs:

I omitted the Stevia extract and nuts but otherwise followed the directions.

Skinny Chocolate Pg. 377

Overall Impression:

Unfortunately I was not impressed with this one. And I am so disappointed because it seems like so many love it.

I loved that the ingredients were simple and all things that I had on hand.

It was just something about the coconut oil that was overpowering. It was not a coconut flavor, just very oily to me.

Also, my sweetener was grainy and almost had a crunch to the chocolate. Again, could be my 2 year old sweetener? Not sure where I went wrong there.

Make Again?

I don’t think so. Maybe to dip something in, strawberries might be good.

Cost:

< $1.50

Tips/Tricks:

None

Subs:

None

Cowboy Grub Pg. 59

Overall Impression:

It was good. It gets rave reviews on the FB THM pages. I’m not sure I would rave but it was a good supper.

I think that I would have thought it was really good with a nice big sprinkling of cheese. The whole time I was eating it, I wanted cheese.

So the next time, I think I might try melting a couple of Light Laughing Cow cheese wedges in to give it some creamy, cheesy flavor.

Make Again?

Yes

Cost:

Around $9.15 for 1/2 the recipe

Tips/Tricks:

I cook my rice and ground beef ahead of time and freeze. So when it was time to assemble the cowboy grub, it was a dump and go recipe.

I omitted the bell pepper in the hash and then used the grub to make stuffed bell peppers! It was a fun way to serve up the Cowboy Grub.

Subs:

None

Creamless Creamy Chicken Pg. 78

Overall Impression:

Good. It kind of reminded me of Egg Roll in A Bowl just not quite as many Asian flavors.

Make Again?

Yes, it was an easy lunch

Cost:

Less than $5

Tips/Tricks:

None

Subs:

I subbed some leftover sausage for the chicken which made it an S instead of a FP. The sausage also made it a bit salty but if using the chicken that the recipe calls for, I don’t think you would have this issue.

Waldorf Salad Pg. 190

Overall Impression:

I really enjoyed this.

The plan was to have it for lunch but I ended up using it as a light dinner when my husband was out of town.

The flavors and crunch go great together and left me feeling satisfied.

Make Again?

Yes!

Cost:

< $2

Tips/Tricks:

None

Subs:

None

Join us next week for pancakes, shakes and more.

Cooking Through Trim Healthy Mama Week 4

January 29, 2020 by Stacy Craft Leave a Comment

A fun week of cooking through the Trim Healthy Mama cookbook included classic comfort foods like peanut butter, chicken pot pie and more.

Cooking through Trim Healthy Mama Week 4 included four new recipes and one repeat from last week. If you want to see all of the recipes that I’ve cooked so far on this journey, check out the first post here.

This week was a lot about comfort food. I love getting to eat some of my favorite things while eating healthy and losing weight.

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Cooking Through Trim Healthy Mama Week 4

Here are the THM cookbook recipes that I made on

Peanut Junkie Butter Pg. 481

Cabb & Saus Skillet Pg. 58

Chicken Pot Pie Pg. 137

Trim Bouillon Mix Pg. 491

And more Deviled Eggs from week 3!

Review of THM Recipes

Peanut Junkie Butter Pg. 481

Overall Impression?

The taste is good. Really I like it better than “real” natural peanut butter because it is sweeter.

The only thing that I didn’t love is that mine came out a little runnier than I would have liked. It was definitely not as thick as normal peanut butter. But lets be real, my 2 year old learned to get out of his crib this week and moved to a big boy bed. So no one is sleeping.

I could have totally measured incorrectly!

I kind of liked the thinner consistency that it was to smear on top of the BAM cake that I made at the end of last week. Peanut Junkie Butter and BAM cake are made for each other.

But the way I made it would not be great for a PB& Polaners on sprouted bread.

Make It Again?

Yes! I can think of a bunch of ways that I could use this. I LOVE peanut butter.

Cost:

$1.85

Tip and Tricks:

Measure correctly! Unless you want Peanut Junkie Drizzle like I made.

Subs:

None

Cabb & Saus Skillet Pg. 58

Overall Impression?

I have made this recipe before and I love it. It is so simple, nutritious, quick and cheap.

As suggested in the book, I served it with another batch of Deviled eggs from last week. So good!

Make It Again?

Yes!

Cost:

$5.06

Tip and Tricks:

Use a bag of slaw in place of coring and slicing a head of cabbage to make this quick dinner even easier.

Subs:

I have made this before without Nutritional Yeast. I bought some nutritional yeast for this cooking through the THM cookbook challenge. However, I’m still getting used to it so I reduced the recipe amount by half.

Chicken Pot Pie Pg. 137

Overall Impression?

I thought it was really good. The filling had a good consistency and tons of flavor.

Unfortunately, my husband was not a fan. He said it would be good if it had a normal topping. He does not follow THM 100% so almond flour/baking blend are not something that he generally enjoys.

The topping is definitely not the same as a traditional pie crust or biscuit topping. However, I enjoyed the meal and the kids ate it too.

It also took me a lot longer than I had planned to actually prepare the dish. I tried to make this after work, with kids running through my kitchen and we ended up eating later than usual. I would probably save this for a weekend meal in the future.

Make It Again?

Probably. Since my husband was not a fan, I will probably make it when he is traveling for work.

Cost:

Approximately $10 depending on ingredients and subs

Tip and Tricks:

If I made this again I would make it in a smaller dish to get a thicker pie and more crust in every bite. That would make it more calorie dense but I think it would be worth it.

And I drizzled with a little hot sauce before serving. I love hot sauce!

Subs:

This recipe had a ton of ingredients. I didn’t use mushrooms or onions because my family members would not have eaten it.

Trim Bouillon Mix Pg. 491

Overall Impression:

I feel like this review is a bit boring because you don’t eat this on it’s own. Or I guess you could but I would not recommend it.

But the chicken pot pie that I used this mix in had amazing flavor and I have to assume that a lot of that flavor came from this mix. I’m excited to continue to use this in other recipes.

Make Again?

Yes. I love having ready made spice mixes made up to make cooking quicker.

Cost:

around $2.75 but you only use a small amount at a time so it should last for a while!

Tips and Tricks:

Label the Trim Bouillon Mix and store it in a storage container or ziplock bag.

Save yourself some time and just throw the ingredients into the container. I didn’t blend it up and it was fine. A good stir vs. the blender worked for me.

Subs:

I didn’t use Turmeric because I didn’t have it.

Wasa Breaded Chicken Nuggets – THM S

January 14, 2020 by Stacy Craft Leave a Comment

Wasa breaded chicken nuggets are a family pleasing Trim Healthy Mama S meal.

The other day I had some chicken breast on the counter for dinner. My daughter walked by and said “Ohh are we having chicken nuggets?!” Sadly for her we were not but it got me thinking.

I wanted a THM and kid friendly chicken nugget recipe that could make us all happy.

These Wasa breaded chicken nuggets are quick and easy to make and everyone in my family enjoyed them.

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More THM S Recipes:

30 Min Cheesy Salsa Verde Chicken

Meal Plan for 1/5/20-1/11/20

THM Pizza Lunchable

Lavash Lasagna Cupcakes

Wasa Breaded Chicken Nuggets – THM S

What is it about chicken nuggets? It seems like no matter what stage of food picky that they are in, they will always accept nuggets.

So homemade chicken nuggets are a great way to get them their favorite food without all of those processed and yucky ingredients that are in the fast food or frozen varieties.

These Wasa breaded chicken nuggets require just 4 ingredients plus spices! So they are easy to whip up and you can rest assured that your kids will eat the dinner you prepared!

Ingredients:

Light Rye Wasa Crackers

Grated Parm (Green Can Kind)

Eggs

Chicken Breast or Thighs

Instructions for THM S Nuggets

To make these nuggets, cut the chicken into bite sized chunks.

Place the Wasa Crackers into your blender and mix until the consistency of bread crumbs.

Mix spices, parm and ground Wasa crackers together in a medium bowl.

Whisk eggs in a bowl.

Breading the Nuggets

To bread the nuggets, dip each chicken piece into the eggs.

Next, dip/roll the chicken piece into the breading mixture.

Place each breaded nugget onto a greased broiler pan. Using the broiler pan will prevent soggy nuggets.

Cook at 400 degrees for 15 minutes. Then broil for 2 minutes to crisp up the breading.

How Many Can I Eat?

If you bread 4 chicken breast with the mixture and have no leftover mixture, you can have 1/2 of a chicken breast in S mode.

If you eat more, you would go into XO mode because only 1 of the Wasa crackers is allowed in an S.

Fill your plate with a big salad or Mac and Cheese Zoodles.

If you prefer more chicken nuggets, use this breading recipe and just use chicken instead of pork.

Wasa Breaded Chicken Nuggets - THM S

Servings

Ingredients

Servings

Ingredients

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
Cut chicken breasts into bite sized chunks.
Blend Wasa crackers in blender until they are the consistency of traditional bread crumbs.
Mix Wasa crumbs, seasonings and cheese together in a medium bowl.
Crack eggs and whisk gently in a separate bowl.
Dip each piece of chicken into the eggs first and then roll in the "breadcrumb" Wasa mixture.
Place each piece on a greased broiler pan.
Bake at 400 Degrees for 15 minutes.
Broil on high for 2 minutes to get the Wasa breading a little extra crispy.

Trim Healthy Mama Weekly Meal Plan For 1/5/20-1/11/20

January 12, 2020 by Stacy Craft Leave a Comment

A Trim Healthy Mama Weekly Meal Plan For 1/5/20-1/11/20 with S, E and FP ideas.

The weekly meal plan features meals that I personally eat on Trim Healthy Mama.

You can use the Trim Healthy Mama Weekly Meal Plan for 1/5/20-1/11/20 as a guide for meal ideas and portion sizes.

I would love it if you would follow my Instagram THM Food Diary! Follow here.

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Trim Healthy Mama Weekly Meal Plan For 1/5/20-1/11/20

A meal plan with photos of every meal for the week.

Sunday

Breakfast: Avocado “Toast” On a Wasa Cracker, topped with red pepper. Salami slices and a few grape tomatoes. THM S

Lunch: Deli meat, peach cup (rinsed) and a Triple 000 yogurt. THM E

Dinner: Smoked Ribs and Green Fries from my Cooking Through the THM Cookbook journey. THM S

Monday

Breakfast: Ezekiel English Muffin, Light Laughing Cow Cheese Wedge, Everything But the Bagel Seasoning, Deli Meat and grapes. THM E

Lunch: Tuna and half an avocado mixed together, grape tomatoes and Whisps cheese crisps to dip. THM S

Dinner: Breakfast for dinner – sausage, scrambled eggs and Cottage Berry Whip from THM cookbook. THM S

Tuesday

Breakfast: Mixed nuts, salami slices and gouda cheese THM S

Lunch: 1/2 Lavash Bread wrap with deli meat and avocado, air fryer mushrooms, string cheese and 1/2 Triple 000 with Bake Believe Chocolate Chips. THM S