If you love comfort food, Tex-Mex, and Southern cuisine, you’re in the right place. You’ll also find a beaucoup of recipes geared towards the fitness lover. You know, high protein desserts, low carb treats, or low calorie meals for flexible dieting.
Talk is cheap. Here are some of my most popular healthy recipes on my blog:
These protein sugar cookies might be my best protein cookies yet! They’re unbelievably soft and basically melt in your mouth. Each sugar cookie has 7 grams of protein, just 7 grams of carbs, and makes a great on-the-go snack or sweet tooth fix. But enough…
This cast iron brussels sprouts recipe is your best bet at converting the sprouts haters in your life to the dark side. They’re crisped in bacon grease and cooked with red onion, roasted corn, walnuts, tossed in a cranberry BBQ glaze, and topped with freshly…
Growing up in the south, hash brown casserole was a staple at family gatherings. My favorite versions always had loads of cheese inside, creating a perfect creamy crunchy contrast with the roasted Corn Flakes on top. It’s no secret, however, that cheesy hash brown casserole…
There’s so much to love about this pressure cooker chili mac! It’s unbelievably flavorful for such a simple recipe, lower carb and higher protein thanks to chickpea pasta, and requires one pot and about 30 minutes. I used a 6.5-quart Ninja Foodi to make this…
If you’re in need of a simple, healthy breakfast in bulk or something to feed the family over the weekend, this oatmeal bake has you covered. It’s high volume (filling), high protein, and has real peanut butter inside so you know it’s tasty. And before…
What’s not to love about ground beef? It’s super easy to prepare, can be purchased in super low fat cuts, and can be used for thousands of recipes. Some might even say it’s the beef’s knees. Or is the bee’s knees? Either way, you’ll find…
I’m always hesitant to declare a new recipe the best recipe on my blog because of recency bias and all that jazz. So, I’ll just say these high protein baked donut holes are in the top five. I’m honestly not sure how to describe the…
This bacon cheddar ground beef and potatoes skillet layers thinly sliced potatoes with seasoned ground beef and is baked potatoes au gratin style. It’s basically the epitome of comfort food. But thanks to a few lightened up ingredients, the nutrition facts are a bit friendlier…
If you’re a fan of quick and easy meals, you’ll love this ground beef and brussels sprouts skillet. You’ll only need 4 ingredients (not counting spices) and about 20-25 minutes to have this ground beef skillet on the table. Every serving is packed with 27…
These snickerdoodle muffins are the best protein muffins on my blog. They’re unbelievably light, fluffy, and tender. Especially considering each muffin has 10 grams of protein and just 5 grams of carbs! The recipe calls for a snickerdoodle flavored protein powder, but I’ve included notes…
