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Homemade Roasted Red Pepper Hummus

March 12, 2023 by Lee Hersh Leave a Comment

Homemade Roasted Red Pepper Hummus

Making your own roasted red pepper hummus is easy, inexpensive, and so much tastier than the store bought kind! Not to mention gluten free and healthy!

I am excited about today’s Fit Foodie Finds’ sponsor, Crunchmaster. I am sure you’ve seen their products at local grocery stores. They make whole-grained crackers, crisps, and (new!) pop chips! Their products are the perfect addition to any piece of cheese, spread, or dip.

I paired this recipe with Crunchmaster’s Popped Edamame Sea Salt Chips. Can I just say that I am obsessed with the texture of those chips!

By the way- the Popped Edamame chips are gluten-free and GMO-free! They taste like edamame with a hint of sea-salt and a mega crunch….just the way I like my chips!

Homemade hummus is my jam! You guys- it is SO easy to make and definitely worth the extra effort to roast your own red pepper at home!

If you’re feeling on the lazier side, you can purchase already roasted red peppers (jarred) and it will be just as tasty!

For this recipe, you’ll need a food processor. I used my small Kitchen-Aid one. It’s 3.5 cups and THE PERFECT size for a batch of hummus.

This Homemade Roasted Red Pepper Hummus is……

Perfectly smooth
Red Peppery with a hint of garlic and sea salt
Healthy!
Gluten Free
Vegan
Paleo

Getting up close and personal with the hummus…

Before partnering with Crunchmaster for this recipe, I’d been a log time user (eater). I love that their the products are both gluten and GMO free. Most of them are vegan and dairy free, too! They use whole ingredients….local when possible, which is so awesome!

When they first contacted me I was super excited because I found out they are based in Milwaukee, WI very close to where I grew up! I seriously LOVE partnering with local companies!

Hope you are all having a great week!

This post is sponsored by Crunchmaster. I was compensated, but as always, all opinions are 100% my own!

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Homemade Roasted Red Pepper Hummus

Author: Sandra
Total Time: 40 minutes

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Making your own roasted red pepper hummus is easy, inexpensive, and so much tastier than the store bought kind! Not to mention gluten free and healthy!

Instructions

First, preheat oven to 450ºF. Then, place your red pepper (whole) on a tin foil-lined baking sheet.
Roast for 15 minutes, before flipping sides. Roast for another 15 minutes. At this point, there should be black spots all over the red pepper. If there isn’t, roast longer.
Once the red pepper has blackened, transfer into a ziplock bag and seal. Let sit for about 15 minutes. This will create steam and make it easier to remove the skin. Peel the red bell pepper. Remove any seeds from the insides and slice into large chunks.
In a small food processor, place roasted red peppers and the rest of your ingredients. Pulse until smooth.
Serve with Crunchmaster Popped Edamame Chips and raw vegetables.

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes

Maple Dijon Baked Salmon Skewers with Garlic Herb Quinoa

March 12, 2023 by Lee Hersh Leave a Comment

Maple Dijon Baked Salmon Skewers with Garlic Herb Quinoa

These Maple Dijon Baked Salmon Skewers only call for a few ingredients and are a healthy dinner the entire family will love!

Maple Dijon Baked Salmon Skewers with Herb Quinoa - an easy, healthy dinner with tons of flavor!

Has anyone else gotten sick yet this year? I HAVE I HAVE! And it’s literally the first time in like 3 years that I’ve even had a cold. WTFFFFFFF. Apparently I have sinus congestion, which I have never experience before. My throat hurts, I have mega sniffles, I can’t hear, I’m always tired, anddddd I get super light headed when I exercise.

Crossing my fingers this bug only lasts a few more days because It’s been almost a week and I can’t handle this i’m-always-tired-and-I-can’t-think-straight body of mine.

I’m also eager to jump back on the workout train because it’s been a rough couple of weeks I’ve been a traveling fool and that really throws off your healthy living rhythm. I’ve got 2 weeks before my next trip (We’re going to Kansas for Christmas) and I’d really love to start kicking my own ass in the gym

Otay enough whining (sorry for the negativity this AM!), check out these cute little salmon skewers!

Now that it is officially the North Pole in Minnesota, I am completely devastated that we can’t use our grill. That’s all we’ve done for the past 6 months. How am I suppose to cook my perfect salmon?

I guess I will have to resort to my oven! I played off an old recipe – Lemon Salmon Kebabs – I just love how salmon looks on a stick. This time, I whipped up an easy marinade that is oh so flavorful and baked these bad boys in the oven!

I’d say the hardest part of this recipe is filleting the salmon, other than that it’s easy peasy lemon squeezy.

Also be careful not to stab yourself with the skewers when you’re pushing the veggies through. It can get a little kung-fu.

Ingredients for Maple Dijon Baked Salmon Skewers with Garlic Herb Quinoa

salmon
dijon mustard
maple syrup
Rice Vinegar
salt and pepper, to taste
EVOO
sliced veggies
quinoa, rinsed
chicken broth
garlic powder
Tuscan Sunset
salt and pepper to taste

I decided to pair my salmon squares with some brussels sprouts for literally a meal on a stick. You could do any vegetable you like, but brussels are my fav! I suggest tomatoes, potatoes, onion, or peppers.

So cute!!

As for the quinoa…

I have a lot of friends and readers who tell me they don’t like quinoa because it doesn’t tastes like anything. Gang- all you have to do is add a little flavor and you are good to go! For this batch- I cooked the quinoa in chicken broth (KEY) instead of water, and added a little garlic powder and my favorite spice mix- Tuscan Sunset from Penzey’s, but you could sub Italian seasoning. SO GOOD and SO FLAVORFUL!

I am spending the day in the kitchen making Christmas cookies and a few up-coming client recipes! Have an awesome sauce day.

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Tuscan Chicken Quinoa Bake

March 12, 2023 by Lee Hersh Leave a Comment

Tuscan Chicken Quinoa Bake

This Tuscan Chicken Quinoa Bake is packed with Italian flavors, kid-friendly, and has a whopping 40g protein per serving!

Happy Monday, friends! B and I just got home from a weekend in Cleveland to visit my parents. I’m already missing them like crazy!

I am super pumped about today’s recipe. Last week I asked the FFF facebook page what kinds of Spring recipes they want to see. About 90% of the responses were easy weeknight meals (protein-packed if possible). You wish is my command, frands! You all know my love for quinoa bakes/casseroles is real (this one is my fav!).

This casserole is…

PACKED with protein (40g per serving!)
Savory
Italian-Inspired
Cheesey
Gluten-Free
Prepped in under 10 minutes!

It also features FFF partner, Imagine® Foods’, Creamy Tomato Soup. I bet that’s the last thing you would have guessed was in this sucker. Well- it adds AMAZING flavor and creaminess to the casserole. In case you are wondering, this product is: certified organic, GMO free, gluten-free, vegetarian, kosher, non-dairy, and vegan. <—- a mouthful, right?

ingredients for Tuscan Chicken Quinoa Bake

chicken breasts, boneless, skinless, diced into bite-sized pieces
red onion, diced
EVOO
minced garlic
quinoa, uncooked
Imagine Foods Creamy Tomato Soup
italian seasoning
garlic powder
salt and pepper to taste
tomatoes, sliced into rounds
basil leaves
Mozzarella balls

I used Imagine® Food Creamy Tomato Soup as the liquid portion to cook the quinoa. Did I mention you DON’T have to pre-cook the quinoa? You just throw it in the casserole dish and let the magic happen in the oven.

I did decide to brown the chicken a bit and cook down the onions before throwing everything in the casserole dish to bake fully. You most certainly do not need to do either, I just prefer more cooked onions and I love the texture that the chicken got after it was browned for a bit.

Chicken in every bite.

Blake’s dream.

This post is sponsored by Imagine® Foods.

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Easy Pumpkin Marinara with Zoodles

March 11, 2023 by Lee Hersh Leave a Comment

Pumpkin Marinara with Zoodles

Got 30 minutes? Spiralize some zucchini and top them with a delicious pumpkin marinara for a meatless meal the whole family will love!

“Zoodle, do the zoodle dance.” Please tell me you know who PB&J Otter are. Ohhhhhhh the 90’s…bring me back! Want to know a hilarious fun fact about me that I find quite interesting? Well- I was born in 1990, but I consider myself an 80’s baby because I was conceived in 89. I feel like being born in the 80’s sounds way cooler than the 90’s. JK it’s not cooler, it just makes me seem older. I’d much rather be associated with florescent colors, center parts, and Hey Arnold.

What are they even going to refer 2010 – 2020 as? The 10’s? The 2010’s?

So this pumpkin marinara, though.

Sooooooooo good! The key to a good spaghetti sauce is garlic + sautéed onions + splash of red wine. Can’t go wrong. AND- if you add some pumpkin, it’s even better! Who doesn’t want an extra serving of veggies?

For this recipe I sprialized my zucchinis with The Inspiralizer by Inspired! A few months ago Ali from Inspiralized, launched a brand new product and I just got mine in the mail the other day. WOOT. She also just released her first cookbook called Inspiralized. Ummm can you say KILLING IT?! I’ve known Ali for over a year (pretty much since she started her blog) and couldn’t be more proud of her endeavors!

Ingredients for Pumpkin Marinara with Zoodles

organic marinara sauce
pumpkin puree
yellow onion
EVOO
garlic, minced
Italian seasoning
red wine
zucchinis, spiralized
1cherry tomatoes
salt and pepper, to taste

Photo Credit: Inspiralized

The Inspiralizer comes with 4 blades. I used Blade D, spaghetti noodles, for this particular recipe. Ali has tons of videos and recipes on her site for spiralizing any and all foods! This product is also really easy to clean, which is a HUGE win in my book. My old Spiralizer was a biatch

You can get the Inspiralizer for $49.99 today!

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Easy Peasy Pancetta Pasta

March 11, 2023 by Lee Hersh Leave a Comment

Peasy Pancetta Pasta

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I have been a carb queen lately.

Oats, Pasta, Rice, Quinoa, Cous Cous…you name it I’ll eat it!

I wanted to make a dish using simple ingredients that has a whole lot of flavor. Oh, and that doesn’t take a lot of time to make. IE: Pancetta Pasta!

Yes, you saw that photo correctly…I added spinach. Me eating sautéed spinach? I know you must think the world is ending, but it was actually really good

Probably because it was smothered in garlic. #winning

I’ve also been on a pea kick lately. Peas and sea salt are like the best thing ever. So are steamable vegetable bags that you buy frozen.

Ingredients for Peasy Pancetta Pasta

brown-rice pasta
EVOO
minced garlic
pancetta, finely diced
peas, frozen
handfuls of spinach
cherry tomatoes, cut in half
salt and pepper to taste

Pancetta. This was my first time experimenting with pancetta..a very close relative to bacon (pork). I got it pre-diced from Trader Joe’s. Make sure you COOK IT BEFORE YOU EAT IT. I couldn’t tell for the life of me if it was pre-cooked or not, but after some research on Sir Google I found that it was uncooked.

So- I sautéed it in some EVOO and garlic before adding the rest of the veggies and pasta.

Topped with some slices of parmesan cheese and you’ve got yourself one delicious dinner!

That your man candy won’t even know is gluten free!

I always find it extremely fascinating to compare my before and after images of the photos I take. There is so much that goes into play for a photo- the lighting (whether it is cloudy, snowy, sunny, etc.), time of day, food composition, etc.

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Easy Peasy Pancetta Pasta

Author: Sandra
Total Time: 30 minutes
Yield: 2–4 servings 1x

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Begin by cooking pasta. Follow the directions on the box.
While the pasta is cooking, heat a tablespoon of EVOO and 1 tablespoon of minced garlic in a large non-stick skillet to medium/high heat. Then, add in pancetta and sauté for about 5 minutes. Add in peas and cherry tomatoes and continue to sauté for about 5 more minutes. Finally. Add in 2 handfuls of spinach and sauté for an additional 2-3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
Once the pasta has cooked, drain water and add pasta directly into pancetta mixture. Mix, so that the pasta is fully coated.
Serve with freshly grated parmesan cheese.

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes

Upside-Down Zucchini Quinoa Lasagna with Baked Eggs

March 11, 2023 by Lee Hersh Leave a Comment

Upside-Down Zucchini Quinoa Lasagna with Baked Eggs

So much for making Shakshouka.

I always get these ideas to make something fabulous and then half way through it turns into something WAY MORE FABULOUS…usually on accident.

Upside-Down Zucchini Quinoa Lasagna with Baked Eggs it is!

Hot diggity dawg. This is all of my favorite things in one dish.

A long, long time ago, back when FFF was in its prehistoric age, I made Zucchini Quinoa Lasagna. It was damn good, but I had no clue how to take a photo. I’ve been telling myself that I should remake that meal because is tasty as ever and that post could use some new photos.

Well. I sorta did that?

Eggs on top of this is actually genius. I LOVE BAKED EGGS.

Next time I make this, I am adding some meat into the sauce (maybe ground turkey or ground beef if Blake is lucky).

Love this before and after.

So gorgeous.

ONE POT MEALS ARE THE BOMB.

Ingredients Upside-Down Zucchini Quinoa Lasagna with Baked Eggs

marinara sauce
onions, diced
garlic, minced
EVOO
eggs
zucchini
ricotta chees
basil
salt and pepper, to taste
quinoa
vegetable broth (or water)

Seriously. I threw this guy in a tupperware and ate this all week. Now that’s my kind of Sunday meal prep. I didn’t tell Blake about this because I wanted the leftovers all to myself…shhh He saw me writing this post and was like…”WHAT IS THAT SLASH WHERE IS THAT?”

Oop. Sorry, babe.

I’m sitting here watching the squirrels play in my backyard. Oddly enough, it’s making me really happy. The sun is shining, the grass is starting to change from a poop brown color to a poop green color. Spring is finally approaching. Life is good!

Happy Holidays to those celebrating today!

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