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Healthy Chicken Pot Pie Recipe

Serves:  4 Prep time:  60 minutes Ingredients: 2 Cups Chicken, chopped 10 ounces Baby Bell Mushrooms, Sliced 1/2 Cup Celery, chopped 1/2 Cup Carrots, chopped 1/2 Cup Onions 2 Cups Unsweetened Original Almond Milk 1 egg white (remove the yolk) 1 teaspoon canola oil 1 prepared unbaked pie crust. 1/4 Cup Flour 1/4 Teaspoon Black Pepper 1/4 Teaspoon Garlic Powder 1/4 Teaspoon Thyme Directions: 1.  Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit. 2.  Chop chicken and cook in a pot until well done (internal chicken temperature should reach 165 degrees Fahrenheit).  Drain water from the pot. 3.  Heat 1 teaspoon of Canola oil in a pan, add mushrooms, stir and allow to brown on medium heat for 7 minutes.  Then, add celery, carrots, black pepper, garlic, and thyme, stir and allow to cook for 3 minutes.  Then, add flour, stir for 2 minutes.  Then, gradually add almond milk while stirring over 3-5 minutes, stir slowly, mixture should be bubbling.  Once the mixture thickens, mix in cook
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Overnight Oats Recipe

Prep Time: 2 minutes Ingredients: 1/2 Cup Old Fashion Oats 1/2 Cup Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk 1 Tablespoon Mixed Nuts 1/4 Cup Berries (fresh) 1 Teaspoon Nut Butter (such as a Natural Almond Butter or Peanut Butter) Directions: 1) In a small food storage container, combine oats and almond milk, top with nuts. Then, leave in the refrigerator in a small storage container overnight. 2) In the morning, top with berries and nut butter, and enjoy! Option:  If you have frozen fruit (rather than fresh), you can leave in the refrigerator on top of the oats and almond milk, and this will thaw it overnight.  
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Green Smoothie

Serves: 1-2 Serving size: 12 ounces Ingredients: 1/2 cup fruit (fresh or frozen) 2 cups raw spinach  1/4 banana or 1 pitted date 6 ounces unsweetened vanilla almond milk 4 ice cubes Directions: 1) Add ice, then fruit, then spinach to blender. 2) Blend.  Using a Vitamix, Nutrabullet, or other high powered blender works best.  Serve. Store leftovers in the refrigerator up to 24 hours in a sealed container, shake when ready to drink.
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Heart Healthy Unsweetened Granola

Oven Recipe: Ingredients: 2 cups oats 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 teaspoon cinnamon Pam Spray Directions: 1.  Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. 2.  Spray a 9 by 13 baking pan with Pam Spray. 3.  Spread oats across a 9 by 13 baking pan to create a thin layer of oats.  Toss with vanilla extract and cinnamon (while on the baking pan).  Then flatten the tin layer of oats again. 4.   Bake for 15 minutes. Check oats to see if they are crispy.  If they are not, the mix and flatten again, and bake for an additional 5-10 minutes until a golden brown crispiness is reached. 5.   Remove from oven, allow to cool completely, and add dried fruit.  Store a in a container for later.  Enjoy for up to 3 weeks. Iron Skillet Recipe: Ingredients: 1 Cup Old Fashion Oats 1/2 Teaspoon Cinnamon 1/2 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract 1 Teaspoon Canola Oil Directions: 1) Heat iron skillet coated in 1 teaspoon canola oil on medium heat for 1-2 minutes. 2) Mix oats, vanilla, and cinnamon
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Sweet Granola Bar Recipe

Ingredients: 2 cups old fashioned oats 1 cup almond butter 2 cups dates 1 cup walnuts 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 teaspoon olive oil Directions: 1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. . 2) Grind walnuts in the food processor until chopeped. Set walnuts aside in another container. . 3) Remove pit from the dates. Then, purée the dates in food processor until it is a smooth consistency. . 4) Mix oats, almond butter, date puree, walnuts, cinnamon, vanilla, sea salt. The mixture will be a cookie dough consistency. . 5) Apply a thin coat of olive oil at the bottom and sides a 9 inch by 11 inch Pyrex dish. Flatten the mixture in an 9 inch by 11 inch Pyrex glass baking dish. . 6) Bake for 30 minutes. . 7) Allow to cool completely until room temperature. Then, cut into 12 pieces, serve, or individually package each bar using saran wrap and store at room temperature. Eat within 1 week.
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Apple Ginger Vinaigrette

Ingredients: 1 small to medium sized fresh apple, diced 1 dash of McCormick Pepper Medley Grinder  2 ounces balsamic vinegar 2 ounces olive oil 2 teaspoons fresh ginger, minced Directions: 1) Beat ingredients together in a small bowl with a fork. 2) Serve on a fresh salad. 3) Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator up to 5 days.
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Granola Bar Recipe

Ingredients: ·          12 dates ·          ¾ cup almond butter ·          2 teaspoons vanilla extract ·          1.5 teaspoons cinnamon powder ·          1 teaspoon nutmeg powder ·          1 pinch cardamom powder ·          2 eggs ·          1 cup old fashion plain oats ·          ¼ cup pumpkin seeds ·          ¼ cup slivered almonds ·          ¼ cup walnuts ·          ½ cup peeled apple slices cut into ½ in chunks. Directions: 1.        Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit . 2.        Boil dates in water for 8 minutes in a small pot.   Then, puree with 2 tablespoons water (using the boiled water from the date pot). 3.        Mix wet ingredients:   Date puree, almond butter, eggs.   Add and mix in cardamom powder, nutmeg, and cinnamon. 4.        In a medium container, mix dry mixture:   Oats, almonds, walnuts, pumpkin seeds.   5.        Pour wet mixture on top of dry mixture. Mix this thoroughly.   Then, fold apples in carefully. 6.       
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