5 high protein dinners to make this week

Recipes and details below!

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Big Mac Burger Bowls

Over the last few years, the burger salad has quickly become one of my favorite meal preps for when I need something easy and macro friendly. 

Ingredients:

• ​​1 lbs ground turkey

• ​​1 teaspoon salt

• ​​1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

• 1/2 tsp garlic powder

• 1/2 tsp onion powder

• ​​1 bag shredded romaine lettuce

• ​​1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

• ​​1/2 onion, finely diced

• ​​1/2 cup pickle slices

• 1/2 cup cherry tomatos
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  Burger Sauce:

• ​​1.5 tbsp, Reduced Sugar Ketchup

• 2 tbsp, Light Mayo

• 1 tsp, Yellow Mustard

• 1 tbsp, Pickle Juice

• 1 tablespoon, dill relish

• ¼ tsp, Garlic powder

• ¼ tsp(s), Onion Powder

• ½ tsp, Paprika

• Salt and pepper to taste

Prep your ground turkey by pan frying with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder. In each bowl, add equal portions of the ground turkey, lettuce, onion, pickles, cheese, tomatoes, and burger sauce.

Greek Meatball Bowls

Ingredients:

• 16 oz Lean Ground Turkey

• 1 large Egg

• Ground Black Pepper

• Salt

• 1/3 cup Panko Breadcrumbs

• 1 tbsp Dried Parsley

• 1 tsp Dried Dill Weed

• 1 tsp Garlic Powder

• 1 cups shredded romaine lettuce

• 1 cup chopped cherry tomatoes 

• ⅓ cup diced red onion

• 4 servings of roasted red pepper

• One large cucumber, chopped (or 4 mini cucumbers)

• 2 oz reduced fat feta

  
  4 servings homemade Greek Yogurt Tzatziki (recipe below)

• 5 oz greek yogurt

• fresh dill

• lemon juice

• ½ tsp olive oil

• spices used: salt, pepper, garlic powder, dill, onion powder, oregano

Directions:

Prep your meatballs. In a bowl add ground turkey, egg, panko breadcrumbs, parsley, dill, garlic powder, salt, and pepper and combine. Using a cookie dough scoop, create 1 inch meatballs and place on a greased baking sheet. The mixture should make 24 meatballs.
Bake meatballs for 15 minutes.

Add lettuce to each bowl, chop your veggies and divide them equally into the four bowls. Add 1 serving of meatballs to each bowl (about 5 -6), and then sprinkle ½ oz of the feta on top. Now you’re ready for the sauce!

This Tzatziki is where it’s at, and it is healthier to make it on your own at home rather than store bought. It also tastes way better in my opinion! Mix 5 oz of nonfat greek yogurt, 1-2 tbsp lemon juice (I usually just eyeball some until I get the consistency I want), ½ tsp of olive oil, ½ tsp garlic powder (or less if you don’t want it super garlicky), 1/4 tsp salt, ¼ tsp black pepper, ½ tsp dill, and ¼ tsp onion powder. Stir together really well and top each bowl with ¼ of the sauce.  

Egg Roll in a Bowl

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High Protein Pizza

Ingredients:

• Higher Protein Pizza Dough (makes 4 pizzas):

• 2 cups self-rising flour

• 1/2 cup non-fat Greek yogurt

• 1 teaspoon yeast

• 1 teaspoon salt

• 1/2 to 3/4 cup water

Pizza toppings PER PIZZA:

• 1/4 cup tomato sauce

• 1/4 tsp italian seasoning

• 1/2 cup reduced fat shredded cheese

• 1 serving crumbled sausage, cooked (you can use turkey sausage to reduce the fat content)

• 1/2 green pepper, sliced
  
  In a bowl (or using a mixer), mix the flour, salt and yeast together. Sir in the yogurt and mix until its well combined. Start with 1/2 cup of water, mixing until it is combined, adding a tablespoon of water at a time until it resembles pizza dough consistency.
  
  Heat oven to 450 degrees. I use 5 ounces of dough for an individual pizza. Roll out each serving, top with sauce and desired toppings, and bake for 8-15 minutes, or until desired doneness. Enjoy!!

Sheet Pan Sausage and Peppers

Ingredients:

• 3 bell peppers, sliced

• 4 chicken sausage, sliced into 1/2-inch coins (or any sausage of your choosing)

• 1 yellow onion, sliced

• 1 bag frozen broccoli, steamed

• 2 cups jasmine rice, cooked

• 1 teaspoon italian seasoning

• 1 teaspoon paprika

• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

• 2 garlic cloves, minced

• salt and fresh ground pepper, to taste

• 1 tsp olive oil

Directions:

• Preheat the oven to 400*

• Chop up peppers and onion, slice the sausage, and cook the broccoli. Toss all of it in a large bowl with the EVOO and seasonings. Toss well.

• Lay out on a baking sheet that is either lightly greased, nonstick, or use a baking sheet cover.

• Bake for about 40 minutes or until sausage is lightly browned and veggies are cooked through.

• Prep your rice while everything cooks. I like to just use microwave rice.

• In bowls, add 1/2 cup of rice, and 1/4 of the veggies and sausage mix.

• Serve hot! We like to add a little bbq sauce on top with parsley!