Jicama & Cauliflower Buffalo Bites

 

 

I am obsessed with my ‘Buffalo Cauliflower Steak‘ recipe. Because I could eat it every day I decided to try to make it even healthier without compromising taste.

How I’ve changed the recipe:

• I used half the amount of hot sauce cause the first one is reallyyyy hot. You can leave it with the full amount though. All depends on your desired heat level.
• I reduced the amount of flour used.
• I replaced the sprouted spelt flour with coconut and garbanzo bean flour.
• I adjusted the spices a bit.
• I tried baking jicama in the buffalo batter!
• I added a vegan yogurt sauce to dip it in. This also helps with the heat 🙂

I personally loveddd how this turned out. I ate the entire cauliflower by myself and didn’t have to have any guilt about it.

You can check out the original recipe here to see which you might prefer or if you want to try making something somewhere in the middle of these two recipes.

Now on to the new version!

• Servings: 1-3
• Time: 45 minutes
• Difficulty: easy
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Ingredients

Ingredients:

• 1 head cauliflower (I used an orange one)
• 1/3 of a jicama
• 1/2 T flaxseed
• 2 T garbanzo bean flour
• 1 T coconut flour
• 1/4 – 1/2 c hot sauce (depending on desired heat level)
• 1/4 c non-dairy milk
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp turmeric
• 1 tsp taco seasoning (I used Flavor God)
• 1/4 tsp ground pepper

Yogurt Dipping Sauce:

• Non-dairy greek yogurt mixed with just a little cumin

Directions

1. Preheat your oven to 350F.
2. Chop your head of cauliflower either into steaks, florets, or both.
3. Cut the skin off your jicama and cut into fry shapes.
4. Add the rest of the ingredients to a large bowl & mix until combined.
5. Dip cauliflower & Jicama on all sides into the sauce.
6. Place onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
7. Bake for 35 minutes minutes or until crispy.
8. Mix in a little cumin into non-dairy greek yogurt for a dipping sauce.
9. Serve straight out of the oven after slightly cooled. Enjoy!

If you make this recipe, snap a pic & hashtag it #thekellydiet @thekellydiet- I love seeing your creations on Instagram, Pinterest & Facebook!

And so everyone knows, tomorrow is my dog’s 3rd birthday!!!

 

Vegan Buffalo Cauliflower Steak

So this IS the best dinner I have eaten in months. I feel like I could eat it every day it was so good.

This recipe makes Vegan Buffalo Cauliflower. You can use one head of cauliflower to make ‘Steak‘ and ‘Taco Meat.’ Cut your cauliflower length wise to make steak slices, and the rest of the head into florets for your taco meat.

You will first make your buffalo sauce and then mix your cauliflower into that.

Personally I like my Buffalo Cauliflower Steak plain because it was so good on it’s own I didn’t want anything else in my bite. However, making it into a layered sandwich sounds pretty good too 🙂

I recommend all of my recipes of course!

But please, do not miss out on making this one!!!

Buffalo Cauliflower Steak

• Servings: 4
• Time: 45 minutes
• Difficulty: easy
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Ingredients

Ingredients:

• 1 head cauliflower (I used an orange one)
• 1 T flaxseed
• 1/2 c sprouted spelt four
• 1/2 c non-dairy milk
• 1/2 c hot sauce
• 1/2 c water
• 2 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp turmeric
• 1 tsp taco seasoning (I used Flavor God)
• 1/4 tsp ground pepper

Directions

1. Preheat your oven to 400F.
2. Chop your head of cauliflower either into steaks, florets (for tacos), or both.
3. Add the rest of the ingredients to a large bowl & mix until combined.
4. Add cauliflower into the bowl & mix in the sauce.
5. Spread onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
6. Bake for 35 minutes minutes or until crispy. Eat as is or make into a sandwich or tacos! Enjoy!

If you make this recipe, snap a pic & hashtag it #thekellydiet @thekellydiet- I love seeing your creations on Instagram, Pinterest & Facebook!

I hope everyone had a great weekend!

 

Curried Butternut Squash Power Bowl

Well hi guys!

Happy Sunday. Who is doing some food prep today?!

I feel like Sundays are my wellness days. You don’t have to rush a work out. You can make a healthy breakfast at home, spend time with pets & friends, maybe go for a hike & even do some food prep for the week!

I’ve been out of curry for about a month & finally remembered to buy it at the store today. Is anyone else horrible at using their shopping list at the grocery store?!

I also had half of a butternut squash leftover so wanted to make a crockpot with both these ingredients for some food prep.

And that’s how we landed with this ‘Curried Butternut Squash Power Bowl.’ Enjoy!

• Servings: 5
• Time: 4 hrs
• Difficulty: easy
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Ingredients

• 1 c lentils (I used green)
• 1/2 c quinoa
• 1/2 a large butternut squash, cubed (or about 2 c cubed)
• 2 large handfuls kale/spinach
• 1/4 red onion, diced
• 1, 15 oz can diced tomatoes
• 1, 15 oz can tomato sauce
• 1 c veggie broth
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp curry
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1 tsp gram masala
• 1 tsp ginger
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp turmeric
• dash pink himalayan salt

Directions

1. Add all ingredients to a slow-cooker.
2. Stir. Cook on high heat for 4 hours or low heat for 8. Serve hot or cover & refrigerate for a food prep!

If you make this recipe, snap a pic & hashtag it #thekellydiet @thekellydiet- I love seeing your creations on Instagram, Pinterest & Facebook!

And this is what my dog is doing currently as I am blogging, lol 🙂

 

Creamy, Indian Chickpea Salad

Haven’t you heard?! 

The best things in life are cruelty free!

Just like this Creamy, Indian Chickpea Salad! This recipe makes for a great food prep. You can also easily make it your own by replacing or adding different veggies or herbs & adjusting the spices.

Make this high protein & fiber meal your own! What would you add or remove to it?!

• Servings: 4
• Time: 10 minutes
• Difficulty: easy
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Ingredients

Veggie Ingredients:

• 1 purple sweet potato, baked & diced
• 1 can chickpeas, rinsed
• 1 cucumber, peeled & diced
• 1/4 red onion, diced
• 1 c spicy sprouts

Dressing:

• 1/2 c non-dairy yogurt
• Juice from 1 lime
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1/2 tsp cayenne
• 1/4 tsp garlic powder

Directions

1. Add your veggie ingredients to a large bowl.
2. Mix the dressing ingredients, separately.
3. Add the dressing to the veggies & use clean hands to mix until combined.
4. Top with dried cranberries if desired. Serve immediately or cover & refrigerate for food prep. Enjoy!

If you make this recipe, snap a pic & hashtag it #thekellydiet @thekellydiet- I love seeing your creations on Instagram, Pinterest & Facebook!

I hope everyone had a great weekend!

 

Beet Mac & ‘Cheeze’

 

I cannot lie, this turned out soooo amazing I think I might be a genius! 

Can I give myself genius status?

I turned beets & carrots into a completely healthy Mac & Cheese, so I’m going to go with yes!

Banza noodles are the only noodles I use because they are made from chickpeas! Give me a noodle that is full of fiber & protein and I’m thrilled.

So do your body & taste buds a favor and make this Mac & Cheeze!

• Servings: 2
• Time: 4 hrs
• Difficulty: easy
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Ingredients

• 2 red beets, chopped
• 1 C baby carrots, chopped
• 1/4 of a red onion, chopped
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1/4 tsp turmeric
• Juice from 1/3 of a lemon
• 1-2 C veggie broth
• 1/4 C nutritional yeast
• A few pieces of fresh basil (optional)
• Chickpea Noodles (I use Banza)

Directions

1. Add your beets, carrots, onion, garlic powder, turmeric & lemon juice to a slow-cooker.
2. Add in just enough vegetable broth so that the bottom of the crockpot is covered but veggies are not completely immersed.
3. Stir, cover & cook on high heat for 4 hrs.
4. When veggies are about done, transfer just the broth from the crockpot to a small pan to cook your noodles in. Add in 1 C noodles & cook until tender.
5. Add the remainder of your crockpot to a food processor or high speed blender along with your basil & nutritional yeast. (You can leave some veggies in the slow-cooker to top your plate with at the end).
6. Blend until everything is combined.
7. Plate your noodles & top with the beet sauce. Enjoy!

If you make this recipe, snap a pic & hashtag it #thekellydiet @thekellydiet- I love seeing your creations on Instagram, Pinterest & Facebook!

Happy Saturday from the #1 Beet lover, my dog, Batman!

Purple Power Soup (Crockpot Version)

Don’t forget to follow my instagram, @thekellydiet, for more recipes not posted on the blog! Like this ‘Maqui Berry Power Parfait!’

So for dinner last night I had Baked Rutabaga fries, an Arugula Salad, & just some of this soup b/c I had made it as a food-prep for the week. Note, the Purple Power Soup made a great dip for my Rutabaga Fries!

Why you should love this soup:

• It is made from vegetables (Cauliflower & Sweet Potato).

• It is creamy.
• It is healthy AND delicious.
• It is filling.

Reasons you might not like this soup. If you don’t like creamy soup. I LOVE a thick textured soup. If you don’t, you can add more vegetable broth to make it less thick, or it might just not be for you.

For those thick soup lovers, here is my recipe!

• Servings: 3
• Time: 4 hrs
• Difficulty: easy
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Ingredients

• The florets from one head purple cauliflower
• 1 purple sweet potato, skin-on & chopped
• 1/3 of a red onion, chopped
• 1-3 tsp ground ginger (depending on your taste)
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1/4 tsp turmeric
• 2-4 c vegetable broth (Depending on desired consistency. For a thicker texture use less water.)

Directions

1. Add all ingredients to a slow-cooker.
2. Cook on high heat for 4 hours.
3. Use an immersion blender or add everything to a high speed blender & blend until combined.
4. Serve hot. Enjoy!

If you make this recipe, snap a pic & hashtag it #thekellydiet @thekellydiet- I love seeing your creations on Instagram, Pinterest & Facebook!

Have a great week my friends!

Vegan Pizza Quiche

Don’t forget to follow my instagram, @thekellydiet, for more recipes not posted on the blog! This week I will be posting TWO healthy & delicious cookie recipes, vegan of course 🙂

And as for this Pizza Quiche recipe…

I am in love because it is….

layered with all the good stuff!

A sweet potato crust, spread with a thai sauce, followed by a cheesy basil tofu filling, & all topped with even more veggies! This is truly a Kelly Diet win 🙂

• Servings: 4
• Time: 1 1/2 hr
• Difficulty: medium
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Ingredients

Sweet Potato Crust:

• 1 large sweet potato
• 1/4 c coconut flour
• 1/4 c oats
• 1/2 c water
• 2 T ground flax
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• pinch of turmeric

Sauce:

• 1/2 c tomato paste
• 1/4 c red curry paste

Quiche Filling:

• 150g firm tofu
• 1 handful kale/spinach
• 5 large fresh basil leaves
• 1/4 c non-dairy milk
• 1/4 c nutritional yeast/nooch
• 1 tsp minced garlic

Directions

1. Preheat your oven to 350F.
2. Bake your sweet potato a little extra longer than normal so that it will be easy to mash.
3. Add all your crust ingredients to a food processor & process until combined.
4. Spread your crust on the bottom & side of a pie tin sprayed with non-stick spray.
5. Bake your crust for 20 minutes.
6. While that is baking, prepare your sauce by mixing your tomato paste with red curry paste in a small bowl. Set aside.
7. Next add all your filling ingredients to your clean food processor. Add everything & process until combined.
8. When the crust is done baking, remove from the oven & spread your sauce on top.
9. Next pour your filling on top of your sauce.
10. Add any desired veggie toppings.
11. Bake for 45 minutes. Enjoy!

If you make this recipe, snap a pic & hashtag it #thekellydiet @thekellydiet- I love seeing your creations on Instagram, Pinterest & Facebook!

The Pizza Diet.

So you love pizza?

Want to eat it every day?

Go ahead 🙂

Because, my pizza is…

What else do you need?

Let’s start with the crust. You want one that is sprouted & high in fiber & protein.

I like Angelic Bakehouse’s 7-Grain Flattzza. 

Now for my favorite, 2-ingredient sauce.

• You will need: 1) Organic Tomato Paste 2) Thai Curry Paste (I usually buy red but have used green as well).
• Simply combine a ratio of 2:1 tomato paste to curry paste in a small bowl.

Fire up your grill or oven, spread your crust with the 2-ingredient sauce & load on the veggies!

Here are some combinations I like!

• Spriralized Beets, Cranberry Goat Cheese, Mushrooms, Peppers
• Beets, Shredded Zucchini, Pepper, Almond Cheese
• Beets, Zucchini Blossoms, Mushrooms, Basil, Nutritional Yeast

Grill/ bake according to crust instructions. Usually around 400F for 10-15 minutes!

Also, if you don’t have a pizza stone, I highly recommend 🙂

And don’t forget to check out my Instagram @thekellydiet

You won’t want to miss this Gingerbread Almond Butter recipe!

 

Spicy Cucumber Noodle Bowl (containing 2 minute, creamy cheese sauce)

If you don’t use Nutritional Yeast/ Nooch, you have to start!

Not only does this superfood give your food a cheesy taste. It is also loaded with vitamins, contains protein & is low in calories.

I add nooch to soups & sauces as well as sprinkle it directly on cooked veggies & popcorn. You can buy it in bulk containers at stores like Whole Foods. You can also buy it on Amazon. I usually buy Bragg’s.

Okay so this post contains a simple, 2 minute Vegan BEAN Cheese Sauce. Tomorrow I will post a VEGGIE Cheese Sauce that will feature a pretty killer Vegan Mac n Cheese recipe.

Read til the bottom of the post as I will share the flatbread I made with my leftover sauce as well!

• Servings: 1-2
• Time: 20 mins
• Difficulty: easy
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Ingredients

Creamy Cheese Sauce :

• 1 can white beans (drained & rinsed)
• 1/4 c Nutritional Yeast/ Nooch
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/4 c unsweetened plant-based milk of choice

Roasted Veggies:

(Feel free to use any other veggies you have on hand)

• Handful of broccoli
• Handful of cauliflower florets
• 1/2 a Japanese eggplant, thinly sliced
• Organic white wine vinegar

Bowl Base:

• 1/2 a large spicy cucumber, spiralized
• 1/4-1/3 c Italian Seitan
• 2 leaves of rainbow chard, chopped
• Crushed red pepper

Directions

Roasted Veggies:

1. Preheat the oven to 400F.
2. Add the broccoli, caulifower & eggplant to a small pan.
3. Pour a small amount of the organic white wine vinegar on top of veggies (about 2-3 T) & stir to ensure all veggies are covered.
4. Bake for 15 minutes.

Creamy Cheese Sauce:

1. Add all cheese sauce ingredients to a blender.
2. Blend until smooth.

Bowl Base:

1. Add spiralized cucumber, Italian seitan & chard to a pan.
2. Cook on medium heat for about 5 minutes. Stir in desired amount of cheese sauce, cover & cook for another 5 minutes.

Bowl:

1. Transfer the spiralized cucumber mixture to a bowl.
2. Top with roasted veggies.
3. Sprinkle with desired amount of crushed red pepper.
4. Store leftover cheese sauce in a closed container/jar in the fridge. Enjoy!

Look at my dog patiently waiting for some veggie leftovers 🙂

 

LEFTOVERS :)))))

Here is a super simple, quick, easy, healthy & yummy dinner to make with your leftover cheese sauce.

I love Flatout flatbreads. Most of their flats have a good amount of fiber & protein. They are great topped with vegan pizza ingredients, hummus & veggies, etc & then grilled or baked.

For this recipe I used their multi-grain Flatout. I also like their protein flat as well.

Veggie Flatbread

• Servings: 1
• Time: 10 mins
• Difficulty: easy
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Ingredients

• One Flatout Flatbread
• Your leftover vegan creamy cheese sauce
• Veggies of Choice. I used: Kale, spinach, cauliflower florets, peppers, tomato & italian seitan.

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375F.
2. Spread with cheese sauce & top with veggies.
3. Bake for about 6 minutes or until crispy. I added a bit of cilantro & sprinkled my flat with more nooch before eating. Enjoy!

*Can saute veggies prior to baking as well.

 

 

 

 

Spaghetti Squash Pizza Casserole

Hi everyone! I hope you all had a fun, relaxing & veggie filled weekend. The featured image above is all the recipes that will be posted this week!

We had an apartment full of pups on Saturday. No complaints as my dog was pumped to have some friends over. If anyone wants to train a dog & give it to me so that my dog can have a sibling, please feel free 🙂

Alright, Spaghetti Squash Pizza Casserole… slightly confusing name but pretty on point. This recipe is 100% vegan, made entirely of veggies, delicious & filling.

I call it a casserole b/c the spaghetti squash base in not crispy like pizza but thick & soft like a casserole. This is then cooked, stacked with plant-based pizza options, & cooked again. The absolute best thing about this pizza is that you could eat the entire pan & only feel healthy about it 🙂

So let’s get to the recipe so you all can have a bowl full of pizza inspired veggies tonight.

• Servings: 1-4
• Time: 1 hr 30 minutes
• Difficulty: medium
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Ingredients

Spaghetti Squash base/crust:

• 2 T ground flax
• 6 T water
• 1 spaghetti squash
• 1 T Nutritional Yeast / Nooch

Plant-based Pizza Topping Ideas:

• Organic Pizza Sauce
• Sliced zucchini
• Thinly sliced beets
• Peppers
• Mushrooms
• Spiralized Sweet Potato
• Smokey maple bacon tempeh
• More nutritional yeast
• Crushed red pepper
• Fresh basil

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
3. Cut 1 spaghetti squash in half, de-seed & cook face down on the parchment paper for 45 minutes.
4. Prepare flax eggs by mixing the ground flax & water in a small bowl. Set aside for 5 minutes to set.
5. Once squash is cooked allow to cool slightly & then use a fork to scrape out the insides. (Can prepare spaghetti squash, cover & refrigerate up to a week before to save time). 
6. Add all base/crust ingredients to a bowl & mix with a fork until just combined.
7. Pour half or all of the spaghetti squash (depending on how thick you want your base) into a 8×8 pan. Flatten with a fork.
8. Bake for 10 minutes at 400 degree.
9. Remove from oven & stack with desired toppings.
10. Bake for another 25 minutes.
11. Allow to cool slightly & devour. –No judgement if you grab the entire pan & a fork like I did :) -Enjoy!

*You can also make mini individual pizzas with the same cooking time & instructions.

What plant-based toppings will you stack your pizza with?!