Monthly Archives: April 2022

Vanilla Blueberry Smoothie

Ingredients

  • 1 cup loosely packed spinach
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened milk or milk of choice
  • 1/4 cup old fashioned rolled oats
  • 1 cup frozen blueberries
  • 1/4 cup plain non-fat yogurt
  • 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

  1. Place all ingredients in a blender in the order listed: spinach, milk, oats, blueberries, yogurt, maple syrup, and vanilla.
  2. Blend and serve!

Tropical Green Smoothie

Ingredients

  • 1 cup fresh spinach
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 cup frozen mango
  • 1 fresh banana

Directions:

  1. Blend 1 cup of spinach (or another leafy greens of your choice) in a blender.
  2. Next, add 1 cup of liquid and blend well (until all leafy chunks are gone).
  3. Toss in fruit, such as frozen mango and bananas in the blender.
  4. Next, blend again until smooth and creamy.
  5. Serve smoothie immediately for maximum nourishment.
  6. Looking to turn your smoothie into a meal replacement? Adding clean protein + healthy fat does the trick.

Clean Proteins + Fat examples:

  • 1 scoop of proteins powder + avocado
  • 2 tablespoons of nut butter

IGNITE’s Mini Parfaits

Ingredients:

  • 1-2 tablespoons granola
  • 1-2 tablespoons yogurt
  • 1-2 tablespoons fresh berries or diced fresh fruit

Instructions

  1. For each parfait, layer granola and yogurt in mini dessert cups or glasses. Top with fresh fruit.
  2. For larger parfaits, you may need to repeat the layers. Chill until serving. Best served within 1-2 hours.

IGNITE’s Chocolate Chip Granola

Ingredients

  1. 5 cups rolled oats
  2. 1/3 cup light brown sugar
  3. 1/2 cup coco powder
  4. 1/2 teaspoon salt
  5. 4 teaspoons vanilla extract
  6. 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  7. 1/2 cup maple syrup
  8. 2 cups chocolate chips

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F.
  2. In a bowl mix together the dry ingredients – oats, cocoa powder, sugar and salt. Mix until all combined.
  3. In a small bowl mix together vegetable oil, maple syrup and vanilla.
  4. Pour over the dry ingredients and mix till the oats well coated.
  5. Line a large baking tray or two small ones with parchment paper. Spread granola in an even layer and place in the oven for 20-25 minutes.
  6. Check after 10 minutes, if the edges are browning too much then gently stir the granola. Cook for another 10-15 minutes until it is all crunchy and baked.
  7. Leave to cool for 30 minutes then add the chocolate chips.
  8. Serve and store remaining granola in an air tight container.

IGNITE’S Spaghetti

Ingredients:

1 tbsp olive oil
1 medium onion, diced
1 lb lean ground turkey or beef, I use 93% lean ground turkey.
28 oz canned crushed tomatoes, I prefer fire-roasted.
1/4 cup water
3 tbsp tomato paste
1 tbsp garlic, minced
2 pints cherry tomatoes, diced
1 1/2 tsp dried oregano
1 1/2 tsp dried basil
1 tsp dried parsley
1 tsp salt
1 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp pepper

Instructions:

1. Dice onion and tomato.
2. Add oil to a skillet on the stove top. Heat to medium-high heat. Once pan is hot, add the ground meat. Sauté the meat, stirring occasionally, until browned.
3. Boil a pot of water with 5 quarters of water in it. Add a pinch or two of salt.
4. Add onions and garlic and sauté for 5 additional minutes.
6. Once water in pot is boiling, add spaghetti noodles and turn down to medium heat.
5. Cover and gently simmer for 10 to 15 minutes or until everything is heated through and flavors have married.
6. Serve over your spaghetti noodles!

Mini Feta Pastas

INGREDIENTS

1/2 c cherry or grape tomatoes

1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 (1 oz.) of feta (cut 1 8oz block into 8 equal sections) 
3 oz. pasta
1 pinch garlic powder
1 pinch Kosher salt
1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 400°. In a ramekin dish, combine tomatoes, salt, garlic powder, and red pepper flakes and toss to combine.
  2. Place feta into center of tomato mixture and drizzle with 1 tablespoon oil. Scatter thyme sprigs over tomatoes. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, until tomatoes are bursting and feta is golden on top.
  3. Meanwhile, in a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta until al dente according to package directions. Reserve 1 tablespoon pasta water per mini pasta before draining.
  4. Add 3 oz cooked pasta, reserved pasta water, and stir until combined.

Cresent Cinnamon Rolls

Cresent Cinnamon Rolls

Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes

Equipment

  • 1 TBSP
  • 1/4 Cup
  • 2 TSP
  • 1/2 TSP
  • Oven

Ingredients

Filling

  • 4 Tbsp Soft butter
  • 1/4 Cup White Sugar
  • 2 1/2 Tsp Cinnamon

Glaze

  • 2 Tbsp Melted Butter
  • 1/4 Cup Powdered Sugar
  • 1/2 Tsp Vanilla Extract

Instructions

  • Place the unrolled and separate crescent rolls on an un-greased rimmed cookie sheet

Filling

  • Grab a small bowl, add the 4 Tbsp butter to microwave safe bowl
  • Place bowl in microwave for 15 seconds, or until butter is soft
  • Grab another small bowl
  • Add 1/4 Cup sugar to bowl
  • Add 2 1/2 Tsp cinnamon to bowl, mix all ingrediants together

Assembly

  • Evenly spread the cinnamon butter over the crescent rolls
  • Grab the end of the cresent roll and roll it up
  • Place in oven for 10-12 minutes, or until brown

Glaze

  • Grab the butter bowl
  • Add 2 Tbsp butter to bowl, microwave for 15 seconds or until melted
  • Grab another small bowl
  • Add butter to bowl
  • Add 1/4 cup powdered sugar to bowl
  • Add 1/2 Tsp vanilla extract to bowl, and mix together
  • Grab a plastic bag and add mixture to bag
  • Cut off the corner of the bag
  • Once cresent rolls are done and cool, add glaze on top of rolls

Notes