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Barbecue Chicken Ranch Cauliflower Bake

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Ingredients:
2 12 ounce packages of steam in bag frozen cauliflower
2 large boneless skinless chicken breasts
Seasoning to taste
1 cup Greek yogurt
1 packet ranch dressing
1 cup no sugar added barbecue sauce
1 package shredded cheese of your choice
1 package bacon crumbles

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Microwave cauliflower for five minutes. Cut chicken breast into small pieces and brown in a skillet with the seasoning of choice. I used my usual house meat seasoning. It’s ok if the chicken doesn’t get fully done, as it’s going to finish in the oven. Once it’s browned, on a parchment lined sheet pan arrange layers. Start off with cauliflower then add the chicken in a layer on top. Mix the Greek yogurt with the ranch packet, then spread it over top the chicken. Drizzle the barbecue sauce evenly over the top, then add the cheese. You can use fat free cheese if you want here, but I just had a bag of colby jack in the fridge that I decided to use up. Sprinkle the bacon crumbles on top, then bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes.

This makes four servings, and this is the nutritional information Nourish gave me:

Calories: 460
Protein: 49.1g
Carbs: 8.7g
Fat: 24.3g
Fiber: 1.4g

What I Eat In A Day

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Breakfast
1 cup Seven Sundays Wild Berry Protein Oatmeal – made with water
4 strawberries
215 calories • 11.3g protein • 37.5g carbs • 3.2g fat • 5.9g fiber

Snack
1 cucumber and four pickle spears
54 calories • 0.5g protein • 2.6g carbs • 0.1g fat • 0.8g fiber

Lunch
French Dip made with Dave’s Killer organic sandwich roll, roast chuck, and 2 slices mozzarella cheese
520 calories • 38g protein • 40g carbs • 22g fat •4g fiber

Snack
1/2 cup Greek yogurt, 1/4 cup zero sugar Cool Whip, 2 strawberries
90 calories • 10.7g protein • 9g carbs • 1.6g fat • 0.6g fiber
2 pb2 protein bombs
98 calories • 6.4g protein • 11.4g carbs • 3.6g fat • 4.4g fiber

Dinner
BBQ Chicken Ranch Bacon & Cauliflower Bake
528 calories • 55.5g protein • 8g carbs • 31.8 g fat • 0.7g fiber

Dessert
1/2 cup Greek yogurt, 1/4 cup zero sugar Cool Whip, 2 strawberries
90 calories • 10.7g protein • 9g carbs • 1.6g fat • 0.6g fiber

This was a pretty much usual day for me, give or take some. I tried out a new recipe I will be posting later for dinner, and I exercised by riding the bike and working the dumbells.

Recipe Fatigue – Surviving Food Boredom

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In my food week, I usually take mid-week to plan my meals and make my shopping list. HEB and Kroger usually publish their sale papers on Wednesday, so I comb through those and try to use the sale papers to help plan what the next week’s meals will be. Saturday morning is my shopping day, so meals get planned Sat-Fri. There is usually one take-out night planned in the week, though lately it’s been a little random. Last week we ate out Friday after kiddo’s performance (And I think I did well! Grilled catfish and shrimp, dirty rice and grilled veggies with a salad). The options for healthy fast food around here are limited, though, so I’ve not been eating a lot of it. But everything in moderation, right?

I’ve been buying things like cucumbers and lettuce boats in bulk because it’s low calorie and things I can grab to eat to fill the void between meals that won’t wreck me with calories. I’ve also been trying to wait longer in the morning before my first meal, but that is a balance. If you wait too long and you’re too hungry it can set the tone for the rest of the day and you’re just gobblin’ all day long. I think next post will be detailing “What I eat in a day!” I might do a video on tiktok for one day too. Not today though because I look awful.

Anyway, I am struggling this week to develop recipes and a meal plan that can both be fitting for me and delicious for my husband. I will see what the sale papers contain this week – hopefully something good!