Broccoli

Air Fryer Garlic Parmesan Broccoli

Air Fryer Garlic Parmesan Broccoli

When I was home in Northern Virginia for the summer — patiently waiting for Baby M to arrive — I stumbled on a restaurant called Flower Child. I had never heard of it, but was intrigued by the concept. A healthy restaurant that makes everything from scratch. I had the best ever roasted broccoli. Seriously, I’m still thinking about it today.

Now that I’m back in Amman, I’m definitely thousands and thousands of miles away from the best roasted broccoli I ever had. So, naturally, I had to find a way to make it myself. Enter Air Fryer Garlic Parmesan Broccoli.

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Broccoli and Cheese Stuffed Chicken

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Last week I overdid it on red meat. I had lamb chops, a burger, kubbeh, and steak (and probably more that I can’t really remember). I’m pretty sure I had red meat at least once everyday for the entire week.

Generally, for health and preventing high cholesterol reasons, I limit my red meat intake to twice a week – three times max. But last week was a little out of the ordinary meal-wise. While I’m all about free lunches at work, it’s hard to keep track of what I’m eating when I’m hovering outside of a conference room waiting for leftovers and will honestly be willing to awkwardly stand outside the door of a concluding meeting for leftover Roti –it’s that good. I’m thinking I might have had red meat for lunch and dinner on some days. (more…)

Chicken Broccoli and Rice Casserole

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The last time I made rice, it took me exactly 1 minute and 30 seconds. I basically pulled the plastic wrap off of minute rice, stuck it in the microwave and waited impatiently for one minute while it cooked. Needless to say, rice is not my forte. Even more needless to say, I barely eat rice at home, unless it’s minute rice of course. Despite this, I still decided to try my luck with a healthy, lower-calorie version of a rice casserole. I wasn’t sure. I’ve had too many experiences where the rice was either over (mushy) or under cooked. Trust me, if I can do this, so can you. (more…)

Broccoli Cheese Soup

 

One of my favorite soups at Panera, is their broccoli cheese soup. Some days, usually in the winter, I like to indulge in a bowl of Panera’s broccoli cheese soup … in a bread bowl. And yes, I eat the whole bread bowl too. Unfortunately, those indulgences lead to the small needle on my scale tipping in the wrong direction the next morning. But every woman should indulge in food, every once in a while. I try to keep from ordering the bread bowl unless it’s a serious emergency. And by emergency, I mean having the bread bowl rather than eating practically everything with carbs at home. Who’s to say I don’t balance everything out by having lettuce for dinner, or foregoing dinner altogether. (more…)

Crustless Broccoli Quiche

 

 

 

A couple years ago, when I was finishing up my Master’s at Syracuse University, my mom came to visit and help me move out. There’s something about moms where they can rummage through your fridge and find random ingredients then turn those random ingredients into deliciousness. Somehow, while I was packing up my things, my mom made this crustless quiche. It was amazing.

This morning was a crustless quiche kind of morning. I’m missing a couple ingredients – namely the right kind of cheese – but I was able to improvise.

Crustless Broccoli Quiche Recipe 

Ingredients

1 cup milk
2 eggs (I used egg substitute
½ package chopped, frozen broccoli
½ cup grated Mozarella cheese
¼ lb shredded cheddar cheese (or 5 slices American Cheese, squared)
¼ cup and 2Tbsp biscuit baking mix
2Tbsp butter, softened
 

Directions

Preheat oven to 375°
Grease a cupcake pan
Beat eggs, milk, biscuit mix, butter and Mozarella
Stir in broccoli and cheddar cheese (or American Cheese)
Pour into cupcake pan
Bake for 40-50 minutes (until eggs are set and top is golden brown)
 
 

 Servings: 4

 

Nutrition Information: Cals 158. Carbs 8g. Fat 10g. Protein 10g. Sodium 239. Sugar 4g.