Recipes for the both of us

An ectomorph trying to gain, and an endomorph trying to lose.

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"Protein" Pancakes - I cobbled together a bunch of protein pancake recipes for something relatively easy yet filling.

1 cup oats + 1 cup cottage cheese + 2/3 cup milk blended til smooth 1 cup Bisquick + 1 scoop protein powder + 2 eggs + 2/3 cup water added and mixed til combined

I'm sure you could sub whole-wheat flour for the Bisquick, but then you'd have to worry about leavening and salt so it was just easier this way. They cook up like regular pancakes and taste great.

Variations: flavored protein powder; greek yogurt in place of cottage cheese; added flax or wheat germ or chia.

Photo credit - Cooking With My Kid

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Apple Slaw with Honey Mustard Vinaigrette: excellent with just half the oil, too.

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Luce Zuppa Toscana: A lightened version of Olive Garden's signature Zuppa Toscana

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Roasted Apples and Brussel Sprouts: This recipe goes from great to divine if you add chopped bacon to the pan!

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Slow Cooked Boston Baked Beans: an excellent excuse to use some blackstrap molasses, and they taste heavenly made with any of salt pork, ham, or bacon.

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Barley Burger Stew: add a slice of American cheese melted in per serving for Barley Cheeseburger Stew!

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Mushroom-Herb Chicken

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Low Fat Alfredo Sauce: tastes like the real deal, I've tried it!

Photo credit - Kevin & Amanda

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Protein Banana Bread

3 bananas, 2 eggs, 1-1.5 c Bisquick, 2 scoops vanilla protein powder, 1/2 c apple sauce

Mix and bake in a 9x5 loaf pan at 350 for an hour ← OVER BAKED! I pulled it out quite well done at 45 minutes. I suggest 325 for an hour, monitoring every 15 minutes starting at half an hour.

For a loaf cut into 8 slices, each slice has: 210 calories, 5 g fat, and 10 g protein.

Inspired by 8 Weeks and old bananas.

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Pork Chops with Ancho Chile Rub and Raspberry Glaze

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Cranberry and Pecan Brie En Croute

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Mushroom and Peach Chicken Pasta: adding a dash of curry powder makes it just heavenly!

Photo credit - Recipes or Reservations

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Mongolian Beef

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Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Pancakes

NB: If you use the "flax egg" method, make sure you let the flax/water set for at least 10 minutes before adding it to the rest of the ingredients!

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Spumoni Protein Pudding (Dark Chocolate Cherry Pistachio Pudding)

1 c milk, 1/2 packet pistachio pudding mix, 2 scoops vanilla protein powder; 5 oz cherries, pitted and diced; 2 sq (20 g) extra dark chocolate

Mix/whisk the pudding mix, protein powder, and milk for two minutes. Pour into serving dish(es) and add cherries and dark chocolate; stir a few times to incorporate, and put it in the fridge to set.

For four servings and using 1% milk and regular pudding mix (not low or non-fat, nor sugar free) the nutrition info is: 180 calories, 4 g fat, 15 g protein. If you want to substitute chocolate protein powder for the dark chocolate and vanilla, the nutrition information per serving becomes 150 calories, 1 g fat, 14 g protein.

Inspired by Katherine Martinelli, being given free cherries, and a timely sale on pistachio pudding mix. Photo credit - ifood.tv

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Hamburger Onion Pie, a staple of my childhood and favorite grab-and-go meal option today.

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Slow-cooker Pomegranate Chicken Breasts