Middle Eastern-style Rice Pudding (Fat burning)

 

I call my food HER when it looks pretty.  ‘She pretty!’ And girl, when you add roses to anything it just makes a person happy. 

In anticipation of Mother's Day, I decided to make my mom's rice pudding.  It makes me feel more connected with her when I can't physically see her now that she's taken residence in heaven.

My mom’s rice pudding is a happy place for this MENA girl (Middle Eastern North African).  I just gave it a little ‘rehab’ and boosted the macros, lowered the sugar and made it healthy enough to have for breakfast. I love dessert for breakfast :-) 

Truth is, right now I'm prepping for my second bikini competition, so while I can have rice, I really needed to take the protein up and fat burning power of my food - and so should you.  Protein is comprised of essential amino acids and we need those to build lean muscle mass and stoke our metabolisms more effectively.  I also add my new fat...

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Chicken Sausage, Spelt and Pepper Skillet (with a vegan swap)

There’s nothing that says ‘comfort’ like a warm skillet and when it comes to flavor, color and texture, this hits on all cylinders.

My Chicken Sausage, Spelt and Pepper Skillet from my book, Eat Like You Give a Fork: The Real Dish on Eating to Thrive, combines protein (you can swap a plant-based sausage like LightLife or Beyond Meat, or do tempeh), slow burning superfoods grain and veggies to the table in a meal that satisfies and literally brings itself together in the oven. The grain cooks perfectly in the oven because there’s plenty of liquid to drink up. A great family meal when it gets coupled with a fresh salad and maybe an extra scoop of spelt.

PRO-TIP: If you can’t find spelt, long grain brown rice is a good swap.

WATCH HOW TO MAKE THE MEAT AND MEATLESS OPTIONS BELOW

 

 

Chicken Sausage, Spelt and Pepper Skillet (with a vegan swap)

INGREDIENTS

  • 2 tablespoons raw coconut oil
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 ...
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