You know what I love more than anything? Those chocolate muffins from Costco that are the size of your head. You know what don’t love? The fact that said muffins have about a million calories in the muffin top alone (and really, who puts that much effort into eating the stump?) Seriously though, I did a little digging and those babies clock in at nearly 700 calories a piece. That’s madness!...

I’ll be honest – every time I post a salmon recipe here on IGE, it doesn’t go over too well. I don’t know if it’s because you don’t like salmon, or maybe it’s a bit intimidating to cook, but I’m not giving up on you! Especially when I can show you how DELICIOUS salmon can be, and how EASY it is to prepare. Ben and I eat salmon almost weekly and this beautiful, flavor-packed recipe, that goes from fridge to table in 20 minutes, has become one of our favorites....

Published 12/22/2022 • Updated 7/2/2024 Creamy Pistachio Butter The most refined and glorious nut in all the land is the pistachio. It is a nut with a distinct flavor and it makes great nut butter. This pistachio butter recipe is processed on high with a bit of maple syrup and salt and has incredible flavor. Featured Ingredients Unsalted, roasted pistachio nuts- we prefer to use roasted pistachio nuts for our pistachio nut butter....

Published 8/30/2024 Pesto in lasagna? Oh yes. We aren’t strangers to making a unique and tasty lasagna recipe. Our Butternut Squash Lasagna, Zucchini Lasagna, and Quinoa Lasagna Casserole are proof we are total lasagna connosieurs. This recipe for pesto lasagna is a blend of our love for lasagna and pesto! There are a few elements that go into making lasagna pesto, but we make it easy for you with step-by-step instructions....

Published 5/14/2022 Perfectly Sweet Honey Glazed Salmon with Ginger Honey glazed salmon is a favorite of mine. Whether it’s summertime and we throw it on the grill or I make it in the oven, it’s perfectly flavored with just a few simple ingredients. Our honey glazed salmon recipe is made with juicy salmon fillets, soy sauce, honey, and fresh ginger to round out just a 4 ingredient meal! Pair your honey salmon with roasted red potatoes, grilled corn in foil, or a big Greek salad to round out the meal....

How to cut a pineapple: I’ve found that selecting a pineapple which is light green/yellow in overall color yields the sweetest fruit. You also know it’s ripe when you pull a green “frond” from the top and it plucks out easily. Lay the pineapple on its side on a big cutting surface. With a sharp knife, cut the bottom and top ends off. Place the pineapple on the flat bottom....

Published 8/25/2023 We love cooking with lentils – they’re an incredibly versatile plant-based protein (15g of protein per serving!) and adapt to whatever flavors you’re cooking with. Lentils are delicious in our sweet potato lentil stew and vegetarian lentil curry, and today we’re using them to make tacos in the Instant Pot! This 5 ingredient meatless taco “meat” takes less than 30 minutes to cook in the Instant Pot making this a great recipe for busy weeknights or a fun twist on Taco Tuesday....

Published 5/9/2022 This beer can chicken recipe calls for a whole chicken, a simple chicken dry rub, and a can of light beer. The Most Flavorful Beer Can Chicken Beer can chicken is seriously one of our favorite things to make. We love it on the grill and in the oven. Since you cook a whole chicken on top of a can of beer, the end result is both white and dark meat that is so juicy and tender....

Published 5/15/2022 High-Protein Snack Idea! We love a good high-protein snack here at Fit Foodie Finds, especially if it’s homemade. You all love our homemade peanut butter protein bars and go crazy for our protein cookies! Today we’re taking our famous peanut butter protein balls and giving them a mint chocolate twist. They taste like a mint chocolate cookie, but are so much better for you! Enjoy. Featured Ingredients Almond butter: almond butter is the base of these protein balls....

Now I’m cold, landlocked, and surrounded by laundry! I guess I can’t complain… That said, LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT JAMAICA! In case you missed it, here’s the first update I posted from our hotel in Negril. It was all sun, rum, and relaxation for the first couple of days, as we quickly learned that there are truly no worries when you are on vacation in Jamaica. I repeat, there are no worries in Jamaica!...

Published 9/18/2023 • Updated 9/25/2023 It’s not a fall weekend in the Midwest without a pot of chili simmering on the stove, homemade apple cider, and football. We are huge chili fans and have chili recipes for every palate here at Fit Foodie Finds. This vegetarian chili packs in all of the same great heartiness and flavor of chilis made with meat, but uses black beans and quinoa instead. Everything is cooked together in one pot on the stove, making this a quick and easy recipe with minimal cleanup....

Published 5/24/2024 The chicken thighs bine in dill pickle juice and then are grilled to juicy perfection. A vibrant and creamy dill sauce is served on top for an extra burst of flavor. I love to let my chicken brine in pickle juice. I know, it sounds a little odd, but it is the year of the pickle after all! Brining in pickle juice not only adds a delicious tangy flavor but also helps to tenderize the meat....

Published 10/16/2023 We can’t get enough of pumpkin recipes here on Fit Foodie Finds! If you are as passionate about pumpkin as we are but don’t quite have the time to make breakfast or pack a snack, then you’ve got to try these pumpkin peanut butter cereal bars. Creamy peanut butter is combined with pumpkin puree, honey, spices, and Cheerios for a one-of-a-kind fall treat that is both delicious and nutritious....

Published 9/28/2020 • Updated 3/17/2024 A Perfect Fall Dessert Fall is here! Time to cue all things pumpkin, including this oh so delicious pumpkin sheet cake that’s topped with a simple 4-ingredient cream cheese frosting. Let’s get into how to make this perfect fall dessert. How to Make Pumpkin Sheet Cake This pumpkin sheet cake comes together in 5 simple steps: Cream Cheese Frosting This pumpkin sheet cake is topped with the most delicious cream cheese frosting....

Published 9/9/2023 • Updated 8/8/2024 It’s chili season, people! And you know we’re big chili fans here at Fit Foodie Finds. While we love mixing things up with flavors and ingredients, this is a tried and true recipe for classic slow cooker chili. It’s simple, delicious, and oh so easy to make. Simply cook the beef in a skillet, transfer it to a slow cooker with the remaining ingredients, set it, and forget it!...

Raise your hand if you’re in denial that summer is more than halfway over [SOB]! I’m so excited for my kids to be able to experience school inside an ACTUAL school this year, and I can’t say the back-to-school supplies being unloaded at Target the other day didn’t make my heart flutter (got Gwen the cutest unicorn pencil holder for her…pencils? Ok she’s only 3, but it was too cute to resist) but the fact that August is just around the corner is sending me into a slight panic....

If you love soups, check out these recipes Broccoli cheddar soup Cauliflower potato soup Thai chicken coconut soup ( Tom kha) Instant pot pumpkin sweet potato soup You have all the good reasons to make this nourishing soup. It is simple and easy to make(except for the part of chopping the veggies). There are only a handful of ingredients so the natural sweetness of pumpkin shines through. You finish cooking everything in one pot, including blending right in the pot, so minimal cleanup....

Published 6/15/2022 What is almond butter? Almond butter is a nut butter that’s derived from whole almonds. Almonds are placed into a high-speed food processor or blender and processed until creamy and smooth. The flavor is mild and slightly sweet. Almond butter can be used in both sweet and savory dishes. Almond butter is commonly eaten as a snack in simple forms on fruit such as banana or apples, but also used in smoothies, chia seed pudding, on toast, etc....

This recipe calls for simple ingredients that are available at home. Whatever vegetables you have available at home, you can use them in Lasagna. I have used zucchini, red bell peppers, spinach and carrots in the recipe. Being a vegetarian, I prefer transforming popular recipes into their vegan/vegetarian options. And this is one of the easiest ones and tastes just amazing. The tenderness of vegetables and lots of cheese makes Lasagna taste great....

What is an Instant Pot? It’s one appliance that you really need to have in your Kitchen. It’s a Slow Cooker, Yogurt Maker, Rice Cooker, Pressure Cooker, Steamer, and now an Air-Fryer too. Basically, Instant pot is a multi-cooker that can replace every other appliance (like a slow cooker, egg boiler, steamer, rice maker, etc) in your kitchen. If you know me then you know how obsessed I am with my Instant Pot....