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This post contains affiliate links  This gluten free air fryer breaded pork chops recipe is super yummy and easy to make! You can use any air fryer, I love my 8 qt Ninja Food i. I use King Arthur gluten free flour , however you can use any all purpose flour, if you don’t have a gluten intolerance. I use 4c gluten free plain breadcrumbs because they are the best price for gluten free breadcrumbs. Again if you don’t have a gluten intolerance you can use regular seasoned breadcrumbs, just omit the dill weed and parsley. Hate the mess that comes along with with breading stuff? Check out this awesome kitchen counter hack I do. Ingredients : 4 boneless pork chops (3/4ish inch 1 c gluten free breeadcrumbs 2 tbsp grated parmesan cheese 2 tsp garlic powder 2 tsp salt 1/4 c powder ranch dressing powder 1 tsp dill weed 1 tsp parsley 1 egg 1 tsp water 1 c gluten free flour Directions: 1.   Preheat air fryer at 330 for at least 5 minutes. 2. Get out 3 cereal bowels, putting flour in a bo...

TThis post contains affiliate links. This loaded potato soup recipe is easy to make in any pressure cooker. I make it in my 8 quart Ninja Foodi .  To make it even easier I used my electric potato peeler, obviously for the potatoes. I also used my Hamilton Beach food processor to shred the cheese because I prefer freshly shredded cheese over pre-shredded.  If you don’t have a gluten intolerance you can use regular chicken broth instead of bone broth. When mashing the potatoes be sure to use a coated one like this nylon potato masher . Also, if  you don’t feel like dealing with the bacon you can use 1 tsp pre-cooked bacon pieces per serving. It’s decent, just not as good. Please let me know what you think of this gluten free loaded potato soup if/when you give it a try. Ingredients: 5 lb Russet potatoes, peeled and chopped 1 c frozen chopped onions (or 1 onion) 2 tsp jarred garlic (or 4 garlic gloves) 4ish slices of cooked bacon, chopped 6 c chicken bone broth 2 c milk (I ...

Note: some of the links in this post are affiliate links. This means I potentially make a small commission from them.  I know the picture isn’t super attractive like most other people’s. Still this gluten free chicken parmesan is super yummy and fairly easy to make. You can use any decent sized air fryer. I use my 8 quart Ninja Foodi . If you don’t have a gluten intolerance you can use regular flour and seasoned breadcrumbs instead. Just omit the dill weed & parsley. You don’t have to cut the chicken breasts in half. I just do because it helps control my portion sizes. Check out my post about why I track my food and use portions .  Tip: use one hand to dunk the chicken in the stuff and use the other hand to press the breadcrumbs into the chicken. I learned if don’t do this the breadcrumbs will slide off when try to move the chicken. Ingredients: 2 chicken breasts cut in half or 4 cutlets 3/4 c gluten free flour (1/2 might work) 1 tsp sea salt 2 eggs 2 tablespoons water 3/...

Starting off by saying I know how dirty my “counter” looks, that’s part of my kitchen counter hack to save energy and contain messes. When you have limited energy and strength, getting calories and nutrition in your diet can be difficult. At least that’s what I discovered when I started tracking my nutrients and calories with the Cronometer app. These easy gluten free fruit parfaits are a way I make sure I get healthy calories in most days. I was making smoothies like this lactose and gluten free smoothie . Then I decided to start making parfaits and then realized that they are slightly cheaper to make than my smoothies are. Then I got quickly got sick of cutting strawberries and having them and blueberries go bad and trying to wash all the crap. I wondered if frozen fruit could be used and the answer was/is yes! I make mine 4-6 at a time because I eat 1-2 a day and I saw they last 3 days in the fridge. I haven’t had any last longer than that, so as of this post, I can’t speak to if l...

  This pressure cooker creamy chicken carbonara recipe is really easy to make AND really yummy! I used my 8 quart Ninja Foodi (affiliate link). You can use any pressure cooker though. The hardest part is cutting up the chicken and dicing the onion. However if you have a food processor (affiliate link) you can use that for the onion, making it even easier! Ingredients: - 5-6 strips bacon, chopped - 1 medium onion, diced - 1.5 lbs chicken breast, cut into bite sized pieces - 6 garlic cloves (I used jarred minced garlic to make it easier) - 2 c chicken stock - 8 oz spaghetti, broken in half - 2 c shredded Parmesan cheese - you can use grated (powdered) however shredded it soooooo much yummier - 2 eggs - sea salt (optional) - black pepper (optional) Directions: 1. Preheat foodi on sear/saute for 5 minutes. 2. Add bacon and cook, stirring frequently for about 6 minutes, until it’s crispy. Use a slotted spoon to transfer to a plate with a paper towel on it. 3. Add onion, chicken and ga...

  While I don’t think this is as good as the strawberry banana smoothie I make and still I think it’s really good, being dairy free making it even better. I love dairy, still I’m in the beginning stages of trying to cut it out to see if I have an intolerance to it. So today I decided to try out this dairy and gluten free pineapple, banana and coconut smoothie with chia seeds (affiliate link) .  I started adding chia seeds to my smoothies a couple months ago because of the great health benefits. Use a full sized blender for this because it makes apx 40 oz. I make each serving about 10 ounces. I drink 1 serving and put the rest in 2   16 ounce ball jars (affiliate link). Then I put one in the fridge and the other in the freezer. Hmmmm like 2 months I just realized the numbers don’t work. Will fix it when i make this again. Ingredients : - 500 ml (16.9 oz) carton of coconut water (affiliate link) - 1 tbsp (scoop) chia seeds (can be omitted) - 2 c frozen pineapple chunks -...

  I use my Ninja Foodi (affiliate link) for this pressure cooker garlic chicken and bacon recipe. However you could use any pressure cooker, as long as it has the sear/saute function. This recipe isn’t as easy as some of the other Foodi recipes I’ve posted and it’s still easy enough that I could make it! Also yeasy and yummy enough that I will be making it again. Ingredients : - 4 strips bacon, cut into apx 1 inch pieces - 1 chicken breast (apx .5 lb) cut into bite size pieces - or use 1 lb and a bit more seasonings. - 1 tsp dried basil or parsley - 1/4 tsp sea salt (omit if using salted butter) - 1 tbsp unsalted butter - 2 tsp minced garlic (3-4 cloves) - 1 c chicken broth - 1.5 c water - 8 oz pasta - I used rotini  - 1/2 c half and half - 1/2 c Parmesan cheese, plus a little more for serving, if you want Directions: 1. Preheat foodi on high on sauté and then cook bacon for about 5 minutes, until crispy, stirring frequently. Then use a slotted spoon to transfer the bac...

  I love having my Ninja Foodi (affiliate link) so I can make spaghetti and meatballs with the pressure cooker. It’s so easy to make and only one pot to clean up! If you don’t have a Ninja Foodi, you can make this in any pressure cooker. Ingredients: - 10-12 oz italian style frozen meatballs (use 1 lb if you like what feels like too many meatballs, at least to me) - 8 oz spaghetti noodles broken in half - 1 c water - 1 can beef broth - 1 jar (24 oz) spaghetti sauce - parmesan cheese, if desired Directions: 1. Place meatballs in pressure cooker. 2. Top meatballs with spaghetti, spreading them out well. 3. Pour water and broth in pot. 4. Top with spaghetti sauce, do NOT stir 5. Pressure cook on high for 9 minutes and then do a quick release. 6. Open device and stir. You may need to let it sit for a bit so the sauce thickens up. 7. Top with parmesan cheese, if you want. Want more easy food to make? Check out the   other easy Foodi recipes I’ve posted.

  You may be thinking how is the sauce Alfredo sauce when it isn’t white. I know I did when my grandma first told me what it was called. Whatever you want to call it, it is super yummy and PERFECT for those with a spice sensitivity that in turn don’t like regular cocktail sauce.  I’ve been eating this style shrimp for a long time. My grandma had this recipe for so long that my dad had even had it and of course he LOVED it, because it’s AWESOME!  For the shrimp I just season with old bay and steam it in my Ninja Foodi  (affiliate link) for about 5 minutes. You can do it with water, however it’s even better if you use half a can of flat beer. Can’t steam it? Boil it in water in a pot. For the sauce, the quantity depends on how much shrimp you have and how much you love condiments with your stuff :) For 1 lb of shrimp I use 1/4 c butter, 1/4 c ketchup, 1 tablespoon or more Worcestershire sauce - I use probably 3 or 4 tablespoons because I really like it. Also, it should...

I am LOVING that I can make a personal pizza in my Ninja Foodi with the air fryer feature.  I’m sure it can be done just by placing it on the reversible rack that it comes from. I used the pizza pan from   this set  (affiliate link) on the reversible rack and used it as a sling (affiliate link) because I don’t have a sling quite yet. Now that I’ve made it twice and realized what i thought was a pizza pan was actually the bottom of one of those springy pans and the pizza pan is too small. So I’m going to try this Foodi deluxe bake kit  (affiliate link) soon. To make this air fryer personal pizza I used Naan roasted garlic bread. Then topped it with some pizza sauce then cheese, oregano and half a small can of sliced mushrooms.  I don’t know why, I like it better with the oregano put on before the cheese. Don’t forget to preheat your air fryer for 5 min at 390. Then air fry your pizza for 6 minutes and then nom nom nom. Want more easy food to make? Check out...

  My favorite thing used to be fried pickle spears from Rutter’s, which they sadly no longer sell. I’ve had spears and chips and the chips have always been soft or even soggy.  I haven’t found the perfect match for Rutter’s fried pickles and still, this recipe is pretty good. I love my 8 qt Ninja Foodi   (affiliate link). Any decent size air fryer would work. Just remember, the smaller the diameter, the less you can fit per layer. Ingredients - 1/2 c flour - 1 c panko bread crumps - 1 jar kosher dill pickle spears - more or less if you like. I only made 3 spears because that’s what I had - 1/2 tsp paprika - 1/4 tsp black pepper - I used 1/2 teaspoon and it was way too much for me. Saying that, I’m super sensitive to spices, even Tombstone pizza is too spicy for me. - 1/2 tsp garlic powder - 1 egg Directions 1. Preheat air fryer to 400 degrees for at least 5 minutes. 2. In one bowl mix flour and all seasonings. 3. In another bowl beat egg. 4. In a 3rd bowl place bread cumb...

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