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Spicy Daddies
These can be whipped up so quickly! Oven on. Mix ingredients. Roll out. By then the oven should be preheated and ready to rock. While mine cooked I grabbed some green beans, threw them in a HOT pan with avocado oil, allowed them to blister a bit, then added red chili pepper flakes, sliced garlic and salt and cooked for another minute or two. Threw some frozen rice in the microwave because I couldn’t be bothered to get the rice cooker out. Prepared the dressing. Meatballs were done at that point, so plated and served! All in, took under 30 minutes, especially if you have the cookie scoop to make things super quick.
I’ve read that a good substitute for breadcrumbs may be almond flour/almond meal, however I haven’t experimented with it myself so I can’t say with full certainty whether that will be a positive experience or not, lol. If you try it, please let me know!
For the sriracha yogurt, obviously these won’t be spicy if you go easy on the sriracha. Play around with it! Golden rule of cooking: you can always add more, but you can’t take away.
INGREDIENTS:
1 lb ground chicken
1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs
1 egg
4 green onions, finely chopped
1 tsp ginger, minced
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp sesame oil
2 tbsp hoisin
1 tsp kosher salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
FOR THE SAUCE:
1 cup greek yogurt
1-3 tbsp sriracha
1-2 tbsp lime juice
INSTRUCTIONS:
Preheat oven to 425F
In a large bowl, combine all of the ingredients, excluding the ingredients for the dressing.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Using a 1.5 tbsp cookie scoop (to make life easy — you can eyeball it as well) scoop up the meatball mixture, roll it into a ball and place it on the baking sheet. Place in the oven and bake 15-20 minutes, or until the internal temperature of the meatballs reaches 165F.
While meatballs are cooking, mix up your sauce. Start light on the sriracha and lime and adjust according to your preferred tastes. You can add some water to give it more of a drizzling consistency if needed.
Macros per serving (4 servings):
Protein - 24g
Carbs - 8g
Fat - 11g
Should your cut be aggressive?
IT DEPENDS.
The best approach is one that you can maintain throughout the duration of the cut.
An aggressive approach can be more rewarding as progress is faster.
However, it is more challenging to remain consistent as it requires a greater degree of disciple. This can be especially challenging in social situations.
A more conservative approach could be more sustainable for some people.
Sure, progress may happen at a slower rate, but their adherence over time may be more consistent than the aggressive approach.
It completely comes down to the individual.
It depends on your history with dieting, your preferences, what YOU find sustainable. Regardless of whether you take a fast or slow approach, it’s about making sure you are establishing healthy habits that fit your lifestyle, not the other way around.
It’s important to remember that the grass isn’t always greener.
An aggressive approach may seem exciting because duh, who wouldn’t want to make quicker progress? But the downside is that it’s much harder to stick to throughout the cut and often leads to yo-yo dieting, which simply ends up making the cut less effective and can cause a lot of mental stress and fatigue.
A conservative approach is often more favorable, especially for general population clientele as it’s easier to stick to over time. Sure, progress may be a little slower, but you probably won’t hate your life while doing it. That’s a big win in my book.