Uploaded April 2024 | Updated September 2026, 26 minutes ago
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Crunchy Spiced Chickpea and Vegetable Medley
Ingredients:
2 cups cooked chickpeas (drained and patted dry if canned)
1 cup diced carrots
1 cup diced bell peppers (choose a mix of colors for visual appeal)
1/2 cup diced red onions
1/4 cup olive oil
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
1 tsp smoked paprika
1/2 tsp cumin
1/4 tsp chili powder (adjust to taste for heat)
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
2 tbsp nutritional yeast (optional for a cheesy flavor)
Instructions:
Preheat Oven & Prep Vegetables:
Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. In a large bowl, combine the chickpeas, carrots, bell peppers, and red onions.
Season:
Drizzle the olive oil over the vegetables and chickpeas. Add the salt, black pepper, smoked paprika, cumin, chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, and nutritional yeast if using. Toss everything together until well coated.
Bake:
Spread the mixture evenly on the prepared baking sheet. Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until the vegetables are tender and the chickpeas are slightly crispy. Stir halfway through baking to ensure even cooking.
Cool & Freeze-Dry:
Allow the mixture to cool completely at room temperature. Once cool, spread the mixture in a single layer on freeze dryer trays. Freeze-dry according to your machine's instructions, typically around 24 hours, until completely dry.
Store & Enjoy:
Once freeze-dried, store the Crunchy Spiced Chickpea and Vegetable Medley in an airtight container. Enjoy as a crunchy, flavorful snack anytime! Here are some of my favorite Products - Affiliate Links below
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Disclaimer:
Macros are estimated using ChatGPT and are not guaranteed to be accurate. Values can vary based on ingredients, brands, and measurements. Please calculate your own macros if precision is important.
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If your gonna buy a freeze dryer please use my Affiliate link to get it, as that will help me out.
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Crunchy Spiced Chickpea and Vegetable Medley
Ingredients:
2 cups cooked chickpeas (drained and patted dry if canned)
1 cup diced carrots
1 cup diced bell peppers (choose a mix of colors for visual appeal)
1/2 cup diced red onions
1/4 cup olive oil
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
1 tsp smoked paprika
1/2 tsp cumin
1/4 tsp chili powder (adjust to taste for heat)
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
2 tbsp nutritional yeast (optional for a cheesy flavor)
Instructions:
Preheat Oven & Prep Vegetables:
Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. In a large bowl, combine the chickpeas, carrots, bell peppers, and red onions.
Season:
Drizzle the olive oil over the vegetables and chickpeas. Add the salt, black pepper, smoked paprika, cumin, chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, and nutritional yeast if using. Toss everything together until well coated.
Bake:
Spread the mixture evenly on the prepared baking sheet. Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until the vegetables are tender and the chickpeas are slightly crispy. Stir halfway through baking to ensure even cooking.
Cool & Freeze-Dry:
Allow the mixture to cool completely at room temperature. Once cool, spread the mixture in a single layer on freeze dryer trays. Freeze-dry according to your machine's instructions, typically around 24 hours, until completely dry.
Store & Enjoy:
Once freeze-dried, store the Crunchy Spiced Chickpea and Vegetable Medley in an airtight container. Enjoy as a crunchy, flavorful snack anytime! Here are some of my favorite Products - Affiliate Links below
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Disclaimer:
Macros are estimated using ChatGPT and are not guaranteed to be accurate. Values can vary based on ingredients, brands, and measurements. Please calculate your own macros if precision is important.
🍳 Get my High Protein Low Carb cookbook — 15 recipes, instant download:
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![The Weight Loss Marry Me Chicken (Ive Made It 7 Times)
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Ive made Marry Me Chicken seven different ways over three years — the original, keto, crockpot, steak, pork, fajitas, even tortellini. This is the final version: the sauce rebuilt so it actually has protein in it, the chicken seared so it cant dry out, and the whole plate lands at 51g of protein for ~520 calories. The classic runs ~780 calories with half the protein. Same dish. Twice the reason to eat it.
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MACROS (per serving, makes 4):
~520 calories | 51g protein | ~8g net carbs | ~29g fat
Classic marry me chicken: ~780 calories | ~26g protein
THE CHICKEN:
2 large chicken breasts (about 1.5 lbs), halved into 4 cutlets, pounded to 1/2 inch. Salt both sides and rest 15 minutes (this mini-brine is the juiciness insurance). Dredge in 1/4 cup almond flour + 1/4 cup grated parmesan mixed. Sear in 2 tbsp of the sun-dried tomato jar oil + 1 tbsp butter over medium-high, 3–4 minutes per side until golden and crusted. Set aside — slightly underdone is correct, they finish in the sauce.
THE PROTEIN SAUCE (the whole trick):
In the same pan on medium: 4 minced garlic cloves + 1/2 cup chopped oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes, 60 seconds. Add 3/4 cup chicken broth, scrape up every browned bit, simmer 2 minutes. Stir in 1/4 cup heavy cream, 1 tsp Italian seasoning, 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes, and 1/4 tsp xanthan gum (optional, keeps it silky).
THEN KILL THE HEAT. Wait for the bubbling to stop. Stir in 1 cup full-fat cottage cheese that youve blended completely smooth, then 1/2 cup fresh-grated parmesan in three additions. Off the heat is the whole trick — boiling splits cottage cheese into grainy curds, and dumped parmesan clumps. Off-heat and incremental = glossy restaurant sauce with ~15g of protein in the sauce alone.
FINISH: Chicken and its juices back in the pan on LOW, 3–4 minutes, spooning sauce over — steaming, never boiling. Torn basil on top. Serve over cauliflower mash, zucchini noodles, or my cabbage fettuccine.
CANT FIND COTTAGE CHEESE? I tested the substitutes in my last video — the winner works in this sauce too: [link to pizza bowl video]
REHEATING LEFTOVERS: 50% microwave power in 45–60 second bursts, stir between, splash of water or milk first, stop at steaming. Full power boils the edges and the sauce goes grainy. Keeps 3 days.
The original Marry Me Chicken video (1.1M views): [link]
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