Four Healthy 4-Ingredient Recipes - Fit Men Cook (2024)

Step 1

Set a nonstick skillet on medium high heat and spray with olive oil. When the skillet is hot, add the ground beef and chop and cook so that it is as fine as possible (with no large chunks). While the beef cooks in the skillet, add the seasonings and continue to chop and stir. This should between 6 to 8 minutes.

Step 2

Add the beef to a slow cooker, then add chopped tomatoes and the kidney beans WITH the liquid (do not drain the cans).

Step 3

Stir, then cook the chili in the slow cooker for 8 hours on low heat, or 4 hours on high heat.

Step 4

Chop the top of cauliflower head into pieces to create individual florets, then add the florets to a food processor. Pulse blend until it becomes grainy, resembling couscous.

Step 5

Add olive oil to a nonstick skillet and toss in the cauliflower couscous. Add the seasonings to give it some “personality” and flavor. Cook for about 3 to 5 minutes and then remove from the skillet.

Step 6

Once the chili has finished cooking, enjoy it with cauliflower couscous.

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Step 2

Boil water in a pot and toss in the brown rice pasta sheets and cook according to the instructions given. When they are ready, set them aside on parchment paper or on a nonstick surface.

Step 3

Set a nonstick skillet on medium high heat and add olive oil. When the skillet is hot, toss in the veggie ground and chop it up and cook using a wooden spatula. While the veggie ground cooks, add Italian seasoning and continue to chop and stir for 5 minutes.

Step 4

Add the marinara to the skillet and thoroughly mix it together. Reduce the heat to medium and cook for aother 3 to 5 minutes.

Step 5

Add a few tablespoons of the marinara veggie mixture to a brown rice pasta sheet, then roll it up. Repeat for the remaining lasagna sheets.

Step 6

Place the rolls in a baking dish, then evenly divide the remaining marinara on top of each roll.

Step 7

Top the rolls off with mozzarella cheese and then cover with aluminum foil.

Step 8

Bake in the oven for 20 minutes at 400F.

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Season the ground turkey, then form two large burgers. Place the patties in the refrigerator in order to become more firm.

Step 2

Chop up a sweet potato into small cubes.

Step 3

Set on nonstick skillet on medium-high heat, then add olive oil. When the oil and skillet are hot, toss in chopped sweet potato. Stir it for about a minute using a wooden spatula, then add herb seasoning and a little cumin. Cook the sweet potato in the skillet for about 15 minutes or until it is soft but not soggy.

Step 4

Lastly, cook the turkey patty in another nonstick skillet, then fry up an egg.

Step 5

Put it all together by adding 1/2 mashed avocado on top of the burger then top it all off with a runny egg.

Step 1

Chop the raw chicken breasts into small pieces and remember to remove any large pieces of fat.

Step 2

Season the chicken pieces with smoked paprika and brown mustard. (Alternate method:cook the chicken in the skillet separately, andwhen it is about 85% finished and all the sides have been seared, add the seasonings to the chicken while it finishes cooking.)

Step 3

Add olive oil to a skillet then toss in the seasoned chicken breast pieces.

Step 4

Cook for about 4 minutes until the chicken is about 80% finished, then add chopped bell pepper. Cook for another 2 or 3 minutes before adding the diced pineapple.

Step 5

Mix everything together in the skillet and cook until there is a visible sear on the chicken and pineapple.

Step 6

Enjoy the stir-fry with brown rice and if desired, garnish with freshly chopped cilantro (and low sodium soy sauce).