I am always looking for ways to sneak in a little extra protein in my diet.

This weekend I was playing around in my test kitchen and came up with this instant protein pudding recipe using curds and whey. Ladies and gentleman, give it up for….

Little Miss Muffet Protein Pudding

• 1/2 scoop Vanilla Protein Powder*
• 1/2 Cup Cottage Cheese
• 1/8 Cup Water
• Stevia to taste

Instructions: Get off your tuffet. Blend all ingredients in your Magic Bullet blender until smooth and creamy. Eat. Watch out for spiders.

I have a secret.

I add vegetables to every single meal. And, as of last night, I now have a Secret Sauce.

Remember a few weeks ago when I told you about my Sunday Ritual? In a nutshell, my Sunday Ritual includes doing as much advanced food preparation for the week ahead.  All of those vegetables I chopped on Sunday came in handy last night when I wasn’t in the mood for cooking. What I was in the mood for was pizza.

In order to create a veggie pizza with protein, I grabbed my Magic Bullet blender and decided to create a sauce, a Secret Sauce:

• 2 handfuls of chopped mixed veggies (See the picture above? I used those)
• 1 small tomato
• 1/2 cup of cottage cheese
• A sprinkle of all of the Italian seasonings in my cupboard

I blended all of these ingredients until smooth and spread the mixture over a low carb whole wheat tortilla. I topped the sauce with a few more vegetables and some mozzarella cheese then popped it under the broiler for about 5 minutes.

This pizza was fantastic! Not only was the sauce full of flavor and loaded with hidden vegetables and protein, it was fast and satisfying, too.

Want to know another secret? This recipe made enough sauce for me to make another pizza tonight.