3 Healthy Summer Recipes Using Collagen

Wondering what to put on your summer menu?

These 3 healthy summer recipes are perfect. They’re fresh and filling, and even contain collagen!

Yep, we’ve used the incredible BodyScience Collagen Regenerate, an unflavoured bio-active collagen peptide powder that offers nutrition for your tendons, ligaments and skin!

This product isn’t heat affected so it really is great to include in your summer cooking to get that extra nutrient boost. Plus, given that it’s unflavoured, it won’t compromise the taste of your cooking.

So let’s dive into these 3 health summer recipes…

Loaded Nachos with Collagen Guacamole 

Calories 655

Protein 51g Fat 28g Carbs 51g Fibre 12g

Ingredients

5g BSc Body Science Collagen Regenerate

120g Extra Lean Beef Mince

5g Taco Spice Mix

150g Canned Diced Tomatoes

50g Canned Corn Kernels

50g Canned Corn Kernels

50g Canned Black Beans ( drained weight)

30g Corn Chips

30g Light Shredded Mozzarella

50g Avocado

10ml Lime Juice

5g Fresh Coriander

7g Chunky Tomato Salsa

5g Pickled Jalapenos

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C. Cook the mince in a non-stick pan over medium heat for 4-5 minutes or until cooked through.
2. Add the spice mix, canned tomatoes, corn and black beans, if listed. Simmer for around 10 minutes. 
3. Add a layer of corn chips to an oven-proof dish. Spoon the mince mixture on top, followed by the cheese. Bake for 5-10 minutes or until the cheese has melted.
4. To make the salsa mash the avocado with collagen, lime, coriander and salt. Top with salsa, guacamole and jalapenos.

Green Goddess Collagen Pasta

Calories 503

Protein 32g Fat 22g Carbs 41g Fibre 13g

Ingredients

10g BSc Body Science Collagen Regenerate

60g Protein Pasta Spirals

50g Avocado

40g Feta

5g Fresh Parsley

5g Fresh Mint

30ml Lemon Juice

30g Baby Spinach

5ml Olive Oil

3g Minced Garlic

30g Red Onion

50g Zucchini

Method

1. Cook pasta as per packet instructions.
2. To make green goddess sauce, place collagen, avocado, feta, parsley, mint, lemon juice and baby spinach in a blender. Blend until smooth. If needed, add a small amount of water to loosen. Season with salt and pepper and set aside.
3. Finely chop all remaining vegetables. Heat olive oil in a pan over medium-high heat. Add garlic and vegetables to the pan and cook until softened. Add cooked pasta and green goddess sauce to the pan and stir to combine.

Mango & Coconut No Bake Cheesecake

Calories 273

Protein 15g Fat 11g Carbs 26g Fibre 2g

Ingredients

5g  BSc Body Science Collagen Regenerate

 1 Scotch FInger Biscuit

30g Light Cream Cheese

70g YoPro Vanilla Yoghurt

5g Desiccated Coconut

70g Mango

Method

1. Crush biscuits in a Ziploc bag until they resemble a crumb-like texture. Press crumbs into the bottom of a small dish or glass.
2. Combine yoghurt, cream cheese, collagen and coconut in a bowl and mix well.
3. Add yoghurt mixture onto the biscuit base and top with fruit.
4. Set in the fridge for at least 3 hours or until the cheesecake has set.

We hope you love these 3 healthy summer recipes. For more collagen-packed recipe ideas, click here.