Once again, Clean Eating magazine provides a winning recipe with this Chicken with Blue Cheese Sauce. Honestly, I could drink the sauce. I roasted some artichokes for the side dish and it was a delicious dinner! Ingredients 4 artichokes 2 lemons, halved 4 garlic cloves 4 tsp olive oil Olive oil spray 1 lb chicken … Continue reading
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Chicken Fajitas
These fajitas come together quickly if you’re short on time. I like to put toppings out on a cutting board (less dishes) for my fam to choose from. Total cooking time: 25 minutes Ingredients 1lb Boneless skinless chicken breasts 1/2 Yellow Bell Pepper sliced 1/2 Green Bell Pepper sliced Chopped red onion 2 tbsp Olive … Continue reading
BLTs with avocado
When I was younger, I didn’t like BLTs. First of all, what was wrong with me?! Second, if someone had thrown some avocado on there, I would’ve been all over it! BLTs are one of the fastest and simplest meals we make. Once again, a reminder to myself that a healthy filling dinner doesn’t need … Continue reading
Balsamic chicken with pesto gravy and a basic green salad
I’ve been so focused on reading real food and clean eating blogs lately that I’ve neglected the cookbooks I’ve collected over the last few years. I pulled out a Rachael Ray cookbook – Just in time! – and almost put it away because there were no pictures. Seriously, I like to see how my food … Continue reading
Mock Garlic Mashed Potatoes (made with cauliflower)
If you told me I could never eat mashed potatoes again, I’d be OK with that. Actually, that’s a lie. I loved mashed potatoes. Having said that, these mock garlic mashed potatoes made with cauliflower are a pretty great substitution. If you want to fool your kids into eating cauliflower – try these! My cousin … Continue reading
BBQ Pulled Pork in the Slow Cooker
Who wants an easy prep in the morning and ready at dinner time meal? Me! I love these kinds of meals because I always know I’m coming home to something done/almost done. No stress! I put the pork and BBQ sauce in the crock pot and set on low for 10 hours. Bam! When I … Continue reading
Chicken Pot Pie–tons of flavor, not fat and calories
Raise your hand if you like chicken pot pie! Would you like it even better if you could get the same great taste with less fat and calories? Clean Eating magazine came through with a yummy recipe in their October 2012 issue. I made it for the first time tonight and I know I’ll be … Continue reading
Refried bean dip…for dinner!!!
My mom suggested this for dinner and I loved it! While she ate hers with a fork, I used Spicy Flax Seed and Soy chips from Trader Joe’s as my utensil. Deelish!!! Ingredients Refried beans Green chilis (optional) Shredded cheddar cheese Lettuce (I added some spinach into my Romaine lettuce) Onion Tomatoes Avocado Corn chips … Continue reading
Homemade Crockpot (turkey or beef) chili with Parmesan bread
One of the first meals I made en masse was my chili. You can make it ahead of time. You can make huge batches and freeze half of it. You can make it in a crock pot and serve it immediately to large crowds (think open houses and potlucks). The best part? You can tweak … Continue reading
Turkey burgers
Our four year old took a bite of this turkey patty and said, “Mmmmmmm, I like this!” He asked to eat turkey burgers each of the next three nights. That’s good enough for me! Ingredients 16-20 ozs ground turkey 1 egg Bread crumbs (I like Panko bread crumbs) Butter Water Preparation Combine the turkey, egg, … Continue reading