Clean Eating Chicken Salad

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Chicken salad has always been a spring and summer food to me. Even though I don't like mayonnaise, miracle whip, or anything similar...I've always loved chicken salad. This was my first attempt to make a clean chicken salad and I'm proud to say that IT IS AMAZING! Everyone in my family loved it - even those who don't care about healthy eating!

Clean Eat Recipe: Chicken Salad

Ingredients:

• 6 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1 1/4 cup Greek yogurt
• 4 Tbsp unsweetened vanilla almond milk
• 1 cup celery
• 1 cup onions
• Bunch of organic grapes (approx 2 cups)
• Sea Salt, to taste
• Black pepper, to taste
• Onion powder (optional)
• Pecans or Walnuts (optional)

Directions:

1. Boil your chicken breasts until cooked through. This is a very important step.  I boiled ours as listed here with organic chicken broth, minced garlic, sea salt, and pepper.  It is very important to not over-cook your chicken!  Boiling instead of baking the chicken for the recipe makes a huge difference!

2. Dice celery and onion. Place aside.  You could also half or quarter your grapes.

3. Let chicken cool to room temperature. Once cooled, shred (I just used my hands) or cut into pieces.

4. Combine Greek yogurt and unsweetened almond milk using a whisk.

5. Add chicken to a large bowl and cover with Greek yogurt/almond milk mixture. Stir.

6. Add grapes, sea salt, black pepper, and onion powder (optional). Stir.

7. Garnish with pecans or walnuts (optional, this will add healthy fats).

8. Refrigerate for 30-45 minutes before serving.

He and She Tip: The longer this stays in the fridge the better it is!  It is really good the next day!

Macros (with grapes/without nuts):

• Calories - 169
• Protein - 31 g
• Carbs - 10 g
• Fat - 2 g

Macros (without grapes/without nuts):

• Calories - 153
• Protein - 30 g
• Carbs - 5 g
• Fat - 2 g

Enjoy!

- Scott and Whitney

Meatball Skillet {Southwest Style}

This Meatball Skillet is easy to make and very filling...just avoid eating the whole pan of meatballs when you make this!  :-) Adapted from Clean Eating Magazine's Southwest Meatball Skillet

Meatball Skillet {Southwest Style}
 

Ingredients:

• 1 lb lean ground turkey or chicken breasts
• 2 large egg whites
• 1/4 cup oats
• 1/4 tsp sea salt
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• 2 tsp Olive Oil
• 1 cup organic frozen corn
• 1 can organic black beans, drained and rinsed
• 2 cups diced tomatoes
• 1/2 cup organic chicken broth
• 1 Tbsp fresh lime juice
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped

Directions:

1. Combine meat, egg, oats, salt and pepper in a large bowl. Form into meatballs (makes approximately 16 meatballs).

2. Heat Olive Oil on medium-high heat. Add meatballs and cook for 3-5 minutes, turning frequently until browned.

3. Add remaining ingredients (except cilantro) and mix well.

4. Reduce heat to medium and partially cover, cook for an additional 3-5 minutes until meatballs are cooked through. Add cilantro. 

Makes 16 meatballs.  Serving size is 4 meatballs and 1 cup of the mixture.

Marcos:

• Calories - 320
• Protein - 37 g
• Carbs - 32 g
• Fat - 4.5 g

Enjoy!

- Whitney

Chicken Stir-Fry

You start eating clean and you think that you will never enjoy some of your "old" favorite foods. Don't fret! This SUPER clean Chicken Stir Fry is even better than the original!

Chicken Stir-Fry

based on the recipe from The AutoImmune Paleo Cookbook by Mickey Trescott, NTP (pg 231)

Ingredients:

• 2 TBSP coconut oil
• 1 yellow onion, chopped
• 6 cloves garlic, minced
• 1.5-in piece of ginger, peeled and minced
• 3 carrots, thinly diagonally sliced
• 1 lb broccoli, chopped
• 1/2 tsp sea salt
• 1/2 c coconut aminos
• 2 c mushrooms, chopped
• 2 c cooked shredded chicken breast
• 1 TBSP lemon juice

Directions:

1. Liquefy the coconut oil in a large skillet or wok over medium heat.

2. Add the onion and cook for approximately 5 minutes until onions are almost clear. Stir often.

3. Add garlic and ginger to the pan and saute for approximately 1 minute.

4. Add carrots, broccoli, salt and coconut aminos. Cook for 10 minutes, covered, stirring on occasion.

5. Remove lid and add mushrooms, cooking for an additional 5 minutes.

6. Add cooked shredded chicken, stirring to combine and bring all ingredients to the same temperature. Squeeze lemon juice over stir-fry once it reaches desired temperature.

Not sure what coconut aminos are? The best thing EVER. Well... close to it! They are an amazing alternative to soy sauce. With about 1/4 of the sodium of the lower sodium soy sauce and the obvious, NO SOY, coconut aminos have all the taste with none of the bad stuff!

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