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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Grain-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies

Eating clean doesn't mean you have to ditch the grains, but if it tastes good, why not? These grain-free chocolate chip cookies are fabulous and you won't miss the grain at all. The recipe is below.

Grain-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients:

• 1 c natural peanut butter
• 1/4 c coconut oil, softened
• 1 egg
• 1/4 c mashed banana (approximately 1/2 of a small banana)
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 TBSP maple syrup
• 1/4 c coconut flour
• 1 1/2 tsp unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp sea salt
• 1/4 c dark chocolate (70% cocoa or greater), chopped into chunks

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2. Combine coconut oil, egg and mashed banana, vanilla and maple sugar in medium bowl.

3. In a small bowl, combine dry ingredients: coconut flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and sea salt.

4. Add small bowl of dry ingredients to wet mixture (step 2) in medium bowl. Whisk to combine.

5. Fold in chocolate chunks.

6. Place drops or roll batter into cookies approximately 1 inch in diameter. Place cookies on parchment paper-lined baking sheet.

7. Bake approximately 11-13 minutes. Allow cookies to thoroughly cool to harden, otherwise cookies will be incredibly crumbly.

Makes approximately 12 cookies.

Enjoy!