Power Meatballs

Do you crave meatballs and spaghetti? Now you can eat it and not slip up on your clean eating! Grab a clean pasta sauce like Monte Bene and some brown rice pasta and make these meatballs. You are definitely in for a treat! 

Clean Eating Power Meatballs
 

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp dried basil
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1/2 tsp sea salt
• 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
• 1/2 c rolled oats
• 1 egg
• 1 lb ground chicken or lean ground turkey

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

2. Mix all ingredients in a bowl using hands to mix and separate ground meat

3. Shape mixture into 1" round meatballs and place on baking sheet or in baking pan.

4. Bake 23 minutes.

Makes 15 1" meatballs. Nutrition information listed below is for ground chicken.

Italian Chicken Skillet

Italian Chicken Skillet

Ingredients:

• 1 lb chicken breasts, cubed
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 4 cups organic zucchini, chopped
• 2 cups organic broccoli
• 4 cups organic spinach
• 1 can kidney beans, drained & rinsed
• 2 cups marinara sauce (Read the ingredient label before buying. This one from Organico Bello is clean and so is the brand, Victoria, that we get at Costco).

Directions:

1. Cook chicken & onions in large skillet over medium high heat

2. Add zucchini & broccoli & cook until tender, about 3-5 minutes

3. Add spinach, beans & marinara sauce & cook until spinach is wilted

- Whitney

* This recipe was adapted from Jillian Michael's Italian Chicken Skillet.

Actually Good for You Alfredo and Pasta Sauce

One of the biggest challenges I had as a clean eating wife trying to get my husband on board was depriving him of Alfredo sauce! He LOVED it! He claims to have never eaten red tomato pasta sauce (though I converted him as long as I make it spicy enough) and for as long as I could remember, he gobbled the creamy, buttery Alfredo sauce up. Well, leave it to me to find him an alternative to his favorite!

This is a guest post written by Tiffany.

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Clean Eat Recipe: Actually Good for you Alfredo and Pasta Sauce!

Ingredients:

• 1 head of cauliflower, medium size, chopped
• 2 c organic, low sodium chicken broth
• 1 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/8 tsp (pinch) nutmeg
• 1/8 tsp (pinch) black pepper
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1/4 c cottage cheese
• 1/4 c water
• 1 TBSP olive oil

Directions:

1. Boil chicken broth. Add chopped cauliflower and spices. Cook 20 minutes until cauliflower is soft. 

2. Remove from heat and allow mixture to cool approximately 5 minutes. 

3. Blend mixture in blender. (Be CAREFUL! Hot liquid expands). Add cottage cheese, water and olive oil and blend again.

4. Return to pot to simmer on low for approximately 5 minutes.

5. Top your favorite brown rice, black bean, or edamame pasta (try Explore Asian!). You can add seafood or chicken or simply use as a dipping sauce.