Crockpot Chicken and Shrimp Jambalaya

I was hoping to mix up my meals a little bit and shock my taste buds from my traditional clean meals of salsa chicken and I did just that! This is an AWESOME recipe because it has all of your nutrients packed into one - protein, carbs and a small amount of healthy fat from the chicken.

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Clean Crockpot Chicken and Shrimp Jambalaya

Ingredients:

• 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breast, thawed, excess fat removed
• 1/2 cup diced fresh green bell pepper
• 2 cups finely diced fresh celery
• 1 cup finely chopped fresh yellow onion
• 2 cups diced fresh tomatoes, with juices
• 2 cups organic chicken broth
• 1 6-oz can organic tomato paste
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 3 TBSP cajun seasoning (we used Tony Chachere's but you can also make your own seasoning)
• 1 tsp sea salt
• 1 lb uncooked wild-caught shrimp, fresh, peeled and deveined
• 2 cups brown rice

Directions:

1. Combine chicken breasts, bell pepper, celery, onion, tomatoes, paste, broth, garlic, seasoning and salt into large, 6-quart crockpot or slow cooker.

2. Cover and cook on low heat for approximately 6 hours or high heat for approximately 3 hours. Stir intermittently if needed.

3. Add rice and shrimp to slow cooker, stirring to combine. Cook on low for 2 additional hours or high for 1 hour.

Recipe yields approximately 8 servings.

Straw-Nana-Nut Ice Cream

We've mentioned one of our favorite apps before, the Whole Foods Market Recipes app...well this is a variation of one of their recipes.  It's a perfect summer treat that you won't feel guilty about eating! 

This recipe calls for a lot of strawberries & if you are like me you get tired of wasting 1/2 the strawberry by cutting off the stem.  I saw this pin on Pinterest about removing the stem with a straw & finally had the chance to try it out...IT WORKS!  It's super easy too.  All you do is insert the straw at the button & push the stem off (see below)!

P.S. Be sure to follow us on Pinterest if you don't already!

Ingredients:

• 2 frozen Bananas
• 6 oz Organic Strawberries (buy ORGANIC - Strawberries are one of "The Dirty Dozen")
• 1/2 cup of raw whole Cashews (soaked in water, see below)

Directions:

1. Soak cashews in warm water at room temperature for 2-12 hours.  Drain cashews once they have been soaked.

2. Dice organic strawberries.

3. Slice frozen bananas into 1/4" slices.

4. Puree strawberries & cashews in a Vitamix until smooth (start at the lowest speed & gradually turn it up to 4).  Add up to a 1/4 cup of water, if needed.  Add bananas & puree again, until very smooth.

5. Freeze in a sealed freezer proof container until just solid, approx 4 hours.

P.S. Be sure to check out our 4 Ingredient Banana Nut Ice Cream!

Four Ingredient Banana Nut Ice Cream

After our insanely hard hike on Sunday I wanted a banana but I didn't just want to eat the banana plain because how boring is that?  Plus, all of our bananas were frozen.  I LOVE banana and peanut butter together so this was a perfect fit!  I didn't know how amazing it would be but it was just that - AMAZING!

Try it out & let us know what you think!  Don't forget about our Four Ingredient Protein Bars & our Four Ingredient Pancakes!

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Ingredients:

• 1 Frozen Banana
• 1 Tbsp Natural Peanut Butter
• 2 Tbsp Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk
• 1/4 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract (avoid HFCS)

Directions:

1. Slice frozen banana into small slices (you can do this before or after freezing).
2. Add all ingredients to a food processor & blend until it reaches custard consistency.
3. Serve & Enjoy!

Makes 1 Serving.

Macros:

• Calories - 210
• Protein - 6 g
• Carbs - 36 g
• Fat - 8 g

P.S. Check out our Honey Glazed Bananas too!

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- Whitney