Healthy Tortilla Soup

Healthy Tortilla Soup   

This recipe is really easy and taste even better the next day! It is loaded in flavor and is one of my favorite soups! 

Here are the things you will need to create this amazing soup!! 

Ingredients for soup:

• 3 large chicken breast 
• 1 1/2 onion 
• 2 stalks of celery 
• 2 carrots 
• 1 bunch of cilantro 
• 3 cloves of garlic 
• 4 small jalapenos 
• 1-2 pasilla chilies ( depending on how much heat you want, I used 2)
• 1-2 ancho chilies 
• 5 roma tomatoes 
• salt, pepper, garlic and onion powder ( to taste)  
• *optional- black beans

Toppings for soup:

• chopped cilantro 
• chopped red onion
• cabbage 
• avacado
• lemons 
• plain greek yogurt 
• 6 corn tortillas

-The first thing you want to do is preheat the oven to 350deg to bake the tortilla chips.

-The second thing you want to do is add chicken breast in a pot of water to make the stock along with 1/2 onion, celery, carrots and the stems of the cilantro ( leave them bundled up). let that boil for at least 30-45 min

-Once you have your stock cooking, get tortillas and cut them into strips and add them to a baking sheet and spray with cooking spray and season with salt, pepper and paprika. then bake for 8 min then check on them and move them around then bake for another 8-10 min and then let cool ( as they cool they will become crispier).

-Take chiles and boil until soft (takes around 10 min) 

-Now you want to cut up half the bunch of cilantro, 1 onion, Jalapenos (clean out seeds), and roma tomatoes and then add to blender with about a coup of the stock. also add the garlic and chile peppers (clean out seeds).

- Once the stock is done remove carrots, celery, and onion ( I left the cilantro bunch in there longer but you can take it out if you want) and shred the chicken and season with salt, pepper, garlic, and onion powder then return to stock. Then add the blended up mixture to the stock. Then season with salt, pepper, garlic, and onion powder to taste. And let that set for at least 30 min ( the longer the better). 

-Now that the soup is done and tortilla strips are cooling cut up toppings so they are ready to serve.

-That's it!!! serve and enjoy!!!! :) 

Almond Chicken

  
One of my favorite dishes is Chinese almond chicken but of course its usually loaded in sodium and is fried in grease.... so I came up with my own recipe and it is simple and amazing!!!!!  :)

Almond Chicken    

Chicken ingredients:

• 3 chicken breast 
• 2 egg whites or 3 tbs of egg beaters
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 tsp cornstarch

• 1tsp braggs liquid amino liquids or low sodium soy sauce
• 1/4 onion 
• 2 garlic cloves 
• 1 tbs rice wine (sake) or sherry 
• 3/4 cup slivered almonds 
• water chestnuts 
• 1 can small corns 

Preparation:

• cut chicken breast into cubes and add eggs, salt, cornstarch and let sit for about 10 min. 
• in a hot skillet  add onions and let cook down for a few min until translucent then add garlic, chicken and let cook down for like 5-8 min then add chestnuts and corns. 
• while that is cooking in a small bowl add wine and soy sauce and mix then add to chicken and let cook down for another 3-5 min on low.  
• in another hot pan toast almonds for about 5 min, then add into chicken mixture.

Gravy Ingredients:

•  2 Cups of all natural low sodium chicken stock
• 1/2 tbs liquid aminos or low sodium soy sauce 
• 2 tbs of rice wine or sherry 
• 2tbs of cornstarch   

Preparation:

•  combine all ingredients on a pot and let thicken up then poor into chicken mixture.  

So amazing!!!! This is a must try recipe!!!! ENJOY :)

Green Machine!!!

Green Machine 

This is my favorite way to start the morning, it is loaded in nutrients and gives me tons of energy. This recipe makes 2 servings.

Ingredients:

• 3-5c Kale 
• 3-5 oranges 
• 1 lemon
• 1 green bell pepper 
• 1/2 red bell pepper 
• 1/2 cucumber 
• ginger 
• 2 tbs aloe Vera 

Preparation: 

• Cut all veggies and put in juicer. 
• once juice is made add aloe vera.

yuuumm :)

Protein Ice Cream Sandwich

Protein Ice Cream Sandwich 

 

This is a great healthy alternative when you want something sweet and creamy!! It is very easy to make. yuuum :)

Ingredients for Peanut Butter Cookies:

• 1 C all natural peanut butter 
• 1C Truvia baking blend ( or you can use half white brown sugar and half brown sugar) 
• 1 large egg 
• 1 tsp vanilla extract 
• 1 tsp baking soda

Ingredients for Protein Ice Cream:

• 1 scoop of whey protein powder 
• 1tbs of peanut butter 
• 2-3 tbs of coco
• just a little bit of almond milk to give it the right consistency
• put in the freezer for 20-30 min just so the ice cream turns thick. 

Preparation:

• First, make protein ice cream and put in freezer. 
• Then, in a bowl add all wet ingredients for the cookies then add in dry. 
• After dough is made cut into perfect rounds with a cookie cutter 
• Place all cookies on cooking sheet that has been sprayed with cooking spray 
• Bake @350 for 8-10 min
• After cookies have cooled add Ice cream between the cookies then wrap them in foil. 
• Once all cookies are wrapped in individual wrappers freeze for about an hour or two. Just until the cookie and ice cream has froze together. 

ENJOY!!!! :)

Easy Whole Wheat pizza

Whole Wheat pizza 

This pizza is awesome because it is so easy and it taste is delicious of course! you can make it thin or think crust! 

Ingredients: 

       Pizza Crust:

• 2 1/2c Whole wheat flour ( or buckwheat, it is GF and has more protein) 
• 2 3/4tsp. baking powder 
• 1 tsp. sea salt 
• 1 tbs oil
• 3/4 - 1c of water

       Toppings:

• marinara sauce
• low fat Mexican blend cheese 
• Soychorizo
• jalapenos 
• turkey bacon 
• mushrooms 
• cilantro 
• green onions 
• bell peppers 

Preparation:

• First, pre heat oven to 400 deg 
• Then in a bowl mix all dry ingredients together then add in oil and water 
• The dough should be soft ( if it is not you may need to add a little more flour) 
• Roll out dough until thin or how think you want it. ( I made thin crust)
• Then place it on a pizza pan 
• Spread marinara sauce on the dough then add Soychorizoand cheese
• Then add veggies ( I cut my into small cubes) 
• Put in oven for 15-25 min 

That's it!!! easy and delicious!!! :) 

BBQ Garbanzo Bean Burgers

BBQ Garbanzo Bean Burger

BBQ Garbanzo Bean Burger Ingredients:

• 1 can garbanzo burgers
• 1 1/4 cup cup brown rice
• 1 slice of Ezekiel bread (crumbs )
• 1/2 onion
• 2 garlic gloves
• a few jalapenos (depends on how much heat you like )
• 1/2 red bell pepper
• 3tbs of BBQ sauce (recipe below)
• onion powder ( to taste )
• S&P (to taste)

BBQ Sauce:

• 2 cups organic ketchup
• few dashes of worchestire sauce
• 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
• 2tbs mustard
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• paprika, garlic & onion powder, and S&P

Preparation:

• Put Ezekiel bread in food processor until it turns into crumbs, then add brown rice and garbanzo beans.
• Put garbanzo beans and rice mixture in a large bowl and add in the rest of the ingredients together.
• This should make 5 large patties
• grill and serve with caramelized onions, tomatoes and cabbage. on top of  lettuce wrap or Ezekiel bread.

ENJOY! :)

Mexican Style Quinoa

Mexican Style Quinoa Ingredients:

• 1 cup Quinoa
• 1 bunch Green onion
• 1 large clove of garlic
• 1/4 red onion
• 1/2 red bell pepper
• 1/2 cup cilantro finely chopped
• couple of jalapenos (depending on how much heat you want)

Slow cooked Black Beans:

• Add a bag of black beans to slow cooker (for 3-4 hours on high heat or overnight on low heat) with 1/4 white onion, 2 cloves of garlic, and about 5-6 cups of water ( enough to cover past beans) and Salt to taste.

Cilantro Lime Greek sauce:

• 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
• 1/2 lemon
• 1/2 clove of garlic
• cilantro finely chopped
• 1/2 jalapeno
• S&P ( to taste)

Preparation quinoa:

• I used my rice cooker to cook my quinoa ( 1 cup quinoa 2 cups water ) or you can make it on the stove.
• in a hot skillet put red onions, red bell peppers, jalapenos, green onion, & garlic.
• Then add quinoa and cilantro to the pot.
• Then serve

preparation Cilantro garlic sauce:

• mince up garlic, jalapenos and cilantro and add in bowl
• then add yogurt and lemon
• mix and serve

This plate is loaded in protein, complex carbohydrates, omegas, iron and fiber!!! ENJOY :)