Okay one more post on food- then I will move on!! PROMISE!
I love Pinterest- honestly who doesn't??!! And I am just as guilty as the next with pinning tons of food ideas that never actually get created in my kitchen. I mean who can resist- the pictures look so yummy and honestly I pin something in hopes that I will make it one day but who am I kidding. I don't love cooking!! So unless it is ridiculously easy it will probably never happen- man I wish I had a live in chef!! So I thought this week I would share my top pins that I have actually made several times and love! All of my selections for this post are great summer meals, easy, and healthy!
DISCLAIMER: I just want to say that ALL of these food pictures are the direct picture that I pinned from Pinterest. I think these pictures do the foods justice- trust me no one would repin my food pictures! So if you want to see the direct recipe for any of the foods you can click the picture and it will take you to my
Favorite Recipe Pinterest Board where you can go to the direct website for each item. I will let you know if I change anything in the recipe (which I do at times to make it healthier).
Here we go:
1. Chicken Burrito Bowl- I had to put this one first because it is our FAVORITE!! This is so easy and healthy, I make it just about weekly! I cook the chicken with the salsa in the crockpot throughout the day so it is easy to shred. Then once I shred chicken I add the spices- careful it can get spicy. I think I normally do 1 less than they call for on everything! I also put this on top of a mix of brown rice and quinoa. Seriously, this tastes so fresh, it has replaced our trips to Chipotle for sure!!
2. Turkey Burgers- I follow this recipe exactly as is. We put these on the thin 100 cal. buns topped with lettuce, avocado, and/or anything else you like on a burger. These are amazing- my hubby loves them!
3. Verde Chicken Enchiladas- YUM!!! Okay I don't normally love enchiladas and the store bought sauce is certainly NOT healthy, but when my sister made these for family dinner I was hooked. They are delicious- however, I do make a few changes in the recipe. The sauce you make calls for sour cream- anytime a recipe calls for sour cream I use plain greek yogurt! It is so much healthier and gives the same texture and creaminess needed! This recipe also calls for avocados. Now I LOVE avocados but they can be pricey and honestly you can not taste them all mixed in, so I opt to not use them- but by all means try them with or without avocados! Use a healthy whole wheat wrap and you have yourself a very yummy healthy meal!
4. Honey Glazed Almonds- okay this one isn't a meal but I do make these all the time! They are a great healthy snack! I make a big batch and separate them into the small snack size baggies. I have also added pecans to this mix! Had these today! :)
5. Chicken Fried Rice- I follow this easy recipe as is- I only make two healthy swaps. Instead of Soy Sauce I use Liquid Aminos (found in the organic section of grocery store)- SO MUCH HEALTHIER and it tastes exactly the same, and I use a mixture again of brown rice and quinoa.
6. Mexican Pizza- This pin was my original inspiration but over time I have changed this recipe quite a bit- so here's my version.
Start with marinating your chicken in some type of mexican seasoning of your choice. Cook chicken and cut into small pieces. I use the thin 100 cal. whole wheat buns as the crust- just open them and build pizza on both slices or you can use a whole wheat pita- your choice. First spread the crust with avocado, then layer on chicken, corn, black beans, cheese, and fresh cilantro. Then bake at 350 just long enough for the cheese to melt and crust to crisp- normally 5 minutes or so!
Looking at my recipe board I really gotta try some other items more often. Now don'g get me wrong, I have made others on my Pinterest board but these 6 seem to be ones I make over and over again! Hope you find them easy, healthy, and most importantly- yummy!!
