1/9/2024 Southwestern Chicken Quinoa Lettuce WrapsFun fact, this was the first recipe to ever grace this blog over 11 years ago! Because I'm too nostalgic to delete the old videos and photos of my early blogging days (and also love seeing the progress we've made over the years!), I'm leaving the original post for you to enjoy below. But I figured it was at least time for an updated photo to showcase this super flavorful and delicious meal! To make this recipe come together in a snap, I love using a rotisserie chicken and making the quinoa in advance, so all you have to do is warm it up on the stove and toss all the ingredients together with dressing. It takes less than 15 minutes and requires minimal cleanup, a total win win for a weeknight meal. I loved this one enough 11 years ago to make it the first WNB recipe and still love it as much today! I hope you do, too! To watch the updated reel, click here.
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1/15/2021 Artichoke Lemon ChickenYou ready for a super quick and healthy entrée that will become a staple in your weekly cooking routine? This Artichoke Lemon Chicken is exactly that! It comes together in a matter of minutes, has so much fresh flavor, and pairs perfectly with just about any side or salad! It's made with a handful of simple ingredients that you probably already have in your kitchen but somehow manages to look like a gourmet meal... who doesn't love that!?
12/13/2018 Chicken Enchilada Casserole (with Quinoa or Cauliflower Rice)This Quinoa Enchilada Casserole has been a tried-and-true WNB recipe for nearly 4 years! It's been in need of a serious makeover for a while... some fresh, new photos and a few tweaks to the ingredients were a necessity, and I'm very excited that the time has finally come to share the not-so-new, but very-much-improved recipe! If you loved the recipe before, you're going to love it even more now! It's just as delicious as always, but a bit quicker to throw together and there's a new option to make it into a cauliflower rice enchilada casserole instead of quinoa, which is actually my favorite way to do it!
6/1/2016 Chicken Collard Wraps - The ultimate RESET lunchAren't three day weekends just the best? I hope you all had a great Memorial Day weekend! Mine was so much fun and jam-packed with wedding festivities for one of my closest family friends. That meant lots of extra indulging for me all weekend between the wedding cake, cocktails, and late-night snacking. Whenever I have a weekend like that, all I crave the next day is something super fresh and healthy to help me reset and get back on track. These loaded Chicken Collard Wraps definitely did the trick. If you've never had collard greens before, it's time to add these power greens into your diet. They're an incredible source of chlorophyll, Vitamin K, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Calcium, Manganese, and fiber (the list goes on and on), and with their huge leaves, they're absolutely perfect for a wrap! Collard Wraps - TIPS and TRICKS: Here's my little time-saving trick for these Collard Wraps (and honestly for most of the meals I make!): go get a bunch of pre-chopped/shredded veggies and organic chicken from the Whole Foods salad bar so you don't have to spend your time chopping away! I went with shredded beets, carrots, red cabbage, and sliced some Persian cucumbers. Putting together these wraps took me about 5 minutes, so anyone who says they don't have time to eat healthy needs to try out this recipe! Another tip: Try this hummus. Total game changer and amazing in these wraps! DE-STEMMING: Once you have your ingredients ready, the next step is getting the collard leaf ready for wrapping. You'll notice there's a pretty large stem running down the middle. First cut the bottom of the stem, then flip the leaf so the prominent spine is facing up. Using a sharp paring knife, carefully shave down the spine (as seen below) until you reach the end. Be careful not to cut through the leaf - the goal is just to remove the thick part of the spine. This makes rolling up your wrap much easier! Ingredients 4 large collard leaves 4 tbsp of your favorite hummus - I used HOPE Kale Pesto Hummus 2 organic chicken breasts - cooked and chopped 1/2 cup shredded carrots 1/2 cup shredded red cabbage 2 Persian cucumbers - cut in half and sliced 1/2 cup shredded beets 1 tbsp hemp seeds 2 tbsp pumpkin seeds (pepitas) Salt & pepper to taste Optional: dijon mustard or any other condiment that you love on your wraps! Recipe makes 4 wraps. 1. De-stem and de-spine collard leaf. Cut the bottom of the stem where it meets the leaf. Flip the leaf so the spine is facing up. Using a paring knife, carefully shave down the spine until you reach the end. 2. Time to build your wrap. Turn the leaf over - spine should be vertical. Spread 1 tbsp or so of hummus in the center of each leaf. Then layer the carrots, cabbage, cucumbers, and beets (or any other veggies you want). 3. Lastly, add the chicken, hemp seeds, pepitas, salt, pepper, and dijon mustard, if desired. Be careful not to overload the wraps as they can break when you try to roll them. 4. Fold the top and bottom of the leaves in, then roll from the sides like a burrito, tucking the leaves in as you roll. 5. Slice in half and enjoy! Serve with extra hummus or any other dipping sauce! If you're ever feeling like you could use a little reset after an indulgent day, this Chicken Collard Wrap will perk you right up. Feel free to get creative with your veggies, protein, and spreads, and I guarantee that this lunch will never be boring!
I'm always looking for new healthy ideas and inspiration, so please share in the comments below... what's your favorite healthy lunch?? 4/30/2014 Chicken Taco Bowls w/ Mexican Cauliflower RiceIs it just me or is cauliflower the total it-veggie this year? I'm seeing it everywhere and in all forms - cauliflower crust pizza (I've been meaning to try that out), roasted cauliflower, cauli rice . . . you name it. I've been buying it every single week lately, especially because the one's at the farmers market are ginormous (but cheap!) right now, and I usually chop it into florets and roast it up in the oven with olive oil, salt, and pepper until it's golden and crunchy. I was almost tempted to go my normal roasting route, when I remembered a photo my friend Hillary had sent me of her Mexican Cauliflower Rice. I got inspired and decided to spice up our dinner plans with Chicken Taco Bowls. Ohh man . . . I am so glad I did because now cauliflower rice is my new best friend. I'm already planning on making it again tomorrow for an Asian stirfry instead of my usual brown rice or quinoa. It's FILLING, satisfying, majorly healthy, and to be honest, I forgot I was eating cauliflower . . . I didn't even miss the carbs AT ALL. I've been trying to make our dinners more low-carb lately (6 months and counting until our wedding!) and this recipe is perfect because first of all, it's a big bowl packed with protein and veggies, and secondly, it's freaking delicious. I'm going to start making this every week - Cauli Rice Taco Bowl Tuesdays has a nice ring to it, right? By the way, Mitch wolfed down his Taco Bowl without even mentioning the "rice", and he was totally stuffed afterwards . . . all 6'3 of him . . . so I'm proud to say that this dinner is totally MAN APPROVED! Side note - One of my greatest joys in life is to make something that's sneakily healthy and not tell people what it really is until after they eat it. Like when a friend finishes off one of my Secret-Ingredient Blondies, then I'll tell them "guess what... that was made almost entirely of beans!" Or "Hey Mitch... that giant bowl of Mexican rice you just polished off . . . that was actually cauliflower." Ha! It's just so satisfying. Oh life's simple pleasures. Another beautiful thing about this recipe - the whole meal cost less than $15 (including good quality organic ground chicken) and it makes FOUR heaping servings. Cha. Ching. Alright let's get on with it - here's how you're going to make your new favorite dinner:
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