Monday, November 15, 2010

Black Bean, Chicken & Salsa Soup

This is so easy to make and absolutely delicious! I threw this together in the crock-pot Sunday morning and it was ready by dinner time :)

Ingredients:
1 lb frozen white meat chicken (I used breast)
2 C Low Sodium chicken broth
2 C Salsa- homemade or in a jar with all natural ingredients
1 TBSP Cumin
2 Cans of black beans rinsed and drained
1 package frozen corn or 1 can of canned corn, drained
1 C light sour cream
shredded cheese I used mexican blend made with 2% milk

put all ingredients in crock- pot except for sour cream & shredded cheese. Stir and cook on low for 8 hours.

take out chicken and shred with fork. Add chicken back to crock-pot, add sour cream and stir.

serve topped with shredded cheese and enjoy!

Friday, November 12, 2010

Planning our Thanksgiving Dinner- The Clean Way


We are going to have a house full this year for Thanksgiving and I'm really looking forward to it. The way I see it, I have 2 options here.

1. I can ditch all of my hard work and eat like the rest of the people in this land that I love and wrestle the guilt & put in extra gym time after Thanksgiving day.

or

2. I can incorporate my healthy eating habits into the Thanksgiving meal that I prepare. And hopefully encourage my loved ones to live and cook healthier :)

I think you know which option I've chosen. If it were option 1, I wouldn't be writing this blog :)

So, here is the menu for the Jameson household Thanksgiving day- twenty ten:

  • Pumpkin Hummus with Pita bread
  • Oven Roasted Turkey with Rosemary(of course)
  • Cranberry Sauce
  • Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Butternut Squash & Chestnuts
  • Mashed sweet potatoes
for the mashed potato lovers- cauliflower garlic mashed potatoes

and for dessert, CLEAN Pumpkin Pie :)

All of these recipe's can be found in the Eat Clean Diet Cookbook & Cook Yourself Thin.

I hope this has inspired you to cook healthy for your families this year. Cheers!