Chicken Cabbage Soup

Ingredients
100 grams of chicken
1/2 head of cabbage
2 cups low sodium chicken broth
2 cloves of garlic, crushed or minced
1/4 cup chopped onion
1/4 tsp thyme
1/4 tsp rosemary
salt, pepper, cayenne to taste

Directions
Combine chicken and spices in medium saucepan
add broth and bring to boil, add chopped cabbage
reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes
add water to broth if needed

Curried Chicken Salad

Ingredients
100 grams of diced chicken
1 apple, diced (small)
3 celery stalks, diced
1/4 cup water
2 tbs lemon juice
onion powder
1 clove of garlic, minced
1/4 tsp curry powder
dash of garlic powder, cayenne, cinnamon and tumeric

Directions
lightly saute chicken in lemon juice, add water and spices
simmer until chicken is well cooked.
add apple and celery, chill in fridge
add to green salad

Strawberry Turkey Salad

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups of lettuce or spinach
100 grams (or about 3.5 oz) of cooked turkey (you can substitute with diced chicken breast)
7-10 small strawberries, sliced
1/2 a cucumber, diced (or you can sub with celery)
Vinaigrette dressing

Serve turkey or chicken over lettuce with strawberries and vinaigrette

Vinaigrette
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1/2 cup water
garlic, chopped
cilantro, chopped
1/4 tsp onion salt or onion powder
stevia to taste
lemon or lime juice

Cucumber Chicken Salad

this is for 2 servings

Ingredients
1 breast of chicken, chopped or shredded
1 cucumber, chopped
2 cups of romaine hearts, chopped
1 tomato, chopped
1/2 of a red bell pepper, chopped
fresh ground pepper and a pinch sea salt
* optional 6 strawberries, sliced

salad dressing options-
1.Healthy Ranch (listed below in the Shrimp Coleslaw recipe)
2. Red Wine Vinegar
3. Balsamic and Strawberry dressing- (see older post Strawberry salad)
4. Rice Vinegar or Apple Cider Vinegar, bunch of cilantro, 4 drops stevia, juice from 1/2 a lime- blend

Shrimp Coleslaw

This is healthy and high in protein. You can bring this to any potluck and its always a huge hit!

this serves about 4 people

Ingredients
1 lb Shrimp, shells removed and cooked (I steam and cut in half)
1/2 of a head of cabbage chopped
juice from 2 lemons
2 tbs fresh dill chopped
*1/2 cup of low fat ranch or healthy ranch recipe- see below*
*optional, 1 cup of cooked and chopped asparagus
salt and pepper to taste


Healthy ranch-
1 container of low fat cottage cheese, 1 packet of Hidden Valley Ranch powder, 2 tbs of extra virgin olive oil, 1/4 cup of skim milk to get a salad dressing consistency. This doesn't have the fat that regular ranch does. It is high in protein and has healthy oil in it. It tastes almost the same and is a lot better for you.

Healthier Salsa

I am a HUGE salsa fan. Salsa and pico are both very healthy and can be a nice topping to a grilled meat or on top of a salad. If you use salsa instead of salad dressing, you cut the fat and carbs out and it is delicious with shredded chicken, romaine, avacado and lime. You could add beans and corn, but that would just increase the carbs.

Ingredients
3-4 large tomatoes
1/3 of a red onion
juice from 1 lime
a bunch of cilantro (chop or food process very fine)
1 small green chili (chop or food process very fine)
1-2 tsp of ground cumin (to taste)
a few shakes of garlic powder and onion powder
salt to taste (I use half salt or ground sea salt)
*optional* 2-3 drops of stevia (if you want a little sweetness)

Directions
Leave out 1 tomato and food process all ingredients. Chop extra tomato into small chunks. Mix into salsa and add seasoning, let sit an hour in refridgerator and taste to adjust seasons....

Recipes Coming Soon!

When I get a chance, I am going to post the following today or tomorrow:

Even Healthier Salsa
Beef and Cabbage soup (YUM!)
Cold chicken and cucumber salad
Shrimp and Cabbage Coleslaw
Guiltless Apple Crisp

see you soon!