Coconut Curry Chicken with sweet potatoes

2 Tbsp olive oil or coconut oil
1 lb chicken
1/4 c sweet onion
3 cloves garlic
1/2 c chopped red onion
2-1/2 tsp curry powder
1/2 to 1-1/2 tsp sea salt
1 large sweet potato, peeled and diced into 1/2" pieces
1 can (14 oz) coconut milk
2 Tbsp chopped cilantro
2 green onions

Heat 1 Tbsp oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Saute 5-7 minutes until center is no longer pink. Remove chicken from pan and cover.

Add remaining oil to pan. Saute onions and garlic 3-5 minutes. Add spices and salt. Add potatoes and coconut milk; bring to boil. Cover, reduce heat to medium-low and simmer 10 minutes. While simmering, dice chicken.

Add chicken to curry; simmer 5 more minutes, or until potatoes are cooked and tender. Top with green onion and cilantro. Serve over rice.

Thai Green Coconut CurryChicken

You can always substitute honey for the sugar in a dressing. I use coconut oil or olive oil to cook the meat. I use brown rice instead of jasmine. 

This is always a favorite!

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/thai-green-curry-chicken/

Butternut Squash Soup (Clean and lactose-free)

http://www.chow.com/recipes/30466-roasted-butternut-squash-soup

OK. So the kids don't like this one, but I LOVE it. So they get a sandwich and I get a yummy soup so warm my soul.

Substitute the heavy cream with pureed white beans. Bam! More protein, less fat, no lactose. 

Sausage, Potato, Kale Soup (Zuppa Toscana) lactose free

This recipe is like Olive Garden's delicious Zuppa Toscana. But if you are lactose intolerant and trying to eat clean, you have to make it at home. So here's how to do it.

2 bunches kale, cleaned and torn into bite size pieces

12 red potatoes, thinly sliced

1-1/2 pound turkey sausage (Italian, if desired)

1/2 tsp red pepper flakes

2 cups low sodium chicken broth

2 cups lactose-free milk (whole for creamier, skim for less fat)

3 to 4 cups pureed white beans, Great Northern or Cannellini

Fresh or dried oregano

Black pepper to taste

Prepare kale and set it aside.

In a medium pot, boil sliced potatoes, drain, rinse off extra starch, and set aside.

In a large pot, crumble and brown the sausage. Drain as much of the fat as you can. Stir in the red pepper flakes, oregano, chicken broth, milk, and pureed beans. Simmer about 30 minutes. BE CAREFUL NOT TO SCORCH THE BOTTOM. Stir often.

Taste it and adjust seasonings as needed. Add the cooked potatoes. Stir in the kale. Simmer an additional 10-15 minutes. Serve.

Southwestern Chopped Salad

http://www.thegardengrazer.com/2013/04/southwestern-chopped-salad-with.html

Loved this salad! It was even good the next day as leftovers :)

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies...CLEAN!!

http://www.robynwhitworth.com/2014/10/peanut-butter-chocolate-and-garbanzo.html

I took these to a party and they were a big hit! You can't taste the chickpea flavor. :)

Super Yummy CLEAN Banana Bread

https://www.facebook.com/lifetimefitness2/posts/1569614316622693

When I made this I didn't have any whole wheat pastry flour, so I used regular whole wheat flour. It was still good but a little heavy.

1 cup pastry flour = 1 cup MINUS 1 Tablespoon all purpose flour

Pesto Chicken and Noodles

This one is a big hit at my house and it's super easy!

Place chicken in a casserole dish. Place a dollup of pesto sauce on each piece of chicken. Bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes (times vary, I usually put in frozen chicken and my oven cooks really hot).

Boil whole wheat penne (or your favorite noodle). Don't boil it too long, you want it to be en dente...a little bit firm. Drain. Place in bowl. Add pesto sauce and Parmesan.

Serve with salad or veggie of your choice.

Watch your portion sizes on this meal.  It's so good, you'll want to eat too much!

Sweet and Sour Chicken...adapted

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/sweet-and-sour-chicken-recipe.html

That's the link for the recipe.

It isn't "clean" but I've learned that I can adapt most recipes. Instead of canned pineapple, which has lots of added sugar, I just used fresh pineapple that I had already cut up from the fruit salad the night before.

I use coconut oil for cooking the meat and peppers and honey instead of adding the sugar.

This was a good recipe. Hubby liked it and my five-year-old liked it. The three-year-old and one-year-old had cereal and rice and tried a bite of the pineapple. But I am sure that if keep making it, they will eventually try it and like it.

Beef and Broccoli Stir-Fry

1/2 cup soy sauce (I use low sodium)

2 T lemon juice

1 T cornstartch

1 T dark brown sugar

1 clove garlic, crushed

1 tsp black pepper (I leave this out, because I don't like it)

2 lb top sirloin, sliced 1/4 inch thick (I use pork or chicken or grass-fed beef)

1 medium onion, thinly sliced

2 medium heads broccoli

2 tsp grated fresh gingerroot

1. In a small bowl, combine soy sauce, lemon juice, cornstarchh, dark brown sugar, garlic and pepper. Set aside. 

2. Cook meat in 1 T oil. Set aside. 

3. Stir fry onions in 1 T oil for 5 minutes, add broccoli with 1/2 c water. Bring to boil, cover, reduce heat and simmer for 3 minutes.

4. Return meat to skillet with soy sauce mixture; add ginger. Bring to a boila dn cook stirring constatly, until sauce thickens, about 2 minutes.
5. Serve hot over brown rice or whole wheat egg noodles.

Nutrional Information per serving:
calories 305, fat 10.4 g, carbs 15.4 g

recipe from 222.imponline.com/cook

Pork Chops

4 center cut pork chops
1 Tbsp mustard
1 Tbsp garlic salt
1 Tbsp red wine vinegar
2 Tbl brown sugar
1/3 c water
4 shakes Worchestershire sauce

Brown chops on both sides. Pour ingredients mix over chops. Simmer on LOW for 1 hour.

I like to serve this with brown rice and green beans or asparagus.

Cottage Cheese Dip

1 cup cottage cheese
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp parsley flakes
1/2 tsp dill weed

Mix all ingredients together and chill. Serve with whole wheat crackers or fresh vegetables.
Yield: 8 servings