Healthy Chicken Fajita Salad

February Week 4 - Whip Up A Packed With Vitamins Salad!
Senorita Ferren back at ya with another M-Azing recipe!

Now I'm pretty sure I didn't exactly follow the instructions of the challenge this week (Mel don't kill me ;) But I did find a great recipe off of the LiveStrong Website and since it's a pretty healthy looking website I figured it should count at least a little :) 

Here It Is: Healthy Chicken Fajita Salad

 

I rate this recipe 2.5-3 stars out of 5!

(And bonus this time my picture looks better than the one on the blog!)

Reasons: This was a delicious salad and I really liked it. I like salads that have lots of different ingredients to keep things interesting and this salad kept it interesting. 

My 18 month old LOVED it! He had 2.5 bowls of it! I mean what kind of 18 month old likes salad so this one has to be good, right!?

Notes: Be careful, I don't know if our fajita marinade was just super spicy or if that is how all fajita marinades are. It packed a punch! 

I also sneaked in some freshly shredded carrot! Even healthier! 

The mushrooms add an interesting texture and taste, not bad, just not expected in a mexican salad. 

The contributor says that you can add rice or a whole wheat tortilla to make this into a great recovery meal after a workout! Bonus!

Serves: 4 Prep Time: 10-15 minutes

Ingredients: 

• 2 chicken breasts, sliced
• 1 cup red onion, sliced (I chopped it)
• 1 bell pepper, sliced
• 1 cup mushrooms, sliced
• 1/2 bottle fajita marinade
• 1, 8 oz package pre chopped Romaine Lettuce 
• 1/4 cup pre-shredded cheese
• 1 T fresh guacamole (super easy to make, this is the recipe I used: Link)
• 1 T fresh salsa

For instructions go to the blog: http://www.livestrong.com/recipes/healthy-chicken-fajita-salad/

Turkey Fennel Meat Sauce

February Week 3 - Try Cooking With Fennel
At first I thought this week was going to be easy, then as I searched recipes Google came up with some really weird looking recipes. I LOVE to try new foods, but these just looked CraZy! I choose a meatball recipe at first but oh man: Ain't Nobody Got Time Fo That Recipe! I was blessed to come across an amazing pasta sauce found on the blog: Cookin' Skinny and as the name implies she has a ton of amazing looking recipes that are healthy to boot! I will definitely be checking out her blog for more recipe ideas!

Now onto what you have been waiting for...drum roll please!

Turkey Fennel Meat Sauce

 

I rate this recipe 4 out of 5 stars!! 

Yes, you read that right. This recipe was awesome!

Reasons: My husband and son loved it so much they had seconds! My husband hates...okay strongly dislikes normal boring ol' red pasta sauce and my son hates pasta recipes in general...so them liking this recipe is a HUGE deal!

The spices were a perfect blend of amazingness! 

And it was super duper easy! I love simple recipes, they are perfect for my schedule!

Notes: She lets her simmer in a dutch oven, I don't have one of those so I just let it simmer in a pan on my stove top and it turned out great! 

Although SUPER simple to prepare, I would start preparing a head of time to let it simmer, the ground turkey tastes so much better if you let it simmer!

This made great leftovers! 

Serves: 4 Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 1.5 Hours

Ingredients: 

•  1 tsp olive oil
• 1 tsp fennel seed
• 1/4 tsp red chili flakes
• 1/2 cup chopped white or yellow onion
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 1/2 tsp dried parsley
• 1 lb lean ground turkey
• 1/4 red wine
• 1 1/2 cups roasted garlic marinara
• 1 bay leaf
• pinch cinnamon
• 1/4 cup fresh basil, chiffonade

For instructions visit the blog: http://cookinskinny.com/2012/11/turkey-fennel-meat-sauce/