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/

February Week 4 Whip Up a Packed-With-Vitamins Salad - Weekend Glow Kale Salad

If you're looking for an excellent salad that everyone is sure to enjoy, then you HAVE to make the weekend Glow Kale Salad. 

I found this recipe on Chatelaine.com - Kale Salad - Packed With Vitamins That Will Make You Glow and I'm stoked about this salad.

I don't make a lot of salads around here because I feel like they're boring and not filling enough. Don't you feel like that? Well, I was pleasantly surprised when I made this and found it filling, delicious, and a must make every week for lunches. 

I feel like I need to buy new plates just to showcase this amazing salad!

Ingredients:

1/2 large head of kale (about 5-6 cups packed)

1 cup finely chopped red onion

1/2 red bell pepper

1/2-3/4 cup chopped carrot (2 small carrots)

1 english cucumber (2 cups chopped halves)

1 avocado, chopped

1 1/4 cup chopped grape tomatoes (or other variety)

1/2 cup mixed raisins and goji berries

1/4 cup hemp seed

1/3 cup chopped walnuts

Lightened up tahini-lemon dressing:

1/4 cup Tahini

3 garlic cloves

1/2 cup fresh lemon juice 

1/4 cup nutritional yeast

2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

1 tsp kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, or to taste

3 tbsp water, or as needed 

Recipe Round-Up:

This recipe gets a 5 out of 5!

WHOA! Am I serious about this or what?!

Yes, for these reasons:

1. The flavor of this salad is so full of different sensations from the crispiness of the vegetables to the tangy, sweet, goodness of the dressing, it makes your mouth (and body) crave each bite.

2. I didn't feel guilty about eating a giant bowl/plate of this and it was very filling. I didn't feel starved after I was done. 

3. The amount I made looked like the salad would last for days. I dreaded we would waste it, but ALAS, it was more than half gone that night, and eaten for lunch the next day, meaning: NOT ONE BIT OF THIS WENT TO THE TRASH CAN, WE ATE IT ALL! That's a miracle around this house.

4. Did I mention that this is packed with vitamins, so I am pretty sure this helped out with getting all the nutritional support I needed for the day.

5. DH LOVED this salad and is A-OKAY with me making this again. 

I could easily go on, but I will spare you. JUST MAKE THE SALAD ALREADY! You won't regret it. 

Here is the link again in case you missed it: http://www.chatelaine.com/health/kale-salad-packed-with-vitamins-that-will-make-you-glow/

First Challenge and Our Welcome to A Cuisine Adventure! Here is the List of February's Challenge

On this blog, you're a friend. And here, being friends means we have common interests. 

It's safe to assume that one easy thing to have in common with most people is a love for food. That's why we're here really...to talk about our love for food while doing weekly "challenges" to try new things. 

Here is the list of the weekly food challenges for February:

• Feb 1 - 7: Making a Chinese Dish
• Feb 8 - 14: Incorporate Chocolate in a Meal
• Feb 15 - 21: Try Cooking with Fennel
• Feb 22 - 28: Whip Up a Packed-With-Vitamins Salad

Your goal is to cook one meal per week for the chosen challenge that week. Really, this is simple. And it's a nice way to change things up in the kitchen. No one wants the food they serve to become boring and hear "sighs" when they tell their family what's for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Right?! 

This will be fun and could get quite interesting as we move forward with this. 

After you have made your dish, you can email us (click on the hyperlink below) or reply to the post for the monthly challenge to let us know you have a dish you want to add to the blog. 
The more responses, the better. 

Get planning!

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