Cilantro Lime Chicken Bowl

Ok everyone... this is AMAZING!

I was tired of my regular lunch of quinoa or rice with roasted veggies and chicken breast and decided to kick it up a notch!

I got the recipe from the Tasty App, you know those videos you see floating around facebook or IG.
I adapted it to fit the portion fox system!

I am eating in Plan E for 80 Day Obsession which is my maintenance category as I am breastfeeding as well. For my lunch time meal I use Meal option 2-- 2 veggies, 1 protein, 1 healthy carb, 1 fruit, 1 tsp, and 1 healthy fat.

The recipe is below! Please click on the top pic to PIN it for safe keeping :) 

Cilantro Lime Chicken Bowl

Recipe by Kristie Sereda

A simple delicious healthy recipe that can be prepped ahead of time for lunches or made for a yummy supper the whole family will enjoy

Yield: 4
Serving: 2 veggies (1 cup each) 1 Protein (3/4 cup) 1Carb (1/2 cup) 1tsp (olive oil)


Ingredients:

• 4 Chicken Breasts or
  
• 3 Cups Diced Chicken Breast
  
• 4tsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil (divided)
  
• 5 1/2 Cups Cauliflower
  
• 2 Cups Bell Pepper (diced)
  
• 1/2 Cup Red Onion
  
• 1 Cup Corn
  
• 1 Cup Black Beans
• 2/3 Cup Cilantro (chopped)
• 1 Lime (juiced)
• 1 Lime (quartered)
• 2tsp Chili Powder (optional)
• 2 Garlic Cloves (minced)
  
• Dash Salt
  
• Dash Pepper
  

Cooking Directions

1. Add 2tsp oil into skillet and add your chicken and salt and pepper, cook until done.
   
2. Add lime juice and cilantro and cook another 5 mins until fragrant, remove from heat and transfer to a plate.
   
3. Add remaining oil to the pan and add your red onion(finely chopped), bell pepper (diced) and minced garlic clove. (I use dried minced garlic from epicure) Cook over medium heat for about 5 mins then add in your riced Cauliflower**
   
4. Mixing altogether cook until the cauliflower is tender crips approx. 8 minutes. (time varies depending on preference) add in optional chili powder and mix good.
   
5. Using your portion fix containers divide the cauliflower mix among 4 containers 2 Green containers each.
   
6. Mix your corn and your black beans in the skillet to heat up if you like or just mix them together in a bowl.
   
7. Complete your prep by adding 1 Red container of chicken and 1 yellow container to each dish. Add a quarter of a lime to each. 
8. Store in the fridge for up to 4 days.
   
9. To eat, simply microwave and enjoy! 
10. If you don't use 2 green simply cut the veggies in half and serve as 1 green container instead of 2. All other ingredients will stay the same. 

My prep is station :p 

I would love for you to leave some love below if you try it and share any switches you make to it! Be sure to use the tag #LYPEats if you use any of my recipes so I can check it out!! 

Cheats Vs Treats

So.... It is ok to CHEAT!?

If you hear the word cheat, what do you think of? Duh, something bad right? "cheat" by definition is just a bad thing to do. Often in the health and fitness circles, you will hear of "cheat meals or cheat day"
This article by Tosca Reno from her book The Eat Clean Diet, explains why a "cheat' is still a bad thing until you rename it... Treat! 

“Eating Clean is a lifestyle choice, which means you adapt it to fit your life. If you must have birthday cake, then have it. Eating Clean is flexible, meaning you can celebrate – in moderation, and with thought. Over time as an Eat-Clean Diet follower, you will easily apply an Eat-Clean lens to each meal of the day, allowing you to make intelligent decisions about eating. You will be able to look at a meal and decide whether or not it is “Clean.” The decision often comes down to this: Clean foods you feel good about and not-so-Clean foods you know are not the best but still like to eat on occasion. The latter often get a bad rap and are referred to as “cheats.”

Cheats are feared by dieters! When you “cheat” you become overwhelmed with guilt and heartbreak. You’ve let yourself down and feel like a failure. These circumstances can even take over your psyche, leading you into a downward spiral where your cheats happen each day or even each meal, ruining any progress you have made and causing you to throw in the towel. But this doesn’t have to happen.

First of all, let’s change our thinking. We’re going to call unclean foods a “treat” instead of a“cheat.” Why? Because “treat” is a much nicer word that doesn’t hold any negative connotations like cheat does. Treats are simply unclean foods you may choose to eat on occasion, but they won’t hinder your success in the long run because you will pick up right where you left off once you’ve eaten them. For this reason treats are okay, but only every once in a while. What we need to be conscious of is how often we choose to enjoy a treat.

Treats present themselves all the time – in fact, sometimes they seem to appear around every corner – but you do have the willpower to turn them down if you plan for it. Allow yourself one treat each week. Choose which treat you will have. Enjoy it! But you don’t have to make a whole meal of it. Perhaps you enjoy a margarita on a Friday night. But because you’ve had a glass doesn’t mean it’s okay to have glass after glass. Or maybe you look forward to a dessert after a week of Eating Clean. Have the dessert, but don’t decide to then eat a carton of ice cream!

With this attitude, the unclean food is no longer feared and can be enjoyed. You
know that this treat does not in any way affect your regular meal choice. Moreover, this one delicious treat has not sabotaged your progress. In fact, it may fuel your Eat-Clean fire!” 

If you are curious to learn more about Eating Clean or how to "try on a healthier lifestyle,if accountability, meal plans and ideas will help you get on track, please fill out this form below to be informed about my upcoming CLEAN WEEK groups that are ran monthly!