Healthy Eating-Delicious Chicken Recipe

January is Weight Loss Time

There is something about starting a new year that makes everyone want to get in shape and lose those pesky ten pounds gained between Thanksgiving and New Years Day. Weight loss is the number one New Year resolution.  The diet recipes and ideas for workouts fill the internet with suggestions on how to do this.  The gyms are full and grocery carts look a lot healthier.  Hopefully if you are working on developing healthier eating habits you will continue throughout  the year.  Who am I to knock this craze, so I will join with some healthy and satisfying low calorie and delicious recipes, for healthy eating.

Lets start with chicken. Almost everyone loves chicken and it is rich in protein and lower in calories than other choices—especially true if you eliminate the skin and opt for breasts.  Chicken breasts can be tricky to cook as they do dry out quickly. Here is my favorite low calorie, quick and delicious stir fry.  You will get a large does of healthy veggies and healthy fat. You can eliminate the rice or make sure you have just a small portion.  That is up to you.

Ingredients  (this will serve four people or two very hungry people)

Two cups of cubed raw chicken breasts

1 cup of celery chopped fine

1 cup of chopped sweet onion

1 cup of sliced mushrooms

1 can of sliced water chestnuts

2 cups of finely chopped spinach

3 tablespoons of sesame seed oil

1/4 cup of low sodium soy sauce

1 teaspoon each of oregano, turmeric, ginger and coriander

Salt and pepper to your taste

Directions:

1. Heat the oil in a large frying pan
2. Brown the chicken cubes and remove after about 2 minutes
3. Add each vegetable one  at a time and stir gently
4. You may need more oil or you can substitute a small amount of water or chicken broth.
5. Add the spices to the mixture and stir
6. Cook the veggies for about 5 minutes..carefully watching not to overcook.
7. Add the chicken back into the mixture
8. Add the soy sauce   (give a quick taste to see if it needs more)
9. Cook for about five minutes until the chicken is completely done but not overcooked.

You can warm this up the next day for lunch. The veggies may be a little overcooked but the taste will be very good.  This dish does not freeze well.

I always enjoy healthy dinners that take little time.  I often serve this with Quinoa as it does have less starch and is naturally made from seeds.  

This is a great way to start your weight loss program..


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