Tag: Cilantro

Crock Pot Santa Fe Chicken

Slow cooked shredded chicken with corn, tomatoes and black beans. Prep this the night before and turn your crock pot^[1] on in the morning for an easy weeknight meal.

Serve over rice or in a bowl with nachos on the side, and don’t forget the toppings. Chopped scallions, fresh cilantro, fat free yogurt or sour cream and reduced fat cheddar are my favorites.

Crock Pot Sante Fe Chicken came in first place (yay!) for Ziplist’s^[2] most saved recipe
in 2012 (they have over 800K recipes). I’m thrilled, and I see why you
would choose this one! It’s delicious, easy, requires no pre-cooking,
and everyone loves an easy slow cooker recipe. It’s also kid-friendly,
freezer friendly and gluten-free. In it’s honor I decided to revive it
from the archives and give it some love.

Crock Pot Santa Fe Chicken
gordon-ramsay-recipe.com
Servings: 8 servings • Size: 1 cup • Old Points: 3 pts • Points+: 4 pts
Calories: 190 • Fat: 1.5 g • Fiber: 5.6 g • Carbs: 23.1 g • Protein: 21 g

Ingredients:

24 oz (1 1/2) lbs chicken breast
14.4 oz can diced tomatoes with mild green chilies
15 oz can black beans
8 oz frozen corn
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
14.4 oz can fat free chicken broth
3 scallions, chopped
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp cayenne pepper (to taste)
salt to taste

Directions:
Combine chicken broth, beans, corn, tomatoes, cilantro, scallions, garlic powder, onion powder, cumin, cayenne pepper and salt in the crock pot^[3]. Season chicken breast with salt and lay on top.

Cook on low for 10 hours or on high for 6 hours. Half hour before serving, remove chicken and shred. Return chicken to slow cooker and stir in. Adjust salt and seasoning to taste. Serve over rice or tortillas and your favorite toppings.

References

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Quinoa Chickpea and Avocado Salad

Garbanzos, avocado, quinoa, cucumbers, tomatoes, red onion, lime juice and cilantro – this flavorful vegetarian salad is loaded with protein, fiber and healthy fats. Chickpeas (garbanzo beans) are my new favorite legume. I only recently started liking them in my salads, but now I can’t get enough. Using dried garbanzos taste better than canned, but for speed and convenience, canned is perfectly fine here. This is also vegan, gluten-free and dairy-free and under 250 calories.

I don’t know about you, but I’m counting the days until summer (54
days to go!!) Living near the ocean, nothing makes me happier than
having my feet in the sand with a good book or magazine. But that also
means bathing suit shopping (ugh!) and exposing a lot more skin than I did all winter. My
solution – eat more salads (and of course exercise)!

This salad is perfect for lunch, you can make it ahead, leaving the cucumbers and avocado out, and add the just before your ready to serve.

Quinoa Chickpea and Avocado Salad
gordon-ramsay-recipe.com
Servings: 4 • Size: 1 1/4 cups • Old Points: 5 pts • Points+: 6 pts
Calories: 248 • Fat: 7 g • Carb: 41 g • Fiber: 8 g • Protein: 9 g • Sugar: 1 g
Sodium: 403 mg (without salt)

Ingredients:

1 cup quartered grape tomatoes
15 oz can garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained
1 cup cooked quinoa
2 tbsp red onion, minced
2 tbsp cilantro, minced
1 1/2 limes, juice of
kosher salt and fresh pepper, to taste
1 cup diced cucumber
4 oz diced avocado (1 medium hass)

Directions:

Combine all the ingredients except for avocado and cucumber, season with salt and pepper to taste. Keep refrigerated until ready to serve. Just before serving, add cucumber and avocado.

Makes 5 cups.

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Chipotle Lobster and Avocado Wrap

Chipotle lobster salad with avocado, scallions, cilantro and lettuce on a whole wheat wrap – fabulous!!

A few weeks ago I grabbed a bite at Lenny’s clam bar with my husband and daughter and we ordered the special – the chipotle lobster avocado burrito. It was SOOO good I HAD to recreate a lighter version of it myself.

I don’t eat lobster often because it’s not cheap, but I love it and like to treat myself once in a while, especially in the summer. I went to my local fish market and bought a 2 pound lobster and had them steam it for me (I personally don’t love cooking live lobsters). All the fish markets near me steam them for you for the same price as buying it live. This yielded enough lobster meat for 4 servings.

Then I tossed the lobster with lemon juice, a little light mayo and yogurt to make it creamy and added some chipotle peppers in adobo sauce to give it a little kick. Tossed in some chopped scallion and fresh cilantro and the lobster salad was delicious.

I wrapped it on a whole wheat tortilla with avocado and lettuce (you can lower the carbs and make it gluten free by turning this into a lettuce wrap) and had myself a fabulous lunch over a bed of greens.

If you want to make a lunch to impress or even a light dinner, this is the perfect wrap!

Chipotle Lobster Avocado Wrap
gordon-ramsay-recipe.com
Servings: 4 • Size: 1 wrap • Old Points: 6 pts • Weight Watcher Points+: 6 pt
Calories: 219 • Fat: 12 g • Carb: 17 g • Fiber: 10.5 g • Protein: 20 g • Sugar: 0 g
Sodium: 779 mg • Cholest: 49 mg

Ingredients:

9 oz (about 1 3/4 cups) steamed lobster meat, chopped (from 2 lb lobster)
3 tbsp light mayo
2 tbsp 2% fat Greek yogurt
1 tbsp chipotle paste or chopped peppers in adobo sauce
1 green onions, finely chopped
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
1 tbsp minced cilantro
1 medium avocado, diced
8 medium romaine lettuce leaves
4 whole wheat, low carb tortillas (8 inches), room temperature

Directions:

Chop the lobster meat into small pieces.

In a medium bowl combine the light mayonnaise, yogurt, chipotle pepper, green onion and cilantro. Add the lobster, squeeze the lemon juice over the lobster and mix well.

Place 2 lettuce leaves over each wrap, top with about 1/3 cup of the lobster salad and 1/4 of the avocado. Wrap by folding the edges in slightly and slice diagonally.