21 Day Fix Chicken Fajitas

I have been struggling to do my meal planning this month.  Between Lacrosse practice, business meetings in the evenings and other activities it seems that we are always in a rush at night time too which is when I need to be doing my meal planning even more.  But I just haven't been getting organized in that department.  

Tonight on the way home from work I was trying to think of a dinner I could make with the chicken I had in the fridge.  Initially it was going to be stir fry but we had limited veggies left in the fridge so on the fly I decided on chicken fajitas.  

We haven't made them in a long time.  Gord and I used to make them very simply with chicken, onion and taco seasoning but I wanted to add more veggies into it and we had a whole bag of peppers so I came up with this simple recipe and made it with my 21 Day fix containers too!  

Chicken Fajita Recipe

2 cups cooked Chicken (2 breast = 2 servings)

1 red pepper

1 small yellow pepper 

1/2 onion

2Tbsp lime juice 

1/2 cup water

2 Tbsp homemade taco seasoning

Whole wheat wraps

Directions

• Cook chicken in large frying pan. Using wooden spatula cut up chicken into bite sized pieces. Once browned remove from pan. 

• Chop peppers and onions while chicken cooks. 

• Add peppers and onions into the pan to cook until tender. 

• At this point you can measure your chicken into the red container. I took some cooked plain chicken and made plain chicken and cheese wraps for the boys. I measured out our chicken to make sure we had enough for 1 full red container each. 

• When peppers are tender add the chicken back into the pan. 

• Mix water, lime juice and homemade taco seasoning together in small bowl or wet measure. Pour over the chicken and peppers. 

• Cook everything until the liquid has evaporated. 

• Top your wrap with Greek yogurt and the fajita filling. 

Your 21 day fix containers for 1 wrap are 1 Red 1 green 1 Yellow. 

Options: 

Add cheese (1 blue container)

Add guacamole (1 blue container) 

Add salsa (free) 

This is a quick and yummy dinner that the whole family can have. I know my kids aren't going to get excited about the peppers and onions so taking the plain chicken out before adding it into the peppers and taco seasoning allowed me to make them a simple chicken cheese wrap. 

Or you could serve the fajita filling over brown rice instead of a wrap! There are lots of options. 

Watermelon Smoothie

Tasty watermelon and banana get a protein boost from Greek yogurt in this simple smoothie recipe.

Prep Time: 10 min.
Yield: 1 serving

Ingredients:
½ cup water
½ cup nonfat plain Greek yogurt
1 cup cubed watermelon
¼ medium banana, cut into chunks
1 cup ice

Preparation:
1. Place water, yogurt, watermelon, banana, and ice in blender; cover. Blend until smooth.
2. Serve immediately.

Spinach Artichoke Chicken

This is one 21 Day fix meal that will satisfy your taste buds and to me feels like a true comfort food!  You can serve it with brown rice or enjoy it on its own.  The choice is yours ! 

I got the inspiration for this dinner when I made my One Pot Spinach Dip for my husbands work potluck last week.  It is so good, but I wondered if I could make something that tasted just as good but was on the 21 day fix!  I got my ingredients and containers out and go to making and dang I did it!  

Let me know how you liked it by commenting below!

Spinach Artichoke Chicken

21 Day Fix Containers: 1 Green 1 Red 1 Blue

Ingredients

1 1/2 green containers Artichoke hearts chopped

1 1/2 green containers spinach chopped

1 red container Greek yogurt

1 blue container cheese

1 blue container Parmesan cheese

1 blue container goat cheese

1/2 tsp garlic powder

Sea salt and pepper to taste

3 chicken breasts

Instructions

1. In a casserole dish, bake chicken at 350 for 15 minutes seasoned with sea salt and pepper. 
2. While chicken is baking, make the topping. 
3. Combine 1 1/2 Green Containers of chopped artichoke hearts and baby Spinach into a medium sized bowl. 
4. Add in 1 Red container of greek yogurt and 1 Blue container each of White Cheddar cheese, parmesan and goat cheese. 
5. Season with garlic powder, salt and pepper.  Stir to combine or for a more smooth saucy like texture you can blend in a food processor.  
6. When Chicken has cooked for 15 minutes remove from the oven and top with the Spinach Artichoke topping.  
7. Bake until golden brown and chicken is cooked through. Approx 25 minutes. 

Before I blended it in the
food processor. 

I served ours on top of one yellow container of brown rice but if you are out of yellow containers for the day simply enjoy the chicken and sauce on it's own!  

Dark Chocolate Whole Wheat Brownies

Ok not the best photo of this brownie but I'm telling you it's delicious! I promise you that.  And this brownie isn't any old brownie it's a DARK Chocolate brownie and boy is it!  I used a combination of recipes I found on different blogs (all which had much better photos than I do of their brownies) and made it my own.  This is the type of brownie that doesn't kid around, you want a hot cup of tea with this bad boy!  

But you know what's awesome about this brownie?  It can be made in no time!  And it's considered clean/real food because the ingredients are all pretty healthy for ya!  Gotta like that!

Dark Chocolate Whole Wheat Brownie Recipe

1 1/2 cup whole-wheat flour 
1 cup unsweetened cocoa, you will have much better results if you use “dark” cocoa
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup coconut oil
1 cup maple syrup (or honey )

2 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
3 to 4 eggs
1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)

1. 
   
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and grease a 8X8 inch square glass baking dish with oil or butter.
3. Whisk together the dry ingredients in a bowl including the flour, cocoa and baking powder and set aside.
4. In a small pot on the stove melt the coconut oil together with the maple syrup and vanilla extract.
5. Once the coconut oil is melted whisk the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Add the egg and keep whisking until it's mixed together thoroughly. If using nuts fold them into the batter with a spatula.
6. Pour the batter into the baking dish and bake for 16 - 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. 
7. Cool and Top with Dark Chocolate Frosting
8. Eat or store in an air-tight container at room temperature - enjoy!

Dark Chocolate the frosting

¼ c dark chocolate chips
2 tbsp Almond milk
¼ c plain nonfat Greek yogurt
3 tbsp dark cocoa powder (also called “Dutched”)
1 tbsp Honey

1. In a small pot add in Chocolate chips, Almond milk and greek yogurt.  Wisk until chocolate chips are melted. 
2. Once melted, add in Cocoa powder and Honey and whisk until smooth. 
3. Spread on top of cooled Brownies. 

Tarragon Chicken dinner

I found this recipe on the William Sanoma site about 5 years ago and at the time I'd never tried the popular french herb Tarragon.  It is so simple with a creamy and flavourful Tarragon sauce that is made right in the pan.  I just purchased a Tarragon plant for my garden this weekend and I plan on using it lots this summer!  In the past years I've purchased the herb and kept it in the kitchen but this year I've set aside a small section of my garden for herbs and I planted my precious French Tarragon there!  Hopefully it grows nice and big so I can enjoy lots of dishes with this lovely herb!  I'd really like to try some new recipes that use Tarragon so if you have any to share please comment below and let me know!

Tarragon from the garden

Ingredients:

• 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
• 1 Tbs. unsalted butter
• 1 Tbs. extra-virgin olive oil
• Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
• 3 Tbs. chopped shallot
• 1 Tbs. chopped fresh tarragon
• 1⁄2 cup 1/2 and 1/2 cream
• Fresh lemon juice, to taste (optional)
• Chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley for garnish

Directions:

Trim any excess fat from the chicken. Rinse and pat dry with paper towels. One at a time, place a chicken breast half between 2 sheets of waxed paper or plastic wrap. Using a rolling pin, flatten to an even thickness of about 1⁄2 inch.

In a large sauté pan or fry pan over medium-high heat, melt the butter with the olive oil. When hot, add the chicken, season with salt and pepper and sauté gently, turning once, until the chicken is golden and opaque throughout and the juices run clear when the meat is pierced with a knife, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer the chicken to a warmed plate and keep warm.

Pour off any excess fat from the pan and place the pan over medium-low heat. Add the shallot and sauté, stirring, until translucent, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the tarragon and cream, increase the heat to medium and stir with a wooden spoon, scraping up any browned bits from the pan bottom and blending well. Cook, stirring, until bubbling and thickened slightly, 2 to 3 minutes. 

Season with salt and pepper and a squeeze of lemon juice. Return the chicken to the pan and turn each breast several times in the sauce until well coated and hot. Transfer the chicken to a warmed serving plate or individual plates and spoon the remaining sauce over the chicken. Sprinkle with parsley and serve immediately.

Monday Fit Challenge - Pistol Squats

 

Sharing another Fit Challenge with you today: Pistol Squats! 

Pistol squats will challenge your Balance, flexibility, strength, coordination and Mental Focus!  

How to do a Pistol Squat:
Stand with feet hip-width apart, fists in front of chest with elbows bent; lift right foot forward a few inches off floor, foot flexed.

Squat, bending left knee 90 degrees, as you lift right leg to hip level in front of you. Make it easier: Let right heel hover close to floor instead of having your leg straight out. 

Do 15 to 20 reps, then switch sides and repeat. Do 2 to 3 sets.

Comment below once your done and tag a friend to do the same!  You got this!

Friday Fit Challenge

 

Here is your Friday Fit Challenge!

The traditional ab plank is one of the all-around best ab and total body exercises for developing a strong core, and great posture. V-Planks are a variation of the traditional plank that pumps up the difficulty!

Do 10 Reps holding at the top for 2 counts and repeat.  When your done comment below and Tag a friend to challenge them as well!  

Plus I'd like to hear from you.  Do you like these daily fit challenges?  

Comment below to tell me what you think!

If you like this Challenge, head on over to my like page and join our Free 2 week Abs and Arms Challenge!

Thursday Fit Challenge

 

Happy Thursday!  

I wanted to Challenge you to a Fit Challenge today!  

Today's Fit Challenge is 30 Sumo Squats!  Comment below when you have completed your challenge and tag a friend to do the same!

Have a great day.