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enzosmama
enzosmama Posts: 134 Member
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Hi all- I am still building my repertoire of clean eating dinners and I am looking for new ideas. Preferable meals that include chicken breast, pork, or lean beef. I have three adults and an almost 3 year old to cook for and although I love things like chicken sausage and replacing ground beef with ground chicken or turkey not everyone in the family is a fan ;-)

Please share with me your most loved clean eating dinner recipes- the simpler the better!

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  • Sakismom
    Sakismom Posts: 8 Member
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    Not sure if you are still looking for ideas but I made this the other day, it was good an easy. i have done it on the stove top and it takes about an hour but this time I threw it in a slow cooker and put it on low for 4 hours. I also used the leftovers to make a low calories, low carb, low fat version of chicken parmigiana a couple of nights later.

    Chicken Arrabiata

    0.25 cup, Onion Raw Chopped 1/2 Cup
    2.0 clove(s), Garlic - Raw
    1.5 lb(s), Boneless/skinless Chicken Breasts
    1.0 can(s), Tomatoes - Red, ripe, canned, whole, regular pack (28 ounce)
    1.0 teaspoon, Crushed Red Chili Pepper Flakes (or to taste)
    1.0 tbsp(s), Parsley - Raw
    4.0 leaves, Spices - Basil, fresh

    Enjoy Lucille
  • Allmyusernamesaretakengeeze
    Allmyusernamesaretakengeeze Posts: 146 Member
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    I'm not giving you amounts, that's up to what you will all eat.

    Ground pork
    Ground turkey or chicken
    garlic
    ginger
    red pepper flakes
    sesame oil (optional)
    lots leaf lettuce like boston

    Splash a little cooking oil in the pan, throw in minced garlic and ginger.
    Throw meat in the pan and the red pepper flakes. Cook it A LOT. You want it brown and kinda krunchy.
    Sesame oil to taste (caution recommended you only want a hint of flavor)

    Serve meat on lettuce wraps
  • Allmyusernamesaretakengeeze
    Allmyusernamesaretakengeeze Posts: 146 Member
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    grilled chicken breasts with lemon pepper
    steamed sweet potatoes - mashed
    corn on the cob or frozen kernels
  • Allmyusernamesaretakengeeze
    Allmyusernamesaretakengeeze Posts: 146 Member
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    fresh Sage leaves
    Butter
    Home made noodles
    chicken breasts

    grill the chicken
    cook the noodles
    brown the butter with the sage in it.

    Mix the butter & sage with the noodles. Serve with chicken and a vegetable side.
  • lsgibbs83
    lsgibbs83 Posts: 254 Member
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    I am fairly new at Clean Eating too. So far I have found that cooking clean is rather uncomplicated. The simpler the better.

    I did happen upon Clean Eating Magazine. They have lots of recipes and healthy tips. If you don't want to subscribe the website www.cleaneatingmag.com gives access to quite a few recipes as well.
  • lsgibbs83
    lsgibbs83 Posts: 254 Member
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    Not sure if you are still looking for ideas but I made this the other day, it was good an easy. i have done it on the stove top and it takes about an hour but this time I threw it in a slow cooker and put it on low for 4 hours. I also used the leftovers to make a low calories, low carb, low fat version of chicken parmigiana a couple of nights later.

    Chicken Arrabiata

    0.25 cup, Onion Raw Chopped 1/2 Cup
    2.0 clove(s), Garlic - Raw
    1.5 lb(s), Boneless/skinless Chicken Breasts
    1.0 can(s), Tomatoes - Red, ripe, canned, whole, regular pack (28 ounce)
    1.0 teaspoon, Crushed Red Chili Pepper Flakes (or to taste)
    1.0 tbsp(s), Parsley - Raw
    4.0 leaves, Spices - Basil, fresh

    Enjoy Lucille

    Oh my goodness! This looks good and I have everything on hand to make it.
  • shaumom
    shaumom Posts: 1,003 Member
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    As a good side dish - 1-2 large sweet potatoes, baked, cooled, and peeled. Mash them up. While they're baking, juice 1-3 lemons or oranges and boil the juice until it's about 2/3-1/2 the volume. Add the citrus to the sweet potato mash, and then reheat.

    The citrus adds a really nice bright tanginess to the sweet potato, and also cuts down a lot of the earthy flavor. :-)
  • LilyOfTheValley008
    LilyOfTheValley008 Posts: 95 Member
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    Seeing as I usually eat quite big lunches which are very carby I've been looking for dinners which are high protein and full of veggies and still delish! These are two I like and you can swap around lots of things to suit your taste.

    Crunchy Chicken Lettuce Cups (this is delicious but very light, about 230 cals for one 'cup', so maybe more of a dinner side)
    1⁄2 pound boneless, skinless chicken tenders
    1 clove garlic, minced
    1 tablespoon natural peanut butter
    2 tablespoons unsweetened coconut milk
    Pinch cayenne
    1 packet sugar substitutefull
    1 tablespoon Greek yogurt
    1⁄2 red apple, chopped
    2 celery stalks, chopped
    1⁄2 green onion, chopped
    6 leaves iceberg lettuce
    2 tablespoons peanuts, chopped

    Stuffed Peppers with Turkey and Vegetables
    4 green bell peppers, tops removed, seeded
    1 pound ground turkey
    2 tablespoons olive oil
    1/2 onion, chopped
    1 cup sliced mushrooms
    1 zucchini, chopped
    1/2 red bell pepper, chopped
    1/2 yellow bell pepper, chopped
    1 cup fresh spinach
    1 can diced tomatoes, drained
    1 tablespoon tomato paste
    Italian seasoning to taste
    garlic powder to taste
    salt and pepper to taste

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