Clean Eating Chicken Fingers

I have a health recipe to share today that is considered “clean eating,” which means all natural ingredients or close to it.

You only need three ingredients to make these chicken fingers.

– 2 raw chicken breasts

– 1 cup of almonds

– olive oil (I used olive oil mist spray)

Directions: You will want to preheat your oven to 400 degrees. In a food processor, chop or grind the almonds into small fine crumbs and place in a shallow dish. Cut the chicken breasts into small strips. Spray a baking sheet with non-stick spray. Rub or spray olive oil on to the chicken breasts. You may want to sprinkle salt and pepper to both sides of the chicken. Transfer the chicken to the shallow dish, one at a time until the chicken is fully coated. Place on the baking sheet and bake for 20-25 minutes until the chicken is cooked through. Tip: I placed the chicken on a cooling rack on top of the baking sheet before baking in the oven which allowed the bottom of the chicken to get nice and crisp, not soggy.

I paired my chicken fingers with baked sweet potato fries. I forgot to take a picture until after all was consumed so you only get a picture of the left overs…I’ll eventually learn how this whole taking pictures before you devour works. Enjoy!

Avocado Chicken Salad

I have a delicious new recipe to share that is classified as “clean eating.” With only a few ingredients, this recipe is easy to make.

Mix together a mashed avocado, lime juice, chopped onion and garlic salt. Once well combined, mix in shredded cooked chicken until well blended. Easy as that. If I had any cilantro on hand, I would mix in chopped cilantro too. I served mine on thin rice cakes.

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 Avocado Chicken Salad

1 – avocado, mashed

1 cup – cooked shredded chicken

juice from 1/2 of a lime

1/2 –  small onion, chopped

1 tsp – garlic salt

1/4 cup – chopped cilantro (optional)

Directions: Mix avocado, lime juice, onion, garlic salt, cilantro until well blended. Add shredded chicken and mix until combined. Serve on toast, rice cakes, tortilla wraps, crackers, tortilla chips, you name it!

Coconut Oat Date Balls

If you have ever looked at the ingredients for any kind of larabar, they always include dates. I have always wanted to create my own kind of larabar. I have been meaning to buy dates at the grocery store for months, except… I  tend to leave the store and completely forgot to buy dates.  It wasn’t until I actually wrote out a grocery list, when I remembered the dates, which led to me to today’s post… Coconut Oat Date Balls!

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Coconut Oat Date Balls

1 cup – Oats

2 Tbsp – Flaxseed

6 – Dates (pits removed)

1/4 cup – Water

2 Tbsp – PB2 powered peanut flour

1 Tbsp – Vanilla extract

1/4 cup – Coconut chips

Directions: Grind oats and flaxseed in a food processor for a few pulses. Add dates, water, PB2, and vanilla extract. Pulse together until a sticky mixture is formed. Add in coconut chips and mix until well combined. Form into small “golf ball” sized balls. Enjoy!

Each ball is around 50 calories.