Healthy Chicken Recipe: Chicken and Mushroom Stir Fry

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Looking for healthy dinner recipes?

Me too. Finding time to make easy healthy dinners are hard for most people.

By the time you come home from work, you're exhausted, and meal-making isn't your priority. Creating a tasty weight loss dinner recipe that also follows a clean eating diet is, therefore, even more of a hassle.

Today's chicken and mushroom stir fry should make a good dinner choice.

And certainly one to add to a clean eating weight loss meal plan.

It's easy, tasty and quick--perfect for weeknight dinners. Personally, I enjoyed the combination of garlic, mushroom and chicken, as well as the Asian flavors. Over a bed of fluffy organic quinoa, this healthy chicken recipe tasted even better.

I hope you like today's dish as much as I did. It's really one of my favorite healthy dinner recipes yet.

Healthy Chicken Recipe: Chicken and Mushroom Stir Fry (Makes 2)

Ingredients:

- 2 organic chicken breasts, cubed

- 1 table spoon of mirin or white cooking wine

- 2 tea spoons of Tamari Organic Soy Sauce

- 2 tea spoons of corn starch

- 2 table spoons of mushroom or vegetable oyster sauce, divided

- 1 table spoon of extra virgin olive oil

- 5-8 cloves of garlic, crushed

- 1-2 cups of mushrooms, sliced

- White pepper powder

- Sea Salt

- Olive oil cooking spray

- 1 table spoon of organic worcestershire sauce

Directions:

1. In a mixing bowl, add chicken, soy sauce, oyster sauce, mirin and corn starch. Mix well.

2. Heat wok on high. Add olive oil.

3. When oil becomes hot, reduce heat to med-high, and add mushroom garlic, mushroom slices, and a pinch of sea salt and pepper. Stir for 30 seconds and let content cook for about 2-3 minutes while stirring occasionally. (Add 1-2 tea spoons of water if you want to moisten content a bit.)

4. Add marinaded chicken. Stir to mix. Spray with cooking spray.

5. Turn heat back on high and stir content for the next three minutes.

6. Add the other table spoon of oyster sauce. (Remember you divided it?) Stir well for another 10-30 seconds.

7. Reduce heat to med-high again, and let cook for 5 minutes while stirring often.

Done. 

 

To make this a clean eating meal, I laid the stir fry over organic quinoa. You can also use other types of whole grain. Organic brown rice also makes an excellent choice.

Thanks for reading! Again, I hope you enjoyed today's easy healthy chicken recipe as much as I did.

Good Breakfast for Clean Eating and Weight Loss: Goat Cheese, Fig Preserves and Prosciutto

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Welcome back to Clean Eating Weight Loss Meal Plan!

Today's healthy breakfast idea is one that I absolutely adore. It's a delicious mix of flavors, containing soft goat cheese, sweet fig preserves and (slightly) salty prosciutto. It's also packed with nutrition--full of calcium, protein and whole grains. It's also a versatile recipe, because you can enjoy it as a good healthy breakfast, clean eating lunch, or healthy snack idea.

Also, it's one of the best simple breakfast ideas I've had--took less than five minutes to make. There's little reason to NOT try it.

Here's the recipe:

Ingredients:

- 1 piece of whole wheat toast

- 2 servings of soft goat cheese log, sliced

- 1 table spoon of organic fig preserves (I recommend Organic Fig Jam from Tebourba, which is imported from Tunisia and made with Mediterranean figs.)

- Prosciutto

Directions:

1. Lay toast on a plate.

2. Stack cheese slices, fig preserves and prosciutto on top.

Enjoy!

Told you it was easy.

I hope you enjoyed today's good healthy breakfast, and decide to try it yourself.

Oh, here's the Organic Fig Jam I recommend: 

Thanks for visiting!

See you next time.

Clean Eating Weight Loss Meal Plan 74

Breakfast

Bear Naked All Natural Granola

So sweet and healthy! Great idea for a quick breakfast. Get them here.

Mid Morning Snack

Slow Roasted Pecans with Sea Salt

Lunch

Starbucks Lunch Box with Hearty Veggies and Brown Rice

Surprisingly, Starbucks has healthier options than a lot of other coffee shops. While you're there, grab a boxed lunch, like my freshly-made Hearty Veggie and Brown Rice today.

Afternoon Snack

Emily's Dark Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Made with real strawberries and scrumptious dark chocolate, these bite-sized snacks were sweet and satisfying. Get them at Emily's.

Dinner

Broiled Ginger Salmon with Vegetables

Hope you liked today's Clean Eating Weight Loss Meal Plan!

Have a good day.

Healthy Snack Recipes for All Weight Loss Plans

The saying "less is more" couldn't be truer for clean eating diet.

In clean eating, healthy snack ideas and recipes use as little ingredients as possible--and all of them are natural and organic. Though the Clean Eating Weight Loss Meal Plan Blog focuses more on weight loss, it also considers healthy lifestyle as priority. Yes, a clean eating diet can help you lose weight--and most likely will--but it's more of a long-term lifestyle change.

No matter what weight loss plans you're on or fitness goals you've set, today's healthy snack recipes can become a part of your better eating. 

Incorporating muscle-building protein snacks, heart-friendly cheeses and wholesome grains, these healthy snack ideas are simple, tasty and nutritious. I hope you enjoy them all!

Healthy Snack Recipes for All Weight Loss Plans

1. Cucumber, Hummus and Red Pepper Stack

Made by blending olive oil and garbonzo beans, hummus has a smooth and creamy texture that pairs well with veggies, chips and breads. Because of its rich flavor and abundance in protein and fiber, it's possibly a favorite healthy snack for the clean eating diet. In fact, it's probably a favorite for other weight loss plans and diets as well.

I recommend this snack because it's crunchy, flavorful and presentable--and makes an excellent finger food for party guests!

2. Stuffed Medjool Dates with Soft Cheese and Nuts

If you haven't tried Medjool dates, you're missing out. These fruity treats are plumper and tastier than other types of dates--and are sweet like candy but with natural sugar. Full of carbohydrates that increase energy and fiber that benefits the digestive system, Medjool dates are healthy too.

For this healthy snack recipe, I balanced the dates' sweetness with mild brie. Because both dates and cheese have soft texture, I then added pistachios for a crunchy bite. 

If you don't like brie or pistachios, you can try blue cheese, goat cheese or walnuts. I've combined all of them with Medjool in the past--and they all tasted amazing.

3. Gouda and Homemade Cranberry Sauce on Ritz Whole Wheat Cracker

Due to gouda's mild flavor, it's used more as a sandwich condiment than a main ingredient in healthy snack recipes. It's also less popular than other mild cheese--namely swiss. However, gouda's high nutritional value shouldn't be overlooked. According to best-selling health book author and blogger at The Healthy Home Economist, Sarah, gouda cheese is "higher than most liver, grassfed butter, and even pasteurized egg yolks in the critical nutrient vitamin K2." 

Vitamin K2 is crucial for preventing aging and bone disease, by the way.

Because of gouda's lack of flavor, for this healthy snack recipe, I topped it with tangy-sweet homemade cranberry sauce. Substituting white sugar with organic brown cane sugar, the sauce was just as sweet but clean. I also used baked whole wheat crackers by Ritz to reduce calories.

The result was a lovely blend of creamy, crunchy and sweet.

4. Smoked Salmon, Goat Cheese and Dry Thyme

I'm a HUGE fan of goat cheese, because goat cheese is gentler on the digestive system. Goat's milk composes of smaller fat globules than cow's milk, and is therefore easier to digest. It's also lower in fat, cholesterol and calories, making it a great cheese for all weight loss plans.

Here in the Pacific Northwest, salmon's always fresh. In fact, the region produces some of the best smoked salmon. Today's healthy snack recipe incorporates smoked salmon from the Pacific Northwest, by stacking each piece with goat cheese and dry thyme. 

If you don't mind extra calories and fat, you can use organic cream cheese instead of goat cheese. Regardless, the combination was tasty and flavorful--and I highly recommend it!

5. Baked Zucchini Bite with Garlic, Parmesan and Tomato

This bite-sized snack is loaded with nutrients and flavor. From heart-healthy zucchini to vitamin-rich tomato to anti-flammotory garlic, this is the perfect snack for both body and taste.

Also, the recipe is quick and simple. You can find it here.

Thank you again for visiting the Clean Eating Weight Loss Meal Plan Blog!

Though today's post wasn't a meal plan, I hope it was still helpful for your clean eating diet and weight loss goals.

I also hope that you liked the healthy snack recipes from today.

See you soon.

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Clean Eating Weight Loss Meal Plan 73

Breakfast

Erin Baker's Natural No-Bake Breakfast Cookie (in Caramel Apple Flavor)

All-natural and totally flavorful, this breakfast cookie is the perfect for busy mornings. Get it here.

Mid Morning Snack

Evolution Cold-Pressed Raw Beverage (get them here)

What a delicious and refreshing treat! Freshly-squeezed and cold-pressed to maintain as much nutrition as possible from your favorite fruits and vegetables, they are much better than sugar-y juice.

Have you tried Evolution Juice yet? You should. Get them at Evolution Juice.

Lunch

Amy's No-Cheese Roasted Vegetable Pizza

Just pop it in oven and enjoy. It's cholesterol-free, diary-free, and delicious.

Haven't seen Amy's Pizza at your grocery store yet? Get it here.

Afternoon Snack

Simple Truth Organic Banana Chips

With subtle sweetness, banana chips--especially from Simple Truth Organic--makes a fabulous snack.

Dinner

Clean Eating Curry Chicken Over Organic Quinoa (recipe here)

What an easy healthy curry dish! The creamy and flavorful sauce blended seamlessly with chicken and vegetables. I think you'll like it.

Get it at Clean Eating Curry Chicken

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Don't forget to check out more easy and healthy ideas at www.cleaneatingrecipesblog.com.

Have a wonderful day!

Clean Eating Weight Loss Meal Plan 72

Breakfast

Simple Truth Organic Chia Oatmeal

Wholesome organic oatmeal made extra healthy with chia. Love a filling, nutritious and delicious breakfast!

Mid Morning Snack

That's It Fruit Snack Bar (get them here)

Lunch

Salmon Sashimi with Seaweed and Edamame

Afternoon Snack

All-Natural Beef Jerkey

Dinner

Chicken Salad with Organic Honey Mustard Dressing

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Visit www.cleaneatingrecipesblog.com for more clean eating ideas and recipes.

See you next time!

Healthy Snacks List (This Week's Recommendations)

Healthy Snacks List for Clean Eating Diet

Clean Eating Weight Loss Meal Plan's Weekly Recommendations

1. Sahale Snacks (with Pomegranate Pistachios, Almonds, Cherries, Black Pepper) (Sold here)

Description:	- Your favorite Moroccan flavors in one awesome bag, featuring pistachos, pomegranate, and lemon with a hint of pepper. - Only 160 calories per serving, with 5g of protein and 3g of fiber. Low calorie and heart-healthy! - Made with the highest quality ingredients. No artificial contents whatsoever! - Delicious, filling and naturally healthy, this snack pack is the perfect blend of flavor and nutrition.
Ingredients:	Pistachios, almonds, dried apples, organic cane sugar, dried cherries, organic tapioca syrup, brown sugar, sea salt, pomegranate juice concentrate, dried lemon peel, spices, lemon juice concentrate, natural flavors.
Find it at:	Sahale Snacks (Pomegranate Pistachios with Almonds, Cherries, Black Pepper)

2. Mauna Loa Dry Roasted Macadamias With Sea Salt (Sold here)

Description:	- 100% Hawaiian grown Macadamia nuts. - Highest of any natural foods in monounsaturated fats. - Flavored with sea salt. - A treat from Hawaii with the taste of tropics.
Ingredients:	Macadamia nuts, sea salt
Find it at:	Mauna Loa Dry Roasted Macadamias With Sea Salt

3. Sincerely Nuts® Medjool Dates (Sold here)

Description:	- Sweet, simple and delicous. - Perfect candidate for healthy snacks list.
Ingredients:	Medjool Dates
Find it at:	Medjool Dates

4. LARABAR Fruit & Nut Food Bar (Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip) (Sold here)

Description:	- Gluten-free, kosher and made with real fruits and nuts. - These bars contain as little ingredients as possible--and all of them natural. - Sweet and healthy, they are the perfect healthy snack bars.
Ingredients:	Dates, Peanuts, Fair Trade chocolate chips, Salt
Find it at:	LARABAR Fruit & Nut Food Bar (Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip) (Blueberry Cobbler)

5. Fudgy Chocolate VitaCakes (Sold here)

Description:	- Only 50 calories per serving, with 6 grams of fiber and 2 grams of protein. - Made with all-natural ingredients. - Delicious and chocolate-y. - The perfect healthy snack bar for those of you with a sweet tooth.
Ingredients:	Water, White Whole Wheat Flour, Organic Sugar, Egg Whites, Inulin, Chocolate Drops, Cocoa Powder, Soy Fiber, Dried Honey, Wheat Gluten, Leavening (Potassium Bicarbonate, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate), Tricalcium Phosphate, Lecithin, Chocolate Flavor, Sea Salt, Natural Flavor, Xanthan Gum, Natural Sweetener (Rebiana, Monk Fruit Extract), Vitamin A, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, Vitamin C, Vitamin D, Vitamin E, Folic Acid, Iron, Biotin, Zinc. CONTAINS: Egg, Soy, Wheat.
Find it at:	Fudgy Chocolate VitaCakes Healthy Snack Bars

6. Xtasy Raw Chocolate Bar, with 90% Cacao (Sold here)

Description:	- This chocolate bar is AWESOME! - Handmade with premium Equadorium raw cacao, it contains no preservatives and has only four ingredients. - It has no nuts, dairy, soy, eggs, gluten or cane sugar. - If you like chocolate, you will like this.
Ingredients:	Organic Cacao Powder, Organic Cacao Butter, Organic Coconut Sugar, Himalayan Pink Salt
Find it at:	Xtasy Raw Chocolate Bar

7. Gnu Foods Fiber Love Blondie Bar (Sold here)

Description:	- This healthy snack bar is a delightful combination of white chocolate, vanilla, and semi-sweet chocolate chips. - Plus, it comes with 12 grams of fiber. - It's certainly a healthy treat!
Ingredients:	Gnu High Fiber Blend (Whole Rolled Oats, Organic Whole Wheat Flour, Wheat Bran, Organic Kamut, Psyllium, Flax, Millet), Chicory Root Inulin, Fruit Juices, White Chocolate Chips (Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Whole Milk Powder, Lecithin, Vanilla), Plums, Chocolate Chips (Sugar, Chocolate Liquor, Cocoa Butter, Dextrose, Lecithin), Vegetable Glycerin, Rice, Canola Oil, Wheat Protein Isolate, Vanilla, Natural Flavors, Baking Powder, Salt.
Find it at:	Gnu Foods Fiber Love Blondie Bar

8. Artisana Coconut Butter-Cacao Bliss (Sold here)

Description:	"Finally! A vegan and sugar cane free, rich, creamy chocolaty coconut spreadable nectar. Indulge guiltlessly with pure Organic, raw ingredients of the highest quality. Cacao Bliss is a dreamy and delicious delight...melting in your mouth in sweet celebration while giving you real energy and nutrition.Spread on fruit, bagels, muffins, crepes and more! Excellent in smoothies, energy bars and anything you want to turn into sweet succulence.Notes on use: Refrigeration not recommended. Artisana Cacao Bliss is solid when cool. To spread or pour, simply warm jar to around 85 F or until soft, mix well - Enjoy! Hint: you can warm the jar by placing in the oven at lowest temp setting for a few minutes or place jar in very hot water for a few minutes (Don't worry - it won't cook the coconut if you monitor it and don't leave it too long).Made in a facility that processes tree nuts and soy but does not process any peanuts, gluten, dairy, cholesterol or GMO's. Also a product of USA."
Ingredients:	Artisana organic coconut butter, organic extra virgin coconut oil, organic agave syrup, organic cacao powder, organic cacao butter.
Find it at:	Artisana Coconut Butter-Cacao Bliss

9. Maisie Jane's Cinnamon Glazed Walnuts (Sold here)

Description:	- Delicious, wholesome California-grown walnuts. - Toasted to crunchy perfection and glazed with just the right amount of cinnamon. - Absolutely delicious. - You can eat them alone, or add them to salads, ice-cream or anything under the sun.
Ingredients:	Walnuts, Sugar, Egg Whites, Cinnamon, Dehydrated Cane Juice, Nutmeg and Salt.
Find it at:	Maisie Jane's Cinnamon Glazed Walnuts

10. Blue Diamond Almond Nut-Thins Cracker Snacks, Hint of Sea Salt Nut (Sold here)

Description:	- With a tiny hint of sea salt, these crackers are tasty and guilt-free. - They are great companions to cheeses, nut butter and dips. - You'll love them; and your kids will love them too.
Ingredients:	Rice Flour, Almonds, Potato Starch, Expeller Pressed Safflower Oil, Sea Salt, Natural Almond Flavor and Natural Butter Flavor (Contains Milk).
Find it at:	Blue Diamond Almond Nut-Thins Cracker Snacks, Hint of Sea Salt Nut