Mexican Chicken Skillet Recipe

Hey everyone! Hope your week is going good so far. Today I decided to make a Mexican dish that is Paleo friendly. It came out great and spicy!

Mexican Green Chile Chicken Skillet

Ingredients:

1. 2 tbsp. of olive oil
2. 2 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken breast cut into 1 inch pieces
3. 1 medium onion, cut in 4 pieces
4. 2 cloves of garlic
5. 2 poblano peppers
6. 2-3 jalapeno peppers
7. 1 medium tomato, diced
8. Juice of 1 lime
9. 1 handful of cilantro
10. 1 avocado, diced

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Roast Poblano and jalapeno peppers in oven for 45 min or until skin is charred
3. Warm oil in pan
4. Cook chicken until juices run clear
5. While chicken is cooking, place peppers, onion and garlic in food processor. pulse a few times until a chunky consistency. Add lime juice
6. After chicken is done, add pepper mixture and sauté for about 5 min.
7. Remove from heat and stir in tomato and cilantro.
8. Top with avocado

Enjoy!

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Well off to relax with the hubs. See ya tomorrow! Ciao!

Primal Day 5

Happy Friday everyone! It has been a super busy week for me. We moved in on Tuesday and have been unpacking non stop since then. It seems to take forever. I thought that we had gave a lot of stuff away to Goodwill and friends before we left. Boy was I wrong. Since we started unpacking, I have accumulated about 4 big boxes of trash/donate stuff. I am glad that we are gonna get rid of that stuff and have less clutter. It always feels freeing when you have more “minimal” things in the house. I would say that I am contemporary/minimalistic. I am not even close to being 100% minimal but I try not to have a million things out and about. I will have some pics up soon of the casita as soon as I am able to finish unpacking. I dunno if we will be done by this weekend. I hope it will be no later than next week though. I am ready to be settled in.

Today marks the 5th day of the Paleo lifestyle combined with Insanity. I bought the program last year but never did it for the 60 days. I think I did it a few days and then would do the Plyometric CD at times. I have never done a full week. I think today was the most intense one because there were no breaks in between. It was the point to get your heart rate up at a cardio level though. It definitely kicked my butt. I weighed myself this morning, and I am down 5 lbs. I don’t know if it is initial water weight (which always seems to be the case), or if I am actually losing weight because I was eating terribly the past few weeks.

Tonight for dinner I made chicken sausage sautéed with asparagus, bell pepper, and onions. I put an over easy egg on top.

I surprisingly came out good. I don’t have a fully stocked kitchen right now, so we are making stuff with the lil bit of groceries we have readily available.

Well off to relax before bed. Ciao!

Recap on Oils

While mindlessly searching the internet today on idea for Paleo recipes, I stumbled upon Mark's Daily Apple.

 Quick disclaimer: I am not a medical professional and you should consult a physician before starting any diet or exercise.

I know how I have talked about cooking with Olive Oil and your health. Well I was doing some more research and found out that Avocado and Coconut Oil are both good cooking oils. On the Paleo Girls website, it says it is ok to use Olive Oil when it is not for cooking purposes, since it does not oxidize it.

Today for dinner I decided to make Paleo Chicken Curry. It came out ok. I did not have many veggies on hand, so I just put carrots and asparagus.

Today marks day 4 of Paleo and Insanity. I have done well with staying with Paleo and doing the Insanity. I am not feeling like I have more energy compared to the first two days on the diet/exercise regimen. I did not feel lethargic and actually got a lot done with unpacking and organizing. I will post pics of the house when it is done.

Well off to relax before bed!