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Recipe: Pasta with Cajun Chicken & Cashew Cream
I have been wanting to make this cashew cream sauce for pasta or zucchini noodles since I went to an amazing event with Lulu Lemon. They served us all kinds of amazing raw and vegan goodies, which was a new experience. As soon as I got my blender I knew I was going to make this! But of course, I gave it my own twist, which involves protein.
Ingredients:
for sauce: 1 medium white onion, chopped
1-2 cups low sodium chicken broth
1/4-1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
4 large garlic cloves, minced
1/2 heaping cup raw whole cashews (75 g, 2.6 oz) (soaked for overnight in hot water if you don't have a high powered blender)
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast
** I got this recipe from the Vegan 8, changed the veggie broth to chicken broth
Protein/Carbs: 3 chicken breasts
1 package whole wheat noodles
4 T cajun spice
1 chopped green onion
2 medium chopped tomatoes
Directions:
For sauce:
1. Sautee onion with 3/4 cup chicken broth and 4 cloves crushed garlic.
2. Once it's reduced with no broth, add 1/2 cup of the whole cashews into the blender and add the nutritional yeast, pepper, lemon juice and the rest of the chicken broth in and blend it
3. Heat it up in the pan
For chicken:
1. Sprinkle cajun spices on both side of the chicken breast, heat pan up to medium with olive oil and place on pan
2. Cook for about 6 minutes on both sides, cover and turn heat down. Ensure cooked thoroughly!
3. Place on top of whole wheat noodles, pour a generous amount of cashew cream, top with lots of green onions, tomatoes and chili pepper flakes
Recipe: Curry Chickpeas
Ingredients:
1 large can of chickpeas
2 T curry powder
3 cloves garlic
1/2 small onion
**2 chicken breasts for more protein
1. Saute 3 cloves garlic on medium heat in a large pan
2. Add chopped onion to pan, when they caramelize add in chickpeas and add chicken in.
3. Saute until chicken is thoroughly cooked
4. I added this to a whole bowl with 1 cup brown rice, 1 small cucumber, 1 small tomato and a 2 T of hummus. OR put mixture in a whole wheat pita add in lettuce, 1 small tomato, 2 T of hummus
Mexican style whole bowl
I am currently obsessed with whole bowls, first off because they're delicious, second off because they're SO easy and third because they're nutritionally sound and have everything one needs :)
Ingredients:
2 chicken breast
1 cup brown rice
8 tortilla chips
1/2 an avocado
1/3 cup black beans
3 tbsp salsa
1/3 cup lettuce
2 tbsp mrs. dash spice
1. Cook brown rice in slow cooker
2. Cover chicken breasts in Mrs. Dash and pan fry
3. Chop all ingredients up and mix in a bowl together. Easy Peasy!!
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