Hey all. I went to a great muscle class at the gym this morning. I really love the class and I really love my instructor.
When I got home, I had my yummy “go to” chocolate protein shake again. I also had some homemade pita chips (love them and they are super easy to make!), a pear and about 1/2 C. cottage cheese. I was stuffed.
Later on this afternoon, I OD’ed on cereal. I love love love cereal, but I usually avoid it because I can’t have just one bowl. I had Special K and Cheerios, so it wasn’t too bad….but I just love them too too much!
For dinner tonight I’m attempting to recreate Cheesecake Factory’s yummy Roasted Pear and Blue Cheese Flatbread. I’m excited. I’ll let you know how it goes!!
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A couple nights ago, I made Chicken Fajitas for dinner. I love them and Kev loves them, but my kids weren’t huge fans. They ate them okay, but the onions and peppers freaked them out a little. I’ll keep making them though because they’re healthy and pretty fast and easy to make. Anyway, here’s how I did it….
Easy Chicken Fajitas
(I doubled this recipe so I would have leftovers to freeze)
- 2 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken; sliced into thin strips
- 2 pkgs. McCormick Fajita Seasoning mix or 1 pkg. McCormick Grill Mates Mexican Fiesta Marinade.
- 3-4 T. Oil
- 2 bell peppers; sliced in thin slices
- 1 onion; sliced
- Flour Tortillas (preferably healthy ones!)
Toppings: Sour Cream, Guacamole, Salsa, cheese, black beans, etc.
Slice chicken, peppers and onions.
If using Fajita Seasoning Mix, follow directions on package (basically cook meat, peppers and onions and then add seasoning mix and water.)
If using Mexican Fiesta Marinade, prepare marinade according to package. I like to put mine in a big Ziploc bag.
(You can also make your own seasonings, but for simplicity I used this package this time! Love it!)
Add chicken to marinade in bag and place in fridge to marinate for at least 1/2 hour.
(I chopped all the onions and peppers and marinaded the chicken while I ran to the gym. It worked great!)
Heat oil in a large skillet or electric frying pan. Add chicken and cook 3-5 minutes. Add the onions and peppers and cook until chicken is cooked through (about 5-7 more minutes.)
I prepared the meat, onions and peppers before I went to the gym and then threw it all together when I got back! It made it so easy!
I covered my pan for a few minutes to let everything cook.
When everything was done, we wrapped them in warm tortillas. I had mine in a Mission low carb whole wheat tortilla.
We added guac (Wholly Guacamole), lite sour cream, cheese and black beans to everything. It was great. I topped mine with cottage cheese instead of sour cream. It was very very yummy.
Afterward, I had a TON leftovers (mainly because the kids didn’t eat as much as I thought they would!) I didn’t mind though, I just froze it all in individual portions in freezer bags. I figured we could use it to top salads, on it’s own, or in a wrap! Yum!
Well, I gotta go!!! Hope you are all having a great day!
Mel, You look so cute and skinny! I love all your foodies. You need to put the protein balls on the recipe list! Holl
Thanks Holl. What a nice sissy I have! I know, my recipe list is a little outdated. I’ve been working on my new blog a bit and I will have everything updated when I finish it!! It’s just taking me forever!!!
I think Melanie, that I try just about evey recipe you post! Lol Your sisters right, you’re adorable!
Yay Jenzy! I hope you like them. Thanks for always being so kind and supportive. It really helps me so much!!
I picked up the ingredients for the fajitas today!! Keep it coming Melanie!! Great job!! and recipes!!
I hope you love the fajitas!! Yay! Thanks so much!