{Clean} Eating Tacos!

This has been a huge hit in our house! My hubby absolutely loves these.  In fact, he's been bugging me for awhile to get this recipe up on the blog so he can brag about it, haha!

Here goes:

1 lb ground chicken {or turkey/beef - whatever floats your boat!}
1 can 15 oz tomato sauce {no salt added - Hunts makes a yummy one}
1/2 tbs taco seasoning
1 tbs garlic powder
1 tbs onion powder
1 tbs paprika
1/2 tbs chile powder
1 can whole kernel corn {Libby's makes an all natural version w/no added salt}
1 can low sodium black beans

Brown meat in EVOO, sprinkle of taco seasoning, garlic powder, and onion powder.  Using the spices is optional, but we like the extra flavor it adds and it doesn't hurt anything! Drain after cooking.

Mix browned meat, tomato sauce, spices, drained corn and black beans into your pan and let simmer for 15-20 minutes.

Serve with guacamole, salsa, cheese if desired.  Trader Joes has some excellent clean corn tortillas to eat these in! By clean I mean - corn, lime juice, and water.  Literally, those are the only ingredients.  :)

We like to double the recipe and save some for later in the week!

Enjoy y'all!

{Clean} Sloppy Joe's

I'm always on the search for delicious recipes.  My hubby has ambitious aspirations regarding BBQ, and loves to cook, so he's a hard one to impress.  Especially if the word "healthy" is involved.  I can't blame him; a lot of people feel this way.  They think of bland salads, dry meat, very little flavor.  I'm hear to tell you, {healthy} food doesn't have to taste that way! I'm all about delicious, savory, taste bud exploding flavor in my food.  As I find recipes, I'm tailoring them to meet our families taste and then delivering them to you!

1.25 lb ground turkey

       opt: ~1/4 tsp freshly grated black pepper, 1/2 tsp garlic & onion powder when cooking meat

15 oz can {no salt added} tomato sauce - Hunt's makes a great one! 

1/2 c ketchup {preferably as clean as you can find}

1/2 tbs mustard {Dijon is delicious!} 

1 tbs EVOO

1 tbs {ish} pure honey 

1 tbs Worcestershire sauce 

1 tbs red wine vinegar

1 tbs garlic powder 

1 1/2 tbs onion powder

green bell pepper - {1 only use 1/2}

red bell pepper - {I only use 1/2}

Pour EVOO into a skillet, add meat, and brown over medium-high heat.  I also like to throw in a sprinkling of freshly ground black pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder to my meat when I brown it for added flavor. {note: the measurements above are an estimate, I just grind the pepper/shake the powder over the meat and eyeball it.  it doesn't take a lot!} 

Drain the meat, then pour it back into the pan.  Add the rest of the ingredients in, and stir until it's all mixed up really well.  Allow to simmer for 15-20 min to allow the flavors to really soak through.  

Obviously, if you're wanting to eat as clean as possible you'll want to hunt up as clean of a hamburger bun as possible.  Trader Joe's, Sprouts, and Central Market are fabulous places to find clean breads.  

Enjoy!

adapted from: the gracious pantry.