Lemon-Garlic Chicken

Got this recipe from the good ole P90X nutrition plan, with some modifications from yours truly ;) I'm usually pretty boring when it comes to my chicken recipes, but this was really yummy! We had leftovers on brown rice pasta with some olive oil and seasoning!

Ingredients:
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
2 tbsp molasses
2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
4 garlic cloves, chopped
2-3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1/4 tsp black pepper
Salt to taste

Directions:
1. Combine first 4 ingredients in a bowl pyrex dish. I recommend lining with tinfoil first! I did not do this but will definitely be doing it from now on, as the dish was NOT fun to clean!
2. Add chicken, cover and marinate in fridge for one hour, turning occasionally.
3. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
4. Remove dish from fridge and sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper
5. Bake at 425 degrees for 20 minutes covered. Remove cover and bake for 20 more minutes or until chicken is done.

Chicken Enchilada Soup

I gotta be honest. I'm not real big on soup in general, but easy crock pot soup recipes are growing on me! This one does require a little prep work to cut up some veggies, but otherwise it is just throwing it all in the pot! This is our FAVORITE soup at our house, and Cass and I rarely get any leftovers because Benton eats them all! I adapted this recipe from skinnytaste.com.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 3 cups low sodium organic chicken broth
• 15 oz can tomato sauce
• 8 oz can of tomato paste
• 1 jalapeno, chopped with seeds removed
• 1/4 cup chopped cilantro (plus more for garnish)
•  15 oz can black beans, rinsed and drained
• 14.5 oz can petite diced tomatoes
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1/2 tsp dried oregano
• 2 8 oz skinless chicken breasts (16 oz total)

Directions:

Throw all that yumminess in the crock pot and cook on LOW for at least 4 hours.  Once the chicken is done, I usually shred it in the crock pot, but you can remove it to shred then put it back in if you prefer.
Top with organic Greek yogurt, avocados, scallions, cilantro or cheese- whatever your heart desires!

I always use organic ingredients if at all possible. I like to avoid added hormones, antibiotics and pesticides.

SHARING is CARING ;)