Clean Eating: Stroganoff

I've been on a real fitness kick lately. I agreed to "Run into the New Year", which means that I run (or sometimes walk) a mile every day until the New Year. At any rate, my eating habits have changed a little. I've been having bigger meals during the day along with snacks, and at night, I'm having something really light, like a bowl of cereal or soup or small sandwich. That means I haven't been cooking a lot recently, so my poor little blog has been on hold. Until tonight. I have to make sure Cliff gets a good meal, so I made my version of stroganoff, clean eating style.

Ingredients:
10 oz. ground turkey
4 oz. whole-wheat spaghetti
6 cabbage leaves
1 onion
1/2 cup light sour cream
1 beef bouillon cube
1 cup water
sea salt
black pepper

Directions:
Fill a medium pot with water and bring to a boil over high heat. Season the water with salt and add spaghetti noodles (break in half if desired). Meanwhile, slice the cabbage leaves into long, thin strips. Place cabbage in water along with pasta and cook 8-9 minutes until pasta is al dente.

Dissolve beef bouillon cube in one cup of water. Slice onion into rings. Spray a large skillet with cooking spray and heat over medium-high heat. Add onion and heat for a couple of minutes. Add about 1/2 the beef broth to the onions and cover. Cook until liquid has reduced completely and onions are brown and soft.

Add ground turkey to the pan and brown, mixing with onions. Season with salt and pepper. Place sour cream and remaining 1/2 cup of beef broth in the pan and stir to combine with beef and onions.

Add cooked pasta and cabbage to skillet and stir for 3 minutes until pasta is well combined with sauce.

Serve and enjoy!

Nutrition Facts
Serves 4
Serving Size 250.2g
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Calories -309
Calories from Fat -121
Total Fat - 13.5g
Saturated Fat - 4.9g
Cholesterol - 63mg
Sodium - 500mg
Total Carbohydrates - 28g
Dietary Fiber - 1.4g
Sugar - 4.3g
Protein - 19.4g
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Vitamin A - 5%
Vitamin C - 25%
Calcium - 9%
Iron - 13% 

Clean Eating: Enchilada Casserole

When I don't have a craving for Chinese food, I tend to have a craving for Mexican food. Yet again, not very diet friendly. But this little meal certainly hits the spot. The only thing missing is the crunchy chips and salsa I like to have before the meal. I have to work on a nachos that will work in the purview of my diet plan.

Ingredients:
1 lbs. 93% lean ground turkey
1 red onion
1 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
1/2 tsp. sea salt
1 tsp. ground cumin
1/2 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
1 tsp. garlic powder
black pepper, to taste
2 tomatoes
1 (7 oz.) can of chopped green chiles
4 tbsp. medium salsa
3 oz. 75% reduced fat Cabot cheddar
4 tbsp. light sour cream
6 La Tortilla Factory Smart & Delicious Tortillas

Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 F.

Add water to a medium pot. Remove stemmed end of the tomatoes. On the other end, cut an X. Add tomatoes to pot of water and bring to boil. Boil for 5 minutes and remove from heat.

Chop onions into small pieces. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions to skillet and cook until tender, about 3-5 minutes.

Move onions to one side of the pan. Add ground turkey to other side of pan along with all the seasonings. Cook until turkey has browned, mixing with the onions.

Remove skin from the boiled tomatoes. In a food processor, add tomatoes (breaking up if needed), green chiles and salsa. Spin it until well combined into a sauce.

Add sauce to ground meat mixture. Stir to combine. Reduce heat to low and let simmer for 5 minutes.

Spray and 8x8 square casserole pan with cooking spray. Cut tortillas in half. Line the bottom of the casserole dish with half the tortillas.

Grate the cheddar cheese. Place half the meat mixture over the tortillas and top with cheese. Repeat layers (tortilla, meat and cheese).

Cover with aluminum foil. Bake in oven for 15 minutes. Remove aluminum foil from top of casserole. Bake an additional 5 minutes to brown cheese.

Serve with a dollop of sour cream and enjoy!

Nutrition Facts
Serves 4
Serving Size 354.2g
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Calories - 356
Calories from Fat - 145
Total Fat - 16.1g
Saturated Fat - 6.2g
Cholesterol - 93mg
Sodium - 793mg
Total Carbohydrates - 25.9g
Dietary Fiber - 6.5g
Sugar - 6.2g
Protein - 32.3g
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Vitamin A - 16%
Vitamin C - 47%
Calcium - 31%
Iron - 27%