Building a personalized eating plan that is sustainable and meet nutritional needs is key to your health and success.
A nutritious meal plan should not have extreme limitations on foods, have you eating less than 1,200 calories per day or consuming only liquids.
All foods can fit within a healthy diet, but portion size and quality of foods is important.
Strive to eat fruits and vegetables every day, limit processed foods and move your body
Just like taste buds, meal plans and health concerns are not one size fits all. If a diet sounds too good to be true it probably is.
A nutritious meal plan is one that can be followed every day.
Choose healthy foods that taste great and meet your nutritional goals. This flavorful meal is delicious and nutritious.
Here is a great recipe that has great flavor and a lot of nutritious vegetables,
This recipe can also easily be converted to a pressure cooker like an Instapot.
Mexican Chicken Soup
Main Dish
Eight servings
Ingredients
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 1 large yellow bell pepper, chopped
• 1/2 large onion, chopped
• 3 tablespoons minced garlic
• 2 14.5-ounce cans Mexican-style stewed tomatoes, drained and chopped
• 2 limes
• 4 14-ounce reduced sodium chicken broth
• 2 pounds chicken breast cooked, chopped
• 1/4-cup cilantro, chopped
• 1 jalapeño, chopped
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
• Heat oil in large stock pot over medium high heat.
• Add bell pepper, onion, and garlic; sauté until vegetables are tender.
• Cut limes in half and squeeze lime juice directly into the vegetable mixture; add tomatoes and chicken broth to soup.
• Bring to a boil and reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Stir in chicken, cilantro, jalapeño, salt and pepper.
• Cook until thoroughly heated; about 10-15 minutes.
Serve immediately.
Pressure Cooker Option:
• Press saute button and wait for “hot” button.
• Add oil, bell pepper, onion, and garlic; sauté until vegetables are tender.
• Turn to “off”
• Cut limes in half and squeeze lime juice directly into the vegetable mixture; add tomatoes and chicken broth to soup.
• Add in raw chicken (2 boneless skinless chicken breasts), cilantro, jalapeño, salt and pepper.
• Set the pressure cooker to 15 minutes high pressure.
• Quick release the steam from the pressure cooker.
• Carefully open lid and remove the chicken breasts. Place on a separate plate and shred with two forks.
• Return the chicken into the pressure cooker and stir together well with the rest of the soup.
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