Tex-Mex Ranch Chicken

I have always loved tex-mex kind of dishes. A little spicy, a little cheesy. Plus I have always loved sauces and dips and things like that. Sadly though a lot of that time that means lots of fats, calories, and carbs. 

Solution?

My tex-mex ranch chicken recipe. So easy to make and very tasty. You can serve it over greens/salad. You could have veggies and quinoa or rice on the side. Prep takes only 5 minutes and bakes in about 35.

On the 21 Day Fix this meal would account for:

2 Green (greens, carrots, tex-mex sauce)

1 Red (chicken)

1 Blue (cheese)

1 Orange (ranch)

STEPS:

Step 1: Preheat the oven to 350

Step 2: Make the tex-mex sauce (recipe below)

Step 3: Pour sauce over chicken

Step 4: Shred cheese

Step 5: Sprinkle cheese over chicken

Step 6: Bake in oven for 35 minutes

Step 7: Plate over greens or with chosen sides and put rockin' spicy ranch on top (link to recipe below) 

Tex -Mex Sauce 

In a saucepan over medium heat combine the following:

1 can tomato paste

1/2 cup water

1/2 tsp sea salt

1 tsp chilli powder

1/2 tsp cumin

1/4 cup finely chopped green pepper

Warm until just simmering.

You can find the recipe for my rockin' spicy ranch here. 

Let me know if you try this recipe in the comment section and what you think of it. It's a newbie of mine but I'm pretty happy with it. Hope you all think it ROCKS too. 

Chilli Chicken in Sauce

I have another recipe for you! Another quick and easy one too. This one I came up with one evening where I really wasn't sure what I was going to do. It was immediately a favourite. 

Chilli Chicken

1 tbsp olive oil

handful of mushrooms equally sliced

1/2 onion thinly sliced

1/3 green pepper thinly sliced

1/2 clove of garlic finely chopped

4 skinless boneless chicken thighs cut up in equal pieces

1 tsp chilli powder

1/2 tsp cumin

pinch oregano

1/4 tsp salt

few cracks of black pepper

1 cup tomato sauce

Fry the veggies up in the olive oil. Once they are tender toss the chicken in to fry. When chicken is half cooked put the spices, salt, and pepper in and mix well. Pour in the cup of tomato sauce. Let it simmer until the chicken is cooked through.

*If you get your rice on first, get the veggies cut and rolling, then toss in the chicken and follow the rest of the chilli chicken steps everything should come out in about 30 minutes from start to finish depending on how smoothly you work.*

This goes great served with rice and steamed broccoli and carrots. I seem to be on a broccoli and carrot kick lately. I go through phases. I'm routine yet random that way.