Zucchini Nachos

Can anyone ever spell zucchini properly the first time? I have to write it out at LEAST two times.

Anyway, no matter how you spell it, this recipe for clean zucchini nachos is amazing! I use it when I'm teaching my challengers how to eat better meals, without your taste buds having to suffer ;)

So here goes:

Clean Zucchini Nachos

Toppings: 

¼ cup of black beans, 2 Tbsp of greek yogurt,1 tbsp of shredded cheese, 2 tbsp of salsa, ¼ of an avocado chopped, ¼ of a lb of ground turkey or ground bison sautéed with cumin, sea salt, and paprika

1-    Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Lightly mist one baking sheet with olive oil cooking spray.

2-    Slice one zucchini into 1/8"-1/4" thick rounds.

3-    Arrange evenly on baking sheet and lightly coat the tops with olive oil cooking spray.

4-    Sprinkle on salt and pepper. Bake zucchini rounds until browned and crisp, about 25 to 30 minutes, flipping each over halfway through. Check on them often, cooking times may vary. Rotate the chips around the baking sheet if needed.

5-    Sautee ground turkey/bison in pan over medium high heat seasoned with cumin, sea salt, and paprika. Set aside.

6-    When the zucchini chips are ready, take them out and allow them to cool. While you wait, heat the beans.

7-    Use a spatula to scoop the zucchini chips up and over to your plate. Layer on the toppings and enjoy.

Clean Fried Rice

Sick on the couch today, but I did make it to the grocery because I swore to myself and my challengers in my current 28 day group, that I was going to stay on track beginning today and stick with it for 5 weeks leading up to our beach trip!

With that said, I was craving some fried rice, and made this yummy meal that is sure to make everyone in your family, happy, healthy and FULL! Even my toddler raves about this meal wanting MORE MORE MORE.

So here goes:

What will you need to make this meal go down just right?

Clean Fried Rice (Makes 2 servings)

1/4 avocado diced small

¾ cup of cut up broccoli

6  baby carrots sliced thinly

1 and 1/4 cups of long grain brown rice, cooked

2 eggs

1 Tbsp of soy sauce or Tamari

2 Tbsp chopped onion

1/2 tsp of freshly grated ginger or 1 tsp of ground ginger

1 tsp of organic olive oil

Garlic powder to taste

Salt and Pepper to taste

Now to cook it just right! :)

1- Pre-cook your carrots and broccoli either in the microwave or stove top.

2- Heat a wok or non stick skillet over medium to medium high heat. Add the olive oil, onion, and ginger. Cook for about 3 minutes to really infuse the oil.

3- Add the rest of the veggies to the oil, and cook for about 5 to 7 minutes. Sprinkle with garlic powder and black pepper.

4- Add the rice and stir everything well. Then add the soy sauce (or tamari) and combine.

5- After cooking for a couple of minutes, create a well inside the rice mixture. Add the two freshly cracked eggs, and let them start to firm up. Then take your spatula and break up the egg into the rice mixture.

6- Take the avocado and top it for a yummy and quick meal.

Add ground turkey, bison, shrimp or chicken if you want something even more filling.

Enjoy!