Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Finally, a new recipe

It's been a long time since I updated or added a recipe.  We've had lots of changes in the last few months, sickness, surgery for my 17 y/o and movRe to a new state - which also includes new house, new job, new friends.  It's been busy but we are finally settling back in to a new routine and back on the diet.  The race is on.  A contest dad started to help motivate the kids.  Girls must lose 10lbs in 8 weeks and boys must lose 20lbs. For every 1 lb over the goal they get $10 and dad gets $10 for every 2 lbs over his goal - he loses quicker than we do. Well money must talk in this family because it has motivated - plus dad has been trash talking.

So here is a new recipe we tried today.  It was great.  A definite do over.

Asian Chicken Salad

2 bags Asian Chopped Salad Blend
1 Rotisserie Roast Chicken
4 Med Avocados, cut into chunks
1 Red onion, diced
1 bag frozen sweet kernel corn
1 bottle Ginger salad dressing

Take skin and chicken off bone. Discard the skin and shred the chicken. Put all ingredients in a bowl and mix well to make sure dressing is well dispersed through the salad.  It is delicious.

Serving size 1 1/2 cups
Servings per recipe 10
Calories per serving 392

You can cut down the calories by using canned chicken or just boiled chicken breast or by using shrimp.
Also the avocados bring 1000 calories to the entire dish (250 per avocado) but to me its well worth those calories.