Spinach Stuffed Chicken Breasts with Healthy Fried Okra

and kashi pilaf..

This was just so easy and I never follow recipes nor could I tell you the inspiration for this only that hormone free chicken breasts were bogo at $2.99 a pound so for three huge breasts it cost about $3- you can’t beat that! I used to make this before I started blogging but haven’t made it on here yet I believe.

I put a spoonfull of pesto on the bottom of my 7 x 11 and swished it around to coat the bottom ( so that the chicken would get coated as well). I took the chicken breasts and trimmed them a little, placed each breast in saran wrap and whacked it to flatten it out. After each one, I placed it in the pan so there are 6 in there on top of a little pesto.

For the stuffing, I heated up 2 cups of frozen spinach- drained out excess water. I mixed in 1/4 cup nonfat cottage cheese, 1/4 cup reduced fat colby jack shredded, 2 tablespoons tomato basil feta and salt and pepper . I mixed all of that really well then divided it into six even portions inside the bowl. Scooped out and laid it in each breast then folded the breast. Voila- Baked at 350 for about 37 minutes.
 

Healthy Fried Okra

I know I know, how can something fried be healthy? Well, here is what I did: I took frozen okra and thawed it out in the microwave. I put a tablespoon of Smart Balance Oil into my straight edged skillet and put together my batter.

For the breading I used equal parts whole wheat pastry flour and cornmeal with a little salt and pepper. For the binder I poured a splash of egg white and milk over the thawed okra. I liked this way because I could estimate just how much I needed for three good servings of fried okra. I hate having to measure, and I hate having to use a recipe that leaves me with 2 cups of wasted batter!

So I tossed the okra to coat it well in the egg white- then dropped it in my tupperware of breading mix. I closed it up- and shoook it- then spooned it into the hot pan. I did it in two quick sections and let them cook on their side for about 1-2 minutes before tossing around.

You got whole grain breading, egg white batter, healthy oil, and a lovely veggie.

The kashi whole grain pilaf was an instant pack- which is not super high in sodium but is higher in sodium than if you make it on your own- but it is very easy and saves time!

Let’s CELEBRATION !

Lunch: Lasagna, Toasted Kale and Cabbage

 
This was so good! TJ Green Cabbage with a little goddess dressing, mixed well. On top I put toasted kale ( toasted in my toaster oven with salt and pepper at 425 for about 10 min), broccoli and carrots. I also had a small piece of lasagna with extra sauce.

Body:
Gym: Biked for 20 minutes, Elliptical for 20 minutes

Mind:
Studied for vitamins exam

Caught up on every blog!
Soul:

I FOUND SKI PANTS ON CLEARANCE FOR $10 !!! not $100 … $10 !!! I can’t believe I found the ONLY pair this store (tj maxx) had, ON clearance, AND THEY FIT! phew- that was awesome!

I bought a ton of gag gifts for our friend’s 30th celebration this evening: a wand, a crown, two foam swords, a slinkie, glow sticks, a jumping frog, a bear glove, and I am making a pin for her our of a ribbon- I put on scrapbook stickers that said “happy birthday” and one that said “Let’s Celebration”
??? I laughed so hard at that “Let’s Celebration” ? That must be why it was in the dollar bin!

I think she will get a kick out of it- I asked her favorite colors and she said green, then blue- so I found this awesome gift bag in the shape of a purse- It’s green and blue!

Jeff met me out for a bit and we had a lovely dinner which needs it’s own post!