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As mommylete's one of our biggest battles can be meal times.
As mommylete's one of our biggest battles can be meal times.
A battle because we run out of healthy ideas. A battle to get those babyletes, littleletes and daddyletes to eat it, and a battle to take the time to prepare. Add dietary restrictions and all of a sudden you would rather clean bathrooms than make dinner!
Luckily I have good eaters so I can experiment more often, but I have to eat gluten free, lean and light sugar due to some AWESOME physiological responses. My gastroenterologist looked at me like an orphan puppy when he was explaining my results, but its actually not that bad:) Like my mother-in-law always says its an excuse to eat healthier.
ANYWAY we have a couple favorite lunches and dinners we will post here for the sharing! And if you have any favorites we can use please leave them in the comments or email!
Today's dinner is our
Chicken Lettuce Wraps with an Addictive Peanut Sauce
Before we start I have to explain something! Because I want making dinner to be more fun to make instead of dreading it I sort of pretend I am a chef and I sort of add ingredients and spices without measurements:) I will try to give you a ball park number but, I don't want to take that freedom from you either, so add or subtract things as desirable to your taste it really is SO MUCH FUN to experiment. Don't believe me....try it!
For the chicken you will need:
-1 lb. Chicken Breast
-1-2 T soy sauce
-1 clove of garlic
-1-2 T olive oil
For the Peanut Sauce:
-2 T Peanut Butter
-3/4 cup of your favorite Sesasme Ginger Dressing (Newman's Own was our fav. but its NOT gluten free)
-1/4 cup chopped peanuts optional
Produce:
Fresh Cilantro 1/4 of a bunch
Fresh Head of Romaine Lettuce
1 Yellow pepper
Shredded Carrots as needed
Shredded Cucumber as needed
Grains
1-2 Cups of Brown Rice OR Quinoa
This really is SO EASY and pretty quick!
if you are ambitious you can marinate the chicken in the soy sauce, olive oil, garlic mixture the night before BUT I have forgotten to do that many times and just fried it up with the oil, soy sauce and garlic and it tasted great still!
Toss your brown rice or quinoa into a rice cooker while frying up your chicken. Once the chicken is done cut it into more manageable bite size pieces.
Shred some carrots and cucumbers as needed for the amount of people eating. (we use about 8 baby carrots and half a cucumber for only 3 people), slice your pepper into long spears. and chop up the cilantro leaves.
I am a sucker for a good peanut sauce and this one is yummy! This is where I get creative I start with around 2-3 T of peanut butter and I really just start mixing in the Sesame Ginger dressing (we really do love the Newman's Own low fat, but found out the hard way it wasn't gluten free) until I like how it tastes. We like it more peanut buttery and thick, so experiment until you like it! Then add the crushed peanuts if you want!
Serving for Mom and Dad and Older littles dish some of your brown rice OR quinoa into your lettuce leaf, add some chicken, veggies and cilantro to taste and top with your yummy peanut sauce and ENJOY!
*Serving for Toddlers give manageable sizes of chicken shredded carrots and shredded cucumbers and peppers to eat as finger foods!
Its EASY and its SO YUMMY!
*to your discretion, never give your infants anything they can't handle or anything a pediatrician doesn't suggest.
