Yesterday I ran my very first 10K run and it was amazing! I got off of work at 3 am and woke up at 7 the next morning for the run, and while I was hesitant at first, as soon as I started running I was enjoying myself. My time was 53:07, which may not be amazing, but next year I plan to actually train a bit for it (or at least go on one run outside before the race!). I'm very proud of myself!
Today I had full intentions of going to the gym, but I woke up with the sorest legs EVER... So I decided to stretch my legs out and walk downtown to treat myself to some new gym clothes. I deserve it, right? ;)
I'm headed off to work soon, but I just made a delicious Butter Chicken recipe that is so good and SUPER healthy!
Healthy Butter Chicken
Prepare in advance:
- 2 lbs chicken breast
- curry paste
Cut chicken into small pieces and coat in curry paste. Let sit overnight (or 2 hours at least)
Ingredients:
- coconut oil (or olive oil)
- 7 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
- 1" piece of ginger, finely chopped
- 2 medium onions, finely chopped
- 1 C diced tomatoes
- spice mix (listed at bottom of post)
- green pepper
- plain greek yogurt
Instructions:
Heat oven to 400, cook chicken for 20 minutes.
Cover pan with enough coconut oil to cover the entire surface, and cook garlic and ginger until golden.
Add onions and cook until it separates frmo the base. Add spices, and let sit for a minute. Add the tomatoes, and let sit another minute. Place into blender and blend until smooth.
Sautee onion and pepper (I omit the onion here) in the same pan you used for the sauce. Once it's at your desired tenderness, place sauce back in the pan and add the cooked chicken.
Mix in a small amount of plain greek yogurt (depending on how creamy you like it), and serve over quinoa! I like mine with some sauteed yam and avocado. Super delicious, and super healthy!!!
Spice Mix:
2 t salt
1 t paprika
1 t tumeric
1 t cayenne pepper
1 t hot chilli paste
1 t garam masala
1 t cumin seed
