RECIPE: Chilli Coconut Chicken

I'm going to try and start blogging a few recipes that I've put together or found on the Internet that have made eating alot of meat and vegetables that little bit more interesting.  This is a Phase 2 recipe as now I'm introducing a few things back into my diet - in the case of this recipe coconut milk.  So here goes:

Serves 2

1 chilli finely sliced (if you don't like food so hot then deseed and slice)
1 heaped tsp finely chopped or grated ginger
1 teaspoon of organic virgin coconut oil
2 chicken breasts, washed and sliced into thin strips
1 bunch spring onions
1 pepper chopped into chunks
200g broccoli florets
1/2 carton about 200ml organic coconut milk
20g organic dessicated coconut

Heat the coconut oil in a large pan or wok on a medium heat, then add the chilli and ginger for a few minutes stirring occasionally to prevent sticking/burning (you don't want this to brown just to soften).  Next turn the heat up a little and add the chicken.  Once the meat is sealed (about 3-4 minutes) add in the vegetables and sautee for a few minutes until the onions and peppers being to soften a little.  Add in the coconut milk, stir and put a lid on the pan and leave stirring occasionally for about 5 minutes or until the broccoli is cooked to your liking (I prefer mine a bit perky).  Once you are happy that the broccoli and chicken are cooked (the chicken may take longer if you have cut it into larger strips/chunks) turn the heat off and sprinkle over the dessicated coconut.

I had this on its own but if you want you could serve the chicken over more lightly steamed vegetables.

Enjoy!

Nutrition Information (per serving)
Calories: 456
Carbohydrates: 20g
Fat: 21g
Of Which Saturates:16g
Protein: 44g
Fibre: 8g

LHS

I've been away from the blog for a while.  I got to the end of phase 2 with Jillian and I have to be honest I was wondering if it was worth all the hassle and planning life around never missing the dvd and trying to make up any sessions I had missed.  Couple that with the small progress I was making it didn't seem worth it, especially when I wasn't putting all my effort into eating right either.

Stepping back from exercise, feeling a bit down about getting near to any sort of goal and poor food choices meant I crept back up to 119 lbs (8stone7).  Now I know that's not big but it's not about the number if I weighed more than that but looked lean I would do that in a heartbeat but the reality is that extra weight was fat and fluid/bloat from eating junk and it's time to do something about it.

So that's where LHS comes in -  Lean, Healthy, Strong.  Right now I'm taking on phase 1, which I think its best described as paleo but without the fruit.  Breakfast is meat with nuts, I know that doesn't sound do appealing and the first few days I struggled with it, missing my usual oat bran.

Lunch #1 more meat with cruciferous veg.  Now I don't always have leafy greens, sometimes I have rocket or watercress and chopped raw vegetables to mix it up and get a bit of colour into my day, oh and I have a little drizzle of extra virgin olive oil on the salad too.

Lunch #2 is basically the same thing, more meat and vegetables although as I'm at work I find it hard to be hungry for this meal so I don't always make it through all of the vegetables but I make sure I eat all the meat.

If I get to the gym or train at home then I'll have a protein shake (but made with water instead of milk - no dairy allowed) if not then for dinner its.... yeh you guessed it even MORE meat with leafy greens.

Every morning I have a multi vitamin and after every meal I take 4 fish oil caps, yeh that's right four.... four times a day.

Now I know that doesn't exactly sound exciting, and on day one I felt sick for most of the day, the idea of eating any more meat made me want to be properly sick, by day two and into day three I had an awful headache and felt a bit tired, but then it started to lift and I felt normal again.  Better than normal I suppose, getting up isn't quite so hard and I don't feel like I'm going to fall asleep at my desk anymore.

After 10 days I lost 8lbs.  Obviously that's not all fat but I think that seeing as my food baby has all but disappeared I'll claim that in the name of progress!  I'm on phase 1 for 21 days which will be over on the 9th so will check in then and see how it's gone.

I'll be back soon with some pictures - sorry this post has been so text heavy and boring!