chicken "non-pasta, pasta like" Chinese style

I don't know you, but me, when someone tells me "you can't it this" I want it the most. Pasta always reminds me of home meals and I must say in a diet like Dukan  is the thing that I miss the most. So I came up with a solution, as we can not eat the real thing, let's eat something that looks similar. Dr. Dukan has specifically allow surimi on the diet and even though I was reticent at the beginning I must say that with it I have found a great ally. It is experimenting with it that so many of my "non-pasta, pasta like" dishes have come to be. Let me introduce you to my chicken "non-pasta, pasta like" Chinese style.

  

INGREDIENTES

Ingredient for one really hungry or two not som much, suitable for pure proteine day.

• Chicken breast ( I use the full breast)
• 8 surimi sticks 
• soya sauce 
• garlic powder 
• cooking spray (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS

Gather your ingredients as you can see there are not many to grab.

Get the chicken and cut it in cubes, I dont like the pieces two small but you can do it as you feel more confortable.

Get a small bol and add some soya sauce (make sure your is not too salty otherwise will be more salt than taste) and you chicken cubes and let then rest for a couple of minutes so the chicken gets all the flavor of the soya sauce.

While your chicken is soaking take your surimi sticks and unroll and break them into little long pieces so they look like small spaghettis. They are tiny, but... nothing is perfect.

 

Then it is pan time, I normally use a wok, just because it is confortable for me, but any pan would do. Put some cooking spray if you want (I do) and add the marinated chicken. This is the point that I add the garlic powder, but I must confess that I crazy about garlic you don't need to do it.

 When they become pink you should add the surimi piece, be aware that at this time the pan can be a little bit dry and you might want to add either some more soya sauce or a bit of water.

 Stir every once in a while to make your it doesn't burn at the bottom of you pan and let the surimi take all the juices.

And that is it, you have made yourself a "non-pasta, pasta like" dish in no time for proteine day that is tasty and fast. 

Make sure to serve hot !!

ENJOY ;)

Green Lovers Soup

Although Mach is supposed to bring warmth to this lands, here in Ireland still quite cold, at least for my taste and there is nothing better than a soup to warm you up and also to give you the extra vitamins your body needs to look as beautiful as you do. Let me present you the Green Lovers Soup:

The good thing about this soup is that you can eat it warm it you are freezing like me or cold if you are in a warmer weather ( I envy you for that)

INGREDIENTS

• Broccoli floret 
• half zucchini
• some mushrooms ( I add about 6)
• three leaves of celery
• sal and pepper to taste
• optional some fat free formage frais

  INSTRUCTIONS

As you know we are following the Dukan diet  so we only will used allow vegetables. First gather your vegetables

I start by cutting the Brocolli . I cut only the small florets and dimiss the rest, you can cook it if you want to but it would take a bit more to get tender so bear it in mind if you decide to add them.

Then cut the zucchini in half and proceed to cut it into small pieces, they do not need to be really small because we are going to smash it later but still it helps to go faster.

Next step, do the same with the celery. The celery help to give your soup a refreshing taste. To be honest I am not a fan of celery myself but I love the touch that gives soups. I use just three leave because otherwise it overcomes the taste of the broccoli. 

Then it is the turn of the mushrooms. I use quite a bit because it gives a nice consistency to the soup and you don't want it to be super watery.

Next step put some water to boil on the kettle and add all you ingredients together in a pot. Add enough water to cover the vegetable but not more we want it to be thick not watery and turn the heat to the maximum. This is the time to add some salt if you want, I normally add it at the end but that goes on taste.

Let it boil for over 20 minutes, we want most of the water to evaporate and the vegetables to be as tender as possible, then it is time for the blender. I have a hand one but you can use whatever you have.

You have to blend it until it is consistent and smooth. If your blender is awful as mine it can take some time if it is a good you will have it in minutes.

Finally it is the time of pepper and fat free formage frais, you can skip this step but a love the contract in textures, I do not want to think that I am on a diet, I want to think that I am eating great tasty food and those little details help me

And that is it, fool proof soup. Get a plate and prepare to have a fantastic tasting experience.

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Cheesie chili con carne recipe

Being on a diet doesn't mean you can not eat great meals. As you know I am following the Dukan diet and I love to eat allowed but tasty meals, among my favorite one is this delicious Cheesy chili con carne:

The recipe is so tasty and so simple, it severs one hungry one or two not so hungry people.

INGREDIENTS

• 250gr of lean beef mince
• two shallots
• two big mushrooms 
• two canned plum tomatos 
• garlic powder
• sal
• chili powder 
• fat free formage cheese
• optional cooking spray 

INSTRUCTIONS

Get you meat, make sure it is lean, less than 10% fat otherwise it would be too greasy

Chop your shallots in small pieces, not too small or it would disappear an you wanna taste them

   

Then the same thing with the mushrooms, remember not too small, I use two for the flavor but feel free to add more if you fancy 

I normally I add some cooking spray, just two touches which the package claims is 2 cal., however you can skip this step if you wanna keep the rules strictly

Add the shallots first let them get toasted: just a BIT or they will get burn, remember we are not using oil, and even with the cooking spray they will be burn in no time. Then Add the meat. The meat goes plain into the pan do not add anything to it will have time to add stuff later. Cook the two things together  until the meat gets pinkie.

Then add the mushrooms and keep cooking it till they are almost done. how do you how they are almost done? the white mushrooms change to beige color (which for guys it is light brown). It is at this point that you should add a bit of salt, the garlic powder  and chili to taste. I normally add a lot of garlic powder, beware if you wanna kis someone and little chili, but that is just me.

The final step is to add the plum tomatos, I normally add two. You can use natural or canned ones I used the canned ones for confort but make sure if you do that they do not have anything added to them. 

Smash the tomatos with the spatula, give a five minutes a medium heat and you are good to go. (Some times needs a bit of water if it is too dry.)

Finally, As I am not gonna eat any rice with it and on itself the chili con carne seem very ... how can I say this?... Alone. I set the plate with some fat free formage frais on the botton and the chili con carne on top of it. The contrast is absolutely fabulous and becomes a light gourmet dish.

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ENJOY ;)

Welcome to the challenge

Hello YOU!!!

I am Anaveltia and my entire life I have been dealing with my weight. I know everything that it is to know about loosing weight... even though I struggle to loose it; why? I love food and also I eat when ever I am stress which tends to be often.

My life used to gravitate around a scale; until one day I throw it away out of frustration. Now I am healthier and I work towards my desire body one step at the time and one delicious recipe after another. I am following the principles of the Dukan diet and I try to do my best. Sometimes my will is strong, sometimes I just can't make it, but I keep trying and so should you.

I am here to demonstrate that dieting following the rules can be a tasty pleasure, and to share with you what I learn along way. By the way, I dont know how much I weight but I can tell you this. I was in a sized 18 and now I can used the size 12, so I might be doing something right ;)

I hope you stay with me on this journey.

 ENJOY ;)