Clean Eating Blueberry Pancakes!

I had pictures of these but can not find on my phone.  I will add pictures next time I cook them but they are delicious!!!!

Clean Eating Blueberry Pancakes

1/2 cup old fashioned rolled oats
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 plain greek yogurt
1/2 medium ripe banana
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla (I use Mexican Vanilla)
1/2 cup frozen blueberries (you can use fresh if you have)
1 tablespoon Almond Meal
1 tablespoon Flax Seed
Coconut Oil
Pure Maple Syrup or Raw Honey for serving

Pour everything into a blender and blend up.  While blending, heat enough coconut oil in a pan to cook the pancakes in.  If it won't blend in your blender, add a little bit of milk (I use almond).  One thing I found is if I add yogurt, egg, vanilla first and let it start blending then add in other ingredients. 

Cook in pan like regular pancakes and serve! 

Homemade Cajun Seasoning

No picture but wanted to add this on here so I can get to it easily later on when I need another batch but I use this seasoning on everything.  Chicken, fish, homemade fries.  I even add a tiny amount of my omelets!

I make and store in a mason jar.

Cajun Seasoning:
I use this on everything!

½ cup Paprika
¼ cup Sea salt
¼ cup Garlic Powder
2 Tablespoons Black Pepper
2 Tablespoons Onion Powder
1 teaspoon Chili Powder 
2 Tablespoons Oregano Leaf
1 Tablespoon Thyme Leaf
 
If you don't want the "texture" of the oregano and thyme, you can add to a food processor and pulse a bit.

Chicken and Veggie Soup

This soup is so simple but delicious.  Very easy to make, all real ingredients.  No soups and not even any broths to worry about!  The original recipe came from Clean 15 by Julie Day but I have modified it some for my liking and to use ingredients I pretty much always have at home.

1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
2 boneless chicken breast
Homemade Cajun Seasoning (see recipe here)
1/2 onion chopped
2 celery stalks chopped
1 heaping tablespoon minced garlic
2 bay leaves
1 cup sliced mushrooms
1 large carrot chopped
3 cups cut broccoli
3 cups water
Optional:  Cooked Brown Rice



Heat Olive Oil in a pot.  Use about 1 tablespoon of cajun seasoning  and cover chicken breast.  Add to oil and brown.  After about 5 minutes, add in onion, celery, and garlic with 3 cups of water and the bay leaves.   Let the chicken fully cook.  Remove chicken breast, cut into cubes and put back.  Add in mushrooms, carrot, and broccoli with about 1/2 tsp more cajun seasoning.  Let cook down about 20-30 minutes or until veggies are to your liking.

I eat mine as is, my daughter eats hers over rice.

Blueberry Cheesecake Smoothie!!!!!!

I try to eat fairly clean but have been getting tired of all my normal recipes plus I had a really bad sweet tooth this morning.  I decided to go ahead and attempt a smoothie to taste like dessert instead of breakfast and I had success!!!!

Ingredients:

1 medium ripe banana

1 cup frozen blueberries

4 oz greek yogurt cream cheese (I use Green Mountain Farms)

8 oz unsweet vanilla almond milk

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1 tablespoon raw honey

1/2 tsp mexican vanilla

1 tablespoon chia seeds

Big handful of kale (about 1 cup unpacked)

Blend up and enjoy!  Also makes amazing popsicles!

Tropical Chia Chai Smoothie

I have been experimenting with smoothies since doing a Clean 15 Diet that my gym put together.   One smoothie I became addicted too after Clean 15 was this Chai Almond smoothie.  I wanted to mix it up a bit so I put this together today.  I wasn't sure how I would like the Chai flavor combined with pineapple but it is surprisingly good!

Make this Chai Spice First and store in a airtight container.

• 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp ground cloves
• 2 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 3/4 tsp ground black pepper
• 1 tsp ground allspice

Ingredients:
1/2 cup unsweetened vanilla coconut milk
1/2 frozen banana (if you don't have one frozen, just add a little ice)
1/2 cup pineapple
2 tsp Chai Spice
1/2 tsp ginger 
1 tbsp raw honey
1 large handful of greens (I use spinach/baby kale mix)
1 tbsp chia seeds

Combine all ingredients in blender, blend until smooth.  Enjoy!  And with all smoothies, you can make homemade popsicles with any extra.