Chicken Delight

After an extravagant week of eating out and eating a lot, it's time to detox.  I decided to turn to "You Are What You Eat" by Dr. Gillian McKeith for some detox inspiration.  A recipe that looked yummy and easy and accessible to try was her Chicken Delight Recipe.  This recipe was super easy to put together.  Cooking the chicken with a bit of liquid in the oven makes for a very moist chicken breast.

Chicken Delight
3 chicken breasts sprinkled with pepper
Handful of Basil Leaves
1 Tomato, chopped
1 tsp boullion
1/2 cup boiling water
Handfuls of Spinach

Preheat the oven to 400F

Lay a sheet of foil in a baking tray and place the chicken breasts on the foil.  Tear the basil leaves and add the basil and tomatoes over the chicken.  Pour the boullion and water mixture over the chicken and tomatoes.  Fold over the foil to make a packet and bake for 20 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through.

Serve over handfuls of spinach (raw or lightly steamed)

Squash and Sweet Potato Soup

Lunches during my week of detox is this light Fall soup from "You Are What You Eat" by Dr. Gillian McKeith.

This soup is quite easy, minus all of the chopping of the vegetables.  I adapted the recipe slightly because my store did not have some of the ingredients (fennel for example).  The soup is actually quite filling even though it's just veggies.  It's the perfect soup for fall and after a heavy Thanksgiving week!

Squash and Sweet Potato Soup
6 cups of water
2tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp chicken bouillon
1 butternut squash, cubed
1 sweet potato, cubed
3 large carrots, sliced
1 onion
1 clove of garlic

Heat the olive oil in a large pot and add all of the vegetables and cook until the veggies are soft (about 10-20 minutes)  Add the bouillon and 6 cups of water and bring to a boil.  Cook for about 20 minutes and either blend or leave the veggies whole.  I blended the chilled soup the next day.  Waiting until the next day is much safer than blending hot liquids!