I love me some spicy food! I love the flavor of poblanos. Pepprocinnis and poblanos are two of my favorites and my wife and I and her daycare kids grow them in our preschool garden. I love being able to choose what kind of foods we grow and in turn what we eat. And my wife is an amazing cook as well and she shared this recipe for chicken stuffed poblanos that she makes for me. It’s like enchiladas but without all of the unhealthy grains in the tortillas.

If you want to make it with healthy whole grains, you could cut the poblanos up into small pieces and add them into the stuffing with the chicken. But even though I’m a bread lover, I don’t miss the tortillas in this dish. She makes spicy dishes with tortillas sometimes like burritos and enchiladas but it’s hard to find healthy tortillas where we live. So since she likes to stick with ancient grains recipes, we eat fewer tortillas and more ancient grains in other ways.

Chicken Stuffed Poblanos

These poblano enchiladas are stuffed with yummy chicken, creamy sauce, flavorful cheeses, and green chilies for a little more spice since poblanos aren’t super hot. They are packed with flavor though and that’s why I love them. We have been losing weight for about a year and a half now and I love all the ways my wife has learned to make dishes healthier for us but still so enjoyable. I look forward to dinner with vegetables now.

Stuffed poblano peppers with chicken

These peppers are so good, she uses her homemade taco seasoning for the flavors, they are beautiful and actually fairly easy. She usually makes the chicken ahead of time and uses the leftover chicken to stuff the peppers. She usually makes a double batch because they are so good leftover AND they freeze great! No tortillas to get soggy!

For more healthy meal ideas, check these out:

• Healthy Breakfasts to Lose Weight
• Healthy Lunches for Weight Loss
• Healthy Dinners to Lose Weight
• 20 Easy High Protein Dinner Ideas to Make

Poblano Chicken Enchiladas

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Poblano Chicken Enchiladas

Creamy, spicy, chicken enchiladas made in a poblano pepper instead of tortillas for more vegetable intake and less grains.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Mexican

Keyword chicken enchiladas, enchiladas without tortillas, grain free enchiladas, poblano enchiladas

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes minutes

Total Time 40 minutes minutes

Servings 4

Ingredients

• 4 large poblano peppers seeded & halved
• 2 cups chicken cooked
• 2 cups shredded monterey jack cheese
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons enkorn flour
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 1 cup sour cream divided
• 4 oz green chilis
• Salt & pepper to taste
• 2 tablespoons taco seasoning mix
• Cilantro chopped, for garnish

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and prepare a 9×13 baking dish with nonstick spray
• Cut the tops off of the poblano peppers, remove seeds, and cut in half lengthwise
• In a bowl mix chicken, 1 cup of cheese, ½ cup sour cream, and all seasonings until well combined
• Fill the pepper halves with the chicken mixture and place in baking dish
• In a skillet over medium high heat melt the butter then whisk in the flour
• Add in chicken broth then remaining sour cream and green chilis
• Stir until sauce thickens then pour over stuffed peppers
• Top with remaining cheese and bake for 25-30 minutes until heated through and cheese is melted and golden brown
• Garnish with chopped cilantro, serve, and enjoy!

These chicken enchiladas are a great way to add more vegetables into your diet even if you hate vegetables. They have won me over and I’m a classic veggie avoider. And if you love spicy food, check these Chicken burrito bowls out too. Or these amazing chipotle chicken kabobs.

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Rainbow fruits and vegetables

You CAN learn to eat healthy, even if you hate vegetables. I did it and I’m learning more all the time, thanks to my wonderful wife. She makes this Mediterranean vegetable pasta and it’s the BOMB! I hope you try it. So what’s the big deal about eating the rainbow? Different colors of fruits and vegetables (and food in general) have different nutrients that our bodies need. Eating every color in the rainbow every day of fresh foods helps us get a variety of nutrition. And it’s not as hard as you might think. You can learn to love it.

Rainbow food chart

If you want a free printable rainbow food checklist to help you meet that goal every day, check this out. It makes getting everything in kind of fun as you check off the colors.

Just download it and print it out as many times as you need.

Mediterranian Vegetable Pasta

This Mediterranean vegetable pasta will please the whole family. With sweet peppers, shallots, and squash, this pasta dish is healthy comfort food! The veggies are sauteed in olive oil, making them sweeter and more intense. Everything is cooked to perfection and then pasta is added, for a dinner that is packed with flavor and so easy to make! Serve it on its own as an easy vegetarian dinner, or top it with some grilled meat, or even serve it as a side for grilled chicken, shrimp, or steak! However you do it, you’re family is going to love it!

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Rainbow Vegetable Pasta

Light, flavorful vegetable pasta dish that is sure to please your family.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Mediterranean

Keyword rainbow vegetable pasta, vegetable pasta

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes minutes

Total Time 30 minutes minutes

Servings 4

Ingredients

• 1 zucchini diced
• 1 yellow squash diced
• ½ orange bell pepper diced
• 1 shallot diced
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes halved
• 1 tablespoon olive oil + more to drizzle
• ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes – optional
• Salt & pepper to taste
• Parmesan cheese

Instructions

• Saute shallots in olive oil 2 minutes
• Add tomato halves, cook 2 minutes
• Stir in remaining veggies and seasonings
• Drizzle a little oil
• Reduce heat to low
• Cook pasta and add to veggies
• Add a little pasta water if needed
• Garnish with parmesan, serve, and enjoy!

For more ideas for recipes with lots of vegetables, check these out:

• Steak Salad with Strawberry Lemon Vinaigrette
• Recipes with Vegetables
• Cajun chicken pasta skillet
• Cranberry Walnut Salad Pinwheels
• Rainbow Diet Recipes

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