Chicken Salsa

I’ve been keeping a visual food log on the GFE blog lately and as requested by Vanessa I’d like to share the chicken salsa recipe.

Really it can be used as a salsa for a snack, it can be used as a pasta sauce, as a side to eggs or veggies, and whatever other way you can think of. It’s a very versatile recipe and it’s very simple to make too.

Below I have it served on some brown rice crackers with cottage cheese. It tastes great on a scooped out cucumber, or wrapped in lettuce leaves with cottage cheese.

As a side to eggs for a fulfilling breakfast works really well too.

Chicken Salsa

 

Author: Good Food Eating.com

Prep time: 5 mins

Cook time: 30 mins

Total time: 35 mins

Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 1 onion – diced
• 500g (1lb) ground chicken mince
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic oil or minced garlic
• 1 large pinch mixed herbs
• 3 heaped dessert spoons tomato paste
• 1 X 400g (14oz) tin diced tomatoes
• 1 carrot – grated
• 1 zucchini – grated
• Black pepper
• Pinch sea salt
• Oil for cooking

Instructions

1. Heat oil in a pan and brown off the onions
2. Add the ground chicken mince and start to brown off, stir regularly and break it apart as it cooks
3. Once about 3/4 of it looks cooked add the garlic, the mixed herbs, and tomato paste
4. Simmer it off for a few minutes while stirring, this takes the bitterness out of the tomato paste and enhances the flavour
5. Next add the tinned tomatoes, carrot, zucchini and season with salt and pepper
6. Pour in about 1/2 cup water, bring to the boil, then turn the heat right down and allow to simmer for at least 30 minutes
7. Check it and stir it occasionally and add a bit more water if you think it is drying out too much
8. Once it’s simmered sufficiently it’s ready to use and it tastes great hot or cold. It can also be put in the freezer and used later.

 

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I hope you enjoy it

Jedha

Nutrition & Health Coach

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