Clean Eating Shrimp Tacos With Cabbage, Onions, & Chipotle Cream Sauce

As a stay at home mom, there are little to no days where my husband and I can sit down and have a nice dinner with just us two. Luckily, this weekend our 3 year old is camping with my mom and my 3 step babies are at their mom's house so I decided to make a celebratory meal for just the two of us. Seeing as how one of my FAVORITE cheat meals is usually Rubio's Fish Tacos, I decided I would clean it up and make tacos for us.

For this recipe you will need:

For the Tacos:

10 oz. Medium Raw Shrimp (Peeled & Deveined)

1 Medium Sweet Onion Sauteed in 1 Tbs Coconut Oil

1/4 Small Red Cabbage (Finely Chopped)

1/2 Tbs Olive Oil

Pinch of Salt

Pinch of Pepper

1-2 Tsp Paprika

Juice of 1/2 Lime

Corn Tortillas

For the Chipotle Sauce:

1 Cup Greek Yogurt

1 Tbs. Chipotle in Adobo

1 Tsp Lime Juice

1 Tsp Pepper

1 Tsp Salt

I started with the Chipotle Sauce. I put all of the ingredients into a food processor and blended it until it was all smooth.

 Do you like my fancy container? The husband and I call our paper plates and plastic containers "Fine China." To be honest, if it wasn't for photographic appeal, most of the meals I prepare would be on "fine china." With 4 kids, it's easier. :) ANYWAYS, this stuff is SPICY. We love spicy, but if you are going to be feeding this recipe to little ones, make sure you taste it first. You can add less chipotle, or add more greek yogurt, but this was perfect for us. (And it made a ton)

Once the sauce was in the fridge to set a little bit, I chopped up 1/4 of my cabbage and set it aside. Then I chopped up my onion and sautéed it in 1 Tbs of coconut oil. (Didn't take a pic of that sorry!)

While my onion was being sautéed, I tossed my shrimp in 1/2 Tbs of olive oil, the juice of 1/2 a lime, a pinch of salt, pepper, and 1 Tsp of paprika. I cooked the shrimp over high heat for about 3-5 mins. They turn a pink/orang-ish color when they're done.

I also picked up some canned black beans to make my life easier and because I love beans. To make them taste less like canned beans and more like homemade, I added 2 cloves minced garlic and 1 tsp of oregano, a pinch of salt and pepper. It was a nice way to put the fire out from the chipotle sauce on the tacos ;)

Here are my little tacos all assembled. I used about 1/2 Tbs. of Sauce on each taco and it was just enough. The tacos were spicy, and crunchy, and the sweet onion was such a nice addition to them. As a thank you for the dinner the hubby took me out for a walk around Trader Joes & some Frozen Yogurt. :) I'm a lucky, lucky lady. Hope you guys enjoy!

As for nutritional information, please note that this is just an estimate. The nutritional value of your meal will vary depending on the ingredients you choose & portions you add. It should be used as a guide and not a definite. The following is for the taco (excluding the tortilla)

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Clean Eating Shrimp Fried Rice

Let me start this post on a personal note, tomorrow marks four years since the day I married my best friend in the world. A lot of people may say that they are married to their best friend, but we truly were besties before he put a ring on it. When I married my hubbin he brought with him three of the silliest little monsters I am proud to to call my step children. We just celebrated my son's 3rd birthday. October is our month :) The hubbin bought me a Gold's Gym XR45 Home Gym for our anniversary and I could not be more excited. I'm easy to please & a very lucky woman. I love you Charles Henry.

Moving on.......Oh yes! Shrimp Fried Rice! MMMM. I had no motivation to cook this afternoon so I decided to whip up something fast, filling, and an absolute crowd pleaser in our hectic home. 

There are 2 adults and 4 kids here..this recipe made enough for all of us to get our fill, plus enough for the husband to take some to work tomorrow for lunch.

For this recipe you will need:

3-4 Cups Brown Rice Cooked(We only had Jasmine rice..Meh)

3 Cups Raw Medium Shrimp (Peeled)

3 Cups Peas & Diced Carrots (if frozen, heat them up)

3 Eggs (Scrambled)

1 Tbs Sesame Oil

2 Tbs Liquid Aminos (I use Braggs)

1 Tbs Minced Garlic

1 Tbs Rice Wine Vinegar

Alrighty..After you prepare your rice, you're going to want to heat up your Sesame Oil in a wok or large frying pan over Medium-High heat. While that's warming up, mix your  Liquid Aminos, Minced Garlic and Rice Wine Vinegar together. 

 Here's a random picture of my shrimp before I peeled it. :D Ha!

 Now it's time to check your Sesame Oil. Take a piece of rice and drop it in the pan/wok..did it sizzle? If it did, it's show time. Add the Rice, Shrimp, and veggies to the pan. Stir it up a little to incorporate everything together. 

Once Everything is all mixed up, pour your Liquid Amino mix into the pan & stir, stir, stir for about 5 mins. 

 After about 5 mins, you're going to add your scrambled eggs to the party. Just pour them right on top and keep mixing in the pan for 2-3 more mins. 

 Easy enough right? Serve it up nice & hot!

As for nutritional information, per www.myfitnesspal.com, the following was my results. Please note that this is just an estimate. The nutritional value of your meal will vary depending on the ingredients you choose & portions you add. It should be used as a guide and not a definite. Happy eating loves!

                                     Calories           Carbs        Fat        Protein        Sodium        Sugar

Total:	1,788	181	32	173	6,037	21
Per Serving:	255	26	5	25	862	3